Most annoying response when you tell someone you're a homebrewer?

[m3n00b]

My favorite one to date is..."I don't drink anything but miller lite. Can you make that?"
Thats when I smile and say "sure, I piss at least 7 times per day."

Brew on bros and sis'.

Cheers!

If you're passing miller lite you should see a doctor

 

[scottyg354]

I found most of the complaints in this thread to be quite petty, but this one would really piss me off. I HATE no-it-alls, especially stupid ones.

Call it petty but its all in good humor my friend.

 

[plumber_bob]

The guys I work with,... I've gotten to the point that I don't talk about my beer. They bum more of it than I get. They love it, but don't offer anything in return.

pb --- I like that they love it tho.

 

[aubiecat]

"Can I? Yes."

"Will I? No."

Those are my usual responses as well.

 

[buzbey]

"You made this? How did you get a cap on it!" I get this tooo often. There not amazed that I made an awesome beer, but that I was some how able to get it in a bottle with a cap on it.

 

[cclloyd]

For me it's an annual thing right around September someone always asks if I "can make them a pumpkin beer"? I effing HATE pumpkin beer. Blech.

 

[McBrewskie]

"Is it good?"

 

[hbrookie]

I just bought my first fermentor 4 days ago, and already I've gotten 3 "My uncle used to make his own moonshine."

Just more proof that all of these Carolina hillbillies really are related.

 

[McBrewskie]

I just bought my first fermentor 4 days ago, and already I've gotten 3 "My uncle used to make his own moonshine."

Just more proof that all of these Carolina hillbillies really are related.

What I wouldn't give for a bottle of some old Carolina hillbilly's moonshine.

 

[unionrdr]

I miss my Grandma's keg charred. Smooth strong.

 

[inflictor-of-grimness]

People always ask me if I plan on opening a brewery.
No, it's just a really fun, rewarding hobby.

 

[BreezyBrew]

People always ask me if I plan on opening a brewery.
No, it's just a really fun, rewarding hobby.

LOL. I can cook, should I open a restaurant?

 

[Desvio]

Being a home brewer in Portland is kind of anticlimactic, so they just say "cool" and move on.

 

[invivoSaccharomyces]

Far from annoying, but one I've gotten several times: "Are you a member of the guild yet?"
Once I got, "Which homebrew store do you shop at? Oh, my roommate is friends with one of the owners."

God I love Wisconsin.

 

[dougdecinces]

"Is it good?"

I hate getting asked this.

 

[beaksnbeer]

Umm, so do you drink it?

 

[drainbamage]

Once I got, "Which homebrew store do you shop at? Oh, my roommate is friends with one of the owners."

God I love Wisconsin.

That's like the opposite of annoying! Be friends with that person!

 

[invivoSaccharomyces]

That's like the opposite of annoying! Be friends with that person!

Oh, I am! He brought the meat to the last homebrew BBQ.

 

[unionrdr]

Is it good they ask? That's bordering on retarded. That's like saying,"hey! This sausage smells like shiz,try some!".:smack:

 

[mattd2]

...I usually follow it up with an offer to join me next brew day if they would like, but warn them that it takes a fair bit of time.

Had my FIL join me for the first time a couple of months ago... he was all keen to get stuck into it. Breifly explain how the night would go (started after kids head to bed at approz 7pm). You should of seen his face when I said "so yeah, we should be all done by 1pm or so"

 

[Fordmi]

Most annoying I have heard is:

"I would never drink something somebody made in their garage."

Good. More for me.

 

[inflictor-of-grimness]

LOL. I can cook, should I open a restaurant?

Exactly! I also lift weights, but I'm not planning on becoming a professional body builder!

 

[STEVESKI]

What I wouldn't give for a bottle of some old Carolina hillbilly's moonshine.

Your eyesight?

 

[DrunkleJon]

Your eyesight?

Meh, if people were going blind from it as much as people suspect they would not be making money off of it. I have had good old 'shine plenty of times and I can still see good.

