Which Brewer are you?

[scrambledegg81]

I'd also like to swap my vote to Greg Koch because there's always something during brew day that makes me angry at the world, then I have a beer.

 

[bob1852]

Schramm's not a brewer, he's a mead maker...Mazer?

Yes, technically, but (follow me here; it's a stretch! ) the "B" in BJCP equals beer, so hence anything that is judged under BJCP would be brewed, so hence anything that was brewed would be made by a brewer, and BJCP categories 24-26 are meads. Hence a mead made by a brewer? Afterall, it is BJCP not BMCJCP :fro:

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

Yes, technically, but (follow me here; it's a stretch! ) the "B" in BJCP equals beer, so hence anything that is judged under BJCP would be brewed, so hence anything that was brewed would be made by a brewer, and BJCP categories 24-26 are meads. Hence a mead made by a brewer? Afterall, it is BJCP not BMCJCP :fro:

You are right.

That was a stretch.

 

[GodsStepBrother]

I do not have photo shop but imagine my avatar with John Palmers glasses and that would be close to my brewing style.

 

[dfc]

I'd be a mixture of Sam and Charlie. I like to experiment with beer and come up with plenty of non traditional recipes, however I view this as a hobby and something to have fun at. If I screw things up, oh well. As long as it makes good beer and I have fun doing it I see no issues. On top of that, I've always had a creative mind and this is just one more way of exercising that creativity.

 

[drainbamage]

I chose Papazian for the majority, but wavering between Koch and Calagione for the remainder. I'll occasionally experiment a bit, but I really never go off the deep end and try to make an "Imperial dry-hopped-strawberry-mocha-dandelion mild".

Overall, this is just a hobby for me, and if it stops being fun, it doesn't seem worth doing anymore. I try to stay laid back, and even if I screw up a little, I'll probably still drink it, because dammit, it's still beer and I made it!

 

[nukinfuts29]

I'm sam LOL

 

[KayaBrew]

You know who was a pederast? The Jesus. I'm not kidding...he had to go door to door....

8 year olds, Dude.

 

[Wus67]

You know who was a pederast? The Jesus. I'm not kidding...he had to go door to door....

8 year olds, Dude.

"You said it man, nobody f@#ks with The Jesus"

Sorry off topic, but I love that flick

 

[rycov]

gotta go with charlie.

i got two kids and a pregnant wife, and she goes to school full time. if i DO get a chance to brew i try to relax as much as i can. i'd probably get more into it if i had the time and money though.

 

[Dynachrome]

...Arthur Dent maybe?

 

[TheBrewAbides]

I'm Charlie P because I'm too new to brewing (1 year in).

I don't know enough to be a Palmer.

I haven't brewed the same beer twice, so I can say how consistant I am. So I'm not a Jim Koch.

Sam C? Not yet, but maybe in the future.

But I DO have a song about an octopus...so maybe Ringo.

 

[brewtus_]

To me, brewing is a therapeutic thing to do to unwind on the weekends. I like to escape from all the stress of work and decompress. So put me in the Charlie camp in this regard.

Most of my experimentation was done long ago. I know what I like and what I don't. So I'd say I'm no Sam.

I appreciate Palmer, but I also have a career that is 100% science in the office all week long, so I don't want to do water titrations or determine alpha acids via liquid chromatography. Not a bunch of Palmer.

I make consistently good beer, reproducible from batch to batch and it's something I like. So, Mr. Koch would apply as well.

I guess I'd rate myself as: 50% Papazian, 40% Koch, 10% Palmer.

Edit to say that Ringo should not even be a choice. Everyone knows it was John and George!

 

[gratus fermentatio]

RDWHAHB. When a hobby seems more like work than fun, it doesn't last long as a hobby with me. That's not to say that there isn't work in this hobby, there is; but it doesn't SEEM like work to me, so it's still fun. Not sure if that makes sense to anybody else, but it does to me & that's really all that counts.
Regards, GF.

 

[bernerbrau]

I revise my original statement from 2 years ago. I'm Charlie when I want to be, Palmer when I have to be. And a dash of Sam in there with my careless abandon for not-to-style recipes.

