Beer to crack at a wedding?

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Best beer to bring to a wedding

  1. Speedway Stout

  2. 15' Parabola

  3. MBC Lunch

  4. Older Viscosity

  5. Nugget Nectar

  6. Vlad the Conquistador

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  1. IPAGeorge

    IPAGeorge Pundit (863) Oct 28, 2014 Illinois

    So i'm going to a wedding today and I wan't to bring something (maybe 2) to drink so I don't have to succumb to the weddings choices. What do you guys thing would be a good wedding beer? Obviously I don't want to get trashed but a nice sipper would be good. But on the other side of things a few nice IPA's might be a good thing too. I guess i would share a little with someone I know appreciates craft beer.What do you guys think?
     
    #1 IPAGeorge, Mar 20, 2015
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  2. Friendlyfire

    Friendlyfire Initiate (0) Jul 31, 2014 Virginia

    Is this a formal or semi-formal wedding? either way seems like it would be in poor taste to BYOB.
     
    #2 Friendlyfire, Mar 20, 2015
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  3. olradetbalder

    olradetbalder Initiate (0) Jan 31, 2011 Sweden

    I would not bother it if someone brings beer to my wedding....
     
    #3 olradetbalder, Mar 20, 2015
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  4. IPAGeorge

    IPAGeorge Pundit (863) Oct 28, 2014 Illinois

    Its a formal wedding but it's one of my best friend's and it's gonna be mostly younger south side chicago Irish people so that won't be a problem. I'm sure nobody would think it's poor taste. We aren't trash but we aren't upity. Just normal peeps.
     
    #4 IPAGeorge, Mar 20, 2015
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  5. DougC123

    DougC123 Savant (1,186) Aug 21, 2012 Connecticut

    You will most certainly come off as a beer douche IMO.
     
    #5 DougC123, Mar 20, 2015
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  6. IPAGeorge

    IPAGeorge Pundit (863) Oct 28, 2014 Illinois

    These are all my good friends and I'm sure some will have some stuff too. I think the peeps drinking Miller lite would be the beer douches
     
    #6 IPAGeorge, Mar 20, 2015
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  7. Jacobier10

    Jacobier10 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,102) Feb 23, 2004 New Jersey
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    Agree with this 100%. You wouldn't bring your own food to the wedding, so why is it ok to bring your own beer? If you want to BYO, that's what the pre and after parties are for. Sometimes you just gotta suck it up for a few hours if the options are crappy. After all, you're not paying for it, right?
     
    #7 Jacobier10, Mar 20, 2015
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  8. pitweasel

    pitweasel Initiate (0) Jun 11, 2007 New York

    "Hey friend, thanks for spending a shitload of money on a bar for us...I'm just gonna go ahead and bring my own booze with me though."

    No one's holding a gun to your head and forcing you to drink something you don't like. Really, truly, utter despise every single beer option available at the wedding? Try wine. Try liquor. Or try....*gasp*....not having alcohol!
     
    #8 pitweasel, Mar 20, 2015
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  9. SammyJaxxxx

    SammyJaxxxx Initiate (0) Feb 23, 2012 New Jersey

    I doubt you can bring your own alcohol to a wedding hall.

    If there is no "good" beer, This is why there is wine, whiskey and mixed drinks.
     
    #9 SammyJaxxxx, Mar 20, 2015
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  10. SWEETLEW55

    SWEETLEW55 Initiate (0) Dec 31, 2014 Florida

    Fun Fact- I went to a wedding this past September and it was an open bar (better be) I drank, no shit, 15 Jai Alais and acted like a BAFOON..but Jai Alai was free which was fun for me because nobody else was interested.
     
    #10 SWEETLEW55, Mar 20, 2015
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  11. BullBearHawk

    BullBearHawk Initiate (0) Jun 24, 2013 Illinois
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    Not drinking at a best friend's wedding? You must be joking. Really though, you're taking this too far.

    2015 Parabola would be a great beer to sip on all night if that's all you're looking to drink. I personally would go with something lighter such as a solid pale ales and a nice sour to share with some folks.
     
    #11 BullBearHawk, Mar 20, 2015
  12. SammyJaxxxx

    SammyJaxxxx Initiate (0) Feb 23, 2012 New Jersey

    Really!!!!!
    So they are douches because they don't like what you like?
     
    #12 SammyJaxxxx, Mar 20, 2015
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  13. DougC123

    DougC123 Savant (1,186) Aug 21, 2012 Connecticut

    So here is what bringing your own beer says to a family that has spent probably a year planning an event they think is going to be really nice and cost a boat load of money...."I am such a beer douche that I'm sure you wouldn't pick a beer that would meet my high BA standards, and I can't possibly go 4 hours without a craft beer, so I've brought my own. Did I mention I'm on BA?"
     
    #13 DougC123, Mar 20, 2015
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  14. IPAGeorge

    IPAGeorge Pundit (863) Oct 28, 2014 Illinois

    Am I douche for liking what I like?
     
    #14 IPAGeorge, Mar 20, 2015
  15. IPAGeorge

    IPAGeorge Pundit (863) Oct 28, 2014 Illinois

    I really don't like most beers at weddings. I've seen people have their own in coolers in their car and fill it when they stop out for a smoke. People brought their beer of choice to my wedding and I had no problem with it at all. It doesn't change the price if they drink the from my wedding or not. Lot of mad butthurt morning people here. This isn't disrespectful. If it was someone you didn't really know Ya of course. I explained it's not like that. I'm not trying to show off. Some trolls here.
     
    #15 IPAGeorge, Mar 20, 2015
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  16. 2Xmd

    2Xmd Initiate (0) Apr 19, 2013 New York

    Seems like none of these guys have been to a shanty Irish wedding. I would start with Nugget Nectar before the reception an bring the Parabola to the party.
     
    #16 2Xmd, Mar 20, 2015
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  17. BullBearHawk

    BullBearHawk Initiate (0) Jun 24, 2013 Illinois
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    Totally agree. My group of friends would care less if I brought a nice bottle to their weddings and vice versa. They would most likely have a pour. We don't frown upon insignificant things such as that. I mean it's a wedding, celebrate, drink what you like and have a good time. If it's not a close group of friends/family, then yea, leave the craft at home.
     
    #17 BullBearHawk, Mar 20, 2015
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  18. Mcj6986

    Mcj6986 Initiate (0) Dec 14, 2013 Ohio
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    Just drink some liquor at the bar, and craft beer before/after. Poor taste to bring it unless it's a request of the bride and groom and they're going to enjoy it with you
     
    #18 Mcj6986, Mar 20, 2015
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  19. SammyJaxxxx

    SammyJaxxxx Initiate (0) Feb 23, 2012 New Jersey

    I don't think this going how the OP thought it would go
    No you are not. But you are for calling the people that want to drink Miller Lite douches.
     
    #19 SammyJaxxxx, Mar 20, 2015
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  20. WheelsPSU

    WheelsPSU Initiate (0) Aug 25, 2013 New Jersey

    My wife and I got married last year (tomorrow is my first anniversary!) and we decided to put a 2013 BCBS in the kiddush cup instead of the usual wine or grape juice. She is Jewish and I am Catholic and we had a non religious ceremony but we figured out a nice way to incorporate a small bit of her religion with our love of good beer into the ceremony.
     
    #20 WheelsPSU, Mar 20, 2015
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