Random Beer Thoughts

[user 312341]

Speaking of such words,

Last night I heard a girl pronounce kriek "kree-ick"

She also told her boyfriend "lambic is a general term, comparable to Kleenex with tissues. Like when someone orders a lambic they mean a framboi (yes no "se" pronounced) or a peche. But they just say lambic ya know?"

Before I could turn on my patented Go-Fu-Yourself mode, I noticed that the entire time she was speaking she was rubbing a crystal on her necklace. I figured "ahh yes, fixation on superfluous items. I bet your father is incredibly disappointed with your life choices", and refrained from making any sort of comment. I'm more disappointed in the boyfriend believing the diarrhea that was coming out of the girls mouth.

Those are the type of people who always, regardless of how busy a bar is, find their way next to me. I have to exhibit all the restraint I have (and then some) not to kick them off their bar stools.

They're probably the same people who take the elliptical, etc right next to you at the gym even though there's an entire row of unused machines.

 

[reverseapachemaster1]

whats up with side project and perennial doing french names on everything, its pretentious and stupid. i picture like a midwestern guy who would correct you at a coffee shop for not saying croissant with a french accent. keep it simple and try not to be something you're not

You must be new to beer. Let me help:

French words = high class = charge more money = more trade value

French = American dumbys = brewery gets paid = shitlord gets paid

SRS: It's unfortunately common among breweries that brew anywhere in the vicinity of saison because they think it makes it sound more authentic. Agree it is pretentious and stupid. But c'est la biere.

 

[reverseapachemaster1]

Those are the type of people who always, regardless of how busy a bar is, find their way next to me. I have to exhibit all the restraint I have (and then some) not to kick them off their bar stools.

They're probably the same people who take the elliptical, etc right next to you at the gym even though there's an entire row of unused machines.

I only do that when I suspect I am going to crop dust a lot at the gym.

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[mvl339]

also brewers should stop using "ale aged in red wine barrels", might as well be yellowtail or barefoot bubbly. you'd be interested if you saw pappys or four roses on the bottle, not a stout that was aged in a plastic jug from fireball.

 

[reverseapachemaster1]

also brewers should stop using "ale aged in red wine barrels", might as well be yellowtail or barefoot bubbly. you'd be interested if you saw pappys or four roses on the bottle, not a stout that was aged in plastic jug fireball. why should it be any different?

I agree specificity is preferred but I'm not sure breweries always know for sure what they've received, especially if the barrels are purchased through a dealer rather than directly from a winery. I may be wrong.

 

[JulianB1]

also brewers should stop using "ale aged in red wine barrels", might as well be yellowtail or barefoot bubbly. you'd be interested if you saw pappys or four roses on the bottle, not a stout that was aged in a plastic jug from fireball.

This is because beer geeks generally know just enough about bourbon to buy into the hype (and the "rarer/higher-end bourbon = better beer" fallacy), but mostly don't know ****-all about wine.

 

[FoudreGuy]

a stout that was aged in a plastic jug from fireball.

ISO

 

[JCastle1]

ISO

Srsly... would bang. Also ISO Malort Dark Lord whenever they make that again.

 

[FoudreGuy]

Srsly... would bang. Also ISO Malort Dark Lord whenever they make that again.

Would also repeatedly bang Zima-can aged big stouts.

 

[mvl339]

I agree specificity is preferred but I'm not sure breweries always know for sure what they've received, especially if the barrels are purchased through a dealer rather than directly from a winery. I may be wrong.

This is because beer geeks generally know just enough about bourbon to buy into the hype (and the "rarer/higher-end bourbon = better beer" fallacy), but mostly don't know ****-all about wine.

yeah but these are bad excuses to not do it, thats what educating people is about, most people know nothing about whiskey when they start drinking it and then they learn. also isnt it alarming that you wouldnt know what crap youre pouring thousands of dollars of booze into?

also these exist:

 

[user 305778]

Are you upset they aren't specifying the type of red wine that was previously aged in said barrel? I'm confused.

 

[danbanana]

Also ISO Malort Dark Lord whenever they make that again.

The problem with that is Malört isn't aged in barrels. So they had to age the Malört first, which makes it not exactly Malört. Which begs the question: what the **** is the point?

Five or so years ago at FOBAB, a small brewery in the western burbs called Lunar brought a beer (I think it was a porter?) aged on Malört-soaked oak. It was truer to the spirit of the spirit. It was also ******* awful.

Also: Malört is good and if you don't think so, **** you.

