I'll take "Things that annoy" for $200

Maybe not "annoying", but I find the never-ending creations of new "IPA"s to be lame. I'm not passing judgement on any single beer or brewery, but for god's sake, enough already! If you are bold enough to brew these beers, you should be brave enough to put forth a completely new style. And this is in no way a dig at BA's upcoming IPA Fest, before anyone comes to that conclusion. I'd be there in a heartbeat if I didn't have a previous commitment.

 

Well, maybe it's different now, but it used to be so bad that their neighbors were complaining about people standing around at like, 3 in the morning, and drinking.

 

It's a stretch to say it annoys me, but I always found it curious how hesitant anybody in this forum is to name specific breweries, bars, or bottle shops.

A common format of a post here is "I went to a local bar/bottle shop/brewery, and thought it was amazing/terrible, but rather than actually naming it and being of any kind of help to anybody I'll stay mysterious and opaque."

 

I don’t know. Sure pastry stouts and NEIPAs dominate the top lists here and elsewhere, but is that because people prefer ‘juice’ or dessert foods to beer, or is it simply because they are the styles de jour? A few years ago it was all Bourbon BA stouts and west coast IPAs at the top of the lists. Does that mean people then preferred Bourbon and Chinotto to beer? I’d argue that it is a big leap to make an assumption of this sort. Novelty is far more likely to be the reason for their presence on the top lists than is some sort of false consciousness.

I prefer smoked beer to Kolsch. If given a choice between the two, I’ll almost always take the smoked beer. Does that mean that while I may like the taste of beer, I prefer the taste of bacon or some other things used as a descriptor for the tastes of smoked beer? This seems a very forced argument to my ears.

 

You know what I find annoying....Your outlook in general. It seems this post was made specifically to call people like yourself out! Don't like it, don't drink it, but your opinion is tainted with your responses.

 

Smoked Kölsch ftw!

 

Imagine: Gaffel and Schlenkerla collaboration with 100% traditional German ingredients and brewing methods!

 

Pumpkin

 

You don't really have to go that far.

I've had smoked pale lagers made in the US that could have functionally been Kolsches: crisp, lightly smoked, and refreshing. They are great hot weather beers, too, as a plus.

 

So breweries can't please everyone because we all want something different.. These God damn no good breweries.. Such a horrible time to be a beer lover

 

A local place made one a couple years back. No style got left behind that day!

It is a shame we live in a time of no choice and you will likely never see that again...

 

Agree wholeheartedly. I have thousands of lunch options at work, but guess what? I had a peanut butter and jelly on Italian bread. Where's the PB&J purist crowd to admonish me for a) my choice of PB, b) my choice of strawberry (obviously far superior to grape) jelly?
I say enjoy your beer however you like it! I'll enjoy my flawed PB&J!

 

Mostly these complaining about some perceived or otherwise small issue with craft beer threads that keep dominating the front page

 

Dust off that old equipment, make what you like because it is so worth it. I made a stout over the summer, it turned out to be just ok as soon as I get a barrel and age it, so it is going to be amazing once next winter rolls around!

 

you beat me to it...

 

There is a liquor store I frequent, and I noticed a lot of "old" beer on the shelves, beer that was not there the previous week.. I told the staff, and they said Yes, they know. Their distributor gives it to them cheaper than the fresh stuff, and they sell it at a discount. Wasn't much of a discount, maybe $1-$2 off the normal 4-pack price. I shook my head and left. I'll have to be more diligent in checking dates if I go back.

 

I have no doubt it's been done and tastes great. It sounds lovely to me. But a non-German brewery doing that is vulnerable to the criticisms of German beer purists protected from rebuke by their impenetrable armor of self-righteousness. I'm more interested in watching their heads explode when one of their sacred German breweries does something like that.

 

The real annoyance is the original source of this issue: the person/people who took the singles out of the packs in the fridge in the first place, thus creating incomplete packs that someone else is left with.

 

Ah, yes, the GBP...

 

You are lucky the Italian bread purest aren’t you for mistreating their bread!