maddcow
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Most responses are positive and I never mind those. But definitely the most annoying is ".....interesting" while giving me an odd look. I don't know why that annoys me but it it does. And I get that response quite a bit
"It tastes like beer" by my girlfriend to every beer I have made.. Guess its a compliment, sort of!
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".
Same front on the girlfriend. I am actually supposed to be clean shaven for work, so I shave every once in a while or when fit testing comes about. At those times she gets sad and makes me wait until the last minute.
What I have trouble with is explaining to them that you don't want to drink it straight out of the bottle...
Frige said: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.
"In the driveway?!? You're not afraid of getting caught? You must have pretty cool neighbors."
"Wow! This is ACTUALLY pretty good!"
"How much to make some for my party and what can you make?"
"Thanks. It's decent but I prefer Old Milwaukee." (Actual word for word quote. I almost fell over.)
But mostly:
"That's freakin' cool!!!! What do you have? Can I try it?"
"How much have you drank at once? Aren't you worried about going blind?"
NOOOOOO YOU WON'T GO BLIND DRINKING BEER!
My absolute favorite comment is: do you make it in your bath tub? My (insert family member here) says that it's always made like that. I try to educate them on how it's actually done, but by the time I finish, their eyes are glazed over, and the conversation changes to a new topic.
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".
unionrdr said:We have a lot of those around here. They all go to Quaker Steak & lube for the bike nights in warm weather.
My absolute favorite comment is: do you make it in your bath tub? My (insert family member here) says that it's always made like that. I try to educate them on how it's actually done, but by the time I finish, their eyes are glazed over, and the conversation changes to a new topic.
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.
i was pouring my kolsch this weekend at a public tasting event. got lots of nice feedback, many people liked my kolsch because it wasn't as "intense" as the other brews.
fav comment: "wow! don't take this the wrong way, but for me this is a total 'beer pong' beer!"
uh, thanks. i think.
T-Shirt idea:
Yes, I homebrew
Yes, it's legal
Yes, it tastes good
Yes, you can have some if you're nice
An acquaintance is a self-described beer critic (who I've mentioned previously in this thread), only he doesn't know much about beer. And certainly not much about brewing. He really questioned me on the sanitation (second time in a week he's done this). Now I really don't feel like sharing that IIPA I had been promising him.
"Can you brew some Coors Light?"
"Can you brew some Coors Light?" , "Can you brew some Bud Light?", "Can you brew some Miller Lite?"
For beginners can we change it to :T-Shirt idea:
Yes, I homebrew
Yes, it's legal
Yes, it tastes good
Yes, you can have some if you're nice
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