Stories of loved ones taking care of you.

Discussion in 'Beer Talk' started by Beeaann, Feb 22, 2013.

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  1. CircusBoy

    CircusBoy Initiate (0) Mar 10, 2008 Ohio

    My wife who doesn't really like beer set up a big tasting for my 30th b-day a couple weeks ago. Turned out to be pretty awesome.
     
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  2. loafinaround

    loafinaround Initiate (0) Jul 16, 2011 New York

    my fam won't do anything to encourage my beer habit. At best, if I call them a few hours before I get home, they might pop a brew into the fridge. That being said, I have a beer-centric friendship where we definitely scratch each others' backs.
     
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  3. gcamparone

    gcamparone Pooh-Bah (2,131) Dec 6, 2011 Rhode Island
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    I almost accidentally took a sip of a BMC which I thought was a SNPA. She jumped in front of me and smacked the beverage out of my hand. We've been dating ever since.
     
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  4. luisc123

    luisc123 Zealot (513) Oct 20, 2011 California

    My gf had her brother, who has never shipped beer before but is way into craft, package and ship me a big box of Russian River goodies from up north for my birthday. It was awesome.
     
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  5. Cenosillicaphobe

    Cenosillicaphobe Initiate (0) Jul 24, 2011 Maine

    NOT IN MY HOUSE...HAHAHA
     
  6. MammaGoose

    MammaGoose Initiate (0) Jan 10, 2013 Wyoming

    My boyfriend brews me whatever beer I want. We homebrew once or twice a week usually, and I always get a say on what we make. We're getting a recipe ready for a Belgian-style Imperial IPA. Fortunately, he's as into craft beer as I am.
     
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  7. jglowe77

    jglowe77 Initiate (0) Jan 24, 2011 Massachusetts

    Thanks for the laugh!:grinning:
     
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  8. Blueribbon666

    Blueribbon666 Pooh-Bah (1,669) Jul 4, 2008 Ohio
    Pooh-Bah

    I have received The Beer Journal by Chris Wright, Tasting Beer by Randy Mosher, purchased my Duvel tulip that came w/2 bottles of said nectar...and always seems to surprise me @ the holidays or certain times w/mixers from World Market or other places that's MY WIFE taking care of her beer nut.
     
  9. Hermthegerm

    Hermthegerm Initiate (0) Oct 13, 2012 Pennsylvania

    My dad, who no longer drinks, got up way earlier than usual and stood in line for me at total wine with his wife to get me 2 bricks of Westy Xii.
     
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  10. Roger85

    Roger85 Pundit (965) Aug 24, 2012 Illinois

    My wife went to a Binnys in downtown Chicago (about a 90 minute drive) on Black Friday to stand in line and try to win me a Rare to surprise me with on Christmas. She didn't win me anything, but thats a pretty damn awesome thing to do anyway.
     
  11. 7clutch

    7clutch Zealot (556) Sep 14, 2012 Florida
    Trader

    My wife is my permanent designated driver for beer events and although she doesn't love beer as much as I do she definitely sacrifices extra by not drinking anything.

    And my sister-in-law is currently in line at Upland Brewery in the freezing cold for their lambic release. She makes up for the other in-laws.
     
  12. adkieffer

    adkieffer Initiate (0) Nov 23, 2010 Washington

    My wife travels constantly to denver but is not into beer. She always hits up the local bottle shops and even knows some of the beer guys now. In September she drove up to Avery just to get me a few bottles of Rumpkin. While there chatted up a guy who sold her a bottle of CS Oculus from his trunk, first of their beers i ever had, now i am a Reserve Club memeber. Needless to say she usually ends up with atleast $100 worth of beer in her suitcase for the trip home. True Love!
     
  13. atomic

    atomic Pundit (945) Sep 22, 2009 Illinois

    Gf found BCBS Coffee for me a couple months ago. We split it on New Years. She also surprises me with new glassware on a frequent basis... All of my favorite glasses are from her.

    She also was the one to find hopslam and zombie dust when I had given up hope.
     
  14. BILF

    BILF Initiate (0) Jan 9, 2010 Israel

    My mother in law put a bottle of Fuller's ESB on the table at dinner last night. She looked me in the eye and asked me why I wasn't drinking the beer. "Are you sick?" were her words.
     
  15. bilboTbaggins

    bilboTbaggins Initiate (0) Feb 14, 2013 Wisconsin

    My go to guy, owner of my favorite liquor store, went to Central Waters anniversary party and brought me back some fifteen. He held them aside for me, and didn't even charge me more than he paid. thats more than a salesman, hes a good friend.
     
  16. polishkaz

    polishkaz Initiate (0) May 30, 2011 Connecticut

    Sitting in growler line at the BOT release last year at Hill Farmstead for 2+ hours, being a DD for my friend and I for The Festival, getting tickets to the Great Taste of the Midwest, bringing back Surly, shipping her brothers end of a trade back because he took forever, and building me shelves in the basement for my cellared beers. That's why I proposed.
     
  17. MADhombrewer

    MADhombrewer Initiate (0) Jun 4, 2008 Oregon

    My wife surprised me with two SN/Dogfish IPA glasses the other night out of nowhere.
     
  18. rocdoc1

    rocdoc1 Maven (1,265) Jan 13, 2006 New Mexico
    Society

    My daughter always brings me excellent beer whenever she's traveling. My son isn't into beer as much but he'll surprise me with some unique stuff from time to time.
     
  19. SammyJaxxxx

    SammyJaxxxx Initiate (0) Feb 23, 2012 New Jersey

    My wife stopped asking how much I spent on beer.
     
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  20. CowsandBeer

    CowsandBeer Initiate (0) Sep 24, 2012 Nebraska

    My girlfriend can't be bothered to pick up beer for me. :slight_frown: I didn't even try to ask her to get me some Hopslam when I was out of town.
     
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