# Convince me to drink your beer **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** beer\ **Created:** [July 19, 2011, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-to-drink-your-beer/589638 "2011-07-19T22:31:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-to-drink-your-beer/589638/21 "2011-07-20T02:40:34Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > Son of a bitch, that’s what I was coming in to say. Seriously, it’s on my clipboard…see “Brewed on the banks of the mighty St. Vrain” > What’s I like about that is, when talking to someone from Left Hand, he told me that it’s more or less a joke as the St Vrain isn’t mighty so much as a little creek that runs behind the brewery. In fact, a lot of their beers have some sort of a joke or story to go along with the name or (old) label. Hehe, exactly. I used to live a couple miles from the brewery - in fact, I was the first chick to rate a personalized glass at the tasting room, back when the tasting room fit about 15 people max. And yeah, the St. Vrain is bigger than a drainage ditch, but not much. Good beer, though. Very, very good beer. ---
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-to-drink-your-beer/589638/22 "2011-07-20T02:47:45Z")
> [@antonio107](#): > > I’m not convincing you to drink my beer. Get your own! :mad: I’m agreeable.🙂 How about making our own: Beitz Brewing presents: Pist Off Pisner. (75% alcohol). “Because it’s better to be Pist off than Pist on!” 😛 ---
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-to-drink-your-beer/589638/23 "2011-07-20T03:02:36Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > “Brewing Tradition Since 1845” = huh, they must have been around quite a while! > “Union Made” = hmmm…not quite sure what that has to do with it… > “Brewed & Bottled by Minhas Craft Brewery” = Okay, back on track - I like craft beer! > “[DamnGoodBeer.com](http://DamnGoodBeer.com)”= Wait a second… Believe it or not, I just took the tour of the Minhas brewery 2 weeks ago. We were bumming around on that side of the state and thought “why not?”. The brewery used to be [Huber](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Huber_Brewing_Company) brewing which was founded in 1845. (and yes, the [Huber work release program](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huber_Law) is named after the brewery that allowed prisoners to come and work there in the early part of the last century) I don’t get why Minhas gets to brag they’ve been around since 1845 just because the bought the brewery. Most (not all) of the Huber brews have been discontinued. Just as well, though. They were as bad, if not worse, than most of the stuff Minhas makes. A few of the brews Minhas makes are okay and I’m still glad we took the tour. 4 pints before the tour, 4 pints after, and a 6 pack of craft brew on the way out.🙂 > [@Munch](#): > > Clear Creek Ice - easily the worst beer I have ever tasted in my entire life. It truly is bad, but if it is **THE** worst beer you’ve ever had then you need to drink [more](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uepFO4psgKE) variety of beer. Unfortunately there are far, far worse beers out there.:eek::(:mad: ---
**Author:** ![polar\_bear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ec9cab/32.png) [@polar\_bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/polar_bear)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-to-drink-your-beer/589638/24 "2011-07-20T10:59:19Z")
‘anno 1340’ Brand bier ---
**Author:** ![Acid\_Lamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Acid\_Lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acid_Lamp)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-to-drink-your-beer/589638/25 "2011-07-20T11:57:45Z")
The Popol Vuh, the sacred book of the Maya, unfolds a complex web of mystery around a beverage known as xocoatl (ch-co-atle). At Southern Tier, we’re not surprised that hieroglyphs of the ancient Maya depict chocolate being poured for rulers and gods. Even through the many voyages of Columbus, the mystical bean remained nothing more than a strange currency of the native peoples. Moving through centuries, the circular journey of cacao has been realized in our brewing house, encompassing the complexity of the darkest, bitter-sweet candy together with the original frothy cold beverage of the ancient Maya to bring to you our Blackwater Series Choklat Stout. We have combined the finest ingredients to tempt your senses & renew the power & interrelation of history in every bottle. 11.0% abv • 195º L • Imperial Chocolate Stout • 22 oz / 1/6 keg 2-row barley / caramel 60 malt / barley flakes / chocolate malt / bittersweet Belgian chocolate / kettle hops: chinook & willamette Pompous ? Yes, Delicious? Abso-fucking-lutely. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-to-drink-your-beer/589638/26 "2011-07-20T12:25:53Z")
“Our Genuine Taste Since 1950” Goldstar. Not the most creative slogan (and not really that old for a beer), but still damn good for a mass-market brew. ---
**Author:** ![Double\_Foolscap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85e7bf/32.png) [@Double\_Foolscap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Double_Foolscap)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-to-drink-your-beer/589638/27 "2011-07-20T12:44:38Z")
“What’s the matter, lager boy - afraid you might taste something?” Hobgoblin, from Wychwood Brewery. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-to-drink-your-beer/589638/28 "2011-07-20T13:02:53Z")