 

[Rivenin]

Being a home brewer in Portland is kind of anticlimactic, so they just say "cool" and move on.

Haha so true

 

[brewguyver]

Umm, so do you drink it?

"Nope - butt chug. Malt enema - way of the future."

Here's your sign.

 

[afalapo]

You brew, what do you know about making whiskey?

 

[jtratcliff]

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Yeah, I hate it when I get asked to take an online survey, too.

 

[afalapo]

Yeah, I hate it when I get asked to take an online survey, too.

Me too.

 

[Brigadoon]

Here's mine: "Oh! That's nice. So when are going to make wine?"

I reply: "Just after I'm done brewing beer..."

 

[mattd2]

Here's mine: "Oh! That's nice. So when are going to make wine?"

I reply: "Just after I'm done brewing beer..."

My response to that would be "pouring juice into a carboy/bucket and leaving it to ferment for months, then transferring it from bucket to bucket every month for another couple of months just doesn't seem as interesting as the mashing/boiling/recipe creation aspects of beer"
Personally it seems like I get that from people who think wine is much more "sophisticated" than beer

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

I can still see good.

You shore do speek good too!

 

[unionrdr]

Aw,c'mon,you can do gooder than that!...& since them old corn squeezins git plenty of spark...you kin go on down the road,both you & the car carryin a load!:rockin:

 

[BrasseurGeorges]

Personally it seems like I get that from people who think wine is much more "sophisticated" than beer

It's a strange notion, but as a brewer the other disciplines are of interest to me, because I've taken something from each.

 

[SPR-GRN]

It's a strange notion, but as a brewer the other disciplines are of interest to me, because I've taken something from each.

I've done the same thing.. I started doing 5 gallon batches of beer, then started making 6 gallon batches of wine. Then I realized, why the heck don't I just make 6 gallon batches of beer? so I do that now.

Now there pretty much isn't anything I won't try to ferment. Beer, cider, wine, barleywine, mead, braggot, "2 buck chuck" made from welches concentrate; if it has starches or sugars in it I'll give it a whirl.

I love it when people ask me "can't you just buy beer in the store?" if I don't feel like dealing with their crap I typical respond with "I sure could, but I try to control how much of my life is outsourced"

 

[Bostonbrewin63]

"You brew beer? Are you a alcoholic?" I don't understand why they think this.. Im far far from it. Maybe this is the first sign? Denial ? Lol

 

[BrasseurGeorges]

"You brew beer? Are you a alcoholic?" I don't understand why they think this.. Im far far from it. Maybe this is the first sign? Denial ? Lol

Invite them to join you on brew day, they can see if that's the quickest/cheapest way to not feel like crap. The worst of them, it's a shameful thing. Multiple trips to the store each day, half pint of vodka bottle of juice, half pint of vodka bottle of juice...

...but rare is the brewer that doesn't enjoy the fruits of their labor.

 

[MaxStout]

Nine times out of ten, their response will be of genuine curiosity and they will inquire about difficulty, equipment needed, etc. Some will ask if I do it to "save money on beer."

The other 10 percent will respond with one or more of the following:
Is that legal?
Is that safe?
Does your HOA allow it?
Do you have a still in your garage? (No kidding, I've been asked that more than once)
Can you make beer that's as good as Bud/Miller/Coors, etc.?
My grandpa used to make bathtub gin back in the twenties....
Isn't it easier to just go buy some beer?

 

[tikiwargod]

Living in Seattle it seems like everyone knows someone who brews, or I am just hanging out with the right people.

What has gotten weird reactions is when I tell people I make bacon.

people seem more surprised that I make my own bread than beer which when you think about it is pretty odd because bread is a heck of a lot easier.

 

[paulster2626]

I love it when people ask me "can't you just buy beer in the store?" if I don't feel like dealing with their crap I typical respond with "I sure could, but I try to control how much of my life is outsourced"

I say "not during the zombie apocalypse". They ask no further questions.