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

[hercher]

Lol Danath, that's my wife right there. I made her a fuzzy naval from fresh sqeezed tangerines and she almost jumped my bones right there in the kitchen. In front of all our friends.

I see a lot more fuzzy navals in your wife's future. You may wish to lock the doors before giving them to her, however.

 

[hercher]

Like clonefan94, I'll break with the tradition of this thread a little. Generally I don't get a lot of annoying responses because, frankly, I'm not very good at sharing.

That said, one of my sisters-in-law really wants to like my beer. She sees how much passion and energy I put into it, and wants to appreciate it. She really isn't a drinker, and when she does drink beer, it is typically Coors Lite or Corona Light (sigh, not even regular Corona). But she does try. I've given her the full range, from dark and malty and sweet, to light and hoppy. Every time, I get the same disappointed face. To her credit, I'm not sure if she's disappointed that she doesn't like it, or that she has to tell me she doesn't like it.

I did finally, last summer, hit a home run with a light summer saison. She loved it. And got drunk off one glass.

 

[patthebrewer]

My personal favorite is "I'm sorry....I only drink Wine...." said with a sniff

 

[GuldTuborg]

My personal favorite is "I'm sorry....I only drink Wine...." said with a sniff

Maybe it's time to jump on the beer with wine must wagon. Wonder what the wine snobs would think of that.

 

[unionrdr]

Yeah,like Midas Touch. It's in the recipe threads somewhere.

 

[troy2000]

necro-reply here, but I'm reading through the thread and this one struck a note with me. That is my girlfriend's response to any beverage containing alcohol that isn't at least 95% sugar.

Here's the rundown of various things I've introduced her to in order to find out what she likes:
Boddingtons? Yuck! Tastes like beer. That's all.
Wexford? Yuck! Tastes a little less like beer, but still mostly beer.
Blue moon? Tastes like beer.
Shock top? Slightly sweet, but tastes like beer.
Dry apple cider? Still tastes like beer.
Only slightly dry apple cider? Good, but still has a kind of beer taste.
Cloyingly sweet ciders, moscatos, white zin's and rosés? This is really good!
Chocolate milkshake with probably a half shot of liqueur? ZOMFG THIS IS AWESOME!

Reminds me of the evening I went all out to create a mint julep my wife would appreciate. I started with Makers Mark Bourbon, even though it's too smooth for me; I muddled fresh homegrown mint into homemade light Belgian candi syrup; I pounded the ice down to slushie consistency; and I served the results in one of the fanciest glasses we own.

So what was her response? "Well, it isn't that bad. But I can still taste the whiskey...."

Argghhh....

 

[zardozap]

My personal favorite is "I'm sorry....I only drink Wine...." said with a sniff

I've had that, I just open the cabinet with the home made wine in it and ask what they like.

 

[DU99]

is when you give people a try and they say it's ok..but they return at a later date asking do you have anymore

 

[unionrdr]

I got that one last summer with the lawn care guys. 1 didn't care for them too much but the others liked them. They came back for more for a 4th of July bbq.

 

[gometz]

Reminds me of the evening I went all out to create a mint julep my wife would appreciate. I started with Makers Mark Bourbon, even though it's too smooth for me; I muddled fresh homegrown mint into homemade light Belgian candi syrup; I pounded the ice down to slushie consistency; and I served the results in one of the fanciest glasses we own.

So what was her response? "Well, it isn't that bad. But I can still taste the whiskey...."

Argghhh....

I have pretty much given up trying to make special drinks for my lady. She is completely content with vodka sodas with limes that any time I try to add something different she doesn't even notice or care.

 

[troy2000]

I have pretty much given up trying to make special drinks for my lady. She is completely content with vodka sodas with limes that any time I try to add something different she doesn't even notice or care.

At home, my wife has an occasional Bartles & Jaymes cooler. When we go out, sometimes she'll order something sweet like a White Russian. Once in a blue moon, she'll get a wild hair and spend a night mixing drinks out of my old Bartender's Guide. The leftover, dusty bottles of creme de cacao, Kahlua and Amaretto haunt the cabinet above our microwave for years afterwards....

But I think I found something she'll like: Fox Barrel Pacific Pear Cider. I found a bottle of it on the broken packs shelf of a local liquor store, and heck - even I liked it. It's a little sweet, but not sticky sweet and cloying.

Unfortunately, they only had the one bottle. Guess I'll have to make a run to BevMo next time I'm close...

 

[kombat]

One of my female friends doesn't like beer, but she tried some of my homebrew out of curiousity. She was OK with a lighter pale ale (she doesn't like hops or bitter beers), but she found that when she added a couple shots of Margarita mix, she liked it. Now she keeps asking me to make more of that recipe so she can adulterate it with more Margarita mix. Funny thing is, she thinks she's complimenting me because she's found a way she likes my beer.

