Random Beer Thoughts

[Padraig]

Following on from Stone now it's Lagunitas turn to bring the craft beer revolution to Europe.

[READ - Heineken are building a brewery in Manchester].

 

[rrryanc]

I'm kind of with you there, although I did think about doing the birthday beer thing this year (didn't try hard at all though). I suppose it's a bit of a fun gimmick.

I'm going to go one step further into the "unpopular beliefs" pile, and open myself up for the hellfire that can come with saying -anything- about others' parenting decisions, to state that I don't really understand the trend/fascination with getting a birthday bottling for a kids birthday with the intention of saving it until they are 21 (emphasis added - if you want to get a bottle of something special to drink to celebrate your kid's birthday, knock yourself out).

Besides factors like needing to hold on to a bottle that long, the likelihood it becomes oxidized/doesn't taste good, etc., the reason I'm skeptical about this practice is mostly two-fold:

1. Is the thought process here that it will be their first alcoholic drink? Because if they are anything like me or anyone else I know, that's almost certainly not going to be the case.

2. Why make yourself beholden to MADD and the US Department of Transportation in terms of when you decide to share a responsible adult beverage with your kid? Is there a risk I don't know about with regards to getting in trouble with the law here if you share a drink with your kid in the privacy of your own home? I know personally that from my teenage years on (I don't recall exactly when), my parents let me try various alcoholic beverages with them at dinner or other home settings. I think I drank a Campari before I ever tried a beer...

The worst part about this to me is it makes the kid's birthday immediately become about the parents and their interests/desires. I bought a bottle of whisky to give to my brother for his 30th that is from his birth year, but that's because I know that my brother likes whiskey and will enjoy the novelty.

I can only imagine the 21st birthday party (or even worse, younger) where you try to get your kid all excited about lambic. HFGL.

 

[straightlambic]

The worst part about this to me is it makes the kid's birthday immediately become about the parents and their interests/desires. I bought a bottle of whisky to give to my brother for his 30th that is from his birth year, but that's because I know that my brother likes whiskey and will enjoy the novelty.

I can only imagine the 21st birthday party (or even worse, younger) where you try to get your kid all excited about lambic. HFGL.

Again, seems like an odd assumption that the bottle would necessarily be opened on the kids's birthday. But most people are clueless and selfish, so maybe it's not a bad assumption to think a parent would try to hijack a birthday.

You'd hope someone would be able to read a situation and realize that either the timing sucks or the kids just doesn't give a ****, and then adjust by holding onto the bottle for another time or drinking it by yourself while crying in the bathroom.

 

[furley]

It's just clickbait to generate views....only way all these ****** websites get more ad revenue.

yes, but, very serious academic type articles that the peer community tends to argue strongly about. you can understand how every blog and/or website that cranks one of these lists out deserves the attention and debate about their veracity.

settling the matter of which is "the top 10...." is of paramount importance to the nation

 

[furley]

polar ****** destroys la croix

more of a Presidente man, myself, but if you're in the Caribbean and they only have Polar you could do worse

 

[JulianB1]

Russian River Plans to Sell Original Production Brewery

In anticipation of moving into a new production facility in late 2018, Russian River Brewing Company has put its original Sonoma County production brewery on the market.

“We are looking for a quality-focused brewer interested in expanding their operations in a turnkey brewing facility known for making pretty good beer,” Russian River co-owner and president Natalie Cilurzo wrote in an email to Brewbound.

...

A formal listing price was not disclosed. Potential buyers are being asked to meet directly with Russian River’s owners and sign non-disclosure agreements. Several local brewers and other local community members have already expressed interest, Cilurzo added, but a buyer has not been identified.

Am I reading this correctly? They want potential buyers to sign non-disclosure agreements as a part of merely discussing/inquiring about purchasing the brewery? What on earth would be the reasoning for that?

 

[drgarage1]

Russian River Plans to Sell Original Production Brewery



Am I reading this correctly? They want potential buyers to sign non-disclosure agreements as a part of merely discussing/inquiring about purchasing the brewery? What on earth would be the reasoning for that?

I assume that's a fairly standard part of due diligence, as they would be opening their books and actual production numbers.

 

[JulianB1]

I assume that's a fairly standard part of due diligence, as they would be opening their books and actual production numbers.

Okay, that makes perfectly good sense. I was thinking it sounded weird to have to sign an NDA that prospective buyers met with them at all (if that's part of it), wasn't considering that anyone they'd met with would actually disclose financial info.

 

[stupac2]

Again, seems like an odd assumption that the bottle would necessarily be opened on the kids's birthday. But most people are clueless and selfish, so maybe it's not a bad assumption to think a parent would try to hijack a birthday.

