Ever experience a macro beer snob?

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  1. SerialTicker

    SerialTicker Pooh-Bah (2,851) Jun 18, 2012 Missouri
    Pooh-Bah

    Anyone else notice that these people exist? I ask this because I read all the time on beer related Yahoo! articles in the comment section, people say things like "I'll pass on that fizzy yellow stuff, give me a Guinness!" More specifically though, I have one friend in particular (hurts to call him a friend... :slight_frown:) that says he absolutely refuses to drink BMC, but he really enjoys Leinenkugel (Summer Shandy specifically) and loves Sol (a Mexican adjunct lager, I think). Now, I haven't and won't hound him for drinking what he likes, but it seems hypocritical to me. This same friend also likes Guinness, but is disgusted by better examples of the style. Guinness is no doubt a big step up (in my opinion) from BMC, but I just find it strange that EYE (had to emphasize "I" somehow) sometimes feel that I get looked down on for drinking craft beer at times.

    I've been called a hipster for drinking craft beer over a round of PBRs before. ... *cough*

    Oh well, while I drink my "girly" craft beer, I'm getting buzzed and buzzed-er while they guzzle their light beer.

    Share your experiences, people -- me gusta "faux" beer snobs.
     
    #1 SerialTicker, Apr 12, 2013
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  2. tjensen3618

    tjensen3618 Maven (1,391) Mar 23, 2008 California

    Sure, although I think it's simply more of a brand loyalty thing.

    My uncle's a coors light drinker, he tried a Union Jack and said it tasted like a burnt tire, I always thought that was a funny description.
     
    #2 tjensen3618, Apr 12, 2013
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  3. SerialTicker

    SerialTicker Pooh-Bah (2,851) Jun 18, 2012 Missouri
    Pooh-Bah

    Yesyesyes this.

    I watched ... the hell is it called. A beer documentary. And they had a bunch of BMC drinkers choose between BMC, and a good number of them chose one that they "didn't like". Obviously there were people that got it right and got edited out, but I was still amused.

    I find that Miller Lite's easily distinguishable between the three just because it's a shade darker. I guess no one else can notice it.
     
    #3 SerialTicker, Apr 12, 2013
  4. StoutSnob40

    StoutSnob40 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,611) Jan 4, 2013 California
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    Sorry, I do not want to derail the thread, but I keep seeing "BMC". What does that mean?

    And yes, it's funny when people are all about Guinness. It's weak and terrible. Tripels, my personal favorite style, may be lighter in color and fruity, but they will put you on your ass.
     
    #4 StoutSnob40, Apr 12, 2013
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  5. SerialTicker

    SerialTicker Pooh-Bah (2,851) Jun 18, 2012 Missouri
    Pooh-Bah

    Bud/Miller/Coors
     
    #5 SerialTicker, Apr 12, 2013
  6. tjensen3618

    tjensen3618 Maven (1,391) Mar 23, 2008 California

    Bud, Miller, Coors
     
    #6 tjensen3618, Apr 12, 2013
  7. dianimal

    dianimal Savant (1,006) Apr 18, 2012 California

    Bud-Miller-Coors
     
    #7 dianimal, Apr 12, 2013
  8. StoutSnob40

    StoutSnob40 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,611) Jan 4, 2013 California
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    Ah. Thanks.. All of you.

    We should have a thread just to explain all of the god damn acronyms on this site.
     
    #8 StoutSnob40, Apr 12, 2013
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  9. YieldToNothing

    YieldToNothing Initiate (0) Mar 13, 2013 New York

    my uncle used to call em an idiot because i told him that budweiser tasted like ass.
    he moved to the costco ipa and now he's feeling his leffe brune. gave him a dfh 90 and he loved it....
    hope for him, there is yet
     
    #9 YieldToNothing, Apr 12, 2013
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  10. Crusader

    Crusader Pooh-Bah (1,725) Feb 4, 2011 Sweden
    Pooh-Bah

    I was standing in the beer aisle with a friend of mine deciding on what beer to buy and he decides on a Swedish pale lager brewed by Carlsberg Sweden. His reasoning for this was that he doesn't want to buy any "Danish shit beer" like the Carlsberg which was also on the shelf. Both Carlsberg and the beer he bought is brewed by the same company, namely Carlsberg Sweden. He wanted to buy a Swedish beer and ended up buying a beer owned by a Danish company. I didn't feel like bursting his bubble though so I let him have his "Swedish" beer :stuck_out_tongue: .
     
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  11. beerinNV

    beerinNV Initiate (0) Jan 3, 2012 Nevada

    Nice Yoda
     
    #11 beerinNV, Apr 12, 2013
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  12. Benish

    Benish Pooh-Bah (2,446) Mar 13, 2013 Utah
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    Totally agree. I asked one person what's FFF? Its 3 Floyds.
     
    #12 Benish, Apr 12, 2013
  13. SerialTicker

    SerialTicker Pooh-Bah (2,851) Jun 18, 2012 Missouri
    Pooh-Bah

    I picked up on this stuff just from being on the site 8 days a week. You just need to stop having a life! :stuck_out_tongue:
     
    #13 SerialTicker, Apr 12, 2013
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  14. Dogzbone

    Dogzbone Initiate (0) Dec 1, 2012 New York

    Couldn't find one on this site but here's a link.

    http://www.brewery.org/brewery/infobase/Acronyms.html

    Looks like a bunch of acronyms are missing but it'll get you started.
     
    #14 Dogzbone, Apr 12, 2013
  15. Thedrizzle

    Thedrizzle Initiate (0) Sep 10, 2012 Florida

    Alot of times you can just type the Acronyms in on google.
     
    #15 Thedrizzle, Apr 12, 2013
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  16. willbm3

    willbm3 Initiate (0) Feb 19, 2010 Massachusetts

    I know plenty of people who insist that BMC is the manliest and most American beer out there. Yea bro, this imperial stout is some real ***** stuff...
     
    #16 willbm3, Apr 12, 2013
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  17. kingofhop

    kingofhop Initiate (0) May 9, 2010 Oklahoma
    In Memoriam

    Bud drinkers are notorious for disparaging Coors drinkers who are notorious for disparaging Miller drinkers.
     
    #17 kingofhop, Apr 12, 2013
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  18. SerialTicker

    SerialTicker Pooh-Bah (2,851) Jun 18, 2012 Missouri
    Pooh-Bah

    "Yuck. Look how dark that is. I bet it's bitter." -- actual quote from a friend.
     
    #18 SerialTicker, Apr 12, 2013
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  19. beercanman

    beercanman Initiate (0) Dec 17, 2012 Ohio

    Yes I have experienced a macro snob. Most of my friends are. Dangerously insane individuals I tell you!
     
    #19 beercanman, Apr 12, 2013
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  20. willbm3

    willbm3 Initiate (0) Feb 19, 2010 Massachusetts

    Yep. I'm also a fan of the people who say that Guinness is just too heavy and filling. I understand having different taste preferences (albeit pretty arbitrary when it comes to BMC preferences), but I don't understand being objectively wrong about something
     
    #20 willbm3, Apr 12, 2013
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