You're not a beer geek unless...

Poured into the PROPER glass!

 

No that's just alcoholism

 

That's more snobbery than geekdom IMO.

 

the wait staff at old chicago gets PISSED when they serve you a trois pistoles in a pilsner glass and you ask for a globe.

 

To be fair if you come to my house and drink my beer and you have never had it before, I'm handing you a glass and you will use it. My house, my beer, you're welcome. It took months of yelling at my father for 1 drinking my Rogue splits and 2 for never using a glass if you are gonna five finger my expensive beer you are gonna enjoy it dammit.

 

I like your attitude well done.

 

A co-worker brings in her son's home brews for you to try!

 

You are re-reading a 3 1/2 year old thread on a Saturday night.

 

I sometimes spend more time in the bottle shop than it takes me to drink the beer I buy.

 

Then again, sometimes I'm drinking beer in the shop.

 

You're forced to build a basement bar to get your glassware out of the kitchen.

 

When: The cashier tells you $116.00 for your case of Tripel Karmeliet and the redneck buying the case of Naty Lite cans at the register next to you says: " Damn, that's a lot of ground chuck!"

 

Friends and family constantly ask you about craft bars that have just opened, that you may or may not have been to already... they also confidently mention how many taps it has (as if it makes a difference).

 

My wife who barely drinks and only drinks guinness, and thinks ipas all taste like grapefruit, will say " hey, I almost picked you up some SN pale ale or something etc, but the date was like 6 months old, gross! "

So awesome.

 

You obsess over the nuances of styles that are very similar and are just slightly different because of said nuances.

Eric

 

Every time you buy a new fridge for the house the old one goes into the garage for more cold beer storage, and they are all full. Or is that alcoholism?

 

You get excited about telling beer salesman about the beers they are trying to sell you!

 

Or when the wife/spouse complains that there's no room for food in the fridge because of all your beer

 

You choose your restaurant based on their tap list. Then, you may glance at their food menu...

 

You think anything below 7% abv is a "session beer"