Most annoying response when you tell someone you're a homebrewer?

[DSorenson]

"Oh thats cool."

"*pfsht*"
(cracks open another busch light)

Lmfao. This.

 

[bobmcstuff]

"Wow! It's like, real beer."

Thanks...that was the point.

Haha, I get that... on my Landlord clone, in a flabbergasted tone: "Hey, this actually tastes like Landlord!"

Yeah, that's because it's a Landlord clone... If it didn't I'd be annoyed!

People often (not always) seem to be expecting it to taste bad. I think it's because most people's only real exposure to homebrew here is when someone in their student days bought a cheap kit or tried to make something really strong.

 

[Varmintman]

If some one says something silly about my beer depending on the person I will set them straight as long as it looks like they want to learn. Otherwise I just let them drink the beer and and enjoy it.

Life is to short to get annoyed that some one does not "get" beer the way I do.

 

[daksin]

I rarely get a positive response, typically some variation of the moonshinin'/bathtub stock responds. Annoying.

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

I rarely get a positive response, typically some variation of the moonshinin'/bathtub stock responds. Annoying.

Seriously? And in San Diego, of all places?

 

[Nightshade]

"Isn't that dangerous?"

They were referring to still explosions and not beer brewing process, some people just don't know there is a profound difference

 

[Frige]

The joke is that some of it comes from those that think there part of the beernerd squad. They just speak up & remove all doubt.

I dont really consider myself a beernerd more of a seat of the pants brewer. I do this for the simple enjoyment, not trying to impress anyone.

 

[m3n00b]

"Hey can you bring all of your homebrew to my birthday party? I'll clean out the fridge for you. You don't need 50 gallons."


People don't understand conditioning. I also get asked for BMC beer.....hopefully my 3.5%abv kolsch tastes ok.

 

[NewJersey]

i get that BMC drinkers do not understand beer, so when i offer BMC peeps a beer i preface it with, "you may not like it and that's ok."
i explain what's in it BRIEFLY and how it's supposed to taste.
i always have some BMC on hand for guests
this past weekend motivated me to make the miller lite clone in the light hybrid section. i plan to up the grain bill 25% and slightly up the hops. not much though.
i want to make a gateway beer for my BMC friends and acquaintances.

 

[unionrdr]

I dont really consider myself a beernerd more of a seat of the pants brewer. I do this for the simple enjoyment, not trying to impress anyone.

The point is,they are...that's the goof.

 

[gometz]

An interesting one from just a few days ago because I mentioned to a coworker that I was planning and building an immersion wort chiller:

"awesome! so that means you can do cold brewing like Budweiser does?"

I like this coworker, but I nearly slapped him.

 

[daksin]

Seriously? And in San Diego, of all places?

My friends were all totally receptive, but typically talking to strangers, yea, that's the idea. You should hear my wife's extended family talk about the brewery we own together. I actively avoid the subject at gatherings to avoid grinding my teeth into a fine powder. Someone might notice.

 

[goodgodilovebeer]

"How much have you drank at once? Aren't you worried about going blind?"

NOOOOOO YOU WON'T GO BLIND DRINKING BEER!

 

[fizgig]

I've gotten the "is it good" before which I think is odd, if it was awful I'd stop making it.

I usually get some 1 up story about my acquaintance so and so is an awesome brewer and they blalabla...

But overall most people I know want to try it, lots of craft beer fans here in Michigan

 

[25518]

I have a friend who calls my homebrew (and all craft beer) "Yuppie Beer". I find that humorous because I picture most of you guys on this site as being Harley riding guys with beards, who make a living making stuff with your hands and enjoy fabricating brew stands in your garages, etc.

The irony is that I'm sure you Harley riding guys would consider me to be a "Yuppie".

Beared yes. Well, big thick goatee everyone calls a beard. Harley. No. work with me hands somewhat.

 

[cluckk]

Usually I get pretty good responses and fairly smart questions. Occasionally I'll get "Homebrew? You mean like moonshine?" At this point I back away before anyone tells me to squeal like a pig.

 

[Hoppity]

Humorous, yet slightly annoying comment, came from morbidly obese pal when he heard I got a beer kit for Christmas: "You getting a brewing kit is like me getting a chocolate fountain."

