Overused terms/words in craft beer

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  1. doktorhops

    doktorhops Pooh-Bah (2,135) Jan 12, 2011 Australia
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    I'll give you an entire sentence I over-use because it is the most common type of mouthfeel: "Mid to light bodied with a ____ carbonation."

    Nearly every beer I try is "Mid to light bodied" but you know what? If the shoe fits, I say wear it.
     
    #81 doktorhops, Apr 14, 2015
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  2. fehrminator

    fehrminator Maven (1,301) Jan 26, 2008 North Carolina
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    I'm kind of over the word "rare".
     
    #82 fehrminator, Apr 14, 2015
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  3. shanebelcher

    shanebelcher Initiate (0) Jan 31, 2014 North Carolina

    "Dry Hopped IPA" I see it all the time and it's just a marketing ploy, all IPAs are dry hopped.
     
    #83 shanebelcher, Apr 14, 2015
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  4. RBowers

    RBowers Initiate (0) Jul 21, 2014 Virginia

    Run club
     
    #84 RBowers, Apr 14, 2015
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  5. TongoRad

    TongoRad Grand Pooh-Bah (3,884) Jun 3, 2004 New Jersey
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    That one is definitely overrated.
     
    #85 TongoRad, Apr 14, 2015
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  6. fishmich

    fishmich Initiate (0) Apr 11, 2013 Michigan

    whale.

    this word is so overused and misused it is almost irritating. Bourbon County is not a whale people.
     
    #86 fishmich, Apr 14, 2015
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  7. Hanglow

    Hanglow Pooh-Bah (2,051) Feb 18, 2012 Scotland
    Pooh-Bah

    Hand Crafted - really?
    Finest Ingredients - Like everyone else then?
    Innovative - Hoying some fruit into your bog standard stout does not make you innovative.
     
    #87 Hanglow, Apr 14, 2015
  8. Sweatshirt

    Sweatshirt Initiate (0) Jan 27, 2014 New Hampshire

    World class is used so much it's lost its meaning. Quaff, price point, epic,and spelling whales with a z could go away today as well and the scene would be better for it.
     
    #88 Sweatshirt, Apr 14, 2015
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  9. Dansac

    Dansac Pundit (912) Dec 6, 2014 California
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    I get a bit disoriented when people describe 'tropical' hoppy beers: mango, papaya, pineapple... it's like they just cite every tropical fruit that comes to mind. I don't think I've ever tasted pineapple in a beer, or papaya for that matter.
     
    #89 Dansac, Apr 14, 2015
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  10. Kappakoosh

    Kappakoosh Initiate (0) Dec 26, 2013 Texas

    Dude, I think you are talking about that 420 stuff on this one..is there a MA website?
     
    #90 Kappakoosh, Apr 14, 2015
  11. NYR-Zuuuuc

    NYR-Zuuuuc Maven (1,351) Jan 1, 2013 Connecticut

    "Drink what you like" ....even though that is what you really should do....Haha.
     
    #91 NYR-Zuuuuc, Apr 14, 2015
  12. rozzom

    rozzom Pooh-Bah (2,620) Jan 22, 2011 New York
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Yeah I hear you man. But I've seen it used where the person failed to purchase the beers. But it got used anyway
     
    #92 rozzom, Apr 14, 2015
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  13. adamsns6696

    adamsns6696 Initiate (0) Jul 21, 2013 Maine

    Omnipollo- Fatamorgana
    you will taste pineapple in that one. But I don't know if they still make it.
     
    #93 adamsns6696, Apr 14, 2015
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  14. Gajo74

    Gajo74 Pooh-Bah (2,795) Sep 14, 2014 New York
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    Crisp and refreshing.
     
    #94 Gajo74, Apr 14, 2015
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  15. DrStiffington

    DrStiffington Grand Pooh-Bah (3,740) Oct 27, 2010 New Jersey
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    Underrated
     
    #95 DrStiffington, Apr 14, 2015
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  16. wyckyd_sceptre

    wyckyd_sceptre Initiate (0) Oct 26, 2013 Pennsylvania

    Liquid. Like "they make great liquid". Its the worst...though I feel the people that say it are mostly in the business. Which ensures I'll never buy that beer.
     
    #96 wyckyd_sceptre, Apr 14, 2015
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  17. olradetbalder

    olradetbalder Initiate (0) Jan 31, 2011 Sweden

    Overpriced
     
    #97 olradetbalder, Apr 14, 2015
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  18. gopens44

    gopens44 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,560) Aug 9, 2010 Virginia
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    Similarly, I fear that I put too much emphasis on lacing. Sometimes it's just so damn pretty though........
     
    #98 gopens44, Apr 14, 2015
  19. zid

    zid Grand Pooh-Bah (3,132) Feb 15, 2010 New York
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    - malt-bomb
    - straight up
    - tasteless
    - fresh
    - adjuncts
    - "do you have anything in the back?"
     
    #99 zid, Apr 14, 2015
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  20. DIM

    DIM Grand Pooh-Bah (4,788) Sep 28, 2006 Pennsylvania
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    Shelf turd. It's just generally distasteful and people don't even use it right. Not every beer for sale on the shelf is a "shelf turd". The original definition was a limited release that didn't sell well and therefore has negligible trade value. If you have to use it at least use it right. But please don't use it.
     
    #100 DIM, Apr 14, 2015
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