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[dilla]

That is true. But every guy thinks their a goddamn beer/liquor aficionado.

"This beer is shitty. The one I drink is great."

Another one of those things society values and thinks is important, but really isn't. Foreigners are guilty of it too.

"The food in your country is .... No wonder everyone is...."

There should be a Tumblr about "just because you have a degree doesn't mean you know anything" and out people that use their philosophy degree to tell you that they're right.

 

[S O F I]

I'm sort of a beer elitist. I'm not a connoisseur by any means, but there's some shitty beer out there, and it's usually the ones you see advertised on TV. Like, I'll give a disapproving look to a friend if we go to the local pub here and there's all kinds of local, really good microbrews and he orders a Heineken. Come on man, support your local industries while supporting better, stronger taste.

Once upon a time, I couldn't distinguish one beer from another. But then my balls dropped.

Foodies annoy me because I'm not a food guy at all. Especially skinny women who always talk about how much they love food. Shut the fuck up, you obviously don't eat a lot of it.

 

[dilla]

I'm sort of a beer elitist. I'm not a connoisseur by any means, but there's some shitty beer out there, and it's usually the ones you see advertised on TV. Like, I'll give a disapproving look to a friend if we go to the local pub here and there's all kinds of local, really good microbrews and he orders a Heineken. Come on man, support your local industries while supporting better, stronger taste.

Once upon a time, I couldn't distinguish one beer from another. But then my balls dropped.

I dislike foodies though because I'm not a food guy at all. Especially skinny women who always talk about how much they love food. Shut the fuck up, you obviously don't eat a lot of it.

Associating balls dropping with beer is exactly what I'm talking about. I have no problem with people drinking beers with dinner, but those that sit there and feel validated because they ordered some obscure coonshit (i.e. microbreweries) and put others down because they ordered Heinie or a Bud is downright stupid. People take something as simple as beer, and use it to show they are smarter than others.

"I drink from a microbrewery. I am therefore more knowledgable about beer than you."

Who gives a shit? In my college town, we'd always go to a bar that had specials on Tuesdays and order a few beers from their list. There were big-name beers and there were those "microbreweries" you speak of. Everyone ordered what they wanted and no one gave each other shit for it. Hell, I ordered Strongbows a good bit of the time because I liked it. Cider. When everyone else was having beer.

It's when you're at a social that you realize when people value the dumb shit like this. Or they don't. I hung out with a good group of guys. That doesn't mean a few cunt nuggets didn't weasel their way in and ruin it.

 

[S O F I]

See, everything you said about beer is how I feel about cars and people who like cars.

What's my point? We as a people put different values on things in life. You seem pretty convinced that people who like microbrews drink microbrews to feel superior and smarter than others. That's a pretty cynical view that I disagree with. Beer is not simple. There's different types of beer. Most people just drink pale lagers like Heineken. I like a good ol' IPA or Stout. The reason a lot of people don't is because they never take the time to try different beers. I think they're missing out. Hence my disapproval. I know most people drink alcohol to get fucked up (duh), including me, but since I get fucked up so often, I might as well make a habit of trying different ways to get fucked up instead of just drinking the same beer or the same whiskey over and over.

 

[Flipmo]

I'm a beer asshole, and I'm proud of it.

 

[dilla]

See, everything you said about beer is how I feel about cars and people who like cars.

What's my point? We as a people put different values on things in life. You seem pretty convinced that people who like microbrews drink microbrews to feel superior and smarter than others. That's a pretty cynical view that I disagree with. Beer is not simple. There's different types of beer. Most people just drink pale lagers like Heineken. I like a good ol' IPA or Stout. The reason a lot of people don't is because they never take the time to try different beers. I think they're missing out. Hence my disapproval. I know most people drink alcohol to get fucked up (duh), including me, but since I get fucked up so often, I might as well make a habit of trying different ways to get fucked up instead of just drinking the same beer or the same whiskey over and over.

One thing I've heard people like you say

"I love the way the beer tastes. I just sip it and let it go down. And the aftertaste is amazing!"