 

[msa8967]

The oddest response I have gotten is along the lines "So...you think you are too good for microbrews like Sam Adams and Sierra Nevada?" Sometimes the point in brewing for me is to make something like that might be just as good as a few microbrews just for the pure satisfaction of doing it on our own.

 

[roger617]

I mostly get positive responses, but then again for some reason most if the people I socialize with are also beer drinkers. Or at least drinkers of some sort. My favorite response I got recently was, "ooh I want to learn how to make my own vodka!"

 

[scottyg354]

Beared yes. Well, big thick goatee everyone calls a beard. Harley. No. work with me hands somewhat.

Actually when I'm not brewing I'm usually trimming my beard or riding this.

 

[ong]

"Wow! It's like, real beer."

Thanks...that was the point.

Although, honestly, I was a little shocked when I popped open my first bottle ever, after waiting the requisite time, and it tasted like something I'd order in a bar!

 

[BigFloyd]

Sister-in-law (after tasting a really nice smooth ESB I had on tap) : "Wow! This is really good. It doesn't taste at all like what I was expecting."

Me: "And what exactly were you expecting, dishwater?"

SIL: (sheepish grin) "Well........."

Turns out she had a boyfriend years ago who thought he could brew in his apartment and stick the fermenter in a 75*F closet. She thought that's what all home brew tasted like. Now I overhear her telling other folks how good it really is.

I get annoyed when someone says, "man I'll bet some of those darker beers you make really have a kick!"

 

[Unusmundus]

"What do you know about beer?! You're only 18"

 

[Unusmundus]

Particularly pisses me off when someone says it with a Coors Light or a Heineken in their hand.

 

[25518]

At one point in me life. Young, very young I was. I'd say the same things. That your all refering too. I was too busy trying to be cool. Follow the "in" crowed, because it was cool. But I'd try one here and there. Think to me self. That is quit good. Slowly becoming a closet hombrwer lover of beer. Not until I was 24, 25, I really though about it. Never persued it. Til, about a year ago. But. All my coworkers, friends, brothers love it. Think as if the first time they know someone who brews beer. They'er always asking questions. I answer the best I can. Sometime refering yo this forum, a book or website. But, no. nothing bad yet.

 

[dfc]

Thankfully, I don't really get annoying responses. Granted, it's not CO, WI, OR, CA, or WA, but AZ actually has some pretty damn good craft brew. Around here, most people are pretty receptive to the craft part of the beer world. Because of this we actually have a lot of people who either homebrew or know someone who homebrews.

I have gotten a few annoying responses over the past 3 years though. Usually it's the "can you make something like Bud Light" or "Is it good" responses, but nothing too bad.

 

[Bordy]

I would get people asking me if I could make something that pairs with this or that or if I can make a beer that tastes like this or that. I work in a restaurant with a lot of people who think they are foodies, yet they all really enjoy my beer.

I think I've been lucky so far. I have found out it takes a lot to mess up a brew, but I am kinda OCD.

 

[gometz]

I mostly get positive responses, but then again for some reason most if the people I socialize with are also beer drinkers. Or at least drinkers of some sort. My favorite response I got recently was, "ooh I want to learn how to make my own vodka!"

Not the worst idea really, if they are vodka lovers. I personally can tell the difference between cheap and alright vodka, but nothing beyond that. But there are people who are just as into vodka as we are into beer.

After I began brewing beer my father began making wine (it's not too bad really), and after 2 years of that he even began growing his own grapes. He keeps hinting at that he wants to make his own Obstler (a southern German Schnapps made from apples and pears), but has yet to do it.

 

[dstranger99]

"Wow, just Wow !! Now, I'm gonna take my shirt off and let you touch my Double D ******* !!!"

But usually they don't say much of anything........

 

[skepace]

Being in CO usually I don't hear too many things. A couple are:

Them: Is it good?
Me: ( I point to the medals on the keg fridge)

Or

Them: How did you learn to do this?
Me: I learned how to read in school while the nuns smacked my knuckles.

Or

Them: This IPA thing is really good but I really only like ales.
Me: (grinding teeth)
My 10 year old son: All beers are either an ale or lager. Plus they all have hops, water, yeast and malted barley.
Me: ( Biggest grin ever!)