Random Beer Thoughts

[ISO Valeric]

Since when is the type of barrel that a beer is aged in become considered an adjunct?

Is it because barrel aging isnt necessary for it to be a beer so bourbon barrels are now considered adjuncts? Or is bourbon the adjunct or are people just dumb and im overthinking this?

strictly speaking adjuncts are traditionally defined as non-malt sources of fermentable sugars. So dextrose, corn, rice, or candi syrup would be considered adjuncts, whereas coffee or coconut would be considered flavorings.

 

[boogercrack]

strictly speaking adjuncts are traditionally defined as non-malt sources of fermentable sugars. So dextrose, corn, rice, or candi syrup would be considered adjuncts, whereas coffee or coconut would be considered flavorings.

 

[ISO Valeric]

haha it's whatever but when your brewer friends hear you talk about about "adjunct stouts" their internal monologue is "lol silly neckbeard, KBS isn't an adjunct beer, miller high life is an adjunct beer"

 

[tennispl]

haha it's whatever but when your brewer friends hear you talk about about "adjunct stouts" their internal monologue is "lol silly neckbeard, KBS isn't an adjunct beer, miller high life is an adjunct beer"

Anyone that pedantic would not be a friend of mine.

 

[seedavid]

haha it's whatever but when your brewer friends hear you talk about about "adjunct stouts" their internal monologue is "lol silly neckbeard, KBS isn't an adjunct beer, miller high life is an adjunct beer"

Can confirm, my gf's sister is a brewer and she rolled her eyes super hard when I used the word adjunct in describing a beer with cinnamon and coffee and **** in it.

She's a wonderful human, but has little patience for stuff like that, and the resulting shame has since caused me to alter my vocabulary. I now usually just say "spices."

 

[jivex5k1]

Why do breweries insist on using numbers as names? I've never bought a bottle of Paradox because they literally just number their releases and Beachwood Blendery is just saying **** you to customers with their numbering system:

Just pretentious marketing, that's all. It's the same reason they say artful "bieres" instead of beer, because it's French and sounds more pretentious. Oh, and they are a blendery, not a brewery...

 

[HenrikO]

strictly speaking adjuncts are traditionally defined as non-malt sources of fermentable sugars. So dextrose, corn, rice, or candi syrup would be considered adjuncts, whereas coffee or coconut would be considered flavorings.

You are technically correct, which is the best kind of correct.

 

[arren]

Just pretentious marketing, that's all. It's the same reason they say artful "bieres" instead of beer, because it's French and sounds more pretentious. Oh, and they are a blendery, not a brewery...

Beachwood is already a brewery that makes some great ****; this is just their foray into the rustic-wild-saison ********. It's not really pretentious marketing; it's just marketing to fit the general branding and niche of breweries that specialize in wild ales.

 

[jivex5k1]

Beachwood is already a brewery that makes some great ****; this is just their foray into the rustic-wild-saison ********. It's not really pretentious marketing; it's just marketing to fit the general branding and niche of breweries that specialize in wild ales.

There's no way you can convince me using the word "bieres" in that logo isn't pretentious as ****. There's no reason to use the french word for beer there, except to give off a sense of froo froo ass refinement.

"Oh la-dee-da. Look at me, I'm french as ****. I'm so ******* refined, I think I'll stick out my ******* pinky."

It's the same **** with Side Project using all these french names for beer.

 

[JulianB1]

There's no way you can convince me using the word "bieres" in that logo isn't pretentious as ****. There's no reason to use the french word for beer there, except to give off a sense of froo froo ass refinement.

"Oh la-dee-da. Look at me, I'm french as ****. I'm so ******* refined, I think I'll stick out my ******* pinky."

It's the same **** with Side Project using all these french names for beer.

Curious what percentage of breweries/brewers who use these terms can actually pronounce them properly. Most of their fans sure as **** can't.

SeaWatchman what's the biggest butchering you've heard of a French term by beer geeks? For me it's almost certainly "Chez" in the name of the two Alpine AWAs.

 

[arren]

There's no way you can convince me using the word "bieres" in that logo isn't pretentious as ****. There's no reason to use the french word for beer there, except to give off a sense of froo froo ass refinement.

"Oh la-dee-da. Look at me, I'm french as ****. I'm so ******* refined, I think I'll stick out my ******* pinky."

