What has happened to the American people?

[B33R]

You got the wrong friends. I only know a few people who aren't microbrew hounds and love my beer.

That couldn't be more true for me. I have 3 friends thats could appreciate a good beer....I need some new friends.

 

[PJford15]

Oops, didn't spellcheck!

Now there's a city name you don't hear much. My father's from there (and went to SFA), spent many Christmas' there with the entire extended family.

I have gotten similar negative reactions. But I also gave a coworker a couple of Oatmeal Stouts (among other styles) and he later told me he didn't like dark beer. But one night a game was on and he had drank all the others so he decided to try one. He said the first sip caught him off-guard but by the end of the glass he thought it was delicious and totally loved the second one. So it goes both ways.

 

[fermenator]

I just gave some of my Ed's Haus Pale Ale to some coworkers at my new place of employment (2 months in) and most of them liked it, asking for more. I couldn't tell you how happy I was to meet people into beer down here... I was scared people only drank Whiskey....... not to brag or anything

I know what you mean! I just started a new job as well and I am now "the beer guy" I can't brew enough to keep up with their demands for good beer! Think im in heaven!

 

[homebrewer_99]

Just yesterday one of my coworkers asked me if I had a 5 liter keg of my Hefe Weizen that he could get for Christmas...still says the one I made a couple of years ago for a party at his house was some of the best he's ever had...and he's been to Germany a lot...(I lived there for 9 years myself).

I know my beer is good when someone says, man, this is good...can I have some more? That's success...

 

[mordantly]

modern day soccer beer drinkers are pansies!

 

[jiggs_casey]

hehehe, when I came back from Germany, I brought back a case of Hefe. I REALLY wanted my dad to try it as he's a big beer drinker.

As soon as the yeast poured out of the bottle, "I'm not drinking THAT!" lol

Consequently, it was a year and a half before I would drink American domestics again.

 

[uechikid]

I never give my beer to people who don't already like craft beer. They're not worth the trouble.

 

[mordantly]

better to not waste it.

 

[dunnright00]

Oh well, more for me...

This is how I feel. Unfortunately I have too many friends that like my beer.

That and the SWMBO keeps talking it up to everybody. Anyone who comes by the house ends up leaving with a bottle or two. Makes it hard to get a pipeline going!

 

[atromic]

Taste is the enemy of America. This is why we have MuckDonalds, Arby's Wendy's

Hey, let's leave fast food out of this.

I have the opposite problem with my beer. All my friends love it and I'm too generous to horde it for myself.

 

[mordantly]

personally, i can taste no less than 50 ibu's.

 

[phishfood]

My brother was down for Thanksgiving, and I gave him a Pale Ale. I think that this batch is exceptional, but he couldn't drink it. Yet he turns around and sucks down Natty Light by the case. Me, I have trouble drinking Bud Lite anymore. Different strokes, I guess.

Several other people I know, however, love to see me pull up into their drive.

 

[Hoppus_Poppatopolis]

The popularity of Coors Lite is one of life's great mysteries to me. I swear it's impossible for me to even catch a buzz off of that stuff. I'd have to drink enough to drown an ox.

 

[yummybeer]

The popularity of Coors Lite is one of life's great mysteries to me. I swear it's impossible for me to even catch a buzz off of that stuff. I'd have to drink enough to drown an ox.

like i said, i think it's just like drinking water.

 

[COLObrewer]

Ya know... that sounds kinda good. Wonder if I could put steak in a randall...

Yea, you can, but make sure it's medium rare for the correct flayed cock profile.:rockin: I still wanna try that recipe (flayed cock ale), I bet it's goooooood!

 

[david_42]

Mainly the cult of cheap combined with mass consumption. Drinking 6 cheap, tasteless beers is much more manly that one good pint.

 

[Guildenstern]

This mentality can be applied to most anything consumed by us. A couple of classic examples that affect me on a day to day -

Swedish Snus vs Camel Snus - The American product (in fact MOST of the American tobacco line) is saturated with mass amounts of SUGAR. You get that initial 'sugar buzz' cause for some odd reason sweeter is better.

This is by far the key statement. Over at least the past 60 years the american pallate has slowly become dominated by Sweet. Sweet soda, Bread that tastes like it's covered in maltose, hell american cheese is sweet. Whatever can't be made sweet has been simply made as bland as possible. Bland Beer, bland liquor (VODKA), etc.

Luckely there is a portion of the country that embraces tastes and flavors. But by and large, the big money is in sweet and bland.