BA stereotypes

Not a homer. Haven't found that many Texas beers that I enjoy. I typically stick with west coast beers for the most part.

 

BA's often buck the stereotype of beer drinkers.

Rather than be the strong, silent, easy going, blue collar type. . .

We have a lot of overly sensitive, jealous, disgruntled, whiny, cause-heads . . .

 

I agree.

Having some enthusiasm for one's team can be a rather innocent thing to do, sometimes it's admirable and cute. I'm thinking of all those faithful Cubs fans out there.

But it gets neurotic when someone's appraisal of how good their home team is relative to the competition is delusional. So, I see a big difference between the longterm enthusiastic Cubs fan and the ones that honestly think their team is the best team in the league (every year, not just a handful of seasons when they made the WS). Unfortunately the latter is the sort of homerism that I often encounter when it comes to beer. It's not innocent, local enthusiasm.

 

Yuuuuuup feels good to be a stereotype

 

Well I'm a douche. Tattooed, bearded, live next to Firestone Walker, drink the shit out of their beer, drink mostly hoppy as hell anything, BA everything, and sours are regularly in the lineup. I'm also ten feet tall and made of gold.

 

But do you shoot fireballs from your eyes, and lightning from your arse?

As for me, I'm mid-20s and usually stay away from beers that're too hop-forward. I'm more of a porter/stout guy, with occasional branching out into IPAs like DFH 60/90 minute and some hybrids like Wookey Jack. Still trying to screw up my courage to take the leap to Stone IPA territory.

Guess that makes me a Total Rebel (tm).

 

Who? Hunahpu, that's who.

 

the northeast is starting to take a page out of the west coast's book with hoppy beers and funkier stuff.

 

I think geography has little to do with what types of beer you drink, and everything to do with what types of beer you like and are actually able to get your hands on.

I would love to try 1,000's of other types of beers from 1,000's of breweries, but I can't justify the expense of either shipping it or traveling to and from.

 

Couldn't let this go unnoticed

Wow. Where to begin.....

 

Very true. My wishlist of beers is just about as long as the list of beers I've tried and loved, and most of those on the wishlist just don't make it to where I am. I'm at least fortunate to have a store near me that carries niche stuff, but I'm routinely struck by West-Coast envy when it comes to easy availability of some really interesting-sounding beers.

 

I could agree with some of what you're saying and I believe many BA's are biased towards their local breweries as well, some of what you say is a off but I get the general idea.
Being from the Northeast I can see the generalization about certain groups but pretty much everyone I know loves the hoppier side not the maltier IPA/DIPA and pretty much the same way with Stouts or RIS's and Porters. I think I wouldve gone with beer knowledge as far as styles seeing most of the best IPA's and Sours come from the West Coast. Just like saying the Midwest likes the sweeter end of Stouts ie: Dark Lord and Darkness but that's just IMO

 

THIS! Home-fucking-run!

 

I thought this was going to be another "autumnaldave" rage.

And I am a fan of good beer. Region/style be damned.

 

i think supporting your local stuff is natural. as for local local, sadly Los Angeles doesn't have a lot yet, but we're getting there. i still try to support our local breweries, even if we don't have anything upper echelon yet. but as for this great state of ours, there's definitely a lot to be proud of

 

Not everything was invented by Jester King...

 

I was told that if I grew a beard, I would be a "real" craft beer guy. This coming from a guy who was maybe 12 when this beardless guy started selling craft beer in an area where there was none, and no "scene". I recently stopped selling a certain breweries beers because the brewmaster shaved, making him no longer a "craft beer guy". :-)

 

Don't agree that Midwest/Great Lakes are homers, I'm from there. Find EVERYONE is a homer or proud
of people, things, food, etc from their own region or city. Historian/Writer/Teacher here and just the way
the world works. It's not a bad thing, just reality.

Tattoos and beard seem common.
I have had my trimmed beard since '06, guess I'm actually ahead of the Hollywood trend.
Grew my dark brown with sprinkled rust out one year (2009) I think and my family said I looked
like either an Orthodox Jew or Muslim terrorist.

No tats or piercings, ouch.

 

Can't tell if trolling or.....

 

Confirmed by another east coast lifer...