Beer mooching. Where do you draw the line?

I'm actually the opposite,because what goes around comes around in my circle.People know the beer is always flowing at my house.Only the cheap stuff though

 

It's only beer, they'll make more.

 

If it's in my fridge it's open to anyone who in my house, no problem with sharing my beer. What I want to keep as private stock I do. My fridge if full of some hard to get beers, they're open to be enjoyed.

 

When I'm giving someone a beer it's usually just a guest or two in my home and not scenarios like buying rounds for my friends or providing the refreshments for a party or what have you. I have yet to encounter a scenario where I have a guest or two over and I feel like they're taking advantage of my generosity. My MO when offering beers is to offer to get my guest something rather than letting them have free reign of my beer fridge though so I have a fair bit of control, I'm not a position where it'd be like, "Dude, that's your fifth trip to my beer fridge."

 

Everything! Especially the high ABV bombers I can't put down by myself

 

My beer fridge is always fair game because I enjoy sharing good craft with everyone whenever I can. BUT, when it comes to my cellar, depending on the company I will or won't. I choose and pull accordingly.

*** However, I do have a friend I love dearly and he's a craft convert (because of me ), but every time he comes over, all he wants to drink are my barrel aged stouts and never brings anything. I can't afford his palate any more, I've created a monster!!! ***

 

If I have guest over that aren't part of my usual beer nerd clique, I'll hide my special brews, and leave open to anyone the beers I'm willing to just let them grab and try and if its wasted no loss to me. I sometimes will let an interested party, sample (5oz or less) of something special I have but too many times than not, it's highly likely they won't finish it and leave wasted high quality beer sitting on a table in my house or my kitchen counter. 4oz or less I'm ok with. Consider it beer advocacy marketing expenses/losses! :-)

 

Yeah, that is the Webster's Dictionary description of a craft beer moocher. No longer invite to the top shelf bottle shares. Invite him only to the 2nd tier sampling nights.

 

Lol, fill er up with Keystone Light.

 

I'd just tell him straight. "Next time, bring something good to share with us" or "Next time, how 'bout you bring some daily drinkers for me, and I'll be glad to let you sample my cellared barrel aged stuff" Sometimes people are just socially inept and clueless nerds and sometimes they are calculated A-holes. Not sure where this person falls, but I'd lay it out politely and see how they respond.

 

It does greatly depend on those things but if you are giving beers in a social setting, how is it mooching?

 

Good advice. He's incredibly cool and it's not intentional at all (ones who are intentional I can smell a mile away). I'm sorta starting to try and find big coffee stouts instead since they're more affordable and a little easier to get. (He likes those too.) Hey! (*snap*!!) - He likes good bourbon and has it on hand, I should have him bring a bottle next time for a shot and a beer or a poor man's barrel aged coffee stout!

 

Mooches have a way of not "getting invited" to functions after a while. Maybe you should reconsider their company if the cost/quantity of beer is that important to you.

There is saying that is usually applied to a woman in a bar; but the same applies to a friend, date, whatever:

"Its still cool to buy a person a drink. However, its still foolish to buy ALL of their drinks."

 

To be honest, I'm a little snobby. I keep one for myself and I'll share a second bottle for free. Reason being is I don't like reviewing or writing notes in a social setting. If I am going to share something, it better be mutual.

And that's why I drink alone. I always share with myself

 

I enjoy sharing to a point. If someone appreciates it, anything I have is fair game. Casual beer drinkers will get to split something like BCBS. No way they are pounding 4 of them. I am kind of ashamed that it has come to this because it is exactly the opposite of what beer should be. When I have guests, especially multiple dinner or house guests, I have more than enough good stuff (wine, beer, liquor...whatever they like) at their disposal.

 

i draw the line when i have people over and they immediately go to the fridge and crack open whatever they want. If they ask, more than likely I'll tell them if they will enjoy it or not. But if not, usually it ends with a beer left open and untouched. But recently if they grab something, i tell them to pour a little in the glass and try it first. If they don't finish it, i re cap it and enjoy it later in the evening.

Invest in a capper and some caps. Best investment for moochers.

 

True. theres more happiness in giving than receiving... That said, I give my friends the joy of bringing beer to me all the time