It's the same **** with Side Project using all these french names for beer.

I'll give you that.

Though I disagree with Side Project, since everyone knows St. Louis is the Paris of Missouri.

Curious what percentage of breweries/brewers who use these terms can actually pronounce them properly. Most of their fans sure as **** can't.

SeaWatchman what's the biggest butchering you've heard of a French term by beer geeks? For me it's almost certainly "Chez" in the name of the two Alpine AWAs.

Oh man, I once heard someone say "Chez Moneiux" phonetically at Alpine before and it was painful.

 

[litheum94]

Yes these breweries using these French words are pretentious.....and making fun of people for not knowing how to pronounce words in a foreign language isn't pretentious at all.....

 

[tennispl]

Yes these breweries using these French words are pretentious.....and making fun of people for not knowing how to pronounce words in a foreign language isn't pretentious at all.....

Well **** you a la mode style!

 

[jedwards]

To be pedantic, it's not pretentious, it's condescending.








I'm talking about this comment itself, obviously.

 

[lb304854]

There's no way you can convince me using the word "bieres" in that logo isn't pretentious as ****. There's no reason to use the french word for beer there, except to give off a sense of froo froo ass refinement.

"Oh la-dee-da. Look at me, I'm french as ****. I'm so ******* refined, I think I'll stick out my ******* pinky."

It's the same **** with Side Project using all these french names for beer.

I'm sure you have never corrected someone for mispronouncing Jai Alai or any of Cigar City's infected stouts from 2010-2011.

 

[jivex5k1]

I'm sure you have never corrected someone for mispronouncing Jai Alai or any of Cigar City's infected stouts from 2010-2011.

Not once. I don't even call it Jai Alai, I call it "that there green beer what has the long sticks on it".

 

[lb304854]

To be pedantic, it's not pretentious, it's condescending.








I'm talking about this comment itself, obviously.

Isn't condescension necessary for pretension?

 

[ant880]

SeaWatchman what's the biggest butchering you've heard of a French term by beer geeks? For me it's almost certainly "Chez" in the name of the two Alpine AWAs.

InB4

Big Sky "Kriek"

 

[SeaWatchman]

SeaWatchman what's the biggest butchering you've heard of a French term by beer geeks? For me it's almost certainly "Chez" in the name of the two Alpine AWAs.

Pretty much anything with French in it is guaranteed to be completely ****** up by monolingual plebs. I couldn't even begin a list. Sarrasin is one of them. Actually pretty much anything from HF.

 

[tosh1]

Pretty much anything with French in it is guaranteed to be completely ****** up by monolingual plebs. I couldn't even begin a list. Sarrasin is one of them. Actually pretty much anything from HF.

making fun of people for not knowing how to pronounce words in a foreign language isn't pretentious at all.....

 

[SeaWatchman]

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Says the guy who can't even pronounce English properly.

 

[tosh1]

Says the guy who can't even pronounce English properly.

 

[jedwards]

Isn't condescension necessary for pretension?

We're 2/3 of the way to a Schoolhouse Rock song here.

 

[nathanmiller]

ad·junct
ˈaˌjəNGkt/
noun
noun: adjunct; plural noun: adjuncts
1.
a thing added to something else as a supplementary rather than an essential part.

 

[quirk6]

ad·junct
ˈaˌjəNGkt/
noun
noun: adjunct; plural noun: adjuncts
1.
a thing added to something else as a supplementary rather than an essential part.

Take that adjunct professors.

 

[ISO Valeric]

lol adjunct is a longstanding technical brewing term that has a meaning. adjuncts are used to make a beer less flavorful, not more flavorful.

 

[Gonzoillini1]

lol adjunct is a longstanding technical brewing term that has a meaning. adjuncts are used to make a beer less flavorful, not more flavorful.

While I agree with your (correct) assertion regarding adjuncts, I think brewers using oats in an Oatmeal Stout, or lactose in a Milk Stout, etc... would have an issue with the second part of your statement (which sounds like it came from the Brewers Association website).

 

[RayP]

You guys must be bored as **** today.

 

[Der Fuchs]

I think we need to take this discussion before a judge for some adjunctdication.

 

[likesbeer]

A reformulated recipe from a time when common men would add the thrown-out leftovers of the wealthy to their brew to create a more flavorful, fortified beer: Add Junks Garbage Ale from Dogfish Head.