Biggest beer pet peeves

What's really annoying is people coming over to BA to talk about untappd

 

I talk about Untappd on here, but that's because I feel my beer ratings are more comparable to Untappd rather than BA.

 

A pet peeve of mine, which has happened on several occasions, is when a company markets a variety 12-pack, and even with all of the descriptive text on the outside of the cardboard carton, no where does it say that one of the beers contained therein is a fruit and/or spice beer. This I do not discover until I get home, open the box, and read the label on the bottle. Really pisses me of, paying for 12 bottles of which I will only consume 9. Not every beer drinker cares for fruit beer or has any interest in drinking any. They should already know this ! It would make more sense to me, for them to package those types in a fruit-only variety pack. But if they are intent upon combining fruit beer with regular beer, they need to be forthcoming on the outside of the box !



dammit.

 

Coming across a new variety 12 pack and realizing it only holds one beer I actually want.

 

I would like your post 100 times if I could.

 

Totally reminds me of that beer camp across the world pack where all anyone wanted was that Thai style iced tea collab with Mikkeller...

 

I always think that when SN puts out a new variety 12 pack, and they throw SNPA in there...We already know that one is good. I'd rather have 3 more of a different beer.

 

Without getting too far off subject, there are some words and phrases that will always be objectionable to some for a variety of different reasons. If those words and phrases are used to harm another person then I am against their use. If they are used in jest, though, I tend to be OK with them. It's very difficult in this context to tell what people mean because we have to rely on the written word only. I've just never been into censorship of any kind and to say, "____ word should never be used" sounds a lot like censorship.

 

Here’s a minor pet peeve. I don’t mean to pick on those who are less knowledgeable about craft beer, but I’ve seen the following quote on several occasions:
Situation: a party or special occasion. I’m drinking some kind of high ABV imperial stout. A curious onlooker says “ooh what drink is that?” I respond “beer”. They look at me quizzically and respond “so dark?” I respond “ it’s a style called stout...blah blah....want a taste?” They then taste it and respond “ oh...it’s like a Guinness!”

 

Well, without any modifiers on your end (imperial, chocolate hazelnut, BBA, etc.) it pretty much is just like a Guinness.

 

I believe I did say high ABV imperial stout?

 

I'm just pointing out how normal enough misunderstandings can come about- if you just say it's a 'stout', I don't think there's anything unreasonable to assume it'll be like Guinness no matter who's on the other end.

 

True enough! I think what didn’t quite come across in my post was that during the following quote, “it’s a style called stout...blah blah....want a taste?” the blah blah blah part was me being a beer geek and talking about barrel aging, adjunct flavoring, higher malt bill/ABV etc. What was truly amazing to me was how said person could take a taste of CBS, KBS, Abyss, or whatever I was drinking, and claim it tastes just like Guinness.

 

Ah, so you 'yada-yada-ed' the best part .

 

Yes!! Loving the Seinfeld reference too!

 

FACTS

 

Breweries that make world class beers whose distribution radius is about a thousand miles from me.

 

I sometimes get mad because Tree House and Trillium are about an hour away and then I think about folks like yourself and realize that I'm still mad I have to drive an hour.

 

Having my beer served to me with a frosty glass and then having the following conversation:

Me: May I have a regular pint glass, please.

Server: What do you mean?

Me: One that's at room temperature.

Server: So, not a cold glass.

Me: Correct.

Server: I'm not sure we have one.

Me: I'll just drink it out of the bottle.

 

I asked a server for a regular glass instead of the frosted one and was told she didn't think there were any. I suggested she check the dishwasher and she said those would be warm.

That'll do I replied.