Most ridiculous thing you've done because you Respect Beer

I've shipped beer illegally across state lines to complete strangers...

 

Closest story I've got is when I went out to CA for a wedding this past September. I brought along as few clothes as possible to allow as much weight for beer as possible. I took CCB, Straight to Ale, Good People, and Westbrook with me out there to share with the bartenders at the breweries. I came back with Bruery, Russian River, Firestone Walker and Lost Abbey offerings. I am very glad I was able to make some quick friends with the bartenders when I walk in with some great southeast beers they couldn't get easily. I ended up being over weight in my suitcase and had to ship myself beer...

 

You wins!

 

Probably spending thousands upon thousands of dollars on beer

 

Show me some love!

 

I don't even know where to begin...

 

At 4 Elf this year i waited in line for 4 hours while mother nature shat on me with snow in 5 degree F temperatures.
All in the name of beer.

 

Finished almost every beer ever. Including the pong fodder and terrible ones.

I think I've only had to pour out maybe 4. One of those had a cigarette ashed into it, the rest were because I had already drank waaaay to much.

 

ive driven absurd distances and time for beers i never even tried up until that point....made myself feel better by saying i like the scenery

 

I often buckle up my beer on the way home from the store, especially if it's a 6 pack or bombers. I wasn't even sure if I should write this, because I figure everyone does it.

 

I have 2 little ones. The car seats are awesome for transporting beer.

 

Yes, growlers every time. Although, I don't get them very often.

 

I homebrew.
Come on, think about it for a second: it takes forever to brew, plus bottling. a month to 6 weeks till drinking.
the amount of money spent on equipment, ingredients and time. possibilities of infection, bad batches and mopping the ceiling.
Pros: the satisfaction of saying, "yup, I brewed this one. Yep, at home."

 

I don't "respect beer". I enjoy it and drink a lot of it, simple as that. I've always thought that phrase was really dumb.

 

Its not dumb. Lets say you dont like IPAs but drink one and say it sucks even though it might be a very good and well made IPA. Thats not respecting beer by saying a good beer sucks just because you dont prefer the style.

 

last year i drove to kalamazoo for hopslam (and found black note when i got there). ~6 hours there and ~7.5 back in a snow storm.

 

Kate the Great Day, 2012. It was a very good beer, but I spent about four hours waiting in 20 degree weather to get it. Couldn't feel my hands or feet by the time I made it indoors.