Objectionable Reactions to Homebrewing

[alchemedes]

I've had both lots of negative and postive comments about homebrewing; however, most of the complements come from other homebrewers.
Most people just love scapegoats and pointing fingers, and basically I believe that those who don't brew are simply jealous and unhappy because they spent their money on video games instead of a kegarator setup.

Specifically though, what bothers me are things like when people sample homebrew and then continue to drink many other commerical beverages the rest of the night will then blame the homebrew for giving them a terrible hangover the next day or making them sick. What a joke, man! In addition, I really dislike the stigma that I hear a lot about how about how homebrewers must be alcoholics. Yeah, also NOT true.

We need to stick to our guns and set these bas*ards straight!

Brew on! :rockin:

 

[msa8967]

Personaly, I find this commercial to be an inspiration. This guy had faucets coming out of his walls which is so much more functional and decorative than most of the crap my wife wants hang on our walls. I just wonder if the brewer in the commercial has a tap located in his bathroom.

 

[Monster Mash]

I had a neighbor come over while a few of us were drinking beer on my driveway. He asked to try a beer, he took a sip and gave me a sour face and said "it has too much flavor"... Then proceeded to pull a Bud Light out of his pocket.

 

[jwitt]

"It has too much flavor." Hey, that's criticism I'll take with a smile! That's what my picky-eater buddy says.

 

[unionrdr]

"Too much flavor" seems to be the crux of the problem. They aren't used to what beer used to be,or is in other countries. That's what I do believe we need to change. At least emlighten them about what real beer is & was.

 

[EnjoyGoodBeer]

So...Bratwurst in the mash or secondary? ;-D

Both and yeah more beer for us!

 

[emjay]

Both and yeah more beer for us!

If only...

I don't actually drink that much. Giving away most of my beer is what allows me to justify brewing more! Otherwise I'd either have thousands of bottles stockpiled, or literally have to open them up and dump them to reuse the bottles :cross:

Smaller batches? Never! I have 20 gal Blichmanns. I buy my grain and hops in bulk. I'm not about to start brewing one gallon batches! Besides, sharing is one of my favorite parts of the hobby. Probably only behind recipe creation and equipment geekery