That facepalm moment

This post is really improving your "like" to "post" ratio.

 

FFS

 

A couple of weeks ago a friend of mine that is into good beer, and buys and collects beers told he was cleaning out his beer closet getting rid of out of date beers. He had belonged to a beer club and buys a lot of nice beers. He threw out 2 or 3 (old) Cantillions, I was like WTF? He had had these since before the big craze for sours and didn't know what he had.

 

Blue Moon is possibly the only ale he has ever had, so it would taste more like that than any other beer in his frame of reference.

 

I shared a can of Heady a month or so ago with my girlfriends one friend. Her first comment was, "Is this a stout? It reminds me of Guinness."

Facepalm

 

I facepalm every time I read another thread about beer dorks complaining that others don't appreciate beer as much as they do.

Do you think BalutAdvocate.com members post threads about non-advocates not appreciating the nuances of nice ripe balut?

 

When people come in hoping to try out sours, I generally give them the whole run down. An I enjoy it! I'm speaking more to the case of those who come in and complain when we don't have blue moon or heineken or several among many sub par beers. And then proceed to frump about our only having beers they often aren't even willing to try. Sounds whack, but it's true. I should said I don't automatically jump to responses like the one above, but people damn near ask for them.

 

When I was first starting my transition to craft beer (I was 19 at the time), I bought Sam Adams double bock. I described it to a friend (and totally meant it) as "like Guinness, but a little stronger." Despite being way off base, I totally meant it. We all start somewhere.

 

Ah - makes more sense now.

 

Guy says "I'll take a Heineken bottle."

Me, the bartender says "Too bad we don't have cans, the green bottles really---"

Guy cuts me off before I can finish and says "The bottles taste way better, why would I want that?"

Facepalm, indeed.

 

so true

 

Blue moon is made with 2-row, wheat malt, oats, coriander, orange peel and a neutral american ale strain (think 1056). I wouldn't consider it a true witbier, unlike the others you list.

 

It's a proprietary strain, I coulda swore I saw it referred to as a Belgian yeast strain on the label, but I couldn't find it.

Regardless, blind taste tests it performs well against other Wits, try it.

 

At least he liked it, I was expecting him to spit it out or be disgusted by it. I work at a liquor store and people ask me all the time "I'm looking for a dark beer like Guinness or a pale beer like Stella Artois."

 

Yeah i face palmed myself for my initial contribution here. That beig said, this thread was about face palming in the beer related workplace - and yes, service staff become frustrated with inflexible and haughty patrons. A common example of frustration is when the beer we serve and respect is under appreciated. This thread was intended, it seems, to share such stories. Lightheartedly. If you're gettin butthurt, read a different thread. I'm not sure what balut is, but I hear everyone who reviews it is gentlemanly and righteous, so check those ones. And please, laugh a little.

 

Eh. I liked Namaste. Blue Moon makes me sick. Literally. Even before I started craft. The shit was gross.

 

It's horn-rimmed, so that should withstand a bit more: http://www.warbyparker.com/monocle/

 

I will be the judge of that

 

This one time i judged someone new to beer on an internet forum instead of offering helpful advice and guiding them in their new beer journey when i had the opportunity.

No wait, that wasnt me. That was you.

 

Me: What kind of beer do you like?
Customer: I like IPA's
Me: Well I have x,y, and z IPA's
Customer: I'll have x.
Me: Would you like to try it first
Customer: No just give me a pint
:: Pint is served, customer takes a sip::
Customer: This beer is bitter. I don't like bitter beers!
Me::crickets:: whap! facepalm

Has happened to me more times then I can count.