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Overused terms/words in craft beer

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  1. KalH

    KalH Initiate (0) Sep 22, 2009 North Carolina
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    So lately I've been noticing that I can't read an article about the beer industry without reading the word "passion" over and over again. This is not meant to be a jab at anybody in the industry as I respect everyone's "affinity" for craft beer, but am I alone in feeling like its slung around a little too often?? I mean, there's a dictionary/thesaurus for a reason. What other words/terms you guys feel are being overused?

    Also, "citrusy" is probably the most overused general descriptor of IPAs. JMHO.
     
    #1 KalH, Apr 14, 2015
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  2. gatheredwaters

    gatheredwaters Initiate (0) May 1, 2014 Vermont

    Hype
     
    #2 gatheredwaters, Apr 14, 2015
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  3. draheim

    draheim Grand Pooh-Bah (4,181) Sep 18, 2010 Washington
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    "Palette" and "pallet" are definitely overused. Unless someone is talking about a beer having a palette of flavors or cases of beer sitting on a pallet.
     
    #3 draheim, Apr 14, 2015
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  4. Pahn

    Pahn Initiate (0) Dec 2, 2009 New York

    read my reviews one after another if you want to know something about words being overused.
     
    #4 Pahn, Apr 14, 2015
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  5. Beer-Revelry

    Beer-Revelry Initiate (0) Jan 10, 2015 Texas

    This. I literally talk about head potential and retention in every single review. Just my dedication to being thorough, definitely overused though.
     
    #5 Beer-Revelry, Apr 14, 2015
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  6. Greywulfken

    Greywulfken Grand Pooh-Bah (5,681) Aug 25, 2010 New York
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Horse blanket :confused:
    Dank :astonished: (yes, I'm guilty)
     
    #6 Greywulfken, Apr 14, 2015
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  7. nc41

    nc41 Initiate (0) Sep 25, 2008 North Carolina
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    Balanced.
     
    #7 nc41, Apr 14, 2015
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  8. deford

    deford Initiate (0) Nov 11, 2013 California

    Complex...what the hell does that taste like?
     
    #8 deford, Apr 14, 2015
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  9. offthelevel_bytheplumb

    offthelevel_bytheplumb Initiate (0) Aug 19, 2013 Illinois

    World class
     
    #9 offthelevel_bytheplumb, Apr 14, 2015
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  10. Mitchell57

    Mitchell57 Zealot (590) Jan 8, 2013 Wisconsin

    Dank.

    Horse Blanket.

    Whales.

    This beer is a (insert malt or hop or barrel) bomb

    Other annoying words that don't really mean much
     
    #10 Mitchell57, Apr 14, 2015
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  11. Providence

    Providence Pooh-Bah (2,376) Feb 24, 2010 Rhode Island
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    Epic

    I automatically have less respect for people when they use that word to describe anything (unless they are talking about the Iliad and/or the Odyssey).
     
    #11 Providence, Apr 14, 2015
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  12. NHhomebrewguy

    NHhomebrewguy Initiate (0) Apr 9, 2012 New Hampshire

    Sessionable/Crushable
     
    #12 NHhomebrewguy, Apr 14, 2015
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  13. dcw6363

    dcw6363 Zealot (528) Nov 11, 2009 Wisconsin
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    Lateral tongue

    Unpeeled/raw/freshly picked etc. Please. Like you can tell the difference between freshly mown hay and that stale hay that's been sitting around for a day.

    Mid - palate

    "/ thread"

    Best beer to have while diagramming sentences in Latin

    Bro
     
    #13 dcw6363, Apr 14, 2015
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  14. rozzom

    rozzom Pooh-Bah (2,534) Jan 22, 2011 New York
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    Picked up "my" bottles

    Craft beer - too much me me me
     
    #14 rozzom, Apr 14, 2015
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  15. raffels

    raffels Initiate (0) Dec 12, 2009 West Virginia

    Cat piss..
     
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  16. hopnado

    hopnado Initiate (0) Aug 13, 2014 Michigan

    Drainpour

    I prefer the term panther piss
     
    #16 hopnado, Apr 14, 2015
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  17. zid

    zid Grand Pooh-Bah (3,046) Feb 15, 2010 New York
    Pooh-Bah Society Trader

    Overused and annoying:

    - mind-blowing

    - anything related to beer culture or personalities that is deliberately misspelled and used semi-sarcastically or not... such as: whalez (I just threw up in my mouth)
     
    #17 zid, Apr 14, 2015
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  18. Treyliff

    Treyliff Grand Pooh-Bah (4,711) Aug 10, 2010 West Virginia
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    Beer.
     
    #18 Treyliff, Apr 14, 2015
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  19. deford

    deford Initiate (0) Nov 11, 2013 California

    Except, well...I'm not quite sure, really ...what panther piss tastes like...
     
    #19 deford, Apr 14, 2015
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  20. Monkeyknife

    Monkeyknife Grand Pooh-Bah (4,887) Jan 8, 2007 Missouri
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    Session.
     
    #20 Monkeyknife, Apr 14, 2015
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