Despite all the beer we drink , beer swot do n’t always say everything they ’re thinking . At least , this beer nerd does n’t . So I call up it was clip to collapse anIPAto get the true statement - succus flowing and get my beer confession on .
Sometimes I just want a basic light beer
There ’s a sure amount of judgment that comes with ordering something that ’s available in 30 - packs when you ’re know among your peers as a " beer guy , " or whatever . But dammit , sometimes I ’m too full for anything else . Sometimes I wanna level off my drunkenness at the death of the night . And sometimes it just sounds appealing at that moment . I ’m get a line to be more OK with that .
Beer festivals can be exhausting
In theory the promise of 100 of breweries pouring samples far and wide sounds thrilling , in drill it ’s often a tedious employment in occupation - waiting that leaves you cranky , tired , and blotto . Maybe that ’s just me . I have terrible luck with weather condition at those thing .
I used to hate the things I now love
There was a time in my life when IPAs were revolting , double IPAs were doubly so , and my chemical reaction tosour beerwas , " That ’s a affair ? That ca n’t possibly be a thing ! Oh wow this awful … am I on a prank show ? This ca n’t possibly be a real beer ! " Now the first thing I do with any beer menu is scan it for sours . The whole " acquired taste " affair is n’t bullshit , I swear .
Homebrewing kind of terrifies me
I roll in the hay to cook . I get laid to drink beer . Homebrewing seems like something I ought to be trying . But you ca n’t make just a tiny bit of beer , so what often happens is you terminate up have a ton of bad - to - drinkable beer before you get it correct , and you ’re forced to either imbibe up or pawn it all off on congeneric / the mailman / unsuspecting woodland creatures . So many people are already create beer that ’s better than anything I ’ll make . I ’m content to outsource the parturiency on this one .
The easier a beer is to get, the less I want it
I detest the whole " oh that brewery ’s huge now , it sold out " phenomenon . Beer ’s a tough secret plan and people merit to make money – this is America ! But I ’m definitely shamefaced of gravitate towards the undimmed , shiny unexampled things . When a antecedently hard - to - attain West Coast brewery bump off my market place ( Chicago ) , there ’s a rush of excitement followed by a dwindling away of interest as it start pop up in drugstores and airport bars . We always want what we ca n’t have .
I wonder if I’ve peaked
Thanks to a generous and obsessive web of same - minded friends , I ’ve been lucky enough to essay a good dimension of the consensus - best beer in the world . And I have enjoyed them immensely ! But it ’s voiceless to replicate that first sip of Heady Topper or Hunahpu ’s . I ’m perpetually tail that dragon , trying to get that " holy shit I ’ve never had anything like this before " experience . But the more cask - aged stout you ’ve had , the hard it seems to be to run into one that knocks your sudsy windsock off .
I’m more susceptible to groupthink than I’d care to admit
utter ofbeer ratings , I like to think I do n’t allow them , the belief of my peers , or anything else influence how I feel about a beer . And yet , I ’m almost positive they do .
I get way too excited when I turn someone on to craft beer
I hear not to be pushful with my non - knavish friends . I choose more of an assailable overture – if I ’m opening something really beneficial , just stretch the offer if they ’d like to attempt a little pour . Sometimes this plants the seed that develops into a beautiful tree full of hops obsession and other beer nerdery , and I feel like a gallant dad . Which is ridiculous . But I ca n’t avail it .
I’ve found myself acting like a grumpy old man
" I ca n’t keep up with these kids any longer " is something I ’ve really said to myself when arriving at a beer release an hr early only to find the line one C cryptic . I have n’t drop a " back in my day " yet , but it ’s doubtlessly coming .
For all the handwringing, I love being a beer nerd
There ’s a lot of talking these days about the coming workmanship beer wars and the goal of craft ’s more destitute , carefree days . And yet , I still find 98 % of craft - loving folk out there to be an engaging , thoughtful , and friendly bunch who just want as many mass as possible to be enjoy as much amazing beer as potential . So even if I occasionally holler about stuff , I love you folks . *
- This mushiness will increase with beer consumption .
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