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Originally Posted by Madone59
(Post 27078204)
THANK YOU!
I drink what I like and don't pretend it isn't crap but I have a friend who will "Only drink local/ craft" beers and he pontificates about their grandness, raving about their superior quality. Really annoying. |
Originally Posted by Clint Bint
(Post 27070817)
I base my opinion on drinking hundreds of craft beers and coming to the conclusion that most tasted the same and most tasted crap.
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Originally Posted by Clint Bint
(Post 27078370)
Some say craft beer only exists so guys who don't drink wine can still be pretentious ... :D
love that. Most of the craft beer "pearls of wisdom" I have heard were related to hipsters. I like the wine quote better. |
Originally Posted by Clint Bint
(Post 27078370)
Some say craft beer only exists so guys who don't drink wine can still be pretentious ... :D
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Originally Posted by Clint Bint
(Post 27078370)
Some say craft beer only exists so guys who don't drink wine can still be pretentious ... :D
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Originally Posted by Madone59
(Post 27078204)
THANK YOU!
I drink what I like and don't pretend it isn't crap but I have a friend who will "Only drink local/ craft" beers and he pontificates about their grandness, raving about their superior quality. Really annoying. |
Originally Posted by Madone59
(Post 27078204)
THANK YOU!
I drink what I like and don't pretend it isn't crap but I have a friend who will "Only drink local/ craft" beers and he pontificates about their grandness, raving about their superior quality. Really annoying. |
Originally Posted by swag
(Post 27066610)
From what I've read, small breweries like to make IPAs because they're hard to really screw up, since the strong hops flavor can cover up a lot of mistakes, compared with, say, a Kolsch or a bock. So you end up with a lot of mediocre IPAs.
But I think there's a big difference between "most craft beer is crap" and "most craft IPA is crap". I do enjoy a good IPA once in a while, when the mood strikes, but most of the time, I lean towards balanced reds, toasty browns, porters, stouts, and Belgians, and the fall seasonals. And the more hops and more horsepower are US things |
Originally Posted by bensyd
(Post 27080858)
We've gone full circle as a society when you want to hang out with your wine drinking friends because all your beer drinking friends are w@nkers.:D
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CDfll0ZUMAATqbS.jpg:large |
ALL:
Tone down the snark and overly-personalized jabs. In fact, avoid such entirely. cblaisd, Co-Moderator Dining Buzz |
Originally Posted by goodeats21
(Post 27061754)
Great post.
I don't understand the hops obsession, but to each their own I guess. Same with the weird flavor combinations. Bass is a good choice. I also like the Munich beers. (Reinheitsgebot is a good thing). |
I just don't get people getting so worked up about things. There's a time and place for everything- i'm sure not going to be drinking 8 double IPA's on the golf course or at the pool, but i'm also going to skip the bud light to go with my rib eye, pass the hops please.
Life is full of choices. Make your own and don't worry about others. |
one other "issue" with craft beers. One can't drink them all day.
For instance, every Labor Day weekend Mrs Willie & I hold a party at our lake cabin in N Wisconsin. Folks drink Miller Lite throughout the day, can't do that with craft beers as they just are too rich or heavy. |
Originally Posted by cmcc
(Post 27083349)
Not really. The beer purity law of 1516 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinheitsgebot was mostly about price controls. Using only barley, water and hops would preclude spices, corn, wheat, honey, etc. Now it's pretty much a marketing slogan that sounds much better than it really is.
I wasn't around in 1516, so not sure if it was mostly about price control...or an early form of food safety...or more likely, elements of both as well as others. But I will take a "Reinheitsgebot-brewed" beer over any of the craft beer with their fruit infusions and hemp-added flavorings. |
Originally Posted by Old Hickory
(Post 27079690)
Be honest. That guy is annoying most of the time. Am I right?
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