Beer to crack at a wedding?

It really boggles my mind that some people find this acceptable.

If this is acceptable, then I kind of hate the craft beer community.

 

This is right here: if you're in the party, and bringing enough to pass around for the party, you're all good. If you're bringing a bottle or two just for your own personal enjoyment, leave that shit at home for later. I got lucky though this past summer, a friend got married and he and his wife are big New Belgium fans, there was a keg of Fat Tire behind the bar for the wedding party.

 

Did you carry all the empties around with you in a backpack? I don't think I'd be able to keep track if I was up around 15 Jai Alais.

 

Went to a wedding near Santa Rosa once, had a couple Pliny's in the trunk from my Russian River visit the day before. Brought a couple out to crack with the groom and father of the bride, fun was had. Bringing my own beer just for myself though, seems ill-advised.

But I don't know your friends, and you do, so I withhold judgement. If you think it's cool I'd go with Lunch or Nugget Nectar (stouts are for contemplation, not celebration).

 

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some seriously nauseating humble-brags in this thread, the above just being the most overt I could quote. I keep seeing this "i'm into this thing but i'm sooooo tolerant and apathetic of other's opinions that i dont REALLY care about my own" attitude that is beyond cringe-worthy. I've seen it in regards to a few of my interests, but never as prevalent as with music until i read this thread. You know, the guy that refuses to say that music is bad because subjectivity is a concept that exists and must constantly remind everyone of it. Give me a break. Go listen to Rebecca Black "Friday" and drink adjuncts because "thats whats available" and you're so consciencious of social codes of conduct. I'll listen to some Miles Davis and drink some craft, all without caring about how its being perceived. There are no rules.

I say bring your beer, its not snobby at all unless you rub the fact you brought good beer in people's faces. Anyone who's delicate sensibilities would be irked by such a simple gesture probably isn't very fun at weddings anyway, or any party for that matter.

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Hmmm. Out of respect for the bride, you should probably just suffer whatever they decided on and drink your own private brew in private. I doubt suffering at the hands of BMC or wine for one day will kill you and you don't really want to be that guest who BYOBed that everyone talks about afterwards.

 

Wow. You really missed the point of everything.
It has nothing to do with tolerance. It is simply a question of manners and respect. I realize that you are so cool that social norms don't apply to you. I suggest you take a second and think about someone other than yourself.

 

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ahahah dude, what?!. Never once did I say social norms don't apply to me. You totally misconstrued the "there are no rules" comment. Please refrain from formulating a concept of me that easily allows you to scoff at how rude I am and how tactful you are. Its quite arrogant. I was simply saying bringing a damn good beer to a wedding to SHARE with interested parties without grabbing someones collar and chugging it in their face is not rude, I don't care how you spin it. reread that dude "1eyedjack's" comments. If they don't have a glaringly snobby subtext then you are blind. I was clearly referencing his responses particularly rather than the annoying rabble of people taking beverage choice at weddings too seriously

 

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You know what? Fine, they do have a snobby sub-text. I think it's pathetic that someone cares THAT much about the beer they drink that at a good friends wedding they can't just go with it and drink what's available.

There's plenty of things I like and I'm into, but I'm also a tolerant person.

I think if you're going to a good friends wedding and you're that concerned about the beer that might be available to you, then you have issues.

Listen to what you want and drink what you want, but if you're going to be elitist and pathetic about it then I'm going to call you out on it.

So you listen to Miles Davis, how fucking wonderful for you. What do you do when you go to a bar and someone plays some modern rock you don't like on the jukebox? Do you leave instantly? Do you play music on your phone so you don't have to hear it? Do you just sit there and cover your ears? God forbid you be exposed to lesser music then you're used to once in awhile.

 

That wasn't meant to be a brag, easy there dude. I was using it as a basis of comparison. Stop making awful analogies, too. Being at a buddys wedding and bringing a bottle to share isn't a result of not being able to stomach the beers that are available (to me, at least) its a matter of wanting to share something I love with people I love. Thats the opposite of rude or tactless, I would say. Being at a bar and a song you don't particularly care for is played is just something that happens, maybe put on the next song? or lighten up? At risk of this thread slipping further into the "no YOU'RE a snob" territory, I will just say you misread my comments. I agree that if the OP's reason for bringing the beer to the wedding is that he can't handle not choosing his own beverage for a few hours, thats lame. If he wants to bring a special beer on a special day to share, thats fine. There was no reason for you to come in with your "im on BA but my check out my sweet apathy brah" attitude.

 

So much stupidity.

Did you read the initial post or did you just come in to complain about something when you don't know what you're talking about. Clearly this thread is all a response to the ORIGINAL message, which stated this.

He's not bringing it to share. He says he'd be willing to, but that's not the reason he's bringing it. and it IS a result of him refusing to drink a lesser beer, hence the "I don't have to succumb to the wedding choices".

 

I agree with everyone.

 

threads are a conversation and conversations are transitory. This one slipped into people saying that bringing a beer to share with buddies is tactless. Honestly, I only skimmed over the OP's message and quickly forgot about it after reading some of the responses in here, particularly YOURS. Guess you missed the "to me, at least" in parenthesis. Selective bolding of text there, boss. So yes, that "have to succomb to the wedding choices" is a bad attitude, but doesn't change the fact that bringing the bottle to share with others would be alright in spite of his possible benefit from an attitude change. That being said, i find it hilarious how you've devolved into calling me stupid since you're nose-up comments intended to teach us what it means to have cooth. I'm a lot of things but stupid isn't one of them pal, and I don't appreciate the personal attacks.

 

I still find it sad that someone at a good friends wedding would be so concerned about the beer selection that he would bring his own in like that.

If I'm going to a baseball game, I'll have an Old Style or I won't drink at all if I don't want to. It never even crossed my mind to try and sneak some craft beer into the game. I guess I really like beer but not to the point where it takes up that much of my mindset during everyday activities. Perhaps this forum isn't for me.

I just think that it kind of fits in with the whole beer snob persona. No Miller for me, I'll sneak in BCBS. I'm too good for Miller.

 

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