Do you call yourself a beer geek?

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  1. djrn2

    djrn2 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,308) Nov 4, 2009 New Jersey
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    This morning at breakfast my waitress (an older woman) told me about her trip to Louisiana. She told me she went tothat the Abita Brewery and asked if I have ever heard of it. I said yes and she wondered how. I told her with no hesitation that I am a "Beer Geek". I don't like referring to myself as a geek but with beer im proud to.
     
    #1 djrn2, Mar 7, 2013
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  2. RBassSFHOPit2ME

    RBassSFHOPit2ME Initiate (0) Mar 1, 2009 California

    Yes
     
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  3. willbm3

    willbm3 Initiate (0) Feb 19, 2010 Massachusetts

    Absolutely not. I also dislike the term "craft beer." I don't know what else to call it, but "craft beer" just comes off as snobby to me
     
    #3 willbm3, Mar 7, 2013
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  4. AngusOg

    AngusOg Pooh-Bah (2,082) Apr 23, 2010 North Carolina
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    i know i geek out about beer way more than the average person, so if the shoe fits...
     
    #4 AngusOg, Mar 7, 2013
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  5. jtdolla911

    jtdolla911 Initiate (0) Nov 18, 2011 Massachusetts

    I don't like that we have to call it anything other than just beer. Craft, specialty, micro, nano, macro, etc. It's beer.
     
    #5 jtdolla911, Mar 7, 2013
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  6. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    Yup. Happily so.
     
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  7. joeebbs

    joeebbs Initiate (0) Apr 29, 2009 Pennsylvania

    I'm an Aleficionado
     
    #7 joeebbs, Mar 7, 2013
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  8. taxman

    taxman Initiate (0) Feb 22, 2012 Illinois

    Resistance is futile, you will assimilate.
     
    #8 taxman, Mar 7, 2013
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  9. frazbri

    frazbri Initiate (0) Oct 29, 2003 Ohio

    I'm just a guy who likes beer.
     
    #9 frazbri, Mar 7, 2013
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  10. leedorham

    leedorham Initiate (0) Apr 27, 2006 Washington

    I prefer "beer nut." It implies lunacy, and the lunatic always has the upper hand.
     
    #10 leedorham, Mar 7, 2013
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  11. dennis3951

    dennis3951 Initiate (0) Mar 6, 2008 New Jersey

    I just like better beer.
     
    #11 dennis3951, Mar 7, 2013
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  12. djrn2

    djrn2 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,308) Nov 4, 2009 New Jersey
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    What would you have said in that situation without sounding like a snob, tool or alcoholic?
     
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  13. frazbri

    frazbri Initiate (0) Oct 29, 2003 Ohio

    I never use "craft beer" unless it comes to the point in the conversation that I have to use it or "microbrew" to get my point across. (That's after specific brands, styles, and the concept that there are beers that aren't advertised on TV are met with blank stares)
     
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  14. cavedave

    cavedave Grand Pooh-Bah (4,157) Mar 12, 2009 New York
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    Yes. I used to say it apologetically, now I say it proudly.
     
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  15. MarcatGSB

    MarcatGSB Initiate (0) Jan 8, 2011 Michigan

    Beer Trekkie
     
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  16. willbm3

    willbm3 Initiate (0) Feb 19, 2010 Massachusetts

    You could say that you know alot about beer, or simply say that you are "into beer." The same way that you can be into sports and into video games and into food. You don't need to call yourself a "foodie." Although, much like these "foodies" that like to Instagram their meals, can we call ourselves "Beerie's?
     
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  17. mecummins

    mecummins Initiate (0) Nov 16, 2012 Illinois

    Yep. Absolutely no problem with it. To me, "geek" just means that I have a passion for something. Why should I be ashamed of that?
     
    #17 mecummins, Mar 7, 2013
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  18. willbm3

    willbm3 Initiate (0) Feb 19, 2010 Massachusetts

    Many people say that I'm into "weird beer." I'm fine with that
     
    #18 willbm3, Mar 7, 2013
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  19. mark14580

    mark14580 Initiate (0) Jan 15, 2011 New York

    Geek

    : an enthusiast or expert especially in a technological field or activity <computer geek>

    Don't consider myself an expert by definitely enthusiastic. So I think the shoe fits.
     
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  20. pointyskull

    pointyskull Zealot (675) Mar 17, 2010 Illinois
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    I always hear "you like that heavy, dark stuff" - often while I'm imbibing an IPA....
     
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