Also: One of the major reasons breweries don't often advertise exact barrels their beer was aged in is because of trademark/copyright infringement. Saying your beer was aged in Jack Daniels barrels implies Jack Daniels was involved and approved. That isn't smart. Remember that OG Rare didn't say Pappy anywhere on the box or bottle. It was implied in writing and confirmed only via unofficial statements by brewers.

 

[litheum94]

plastic jug

TNGabe

 

[litheum94]

The problem with that is Malört isn't aged in barrels.

What is it aged in? Satan's anus?

 

[mvl339]

Are you upset they aren't specifying the type of red wine that was previously aged in said barrel? I'm confused.

i'm just saying if you saw a stout that said aged in whiskey barrels, wouldn't you want a little more information than that? would you want to know if it was top shelf or bottom shelf? scotch or bourbon? i think that generic terms are dumb

 

[JCastle1]

The problem with that is Malört isn't aged in barrels. So they had to age the Malört first, which makes it not exactly Malört. Which begs the question: what the **** is the point?

Five or so years ago at FOBAB, a small brewery in the western burbs called Lunar brought a beer (I think it was a porter?) aged on Malört-soaked oak. It was truer to the spirit of the spirit. It was also ******* awful.

Also: Malört is good and if you don't think so, **** you.

Also: One of the major reasons breweries don't often advertise exact barrels their beer was aged in is because of trademark/copyright infringement. Saying your beer was aged in Jack Daniels barrels implies Jack Daniels was involved and approved. That isn't smart. Remember that OG Rare didn't say Pappy anywhere on the box or bottle. It was implied in writing and confirmed only via unofficial statements by brewers.

Malört is typically not aged in barrels, but doing so reduces the bitterness and increases the fruity flavors of the wormwood liqueur.

 

[reverseapachemaster1]

yeah but these are bad excuses to not do it, thats what educating people is about, most people know nothing about whiskey when they start drinking it and then they learn. also isnt it alarming that you wouldnt know what crap youre pouring thousands of dollars of booze into?

How is, "ale aged in a rotating blend of cabernet sauvignon, pinot noir, zinfandel, tempranillo and malbec barrels from California and Oregon" particularly more educational than "ale aged in red wine barrels"?

 

[user 305778]

i'm just saying if you saw a stout that said aged in whiskey barrels, wouldn't you want a little more information than that? would you want to know if it was top shelf or bottom shelf? scotch or bourbon? i think that generic terms are dumb

If the beer tastes good, I wouldn't care what it was aged in past the generic spirit. I don't see how it matters since the beer doesn't taste like the specific brand of spirit anyway. Regardless, as someone pointed out just above, in order to put a brand on the bottle the brewery would have to pay most likely and that seems like a stupid waste of money.

 

[mvl339]

 

[FoudreGuy]

Unless the brewery says what specific brand of barrels they are, I tend to not care.

 

[drgarage1]

We all know that only fuccbois order the framboi.

 

[mvl339]

We all know that only fuccbois order the framboi.

out here drinking westbrook gueuze

 

[jivex5k1]

i'm just saying if you saw a stout that said aged in whiskey barrels, wouldn't you want a little more information than that? would you want to know if it was top shelf or bottom shelf? scotch or bourbon?

Nope.

 

[danbanana]

i'm just saying if you saw a stout that said aged in whiskey barrels, wouldn't you want a little more information than that?

Nope.

Hot take: OG Rare was so ******* good not because of Pappy barrels but because they took that base beer at it's Platonic peak (see: 2009 BCBS) and aged it for an extra year.

 

[Previously]

Stone's latest terrible idea:

Beermaker crafts brew with treated sewage water

 

[furley]

Last night I heard a girl pronounce kriek "kree-ick"

everyone knows it's pronounced "crick"

a framboi (yes no "se" pronounced)

it's not "fram-bwa" but "fram-boys"?


wtf, why do i care

 

[furley]

Stone Berlin practically giving beer away in the UK now. Once you take off taxes/duty that's around 67 pence/82 cents a can.

which store? my brother lives there and could use some cheap beer

 

[furley]

dying over here

 

[Ziggy]

**** off, Stone.

Beermaker crafts brew with treated sewage water

Jesus Christ.

I guess these people have never heard of a ******* wastewater treatment plant.

 

[furley]

Jesus Christ.

I guess these people have never heard of a ******* wastewater treatment plant.

jesus existed before wastewater treatment was invented and didn't care enough for his people to invent

chew on that