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

[DrunkleJon]

"In that case, can I offer you a tall glass of spoiled milk with some everclear in it?"

Spoiled milk is a delecacy in some places. I would find something far more foul. I mean, they do drink BMC horse urine after all.

 

[drainbamage]

Spoiled milk is a delecacy in some places. I would find something far more foul. I mean, they do drink BMC horse urine after all.

That's true. Isn't that what the Mongols drank...fermented mare's milk or something like that?

 

[unionrdr]

Yes,they do. I saw it on Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations once on youtube.

 

[soccerdad]

Man card revoked for watching Tony Bourdain

 

[unionrdr]

Tony has eaten some really off the wall stuff in odd places around the world. Some stuff I doubt many on here have seen,let alone tried. I gotta give him props for trying armadillo & such.

 

[drainbamage]

Man card revoked for watching Tony Bourdain

Says the guy with an avatar of a teddy bear playing soccer...

What's wrong with Bourdain?

 

[downtown3641]

Man card revoked for watching Tony Bourdain

Human card revoked for saying "man card."

 

[dobe12]

Man card revoked for watching Tony Bourdain

How's that? Sure the guy my have softened up a bit, but he was a hard drinking, smoking, heavy drug using chef in NYC who's traveled the world trying weird stuff.

Now if we were talking about Guy Fieri I would agree.

 

[soccerdad]

I have no clue what he once was but now he is reality tv. That's an immediate 3 strikes. Yeah, the weird international foods thing is fun - I'll give him back one strike for some of that.

 

[unionrdr]

Hey,the guy does shots & beers,that's gotta count for something?

 

[dobe12]

I have no clue what he once was but now he is reality tv. That's an immediate 3 strikes. Yeah, the weird international foods thing is fun - I'll give him back one strike for some of that.

I personally wouldn't classify his shows as reality TV. They would be more travel, culture, or even documentary related. You should read his book Kitchen Confidential. It's fantastic and I'm sure would change your very narrow view of him.

 

[drainbamage]

I have no clue what he once was but now he is reality tv. That's an immediate 3 strikes. Yeah, the weird international foods thing is fun - I'll give him back one strike for some of that.

He travels the world (or at least he used to) eating, drinking, and being a sarcastic *******. That's like my dream job.

 

[GrogNerd]

being a sarcastic *******. That's like my dream job.

wish I could turn pro

 

[soccerdad]

So at risk of going way off topic what are the weirdest things you have eaten or had to drink in out of the way places?

I had a sip of 'skake shake' in Botswana once. Kind of a sorghum beer sold in wax milk jugs. VILE! One sip was enough.

 

[fearwig]

I wonder if it's something about sorghum that makes every fermentable made with it taste like deadly cleaning chemicals, or whether it's simply traditional not to give a @#$# what your drink tastes like if you have resorted to using sorghum to make it.

I had a Chinese sorghum "whisky" once. Oh my god, it was... no.

 

[rlmiller10]

Giraffe, hart beast, wildabeast and termites in Kenya. Cuey (guinea pig) in Peru. Coon, beaver, squirrel, turtle and just about anything else the I could shot or catch while growing up.

And I did get the "is it safe to drink" question about home brew yesterday? My response "Probably, but what is life without a little risk".

 

[dobe12]

So at risk of going way off topic what are the weirdest things you have eaten or had to drink in out of the way places?

I had a sip of 'skake shake' in Botswana once. Kind of a sorghum beer sold in wax milk jugs. VILE! One sip was enough.

I once drank a bud light. I'm still in therapy trying to forget that traumatic day.

 

[beernbourbon]

being a sarcastic *******. That's like my dream job.

wish I could turn pro

SWMBO would say I already have, and most of my staff would agree.

 

[Hopinista]

I once drank a bud light. I'm still in therapy trying to forget that traumatic day.

I run a support group every second Saturday

 

[jcoxen]

I run a support group every second Saturday

We all do that. Self medicated, home therapy.

 

[StodBrewing]

My favorite response is, "damn! You must really be an alcoholic or something". But like most of you I get the same general interest replies to snobby replies.

And then they try one of my recipes and they are at my house humping on my leg like a love struck puppy to get more.

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

He travels the world (or at least he used to) eating, drinking, and being a sarcastic *******. That's like my dream job.

Exactly. I envy him.

My only problem is that every time I watch his show it makes me ashamed of some of the things I eat. There is so much amazing food to be had, and yet sometimes I'd rather just have something quick, cheap, and convenient...

 

[wbarber69]

I love the look on their faces when they finally find out what hops are. It's like I punched their moms cooter right in front of them. Then I'm like, here's a hefeweizen and wait for the complaints that it's too cloudy or it tastes too fruity for a beer. "Let me see if I can find some silver bullet or a natty light for u. I keep them under the sink and use to clean my car battery terminals."


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[TrustyOlJohnson]

So at risk of going way off topic what are the weirdest things you have eaten or had to drink in out of the way places?

I had a sip of 'skake shake' in Botswana once. Kind of a sorghum beer sold in wax milk jugs. VILE! One sip was enough.

Ive eaten beaver in alot of countries. Had to turn down some of it.


"Sometimes Im right half of the time ...."

 

[rahnershine]

HgsZ yuck


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[masskrug]

Yeah, me too. My wife bought me a Mr. Beer kit for Christmas.
Oh really? How did it turn out.
I don't know, I haven't made it yet.

 

[Toilet Rocker]

Do you make anything that tastes like a real beer. When u ask what a real beer is the response is simply "like Bud?"

 

[Jeffries55]

I always get asked by Mom, no, pestered about how much beer I make per batch... and recently finished my Keezer build, sent her a picture, and instead of being happy for me that I built something snidely asked, "So because there are three taps that means you have three kegs?" .... yes... that is the point. I'm about to send her a link to this thread, is there a way to tactfully do so? lol

 

[tugbucket]

^^

Send one to my mom too. Talked to her yesterday while brewing. She asked why we were brewing so much. I told her we had eight kegs to fill then quickly changed the subject before she could ask anything else.

 

[Scubadude918]

All the time.... "Do you make Coors Light or Miller Light beers?"


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