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ScreamingMeemie

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47. Nope. Daughter of a man who worked 30 years in the brewing industry. It all tastes the same.

Sun Nov 23, 2014, 12:49 PM

Nov 2014

Like crap, and it's "emperor's new clothes syndrome" to pay eleventy billion dollars for something that tastes exactly the same —except more bitter or with fruit added (!)— than plain old Old Milwaukee.

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I can't help it, I'm a beer snob. Anyone else have this problem? [View all] True Blue Door Nov 2014 OP

Yes. I can't drink yellow beer. cyberswede Nov 2014 #1

Stone IPA. True Blue Door Nov 2014 #3

I like to think of Arrogant Bastard as a "gateway beer". Initech Nov 2014 #22

Gateway to bankruptcy, anyway. True Blue Door Nov 2014 #30

True that! Initech Nov 2014 #31

Not me. I don't even especially like beer, except maybe if it's a very hot day The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2014 #2

My Y chromosome is from the Black Forest, so there's probably some deep physical reason True Blue Door Nov 2014 #5

Yes it happens, you taste real beer and you can no longer tolerate the Budweisers of the world liberal N proud Nov 2014 #4

Do green bottles get skunked easier? True Blue Door Nov 2014 #6

That is my opinion liberal N proud Nov 2014 #7

yes - it's chemistry. not only green ones - called being Lightstruck NRaleighLiberal Nov 2014 #9

guilty. If can read through it, it is too light! NRaleighLiberal Nov 2014 #8

Beer is like cameras. hunter Nov 2014 #10

I'm rather particular about my cheap beers/malt liquors. nomorenomore08 Nov 2014 #12

Scotch Ale bikebloke Nov 2014 #11

Did you mean to post this here?: Ptah Nov 2014 #13

Sure. That's why I'm shortly headed to ... Scuba Nov 2014 #14

Yes. LWolf Nov 2014 #15

I love dark ales, but the flesh is weak - it causes more acid than pales. True Blue Door Nov 2014 #21

Oskar Blues = one of the best breweries in the country. Initech Nov 2014 #32

Yes. nt LWolf Nov 2014 #42

oh, i could drink any ole swill until i met my wife ProdigalJunkMail Nov 2014 #16

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This is me, too. After working out in the sun all day, free cold beer tastes mighty fine. Cheers! Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2014 #29

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I love the creativity of the naming and the artistry that goes into the labels. Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2014 #41

With me it's worse (or better, depending on how you look at it) DFW Nov 2014 #18

'Beer snobbery' isn't a problem; it's a blessing. Aristus Nov 2014 #19

Fuck that shit Major Nikon Nov 2014 #20

No. Fuck THAT shit. kwassa Nov 2014 #37

Valar Morghulis - for the true beer snob Xipe Totec Nov 2014 #23

I'll be back up there to visit the brewery on Friday! Raine1967 Nov 2014 #25

I've been a fan since they opened Xipe Totec Nov 2014 #26

I've only had Three Philosophers from Ommegang OriginalGeek Nov 2014 #44

Hi, I'm Raine, and I am a beer snob. Raine1967 Nov 2014 #24

don't actually like beer lol EaterOfCabbage Nov 2014 #27

Do you like Wine? Xipe Totec Nov 2014 #35

That is probably my favorite beer of all time. Throd Nov 2014 #48

I love Flanders Red style beers T_i_B Nov 2014 #53

i almost exclusively drink wheats from the breweries here in town fizzgig Nov 2014 #28

Oh yeah. I love micro-brews and brew my own as well. NutmegYankee Nov 2014 #34

For every beer you don't like, there's one you might like. Xipe Totec Nov 2014 #36

are you drunk? you posted it sideways .... kwassa Nov 2014 #38

Maybe. Xipe Totec Nov 2014 #39

I pass by a Dogfish Head pub on the way to work everyday ... kwassa Nov 2014 #40

I can appreciate a nice craft brew special IPA...and still drink PBR NightWatcher Nov 2014 #43

I've Probably Drunk A Million Gallons Of Beer... Tace Nov 2014 #45

Schraderbrau! PasadenaTrudy Nov 2014 #46

Nope. Daughter of a man who worked 30 years in the brewing industry. It all tastes the same. ScreamingMeemie Nov 2014 #47

Gasp! bigwillq Nov 2014 #59

MrG thought so too. ScreamingMeemie Nov 2014 #60

I'll pour a little out bigwillq Nov 2014 #61

. ScreamingMeemie Nov 2014 #62

Nope. I'll drink warm Steel Reserve 211. Throd Nov 2014 #49

I'm not a snob ashling Nov 2014 #50

As a rule, I hate beer ... Trajan Nov 2014 #51

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UK beer snob and CAMRA member reporting for duty T_i_B Nov 2014 #54

And the awesome beer would be...? I draw the line at "Lite." Prefer Belgian. WinkyDink Nov 2014 #55

Yes. Guilty As Charged ProfessorGAC Nov 2014 #56

Surly IPA, The Alchemist, Russian River Brewing Co. - God's tears chrisa Nov 2014 #57

More Michelob Ultra Lite For Me Generic Brad Nov 2014 #58