Where are all the old BA's at?

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  1. rocdoc1

    rocdoc1 Savant (1,215) Jan 13, 2006 New Mexico

    Where are all you (us) post 50 BA's? We're the guys and gals who grew up with crappy beer as the only alternative, the ones who got tired of that and changed the situation. I started drinking imports in the 70's because they at least had some flavor, and after my first trip to Europe I started homebrewing because the beers I fell in love with were not accessible over here.
     
    #1 rocdoc1, Apr 5, 2012
  2. JoolyGoodFellow

    JoolyGoodFellow Initiate (0) Feb 23, 2012

    some are shopping for swimming trunks
     
    #2 JoolyGoodFellow, Apr 5, 2012
  3. raffels

    raffels Initiate (0) Dec 12, 2009 West Virginia

    I'll be 50 next month, can I play?
     
    #3 raffels, Apr 5, 2012
  4. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    Some of us are napping, conserving our strength for the hopfest this weekend.
     
    #4 John_M, Apr 5, 2012
  5. GWTW

    GWTW Zealot (589) May 19, 2011 Florida
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    I'm 67, and I can remember my first beer; a Carling's Black Label in Cleveland. Today, I wish I could remember where I left my shoes.
    "Hey, Mabel! Black Label!"
    Or, "Hey Mabel, get off the table, the quarter's for the beer."
    My last beer, btw, last night, was a Ruthless Rye. Times are good.
     
    #5 GWTW, Apr 5, 2012
  6. leedorham

    leedorham Initiate (0) Apr 27, 2006 Washington

    And here I am nearly 34 and no thread to make me feel special :slight_frown:
     
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  7. rocdoc1

    rocdoc1 Savant (1,215) Jan 13, 2006 New Mexico

    As long as you can remember when Michelob was considered high class.
     
    #7 rocdoc1, Apr 5, 2012
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  8. fartmaster

    fartmaster Initiate (0) Dec 27, 2011 California

    i always get beer advocate mixed with barrel aged until i read the post
     
    #8 fartmaster, Apr 5, 2012
  9. leedorham

    leedorham Initiate (0) Apr 27, 2006 Washington

    I may not be 50 but I have a fuzzy memory of being in my grandmother's bar at a young age and the old barflies mocking a guy for ordering a Michelob and trying to be "high class."
     
    #9 leedorham, Apr 5, 2012
  10. valdieu2

    valdieu2 Initiate (0) Feb 23, 2012 Maine

    It's not ?
     
    #10 valdieu2, Apr 5, 2012
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  11. yamar68

    yamar68 Initiate (0) Apr 1, 2011 Minnesota

    You might have better luck rounding the troops with a messenger pigeon service.

    (lolz, rofl)
     
    #11 yamar68, Apr 5, 2012
  12. BrianTheBrewer30

    BrianTheBrewer30 Initiate (0) Nov 17, 2009 Massachusetts

    When I am over 50 ( i am 30) I hope I am not typing on here. Sorry bros.
     
    #12 BrianTheBrewer30, Apr 5, 2012
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  13. Brabander

    Brabander Initiate (0) Oct 10, 2009 Netherlands

    I am still here, 53 years young.....

    Thijs
     
    #13 Brabander, Apr 5, 2012
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  14. Orca

    Orca Grand Pooh-Bah (4,710) Sep 18, 2010 Washington
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    Don't make me start a "Where are all the middle-aged BAs at" thread. At 42, I identify a lot more with the 50+ crowd.
     
    #14 Orca, Apr 5, 2012
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  15. valdieu2

    valdieu2 Initiate (0) Feb 23, 2012 Maine

    I also thought that I would be 25 for the rest of my life. Good Luck
     
    #15 valdieu2, Apr 5, 2012
  16. raffels

    raffels Initiate (0) Dec 12, 2009 West Virginia

    Michelob? That was for the Country Club types. Hell, growing up in the Steel Valley in the early '80's, we thought Little Kings, Mickey's, Stoney's and their local cousins (Rolling Rock, Iron City, ect.) were the top of the mark-what did we know?

    One thing I do know, I wouldn't trade those memories for anything.
     
    #16 raffels, Apr 5, 2012
  17. jesskidden

    jesskidden Grand Pooh-Bah (3,145) Aug 10, 2005 New Jersey
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    The truck is coming for pick-up tomorrow morning, so they are all outside counting the cans and bottles in the recycling bin so they can answer this thread
     
    #17 jesskidden, Apr 5, 2012
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  18. WickedSluggy

    WickedSluggy Savant (1,129) Nov 21, 2008 Texas


    I'm not 50, but I remember that bad-beer time (of course I started drinking beer out of the baby bottle). I Collected beer cans as a tween, and I started homebrewing in '83 as a teenager.

    I think there are a lot of BA folks in there 50s - a lot more are in their 40s. But A LOT are in there 20s living in their parents' basement.
     
    #18 WickedSluggy, Apr 5, 2012
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  19. yamar68

    yamar68 Initiate (0) Apr 1, 2011 Minnesota

    I was just joshing, I really am glad we've got such a diverse mix of people on this site.
    Oh, and I'm not 25 yet. :slight_smile:
     
    #19 yamar68, Apr 5, 2012
  20. tewaris

    tewaris Initiate (0) Jul 14, 2009 Minnesota

    I am generally grumpy and look down upon anyone a year or more younger than me. Can I play?

    Edit: I am serious. Also, my response to many things actually is, "I am too old for this shit."
     
    #20 tewaris, Apr 5, 2012
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