The stupidest comment on your beer

[newb]

Even better one, again by my wife's cousin shortly after I explained to him how I made skeeter p,
(pasteurize fresh lemonade, yeast nutrient, add champagne yeast, ferment)
Not an hour later to his wife and mother "you have to try this. It is lemonade with champagne hops!"
This is a guy who has seen me brew a few times, a self proclaimed wine expert, and has worked at a bar...

 

[bottlebomber]

Even better one, again by my wife's cousin shortly after I explained to him how I made skeeter p,
(pasteurize fresh lemonade, yeast nutrient, add champagne yeast, ferment)
Not an hour later to his wife and mother "you have to try this. It is lemonade with champagne hops!"
This is a guy who has seen me brew a few times, a self proclaimed wine expert, and has worked at a bar...

That definitely ranks up there.

 

[NateLTB]

I love champagne hops! So lemony!

 

[Halbrust]

I get more grapefruit than lemon from the Champagne hops.

Trivia: They can only be called Champagne hops if they're grown in Illinois. If they're grown any where else they have to be called sparkling white wine hops.

 

[BobbiLynn]

"Oh, wow, this is kind of like a Heineken." Why do people want to piss me off, just when I'm in a good mood....

 

[newb]

I get more grapefruit than lemon from the Champagne hops.

Trivia: They can only be called Champagne hops if they're grown in Illinois. If they're grown any where else they have to be called sparkling white wine hops.

Why Illinois? Hahha I'm glad I have you guys to appreciate why the champagne hops comment was funny to me, I swear I could not make that up haha

 

[justkev52]

So when is it going to be good?

 

[estricklin]

I get more grapefruit than lemon from the Champagne hops.

Trivia: They can only be called Champagne hops if they're grown in Illinois. If they're grown any where else they have to be called sparkling white wine hops.

Not exactly, to further complicate the situation sometimes they can be called Champange hops if they aren't from Illinois if they don't capitalize the "C". Also they may be labled with the name of the place where they are from followed by the lower case "C" word champange, such as "Washington champange hops". Another thing to consider is it depends on where in Illinois they were grown, if they are grown in Champaign Illinois they can only be labeled as "Illinois sparkling hops".

Ok I know no ones gonna get that but it was funny TO ME, I'm telling myself. It's also why I think wine labeling laws need a HUGE over haul.

 

[Halbrust]

Why Illinois?

Champagne Illinois

 

[MotorcycleMatt]

My friend on my galaxy pale: "man i could really tast the spices in it, im not a fan of spices in beers but i know a lot of people are. I did like it though"

Me: uh thanks (it has no spices, galaxy hops, 2 row, honey malt and c-10

 

[SharonaZamboni]

so when is it going to be good?

 

[Getzinator]

Not exactly, to further complicate the situation sometimes they can be called Champange hops if they aren't from Illinois if they don't capitalize the "C". Also they may be labled with the name of the place where they are from followed by the lower case "C" word champange, such as "Washington champange hops". Another thing to consider is it depends on where in Illinois they were grown, if they are grown in Champaign Illinois they can only be labeled as "Illinois sparkling hops".

Ok I know no ones gonna get that but it was funny TO ME, I'm telling myself. It's also why I think wine labeling laws need a HUGE over haul.

I believe you're forgetting that it can also be legally named "Method Champenoise Hops" as long as they are grown the same way they grow hops in Champagne, IL. They don't even have to be the same variety!

PS- Anyone else purposely pronounce Champagne as "Champ-agin" to themselves and laugh like an idiot? I does. ::cross:

 

[newb]

Nope, but sometimes Cham pag neh. Haha least I am not alone.

 

[JordanThomas]

Nope, but sometimes Cham pag neh. Haha least I am not alone.

'Cham Ponn Yah'

Like the Continental... God, Christopher Walken is the best.

 

[nmfree]

PS- Anyone else purposely pronounce Champagne as "Champ-agin" to themselves and laugh like an idiot? I does. ::cross:

I didn't know you were such a coin-esseur.

 

[Getzinator]

I didn't know you were such a coin-esseur.

I like to consider myself a very continental man. Women can hardly stand my [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aIBF9hSI-I"]onslaught of wit.[/ame]

 

[russrob81]

New to brewing. First ag tomorrow. Brew buddies friend is already asking if we will do a miller lite clone

 

[Billy-Klubb]

I've had a ton of people ask me for a BMC clone. one of my favorites though comes from my MIL, "He uses (real/a lot of) hops so it's stronger than normal beer."

"It's dark. Like Bud Heavy."

"I got you some tomato juice for your beer." when I was on my stout & porter kick.

 

[Getzinator]

"I got you some tomato juice for your beer." when I was on my stout & porter kick.

I don't even understand this a little. People put tomato juice in dark beers?

 

[BudzAndSudz]

Thankfully for me most of my friends are pretty knowledgeable about good beers and can truly appreciate anything from a delicate kölsch to an imperial stout. However, one night my roommate brought home some coworkers who claimed to love beer (be invited them back specifically to brag about my beer which made me feel pretty good)

I believe I had a saison and an IPA on tap at the time, as they drank the conversation went like this;

"Oh....it actually...tastes like beer."

"Umm yeah, what were you expecting?"

"I thought we were gonna have chew some dark black nasty sludge like most homebrews."

"Wtf kind of homebrewers are you friends with?"

 

[Billy-Klubb]

I don't even understand this a little. People put tomato juice in dark beers?

one of my friends wife put's Clamato in every beer she drinks.

 

[HoppyDaze]

"No way you made that"

 

[Haputanlas]

"No way you made that"

I wouldn't think that's a stupid comment. Rather a compliment ( unless they were speaking literally)

 

[BudzAndSudz]

one of my friends wife put's Clamato in every beer she drinks.

There would be absolutely no homebrew for her, that's a fact.

 

[Billy-Klubb]

There would be absolutely no homebrew for her, that's a fact.

amen! the brewer over at Crow Peak about crawled out of his skin when he watched her pour the crap into one of his beers.

 

[CreamyGoodness]

Let me put it this way, I think Clamato is terrifying.

 

[Getzinator]

Let me put it this way, I think Clamato is terrifying.

The ONLY drink that Clamato should ever go into is a Bloody Caeser. Which even then should be rarely consumed.

 

[RyanITV]

"Did you use priming sugar? I can taste it..."

 

[bottlebomber]

Let me put it this way, I think Clamato is terrifying.

Clam juice and tomato juice mixed? What's to not like?

 

[ArcticBear]

not one of my beers but there was a server at an Iron Hill in PA that i went to with some friends last weekend.

They are all part of their mug club so I joined in and met them for dinner. One of the beers on tap was a milk stout on nitro.

well some of you may know i just brewed a milk stout and am having issues getting my nitro setup to work... so i figured without a doubt i needed to try this.

I ordered a full mug (i believe its 16 or 18oz) and enjoyed every sip of it...

when i had finished i ordered a mug of something else and the server was amazed at how fast i had finished mine... and proceeded to tell me that i should wait because i didnt understand how heavy of a beer i had just consumed (i believe abv was in the mid 5's) i asked what he meant and his response was:

server: "well yeah that beer is crazy heavy because the lactose sugar in it makes it as heavy and frothy as milk"

i didnt want to start any bickering so i smiled and nodded... then laughed because most of the lactose sugar ferments out and only leaves you with a beautiful twang on the back end... and its the nitrogen that makes it frothy...but if thats his sales pitch i figured i'd let him be...