Beers without nicknames

If it's well made I don't care what they call it.

 

Sometimes the names are just frivolous bullshit and distract from the beer, but some are decent descriptors. If a beer has added flavors or a certain taste to it (dank, juicy, fruity) then a creative name can get that across and entertain all at once. Being that so many beers are variants of the standard, weird nicknames seem to be the new norm. Great topic for sure. Usually the funny named ones get my attention, but mostly because I like trying new things.

 

I buy snpa, founders Porter, and JA house lager all the time.

The names are just a means to stand out from the crowd a bit though. Most are obnoxious to say out loud though so I find myself pointing to menus quite often. The names don't matter to me. Just the beer.

 

You know how the best pizza places don't deliver? Yeah, it's kinda like that...should be, anyway.

 

I know what you mean. I ordered one called "you figure it out". The bartender and my fiancée looked at me like I was a big dummy till I pointed it out on the tap list.

 

Stone IPA....so, yes, I do....

 

You mention nicknames and titles, then start naming styles. Styles are fairly well defined, though admittedly have proliferated beyond all reason. What are you really asking? Examples?

 

I like that Founders used a lot of generic names.

Porter
Centennial IPA
Breakfast Stout
Azacca IPA

Plus, it makes it easy for me. I have a hard time keeping all Lagunitas' straight. Someone remind me what style Sucks is again?

 

Sucks is an ipa, like all their beers I do like their hoppy beers though.

 

Oh, yeah. Hop Stooopid is incredible fresh. I also like their wheat IPA, but I can't remember that name either. It's like Little something or other.

 

Evil twin..


"I made friends with a tree once, but it told me it liked Ipa more than me"


Something like that.

 

Usually no, I would go buy style of beer. But I must admit I was intrigued at the prospect of Founder's DKML.

 

I do admittedly love clever beer names, but no, a beer's name doesn't factor into whether or not I like it. One of my top favorite IPAs is just Finback's "IPA".

 

If it comes recommended, is made well, and a style I like, it could be called "Cat Piss" for all I care.

 

Getting tired of the cutesy names, also getting tired of people coming into my store and loudly commenting “I can’t believe this is called Sweet Baby Jesus”...

 

The Feds use the terms "Brand Name" and "Fanciful Name" but they aren't too fussy about it, since many brewers get it confused on their COLAs.

As noted on BBC's beer below, some brewers list style as the "Fanciful Name".



The TTB also has a small list of their recognized styles - what they call "Class/Type" - which beers can be labeled and an even shorter (but duplicate) list of Class/types under which COLAs can be filed:

 

Names don't attract me to a beer. As long as the style is clearly visible I'm okay with that.

Some names are so wild that I think brewers are competing with other for "wierdness" rights, and they are high on something when they dream these names up.

 

I like beers with names that relate to local history and local natural features. Like Foothills Pilot Mountain Pale Ale, Highland Gaelic Ale, Natty Greene's Elm Street IPA , and Black Powder Imperial Stout (American Revolution).