Wheres all the young BAs at?

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  1. mindfuldave

    mindfuldave Savant (1,089) Mar 22, 2011 New Jersey

    How many of you BAs are at a rather young age? I am only 22 and have been buying craft since I turned 21; I have had roughly 165 unique beers in my first year of craft and thanks to you BAs out there I have had some of the greats like that aren't distributed to me like Pliny, Heady, Hopslam, ect.

    Just wondering how many of you guys/gals out there are in the same boat as me, because I only know a couple of my friends who are into beer as much as I am. It seems like every time I go to the store to get some good beers I get the weirdest looks when the guy in front of me is buying a $15 30 pack of some shit while I'm standing there with $30 of beer that includes a six pack or 2 and some bottles.
     
    #1 mindfuldave, Mar 31, 2012
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  2. drperry11

    drperry11 Initiate (0) Jan 8, 2012 South Carolina

    I am 22 and almost a college grad. I recently made my first IP trade while in Orlando on spring break. Most of my friends are BMC guys and I have converted a couple of them to occasionally drink or taste what I have going on. I have been drinking craft for alittle over a year and I also began homebrewing in the last year!
    Cheers!
     
    #2 drperry11, Mar 31, 2012
  3. TomTwanks

    TomTwanks Initiate (0) Apr 5, 2011 Ohio

    23 here man!
     
    #3 TomTwanks, Mar 31, 2012
  4. WagonCircler

    WagonCircler Zealot (623) May 15, 2011 New York

    When i was in college I really didnt have enough money to drink craft beer all of the time. Also, I drank almost every day. Once every 2 weeks or so, I would go to the beer bar. For the most part I drank shitty beer until I was about 23.
     
    #4 WagonCircler, Mar 31, 2012
  5. ShogoKawada

    ShogoKawada Initiate (0) May 31, 2009 Pennsylvania

    twenty six, reporting for duty. There's a lot of young BAs.
     
    #5 ShogoKawada, Mar 31, 2012
  6. Hophead717

    Hophead717 Initiate (0) Oct 21, 2011 Massachusetts

    I'm still 21 and finishing college this year too. I got into craft last spring when in London and have been loving the journey since. I got my roommate really into craft as well, so it's great to have a partner in exploring/trading.
     
    #6 Hophead717, Mar 31, 2012
  7. sobeleg

    sobeleg Savant (1,098) Jun 29, 2011 New York
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    23 here, been into craft since before I legally was able to, and in the last year or so it has really taken off. From my count, I am up to 477 unique beers, and once I finally line up a job (graduated college in December) my big goals are to start reviewing and start homebrewing.
     
    #7 sobeleg, Mar 31, 2012
  8. dejrrma

    dejrrma Zealot (611) Apr 29, 2011 Montenegro

    I just turned 21 in February. I've been buying craft/going to craft bars (with fakes ids) since I was 19. I can't really drink straight liquor like many of my friends, so I just started trying different kinds of beers. I'm lucky to live in a place where there's a lot of exposure to craft beer.
     
    #8 dejrrma, Mar 31, 2012
  9. Thickfreakness

    Thickfreakness Initiate (0) Oct 2, 2010 New York

    42 yrs young and been drinking craft since 1989!
     
    #9 Thickfreakness, Mar 31, 2012
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  10. infi

    infi Savant (1,072) Apr 4, 2009 New York
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    23 and still going strong.
     
    #10 infi, Mar 31, 2012
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  11. NoLeafClover44

    NoLeafClover44 Initiate (0) Feb 24, 2011 Delaware

    23. I jumped into this crazy world head first shortly after my 21st birthday and never looked back!
     
    #11 NoLeafClover44, Mar 31, 2012
  12. checktherhyme

    checktherhyme Savant (1,036) Apr 8, 2008 Washington

    25 and been buying since I was 21 as well!
     
    #12 checktherhyme, Mar 31, 2012
  13. jesskidden

    jesskidden Grand Pooh-Bah (3,145) Aug 10, 2005 New Jersey
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    I are at here!

    I have previously been 21 - though, due to unforeseen circumstances, I currently am not. I continue to drink beer.
     
    #13 jesskidden, Mar 31, 2012
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  14. DaveBlack

    DaveBlack Pundit (896) Dec 19, 2009 Virginia

    24. Started my addiction when I was 21 and took a brewing/beer appreciation lab at college.

    Never looked back.
     
    #14 DaveBlack, Mar 31, 2012
  15. Orca

    Orca Grand Pooh-Bah (4,710) Sep 18, 2010 Washington
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    I'm almost twice as old as most of the people who've posted on here so far. And from all the cultural references I've seen in BA threads to things I've never even heard of, I'm guessing that the median BA age is a lot closer to yours than it is to mine.

    Now get the hell off my lawn.
     
    #15 Orca, Mar 31, 2012
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  16. nickapalooza86

    nickapalooza86 Initiate (0) Feb 23, 2010 Wisconsin

    25 and and started drinking craft mixed with crap beer since I was 18, once I hit about 21 I switched to all craft.
     
    #16 nickapalooza86, Mar 31, 2012
  17. alfrantzell

    alfrantzell Initiate (0) Jul 11, 2005 California

    I'm 14!
     
    #17 alfrantzell, Mar 31, 2012
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  18. liamt07

    liamt07 Pooh-Bah (2,657) Jul 26, 2009 Canada (ON)
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    22, been drinking craft for about 3 years.

    inb4 "im 12 and what is this"
     
    #18 liamt07, Mar 31, 2012
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  19. strictly4DK

    strictly4DK Initiate (0) Mar 26, 2009 Pennsylvania

    I'm 24 and have been drinking craft beer since turning 21. I also began homebrewing at 21. Graduated undergrad last year and I am almost finished with my first year of law school. Hoping to continue homebrewing throughout school and one day turn it into a professional endeavor.
     
    #19 strictly4DK, Mar 31, 2012
  20. paulys55

    paulys55 Initiate (0) Aug 2, 2010 Pennsylvania


    What the?
     
    #20 paulys55, Mar 31, 2012
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