You'd hope someone would be able to read a situation and realize that either the timing sucks or the kids just doesn't give a ****, and then adjust by holding onto the bottle for another time or drinking it by yourself while crying in the bathroom.

Have you, like, ever read BA or talked to people who do this? Pretty much every post I've seen is "I want this bottle to open on my kid's 21st birthday." It's not a weird assumption, it's what people say. I'd go all Arbitrator and look up a bunch of quotes but I need to leave soon.

If I found a bottle with my kid's birthday on it I'd grab some, but then again I have zero compunction about sharing with him well before he's 21. Hell, I'm already letting him take sips, but mostly because the faces he makes before he spits on the floor are hilarious and it's the only way to make him stop trying to grab my glass.

 

[MooseLang]

I sort of take a "cool music dad" approach with my 3 year old. I sit him down and make him listen to my records for no less than 30 minutes per night, while explaining to him what makes the music so great. I'll be like "listen at Geddy's range on this one" or "people don't realize how mathematical this guitar solo is."

With beer, I have him take small sips of Gueuze, and ask if he thinks it is overtly sour or just has some underlying tartness. He isn't into it now, but when he is rocking his vintage Television shirt in high school, telling girls about why he thinks 3F is "brighter" than Cantillon, he'll thank me then.

Although he tells me he wants to live with his mom, so we'll see.

 

[FTowne1]

I sort of take a "cool music dad" approach with my 3 year old. I sit him down and make him listen to my records for no less than 30 minutes per night, while explaining to him what makes the music so great. I'll be like "listen at Geddy's range on this one" or "people don't realize how mathematical this guitar solo is."

With beer, I have him take small sips of Gueuze, and ask if he thinks it is overtly sour or just has some underlying tartness. He isn't into it now, but when he is rocking his vintage Television shirt in high school, telling girls about why he thinks 3F is "brighter" than Cantillon, he'll thank me then.

Although he tells me he wants to live with his mom, so we'll see.

Not sherriff serious or no.

 

[straightlambic]

I sort of take a "cool music dad" approach with my 3 year old. I sit him down and make him listen to my records for no less than 30 minutes per night, while explaining to him what makes the music so great. I'll be like "listen at Geddy's range on this one" or "people don't realize how mathematical this guitar solo is."

With beer, I have him take small sips of Gueuze, and ask if he thinks it is overtly sour or just has some underlying tartness. He isn't into it now, but when he is rocking his vintage Television shirt in high school, telling girls about why he thinks 3F is "brighter" than Cantillon, he'll thank me then.

Although he tells me he wants to live with his mom, so we'll see.

Agreed. If you want your kid to have a chance of getting into the best Cicerone program, you gotta start them early just like anything else.

I've found that cutting their juice with a bit of kriek as young as you are comfortable (it's recommended to wait until at least 1 before giving juice to kids, but I went with 2 as I didn't like all the sugar) is the best way to to get an early start at developing their palette.

 

[drgarage1]

Agreed. If you want your kid to have a chance of getting into the best Cicerone program, you gotta start them early just like anything else.

I've found that cutting their juice with a bit of kriek as young as you are comfortable (it's recommended to wait until at least 1 before giving juice to kids, but I went with 2 as I didn't like all the sugar) is the best way to to get an early start at developing their palette.

WHAT ARE ALL OF YOU DOING?! START WITH SWEETENED FRUIT LAMBICS! GOD.

 

[JulianB1]

A lot of these new milkshake IPAs are probably fairly agreeable for a toddler's palate in terms of sweetness and consistency.

 

[jbeezification1]

10 great beers for summer

1. miller high life
2. genesee cream ale
3. a margarita
4. two hearted
5. polar cranberry lime seltzer
6. pre-farmhouse jester king black metal
7. national bohemian
8. the 9 month old 90 minute your father in law hands you at the family function
9. jim & tonic
10. clover

That OG Black Metal. How's it holding up?

 

[boogercrack]

Have you, like, ever read BA or talked to people who do this? Pretty much every post I've seen is "I want this bottle to open on my kid's 21st birthday." It's not a weird assumption, it's what people say. I'd go all Arbitrator and look up a bunch of quotes but I need to leave soon.

If I found a bottle with my kid's birthday on it I'd grab some, but then again I have zero compunction about sharing with him well before he's 21. Hell, I'm already letting him take sips, but mostly because the faces he makes before he spits on the floor are hilarious and it's the only way to make him stop trying to grab my glass.

I searched out 3f 375s bottled on my first kid's day of birth.

