Beer Snobs "forget the true meaning of beer"

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Message sfontain beers 851 º places 5 º 15:06 Thu 1/18/2007 Originally posted by cheapdark Or $6 for a cup of regular coffee instead of a Starbucks? You imply that Starbucks isn’t regular coffee.
Message sfontain beers 851 º places 5 º 15:06 Thu 1/18/2007 E-mail sent. Muehehe
Message Probiere beers 992 º places 46 º 15:09 Thu 1/18/2007 Originally posted by sfontain Originally posted by cheapdark Or $6 for a cup of regular coffee instead of a Starbucks? You imply that Starbucks isn’t regular coffee.

Message OldGrowth beers 3472 º places 204 º 15:11 Thu 1/18/2007 Originally posted by PorterPounder You got to admit that this line is funny though... "To be fair, these places are usually dense with bearded guys in tattered wool sweaters who can rattle off the complex brewing methods of odd brands the way Star Trek enthusiasts can speak fluent Klingon." Coming soon the Rate Beer wool sweater.
Message DerWeg beers 2175 º places 48 º 15:16 Thu 1/18/2007 Originally posted by undsioux7 This part of the article is pretty funny to me, especially after reading the saison article on this site. Can you imagine replacing the saison the field workers in Belgium used to get after a hard days work with BMC! I would have paid money to see their reaction after they took a drink of miller light. My thoughts exactly. Look at the Trappists, big Stouts, Doppelbocks, Pales and Barley Wines that so-called ’snobs’ have placed in the hundredth percentile here. These types of beer did not originate from Planet Klingon, nor are they some pretentious invention for the elite. They are just very old cultural beer styles rooted in the peoples of Western Europe.
Message cheap P beers 8841 º places 328 º 15:18 Thu 1/18/2007 Originally posted by Probiere Originally posted by sfontain Originally posted by cheapdark Or $6 for a cup of regular coffee instead of a Starbucks? You imply that Starbucks isn’t regular coffee. Miller Lite = Regular Coffee Good Suds (IPA/impstout) = Starbucks
Message smitty beers 1 º 15:20 Thu 1/18/2007 "Is it just me, or has somebody forgotten that beer is supposed to be a workingman’s drink, as free from pretensions and airs as a kielbasa smothered in sauerkraut?" No Mike, nobody’s forgotten. However, the beer you’re seeking to wash kielbasa & kraut down your gullet exists and should cost you no more than $2 at any pub. It’s called High Life. And though it would be quite at home in the finest styrofoam cup your humble abode has to offer, I recommend it ice cold from the bottle. If and when you discover this fine brew being offered for $5-10 at a local pub, then you’ve reason to rant. Until then, grab a styrofoam cup and pour yourself a nice cool glass of Shut the Fuck Up!

Message Ernest P beers 9435 º places 229 º 15:21 Thu 1/18/2007 Originally posted by PorterPounder You got to admit that this line is funny though... "To be fair, these places are usually dense with bearded guys in tattered wool sweaters who can rattle off the complex brewing methods of odd brands the way Star Trek enthusiasts can speak fluent Klingon." The guy certainly does like to use cute little analogies/similes...there’s one in virtually every single paragraph: Frommer’s travel guide to pronounce, faster than a gallon of unleaded, the way Star Trek guys speak Klingon, as closely guarded as the holy grail, back story that would make a great Bloom/Depp film, and as a kielbasa in sauerkraut. I wonder if he has a simile quota he has to meet.
Message cheap P beers 8841 º places 328 º 15:21 Thu 1/18/2007 Originally posted by DerWeg Originally posted by undsioux7 This part of the article is pretty funny to me, especially after reading the saison article on this site. Can you imagine replacing the saison the field workers in Belgium used to get after a hard days work with BMC! I would have paid money to see their reaction after they took a drink of miller light. My thoughts exactly. Look at the Trappists, big Stouts, Doppelbocks, Pales and Barley Wines that so-called ’snobs’ have placed in the hundredth percentile here. These types of beer did not originate from Planet Klingon, nor are they some pretentious invention for the elite. They are just very old cultural beer styles rooted in the peoples of Western Europe. I bet planet Klingon would have some great IPA or foreign stouts!
Message bigcat03 beers 746 º places 11 º 15:30 Thu 1/18/2007 Originally posted by OldGrowth Originally posted by PorterPounder You got to admit that this line is funny though... "To be fair, these places are usually dense with bearded guys in tattered wool sweaters who can rattle off the complex brewing methods of odd brands the way Star Trek enthusiasts can speak fluent Klingon." Coming soon the Rate Beer wool sweater. Complete with tatters and extra padding to give you that "dense" look. FREE fake beard with purchase!!!