Chugging Craft Beer: Why?

Bizarre, but I've just run into this myself. A guy walked into the brewery I work at and sat down and said, I'm good, I just chugged 32 oz. of whatever double IPA with my buddies at band practice. REALLY???? WTF??? Water, of course, but then after that he's stayed here for almost 4 hours steadily drinking but not getting shit-faced. All I can say is WTF? Maybe he's just more responsible than other people, he seems fine, but the chugging seemed odd to me.

 

I've come to realize most people have unlimited fucks. I'm not on social media, but it seems as if it's a givin-a-fuck-fest

 

This reminds me of the video many years ago of a dude waiting in line in NY to get a PS3 or PS4, going outside, and in front of everyone absolutely destroying it with a sledge hammer.

I wonder how much of it is just shitting on everyone else, because that makes them happy.

Sounds a lot like internet trolls.

 

I'm sure it's many aspects, one of which is as you stated. My question would be, why has anyone ever tried to take the Cinnamon (tablespoon) challenge? Or similar stupid things. Ice-bucket - that's for charity, that makes sense. All these other dumb things? I never got it. Especially when you know it can't be done. Perhaps this is just that bro thing. I did have a friend (who grew up with like 8 brothers) who was very adamant that he held the chug record in his family (1 12oz bud in 2.8 seconds). Silly to me, but I've never been that personality.

 

This from the Onion in 1996:

https://local.theonion.com/teens-get-drunk-on-award-winning-microbrew-1819564060

News
Teens Get Drunk On Award-Winning Microbrew

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ—The subtle interplay of the three varietal hops in MacTadcaster's Nut Brown Stout went tragically unappreciated Saturday when a group of high-school students got shitfaced on a case of the award-winning microbrew.

You can read the rest at the site.

 

Chugging craft beer is for losers, I prefer to shotgun Tree House cans!!!!

 

I chugged a craft beer once, but that was because my girl was too drunk and I needed it to disappear before she turned back around. So it was a good cause.

 

Careful there, few years ago I started a thread about this article because I thought it was too funny not to share. Apparently the mods didn't think it was funny. They deleted the thread and gave me a warning.

 

Who cares? I've learned to ignore the ridiculous nature of people that shows through online: trolls, tide pods, etc.

It's a waste of good beer and just dumb. But has anyone ever been pretty buzzed/drunk and "wasted" great beers at the back end of a session?

People are dumb and they do dumb things; when alcohol and attention is involved people will do nearly anything.

A friend of mine in college used to bong at least 2-3 tall boy cans of Steel Reserve every thursday night, he's a doctor now. I don't post videos of me drinking and I don't chug good beer. I drink through my glasses at a quick rate but I also drink a ton of water and have an oral fixation.

 

Wow, I may be alone in enjoying to watch folks chug.

I will admit that I never used to enjoy watching. But now that I observe with the hope/expectation of someone spilling beer on themselves, or throwing up, or both at the same time, I find I enjoy it.

I don't chug. Pretty sure I could if I wanted to, but the point of it escapes me, and it still baffles me why others enjoy doing it, or watching it. But for me it is this sardonic sort of pleasure I get from watching folks fail miserably at something silly and wasteful, or watching folks succeed at it and act as though they had just done something consequential instead of stupid.

 

Your title is a bit misleading.

I’ve chugged plenty of craft beer, just not Cantillon, Pliny, or strong barrel aged beer. I realize you are talking about beers that based on their style and perhaps cost don’t makes sense to chug, but there are many that do, especially lighter, low ABV styles, especially after yard work. Just sayin.

As for the types of beers you’ve listed above, I echo the comments in this thread.

 

I am not proud I enjoy to watch others act stupidly, especially if it leads to humorous results and failures, but I am honest enough to admit it.

 

Excess. Social Media. Shock Value. I want to believe these are folks who are newer to the craft beer community with less respect. These people are not advocating for beer. They are advocating for "likes."

 

Look I agree its stupid (most of the time)! I don't ever do it unless its cheap beer and hanging with buddies daring one another but I don't have a problem with guys or gals chugging expensive or high abv brews. They acquired it and paid for it so guess what...can do as they please. I understand the org post as to why people would do and to that I don't know but then again who cares? Kinda like telling people how to spend their money which isn't anyone else's business but their own.