The other night, I called her out on it. She's a trained chef and specializes in Italian cooking. So I said to her, "What if you spent an entire afternoon slaving away in your kitchen, making pasta dough from scratch, and made the most delicious baked lasagna you'd ever made, and you served it to me plated beautifully, right out of the oven, sprinkled with freshly-grated parmesan cheese, and the first thing I did was slather it with ketchup?"

She didn't get the comparison.

 

[unionrdr]

I wouldn't be too insulted. Beer coctails are the latest thing nowadays. To each their own,I guess. But I know how you feel. One guy last summer preferred the Bud light lime over my light & dark hybrid lagers that the rest enjoyed.

 

[ONBrewer]

(Roomate) Is that beer you put on going to be ready soon?... ~4 hours after pitching on a pale, and dark ale..

 

[xjedifishx]

"Super Bowl party at your house!!!"

Pitched yesterday. Still having the super bowl party though

 

[drainbamage]

I have pretty much given up trying to make special drinks for my lady. She is completely content with vodka sodas with limes that any time I try to add something different she doesn't even notice or care.

Same here. My wife is pretty content with mixing a rum/bourbon & Coke, hot chocolate w/Bailey's (this time of year), or the occasional margarita. Which is fine, as we don't have to stock a lot of exotic mixers that we'd only use for one drink.

 

[m3n00b]

(Roomate) Is that beer you put on going to be ready soon?... ~4 hours after pitching on a pale, and dark ale..

Haha. My buddy hit me up to hang out. Told him I just got done brewing an Irish red. He said "sweet! Bring it over"

 

[ONBrewer]

but when i was mixing the extract he told me he used brew wine in england.. "it will take a couple days to ferment" ok thanks for the info..

 

[ONBrewer]

I understand people being anxious to taste a new batch, thinking it just instantaneously ferments.. I Usually end up tasting one or two that are flat and sweet.. but i can wait more then 4 hours lol

 

[GrogNerd]

(not really response to hearing that I'm a homebrewer, but a response to trying some of my beer)

from my dad's girlfriend of 20+ years, the biggest coont on the planet

I should have known better, I've NEVER seen her drink a beer or anything other than wine or a cosmo, but she asked to try my 10% barleywine. it was one of my earliest brews, before I really had a handle on my process. It's not bad, but hardly stellar.

so I poured her a sample

"oh, god... this is horrible. really horrible. nasty. it tastes like... oh, just horrible"

holy flocc, could you at least have the decency to just say you didn't like it?

I've never heard my brew club buddies, giving brutally honest criticism say anything this tactless about anyone's homebrew.

 

[Ilan34]

"Do you sell your beer?"
"Nah, it's not legal. I do like to give it away, though. "
(rolls eyes, laughs)"No one has to know!"

This conversation was half - shouted across an office where I work with senior Parole officers.

Sent from my SCH-I545 using Home Brew mobile app

 

[plumber_bob]

"?"
I do like to give it away, though. "
(rolls eyes, laughs)"No one has to know!"

I knew a girl who said that alot!!!

pb

 

[Zepth]

I admit I didn't feel like reading the first 60 pages, but these are the ones I've gotten so far, often in a sequence like:

-Is it legal? "Yes, completely"
-How much do you sell for? Usually answer with "There goes the legal part."
-How much do you make? "5 gal a week or so"
-Can you make < X% BMC> "I could, but why would I want to?"

Another one people have commented on is that "Anything over 6% is gross." They don't understand that beer/barleywine can accommodate large percents because it has body. 6% BMC would likely be terrible.

 

[flatlanderHQ]

"Oh...really? Beer is disgusting." Needless to say that was the end of the conversation. I didn't want to be charged with assault.

 

[drainbamage]

Another one people have commented on is that "Anything over 6% is gross." They don't understand that beer/barleywine can accommodate large percents because it has body. 6% BMC is terrible.

FTFY. Bud Platinum wasn't good at all.

 

[GuldTuborg]

FTFY. Bud Platinum wasn't good at all.

You tried that? I'm sorry.

 

[drainbamage]

You tried that? I'm sorry.

Yeah, me too. Morbid curiosity wins out sometimes.

Glad I didn't buy a 6-pack.

 

[BeerLoverHere]

FTFY. Bud Platinum wasn't good at all.

I had it too, but it was at Hooters. That's top shelf there!

As far as homebrewing comments, the one I get most often is, "Oh, really. Is it any good?"

 

[Zepth]

FTFY. Bud Platinum wasn't good at all.

Thank you for confirming my suspicion. I usually have a great habit of using certain vagueness in statements I cannot personally confirm. Then if things go awry, I can fall back on that as my defense. It's foolproof! BTW, I did it in this post.

 

[GuldTuborg]

BTW, I did it in this post.

What, sampled a Bud Platinum?



I'm sorry.