Cars give you a thrill. But I'm not here to argue on their behalf.

You could stick a finger up a cunt and use the yeast to make a new beer. Yay, innovation!

I don't know. I don't give a shit about beer, or alcohol much for that matter. I've had people question my toughness when I said I didn't like beer and show them what I can do with liquor. Maybe seeing people drunk is a turnoff. I have issues with it partly because of that, I'll admit it.

But it's a story for another day.

I like Woodchuck and Strongbow, both hard ciders. Too bad I'm not in college anymore. Haven't had a drink since because now...it's alcoholism. jk

 

[S O F I]

No, I'm not that person. I know what you mean, though. Of course, when it comes to taste, I'll drink a Mountain Dew any day or a glass of orange juice. If we're talking strictly taste. But in the REALM of beer, I prefer beer with strong flavor. Beers like keystone light and bud light, MGD and shit, even Corona, are pretty much made for people who want a beer to be the closest resemblant to tasteless water. It's like "Hey, we know you really hate beer but because you have to drink it for whatever reason, let us help you not taste anything. In fact, let us stick a lime in it to disguise the taste even further."

 

[Preach]

chillin with an ozusjko which is basically just a croatian heineken as far as i can tell. or maybe the remy martin is numbing my taste buds

 

[vg4030]

As I asked folks to upload a few pics, I guess I should start

South Haven, Mi

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[Flipmo]

chillin with an ozusjko which is basically just a croatian heineken as far as i can tell. or maybe the remy martin is numbing my taste buds

I prefer Karlovacko over Ozujsko, but check out Velebitsko pivo as well, it's om nom nom nom.

Oh and awesome pictures, VG4030, post moar.

 

[dilla]

No, I'm not that person. I know what you mean, though. Of course, when it comes to taste, I'll drink a Mountain Dew any day or a glass of orange juice. If we're talking strictly taste. But in the REALM of beer, I prefer beer with strong flavor. Beers like keystone light and bud light, MGD and shit, even Corona, are pretty much made for people who want a beer to be the closest resemblant to tasteless water. It's like "Hey, we know you really hate beer but because you have to drink it for whatever reason, let us help you not taste anything. In fact, let us stick a lime in it to disguise the taste even further."

It's cheaper and it gets you drunk faster because it tastes like water.

Bud Light Lime isn't half-bad.

 

[dilla]

As I asked folks to upload a few pics, I guess I should start

South Haven, Mi

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Uh, no. I started. Did you not see my dog?

 

[vg4030]

^^ Sorry, yeah I saw the dog..

Thanks Flip, Ill post a couple more today

 

[dilla]

 

[Pittsey]

I think most people have interests in life, and most people look for the best. It's only morons who like something so that they belong to a certain group they perceive as Elite. Which is my problem with Apple Fanboys.... lol

 

[S O F I]

chillin with an ozusjko which is basically just a croatian heineken as far as i can tell. or maybe the remy martin is numbing my taste buds

Ozujsko. The J before the S, mothafuck!

But yeah, I mean, the Balkan countries have solid beer. But thing is, they're all are stuck in that pale lager category. Not one company is venturing out into weissbiers and schwarzbiers, as far as I know. It's a damn shame.

 

[vg4030]

SOFI's rules for drinking beer:

 

[Flipmo]

There are some microbreweries that do venture into the darker beers, I went to a spot in Sarajevo that had epic schwarzbier, and I'm not even a big fan of black beers. I forget the name of the place, but they filmed a scene of Nasa Mala Klinika there.

Velebitsko has a pale and dark beer as well, but only when its 'in' season.

 

[Preach]

i had a "I <3 Streethop" shirt printed in a booth to represent with my pink tan. holla. pics coming.

 

[S O F I]

There are some microbreweries that do venture into the darker beers, I went to a spot in Sarajevo that had epic schwarzbier, and I'm not even a big fan of black beers. I forget the name of the place, but they filmed a scene of Nasa Mala Klinika there.

Velebitsko has a pale and dark beer as well, but only when its 'in' season.

Yeah but fuck Istanbul.