 

[eanmcnulty]

I am definitely a Charlie brewer. I pay attention, but don't sweat it. I am not Sam, but I am beginning to think that way a little. I am not Palmer, because I am not smart enough.
I would like to give some props to Jim Koch. He (they?) are doing more and more to keep their hand in the game. It has to be hard to keep up with Founder's, Southern Tier, Three Floyd's, Stone... and still be the big, middle-of-the-road.

 

[Jacob_Marley]

Even though I'm mostly a vintner (at least so far), I would be more towards John Palmer. I really like the technical stuff ... own/use a microscope on occasion ... am picky about the details.

I originally got into fermenting things not so much so I'd have stuff to drink (I can go to the store for that) but for primarily for the challenge, and as well for a creative outlet.

I'm also into the whole historical thing of brewing and vinting ... huge fan of history in general.
And having been an executive chef long ago and come from a family of restauranteurs, that's also part of it too. So it's not just all a technical thing for me.

 

[Wus67]

I'm definitly a Charlie. I brew for the enjoyment and the challenge, if something doesn't go the way I want, no big deal, it'll all work out in the end. That and no matter how many batches i've made I'm still amazed that they turn out as highly drinkable beer.

 

[Skyforger]

It seems to me the self-evaluations on this thread are a touch confused, because the four brewers we're deciding between have non-mutually exclusive attributes.

Basically, we're evaluating our locations on two different axis. There is the Palmer/Papazian axis, which measures one's attention to detail during the brewing and fermentation process. We could call it the rigorous/relaxed axis. Then, separately from that, we have the Koch/Calagione axis, which measures the conventionality of one's recipe formulation. We could call it the innovator/traditionalist axis.

The four brewers mentioned were aptly choosen. They represent a wide spectrum of brewing practices and impulses. I think the system I outline above clarifies why this is so. Situating yourself somewhere on these two axis could be a quite effective method of summarizing your brewing style; I encourage everyone to try!

I'm about two-thirds of the way towards Traditionalist on that axis. I bet most people know about where I am on the other, due to this post I RDWHAHB, but only after I understand everything that's happening.

Did I just suck the fun out of everything?

 

[rycov]

soooo.... palmer?

 

[EdWort]

I'm Palmerzian in my brewing.

 

[wailingguitar]

FWIW, in my time in the brewing industry most of the guys making the great beer (whether in pubs or packaging) were "Charlies"...

 

[Malticulous]

I am me.

 

[TyTanium]

Fun thread.

I'm Palmer till something doesn't go as planned on brewday.
Then I'm Charlie.

 

[BigUgly]

I am not exactly like any of these guys, but I am in no way anything like Calagione.

Hunter

 

[Batinse]

I love the choices and their descriptions, but I shed a tear for leaving out Jamil Zainasheff: a brewer of classic styles with an eye for simplicity of technique, but no fear of any beer.

Although I suppose playing the game: which brewer didjya miss just ruins the game. So: I'm voting for Charlie.

 

[jonmohno]

I find that i am Charlie Pap's but still have small qualities of the rest, i consider an open mind at most angles of brewing probalbly not the extreme of Sam because it seems even with his beers a good idea just sounds good but may not turn out as romantically fantisized as intended= an interpetation of "meh" often.
Im intreged by Palmer because i like his basic logic and would like to make an even better beer if i knew how with some water science.
I also consider myself a jack(ass) of all trades but master of none considering i try to brew all but have a hard time dwelling on one when there is so much and so many variables/combinations of making beer.Thats overwhelming for me to think about,and im the type of guy that will sit at a vending machine for 10 min. trying to decide what i want. Ha. Dont get me wrong ,i spend very little time and most avoid vending machines anyway. Im about quality over quantity anyway.

 

[geneb]

About 70% Charlie, 30% Sam. I don't really care much about the science behind it and I rarely brew anything twice so I am uncertain of my consistency. I will, however, brew with anything that won't kill me too quickly and I'll happily drink it because it is beer.

 

[November]

Which Brewer am I? Robin Yount, though my mustache is lacking.

 

[TyTanium]

YES! He was my favorite player.
Though I prefer the mustache of Rollie Fingers.