What brewery does your community sh-t on?

You mean to tell me you don't like cigar smoke infused beers? haha.

 

If I still lived in Ghent, I'd visit this place a lot more, even though I no longer smoke. I went at the open but haven't returned.

 

Fair enough. I do live in Ghent and as a non-smoker I didn't care for the cigar smoke smell that permeated the taproom on my visit. Wasn't impressed by the beer either.

 

Around here it's actually taboo to shame shame any local brewery. It's very different. You can feel indifferent about a beer or something but don't talk it down because you will get the cold shoulder.

Very different where other places I've been and lived it was somewhat "cool" to slam a local brewery that wasn't doing what you liked.

"Another pilsner? Suck. They should fix the flaws and DMS in their current recipe so it's actually good."

Opposed to,

"So-and-so is coming out with another pilsner, not my thing but exciting nonetheless."

Shrug. It's polite and politically correct but I'm not quite sure how I feel about it because I like to call things as they are.

 

A-men. Thank you.

 

Agree - Buzzard's Bay beer is barely mediocre. But I've been twice in the last couple of years due to the vibe/food trucks. Location/Venue is so important. But I wish they would show some pride and work on improving the quality of their beers. They have to know they're bad.

 

This was a long time ago, though it may still be going on. When I was growing up in Wisconsin I lived about 30 miles from Chippewa Falls where Leinenkugel is brewed. In our town everybody hated Leinie's and had a few derogatory names for it. Years later it seems obvious that this was all due to high-school rivalry. Fast-forward to the 90's when we were on a bowling league in South Dakota and they announced they had the new beer that was all the rage - Leinenkugel's. We had a good laugh about people being excited about Leinie's.

 

Same in Northwest Arkansas, blindly loyal

 

Granite City, "fool me twice, shame on me" - Gomer Pyle

 

They sold a lot in Oklahoma where it sat near UV unfiltered windows at shop room temp, nuff said

 

I get the disappointed look when I give an honest assessment of local darling. I want love them all, but Christ, half of them would kaput anywhere there is a little beer savy

 

Yea nuff said about the shop being shitty, and not the brewery.

 

They were that way 14 years ago. Was trying everything when the Air Force was dumb enough to send me to Cape Cod AFS

 

They had a few decent old holdouts even in to the mid 2000s. Not sure now, all I see is fruity BS on offer now

 

Luckily I had this asset to tell me they were meh already

 

Magic Hat has been the go-to victim around here for many years, mostly for good reason. They are better now than 7-8 years ago but not good enough for me to actually buy their product.

 

Damn, does this tug on some heart strings. I knew that when Evan left, things would go sideways. Then when Vito (the hype man essentially) left, it seemed it would all go down hill. I was a huge fan of Noble back when I lived there. When they started their can releases, the fact that Evan was collecting and shaking hands and thanking everyone for their support only solidified Noble's awesomeness, not to mention their rediculously tasty offerings.

To hear that they are a "running joke" now is depressing. Long live Showers, Tongue Tickles, and Naughty Sauce!

Edit: And now, living up here, the "running jokes" have gone the way of the dodo. Bridgeport and Alameda, long time staples and trailblazers in their own rights, have closed their doors. Lesson learned: support those you love because they'll be gone before you know it if they fall into the shadows.

Cheers.

 

Ouch. Glad I enjoyed it at it's pinnacle then.

 

Agreed - and it can't be the equipment because Pretty Things used to brew there and made some world class brews. Not everything has to be world class, but it should be at least palatable. Even "average" beer in that location would create a superior experience. Whether it's fair or not, they do perfectly exemplify a place where the beer is secondary and they can keep on keepin' on.