emjay said:Tropical stout works too. :rockin:
Only ever had one Baltic porter. Did not like at all. But Jamaica's Dragon Stout is surprisingly decent... I'd even go so far as to call it pretty good.
Must be one of the only good beers in country (assuming it's brewed there). I have a friend who lives there, and the beer sucks. All the youngsters drink this crap called Magnum that's like a strong fruity lager with sexually stimulating herbs in it
My wife and I were each enjoying a homebrew, she had a 5% coffee stout and I had a 7.2% IPA. Her friend made the comment that I was drinking "chick beer" while my petite wife was drinking the dark "manly beer." I of course informed her that darker color does not mean higher alcohol content, but she continued to make fun of me anyways. I can understand the humor in seeing my tiny little wife drinking a stout, but to call my fairly strong IPA "chick beer" based on its color was pretty stupid.
Well this wasn't a comment on my beer but I just had to quote this chick in this restaurant/bar we go to.
While drinking a pilsner urqell at the end of the night: "I like real pilsner better."
Me walking by and had to say: "Uh, that IS a real pilsner. It's actually thought to be the FIRST pilsner and has been around for almost 200 years."
Her: "Well, they sure improved it a lot since then." (meaning Budweiser as the "improvement").
Took some of what's left of my citra pale ale to my mothers cookout today. My stepdad liked it but my mom, well..."do you want a real beer" while handing me a bud light
My wife did a brain-boner one time too with one of my homebrews. Basic Brewing Video recommended a recipe for a New Albion Clone, which I brewed. I bought the commercial version and did a side by side taste test with my wife to see how it compared. She had already tried my clone the day before and loved it enough to suck down a couple pints before they were barely in the glass, but didn't know the sample was the same thing on this day. When we did the side by side, she tried the commercial version, then tried the clone. Even though she had already said the day before that she liked the clone, and even though they tasted almost identical she made a twisted 'bitter' face with the clone and said, "That is really bitter." I pointed out that it was the same beer she had liked the day before and that the two samples tasted almost identical. She tried it again and said, "Yum." I had a hard time keeping her out of the keg from then on.
I think she was mentally setting herself up for a certain taste experience. Many of those who try homebrew and complain about it can't describe accurately the issue and are really just responding to what their brain thought they would experience. This could be kind of like when you think you are about to taste one beverage (tea for example) but are totally shocked when you find its something else (perhaps a coke or juice). At that point the anticipation has altered your perception. Many of those who try our brews are expecting beer to taste like fizzy yellow stuff and the shock from the anticipation alone can leave them with a bad impression.
Last night I rinsed a bottle out with water. Later while still holding the bottle I forgot I had rinsed it out and noticed an ounce of liquid in the bottom, I drank it and almost threw up. It was only water but It tasted sooo bad when I was expecting beer
Due to an unfortunate incident involving my wort chiller wintering in the shed while full of water, I needed to pick up a new chiller. As I approached the bus stop with long copper tubing in hand, a group of teenagers at the bus stop watched with mounting distrust. A guy mumbled, "Yo, I see you're building a still."
"Nope, it's for beer," I replied. This did not appear to reassure anyone. One guy's girlfriend was whispering furiously in his ear as I sat on the bench. Moments later, they all left. Buddy's girlfriend tried to sneakily take a picture with her phone, but when she saw me watching she raised it and took several more.
Very strange. I can only imagine what her conversation with the cops sounded like.
Wow. You know you don't have to talk to the police at all, right? Even if its a friendly conversation most lawyers recommend against it even if you are squeaky clean. Basically anything you say can be interpreted as probable cause.
Wow. You know you don't have to talk to the police at all, right? Even if its a friendly conversation most lawyers recommend against it even if you are squeaky clean. Basically anything you say can be interpreted as probable cause.
Wow. You know you don't have to talk to the police at all, right? Even if its a friendly conversation most lawyers recommend against it even if you are squeaky clean. Basically anything you say can be interpreted as probable cause.
Sounds like Big City stuff. Out here in the boonies it's not uncommon to know the local constables as neighbors, so it'd be pretty much the opposite of A Good Idea to suddenly clam up in their presence.
'Course, it helps to not totally go all "Perry Mason Courtroom Spectator Who Out Of Nowhere Confesses To The Crime"
Cheers!
Yeah....around here in my safe big city area cops have nothing to do, don't know you and are not friendly. They consider everyone a criminal until proven innocent. It really is sad. They shot a little girl with a butter knife at a park by my house and killed her.
I can see it being different in a small town.
aren't you supposed to be innocent until proven guilty?
Denny's Evil Concoctions said:Well this wasn't a comment on my beer but I just had to quote this chick in this restaurant/bar we go to.
While drinking a pilsner urqell at the end of the night: "I like real pilsner better."
Me walking by and had to say: "Uh, that IS a real pilsner. It's actually thought to be the FIRST pilsner and has been around for almost 200 years."
Her: "Well, they sure improved it a lot since then." (meaning Budweiser as the "improvement").
From the same family member, on the same day...
After smelling some Columbus hops and Cascade hops that I had in the freezer: "Oh yeah, I used to drive by the Budweiser brewery in Los Angeles all the time and you could really smell the hops. They probably use a lot, huh?"
Upon trying a DIPA that I made: "Wow, that's pretty intense. Will that mellow out?"
Loved my pale ale though, said it was "stupid good"
From the same family member, on the same day...
After smelling some Columbus hops and Cascade hops that I had in the freezer: "Oh yeah, I used to drive by the Budweiser brewery in Los Angeles all the time and you could really smell the hops. They probably use a lot, huh?"
Upon trying a DIPA that I made: "Wow, that's pretty intense. Will that mellow out?"
Loved my pale ale though, said it was "stupid good"
Someone just recently told me my beer was awesome
No it's not you moron! My beer sucks!
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