Biggest beer pet peeves

Overly floral attempts at wit beers or saisons. When the floral scent seems to make its way to overpower the flavor.

 

Apparently you haven't seen the "post your latest haul" threads!

 

not having beer is my pet peeve. but that is never.

 

As many others have said, no date on the bottle. >=[

 

The guy next to me at the bar tonight talking about his beer ad nauseam.

 

When folk try to be a beer Know-it-all when they clearly have no clue what they are talking about.

 

I would be extremely angry to be offered a pint which was a mere 16 ounces.That's little more than a glass with some beer in it.

Those who talk about "innovation" when breweries either do what's been done before or just tweak the recipes.Actual innovation is as rare as hens' teeth and include the crime called nitro.

Gratuitous use of the word "craft" when in fact it means damn all. Why even bother to ask "what is your favourite craft beer?" on this site when you mean "what is your favourite beer?"

 

People who hate on BMC because it's the cool thing to do. I have no shame in popping open a Budweiser from time to time.

Hype around beers that are flat out average, and only getting hype because of the name.

 

Actual pet peeve = Undated bottles or cans.

A close second is having someone tell me a particular beer is ass water, e.g. Heineken or Guinness or any exported German beer for that matter. In my opinion there is too significant a difference in taste between fresh brewed Heineken in Amsterdam or Guinness in Dublin... and regional versions. Löwenbräu or Franziskaner are two easy examples of German imports that taste completely different - IMO - when drank locally vs. imported.

 

seasonal beer that is released 2 - 3 months early.

 

No bottling date comes to mind but worst is those fucking truck chasers who try and buy up all the hard to get seasonals and not leave anything for anybody else.

 

I'm in a bar/restaurant that we visit once every 2 weeks or so. I order a Flying Bison Scotch Ale from the new 20 something bartender. She goes to the cooler & I say "NO,NO,NO" in a louder than normal conversational but not screaming tone. The people at the bar that don't know me look at me like I am wack & the bartender gives me a look of non-comprehension. She walks back to me & I ask for a room temp glass & she asks "Why". I explain that a frozen glass changes & dilutes the taste of the beer & she now thinks I am certifiable. I am not looking at the strangers at the bar but I'm pretty sure I'm getting the "he's one of them" stare (not that I care). 5 minutes later the owner of the place walks in & sits down next to me as he does on occasion, shows me the beer distributor "beers available" list & we have a conversation about what they are going to put into rotation. The owner gets up to walk into the kitchen & the bartender calls him over. They have a short conversation & then walk to the glassware rack & he proceeds to explain which glassware to use for which beers. The bartender walks away from that discussion with a look of "it's only beer" on her face. Turns out she was an emergency bartender who was recommended by her sister who is a waitress. Never saw her again.

 

no bottled/canned date, indecipherable dates, best buy dates instead of bottled/canned date, in that order.

 

This story is pretty awesome. I would LOVE for the owner of a place that cares enough to have good beer but doesn't know what they're doing with it would let me consult with them.

edit: I do feel a little bad for the bartender; it'd be better for them to train her than just get rid of her.

 

In fairness the owner & his wife are close friends of ours going back to when he was head chef at another good restaurant. He knows what he is doing so this was not so much a consultation as it was a conversation that we have every once in a while. He also talks to regular customers about food pairings & other restaurant "stuff" that they would be interested in.

 

Yeah, like WTF is this? "FT: Mega whale ISO: mega whale"

 

An extension of this: when newish breweries charge established breweries prices. $6-7 for a kolsch is too fucking much. Same for $20 bombers. Unless a unicorn pissed in it, stop it.

 

Ordering a beer at a bar, receiving a different beer, and then having the bartender argue with me when I politely point out that this isn't the beer I ordered.

 

I get pissed when someone brings my beer in glass with greasy fingerprints all over it. I mean, that's fuggin gross, man.

 

Working at a liquor store 2 things bother me... Bringing your kid into the liquor store is not acceptable, and people that come in just to complain (don't ask me questions, just start bitching). Seriously dude, let me come to your work place and shit on everything you do, and tell you it's wrong.