Craft Beer: A hostile environment for many

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  1. Plower

    Plower Initiate (0) Nov 23, 2014 Texas

    Guys...I've drank some pretty good stuff, to put it plainly. I've been to the best breweries on the east coast and Vermont. I'll admit it is interesting but a lot of these beers seem to be sold on word of mouth and bashing the competition rather than quality. It's also unfortunate that the craft guys are ripping into the bigger names all the time. Everytime I'm with my craft beer friends and beer snobs, they are always bashing the bigger label beers that I'm partial towards. If I don't order some local brewery's Hop Bomb I get told I'm drinking piss...it's not cool anymore and needs to stop.

    My friend for example said I should be ashamed of myself because I asked for a Shiner Bock instead of a Heady Topper at a bar in Vermont. What's wrong with people these days? Maybe I want something that goes good with BBQ corn nuts. Name a better CRAFT beer that goes with BBQ corn nuts as well as Shiner Bock? Can't do it can you? See, I don't mind smelling my beer once in a while like that hipster in that Buddweiser commercial, but I'm not going to be doing that between every sip if you know what I mean. And by the time you finish thoroughly smelling your Pliny the Younger for the 10th time, I'll be on my 5th Shiner Bock and ready to leave.
     
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  2. HopBackGorilla

    HopBackGorilla Initiate (0) Feb 13, 2015 New York

    To each their own!?! I have noticed it doesn't take much word out of your mouth for other BA's to break out their shotguns of elite wit and start taking shot. It's fashionable to like and not like. It's even more fashionable to trump snob or discredit the palate of another individual. Go figure?

    I will always be of the opinion, drink whatever makes you warm and fuzzy on the inside. Whether Pumpkin Peach Ale or Enjoy By 4.20.15 , just drink it :wink:

    Cheers BA!
     
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  3. drtth

    drtth Initiate (0) Nov 25, 2007 Pennsylvania
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    Sounds to me like you need to find some new friends.
     
    #3 drtth, Apr 5, 2015
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  4. champ103

    champ103 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,296) Sep 3, 2007 Texas
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    Ohm, drink Shiner then. Who cares? Give them some ribbing right back if you feel offended. This is not difficult :slight_smile:
     
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  5. Tilley4

    Tilley4 Pooh-Bah (2,811) Nov 13, 2007 Tennessee
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    I concur... My fridge is never without something considered swill by many others... Don't get me wrong, I drink mostly craft but sometimes i still love pounding down a few macros with some super spicy chicken wings.. Don't sweat it...
     
    #5 Tilley4, Apr 5, 2015
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  6. PA-Michigander

    PA-Michigander Grand Pooh-Bah (3,372) Nov 10, 2013 Pennsylvania
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    A Texan hyping Shiner Bock? :wink:

    Use Yeungling and I would have agreed!
     
    #6 PA-Michigander, Apr 5, 2015
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  7. JuicesFlowing

    JuicesFlowing Initiate (0) Jul 5, 2009 Kansas

    Dude ... I love this post. I hate beer snobs. Thank you.
     
    #7 JuicesFlowing, Apr 5, 2015
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  8. GOBLIN

    GOBLIN Pooh-Bah (2,676) Mar 3, 2013 Ohio
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    I agree OP . . . What happened to drinking what your in the mood for ?
     
    #8 GOBLIN, Apr 5, 2015
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  9. bluehende

    bluehende Initiate (0) Dec 10, 2010 Delaware

    If I had to drink beer with friends like that I would stay home and enjoy myself a lot more.
     
    #9 bluehende, Apr 5, 2015
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  10. offthelevel_bytheplumb

    offthelevel_bytheplumb Maven (1,277) Aug 19, 2013 Illinois


    If he was busting your chops, then you should learn how to bust his chops back. If he was being serious, then he's a loser.
     
    #10 offthelevel_bytheplumb, Apr 5, 2015
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  11. Orca

    Orca Grand Pooh-Bah (4,710) Sep 18, 2010 Washington
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    ISO: beer with label listing BBQ corn nuts as good food pairing
     
    #11 Orca, Apr 5, 2015
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  12. Plower

    Plower Initiate (0) Nov 23, 2014 Texas

    Thanks boys, I don't post much but I just wanted to say what needed to be said. I'm also tired of how poorly some of the beers I like are rated here...while the beer snobs rave about the 20 different flavors they are tasting with their first sip of whatever craft brew they are on the bandwagon with. I'm an educated no nonsense kind of guy and been to a university or two...you saying that you are T-tasting steak, campfire smores and monkey picked oolong tea all at the same time? Yeah, I've read reviews like that...no lie.
     
    #12 Plower, Apr 5, 2015
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  13. starkmarvelo

    starkmarvelo Initiate (0) Jan 20, 2010 Texas

    I get very weird looks when I drink a Redd's Apple Ale.
     
    #13 starkmarvelo, Apr 5, 2015
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  14. nc41

    nc41 Initiate (0) Sep 25, 2008 North Carolina
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    Drink what you like, pretty simple.
     
    #14 nc41, Apr 5, 2015
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  15. Mike_Aguirre

    Mike_Aguirre Initiate (0) Jan 20, 2015 Mexico

    Yeah beer snobs are like that man, don´t worry, let them be happy with their comments. Drink what you want, there´s beer for every mood, weather, budget, food, and now I might add "company". Cheers!
     
    #15 Mike_Aguirre, Apr 5, 2015
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  16. Colt-Seavers

    Colt-Seavers Initiate (0) Feb 19, 2015 Michigan

    There are always going to be those people that have to prop themselves up with something rather than stand on their own merit with character. If it wasn't craft beer it would be single ended stereo tube amps, gastronomy, politics; anything but their own identity. Drink what you like and disregard the phonies Holden!
     
    #16 Colt-Seavers, Apr 5, 2015
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  17. offthelevel_bytheplumb

    offthelevel_bytheplumb Maven (1,277) Aug 19, 2013 Illinois

    I got tired of that as well. It's the reason I stopped paying attention to them.:slight_smile:
     
    #17 offthelevel_bytheplumb, Apr 5, 2015
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  18. jco3

    jco3 Initiate (0) May 4, 2012 New Hampshire

    No matter how fancy and expensive it is people...IT'S BEER. You got people ragging about questions people ask, people not liking what other people drink. Whining about this , whining about that, what happened to discussions about new beers in different regions. Or brewing processes , or hops. I enjoy craft beer..cause it tastes good. It supports my community. I don't care what any one else is drinking, unless it's interesting to me. And then, I'll ask all the stupid questions I want about it. RANT OVER.
     
    #18 jco3, Apr 5, 2015
  19. lordofthemark

    lordofthemark Initiate (0) Jan 28, 2015 Virginia

    Were they artisanal corn nuts made from heritiage strains of corn?
     
    #19 lordofthemark, Apr 5, 2015
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  20. dj14365

    dj14365 Aspirant (293) Feb 7, 2015 Alabama

    This, so much.

    To quote the basic bitches, I would literally not be able to even.
     
    #20 dj14365, Apr 5, 2015
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