It has nothing to do with me getting him to drink them at some arbitrary birthday, but rather just another momento for me about a special day in my life and something that whenever I feel like drinking them Ill likely sit outside in a lawn chair and remember the events that transpired that day, the struggles that lead us to finally having a child, and all the joys (and struggles) that have come along with having him with us.

I know he wont appreciate it. It has nothing to do with him drinking it. But entirely for my own sentimentality. He may or may not ever even know about them, depending on how long I hold out.

Second son was born 7 days ago.

So.... ISO June 19th, 2017 lambics.

 

[drgarage1]

I searched out 3f 375s bottled on my first kid's day of birth.

It has nothing to do with me getting him to drink them at some arbitrary birthday, but rather just another momento for me about a special day in my life and something that whenever I feel like drinking them Ill likely sit outside in a lawn chair and remember the events that transpired that day, the struggles that lead us to finally having a child, and all the joys (and struggles) that have come along with having him with us.

I know he wont appreciate it. It has nothing to do with him drinking it. But entirely for my own sentimentality. He may or may not ever even know about them, depending on how long I hold out.

Second son was born 7 days ago.

So.... ISO June 19th, 2017 lambics.

Yeah, **** those guys who say for the 21st birthday. Some super-nice folks I will one day get back sent me some birth date Rose de Gambrinus. Those are getting opened on my daughter's birthday for several years to come. She gets NOTHING.

 

[RedCoffee]

Y'all have thought about this **** way too much. It'll be a 21 year old gag gift that cost a few dollars and took up a few cubic inches of space in my closet for a long time. If we both take a drink, spit it out, and laugh I'll call that a win.

 

[tosh1]

Here is where i am in this conversation

 

[Shakedwnst]

Especially since, if it's that old, it's probably gonna be gueuze and your kid is gonna be like...

My 22 month old (KWMiles ) was enjoying my finger dipped in lam grand cru/50n/fresh kriek when we were there a couple weeks ago so who knows. My friends 3 year old will slug his cantillon too.

So anyone have a bottle of GCB from 8/21/15? I know it's out there, a friend bought a bottle in Spain.

 

[trickytunadicky]

So glad I am never having kids. Drinking all my kwn beer/mead.

 

[WhalezB4Rarez]

I sort of take a "cool music dad" approach with my 3 year old. I sit him down and make him listen to my records for no less than 30 minutes per night, while explaining to him what makes the music so great. I'll be like "listen at Geddy's range on this one" or "people don't realize how mathematical this guitar solo is."

With beer, I have him take small sips of Gueuze, and ask if he thinks it is overtly sour or just has some underlying tartness. He isn't into it now, but when he is rocking his vintage Television shirt in high school, telling girls about why he thinks 3F is "brighter" than Cantillon, he'll thank me then.

Although he tells me he wants to live with his mom, so we'll see.

 

[MooseLang]

Not sherriff serious or no.

Definitely not srs. Do you really think I'd ever listen to Rush?

 

[Beer4B]

My oldest daughter was born in 2012 and my second child (also a daughter!) was born in February...

so if anyone has a spare 50n4e from Feb '12 it would mean a LOT to TWO little girls someday.

 

[GoodDon]

Hope this ******** doesn't happen.

http://www.jsonline.com/story/news/...st-minute-regulations-state-budget/427040001/

 

[user 312341]

I'm not having kids, but ISO lambics for my cats so we can all share them on my birthday next February. I'll be 36. It's a milestone for sure. PM me. Thanks in advance. FT: hazy IPA

 

[GoodDon]

I'm not having kids, but ISO lambics for my cats so we can all share them on my birthday next February. I'll be 36. It's a milestone for sure. PM me. Thanks in advance. FT: hazy IPA

When in February? I mean, a guy isn't supposed to ask how old a woman is but you already told us.


By the way, February is a magical month. The finest people have bdays in February.

 

[user 312341]

When in February? I mean, a guy isn't supposed to ask how old a woman is but you already told us.


By the way, February is a magical month. The finest people have bdays in February.

Haha, I don't give a **** if people know how old I am. My students think I'm in my 20s, though, which is comical. #asiangenes

2/11. You?

 

[seedavid]

Hope this ******** doesn't happen.

http://www.jsonline.com/story/news/...st-minute-regulations-state-budget/427040001/

I don't know why but this quote from the article made me laugh:

Wisconsin has always been known for its bars.

How do you get to be known for some **** everybody everywhere has?

New Jersey has always been known for being on the planet Earth.

New York has always been known for having trees.

 

[GoodDon]

Haha, I don't give a **** if people know how old I am. My students think I'm in my 20s, though, which is comical. #asiangenes

2/11. You?

2/29. So if anyone has any lambics or huugggeeee stouts from 2/29 hit me up. You have until 2020!