> [@pkbites](#): > > [“It’s the Water”](http://www.olympia-beer.com/). > > Really? Of all the things used to make beer, they’re bragging about the water? > I’d rather not have beer that was similar to making love in a canoe (fucking close to water). Speaking of Olympia, i’ll go with Fish Tale, a local microbrew which now operates the steam whistle that used to sound from the Olympia brewery at 5 PM every day, and now sounds from their headquarters on Jefferson St.; “Brewed in the Republic of Cascadia”. ---
**Author:** ![mac\_bolan00](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b3f665/32.png) [@mac\_bolan00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mac_bolan00)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-to-drink-your-beer/589638/29 "2011-07-20T13:24:27Z")
sit beside truman as a childhood buddy, hold the can out and say. “now that’s a good beer.” ---
**Author:** ![diku](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4af34b/32.png) [@diku](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diku)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-to-drink-your-beer/589638/30 "2011-07-20T13:27:48Z")
So called because of the “ruinous” effect on your palate! Stone Ruination IPA. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-to-drink-your-beer/589638/31 "2011-07-20T13:31:18Z")
> [@pkbites](#): > > I don’t get why Minhas gets to brag they’ve been around since 1845 just because the bought the brewery. I just assumed that they made a really big batch back in 1845 and have been using that. Hilarious that you’ve been there, though! > [@](#): > > It truly is bad, but if it is **THE** worst beer you’ve ever had then you need to drink [more](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uepFO4psgKE) variety of beer. Unfortunately there are far, far worse beers out there.:eek::(:mad: Aside from lambics, I don’t see how it could get any worse than this. First sip and I had a violent reaction to the taste. Couldn’t finish one of them, and I’ve choked down my fair share of bad beer in the past. ---
**Author:** ![carlb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carlb/32/5930_2.png) [@carlb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlb)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-to-drink-your-beer/589638/32 "2011-07-20T13:43:04Z")
> [@pkbites](#): > > [“It’s the Water”](http://www.olympia-beer.com/). > > Really? Of all the things used to make beer, they’re bragging about the water?:rolleyes: > I’d rather not have beer that was similar to making love in a canoe (fucking close to water). While I agree with the second half of your post, it’s not at all inappropriate to highlight the quality of the water that goes into the beer. Even if you’re brewing a dark, malty, high-alcohol beer, the resultant drink is still 90+% water. One of the reasons Burton-on-Trent became a big brewing town was because of the water quality - it had just the right mix of minerals to create a tasty beer. ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-to-drink-your-beer/589638/33 "2011-07-20T14:31:31Z")
Cold Activated Can-Blue mountains signal it’s cold Vented Wide Mouth-For a smooth refreshing pour Frost Brew Liner-Locks in frost brewed taste Ice cold refreshment. Nothing’s more refreshing than an ice cold Coors Light.Our Rocky Mountain heritage and unique frost brewingprocess deliver that crisp,refreshing taste you can’t find anywhere else. ---
**Author:** ![filling\_pages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b9bd4f/32.png) [@filling\_pages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filling_pages)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-to-drink-your-beer/589638/34 "2011-07-20T16:42:46Z")
> [@](#): > > Nature’s choicest products provide its prized flavor. Only the finest of hops and grains are used. Selected as America’s Best in 1893. > > Union Made Pabst Blue Ribbon. Except that I don’t want you to drink my beer. Yes, I bought this 18 pack for just me. Who the hell doesn’t know what BYOB means? ---
**Author:** ![mrklutz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ebca7d/32.png) [@mrklutz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrklutz)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-to-drink-your-beer/589638/35 "2011-07-20T17:05:57Z")
“You can blame Monkey Butter for this” On the side of every bottle of home-brew my buddy and I make. (Monkey Butter Brewers) ---
**Author:** ![Dallas\_Jones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dallas_jones/32/3277_2.png) [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-to-drink-your-beer/589638/36 "2011-07-20T18:14:50Z")
> [@MadTheSwine](#): > > Cold Activated Can-Blue mountains signal it’s cold > Vented Wide Mouth-For a smooth refreshing pour > Frost Brew Liner-Locks in frost brewed taste > > Ice cold refreshment. > Nothing’s more refreshing than an ice cold Coors Light.Our Rocky Mountain heritage and unique frost brewingprocess deliver that crisp,refreshing taste you can’t find anywhere else. It’s the best beer-flavored water around! It won’t slow you down because it’s just water, with a hint of beer. I’m having one now. ---
**Author:** ![DHMO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecc23a/32.png) [@DHMO](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DHMO)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-to-drink-your-beer/589638/37 "2011-07-20T18:16:01Z")
[Bear Whiz Beer!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qclO9PuNNXQ) It’s in the stream, boy! That’s why it’s yellow! ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-to-drink-your-beer/589638/38 "2011-07-20T21:17:29Z")
> [@carlb](#): > > One of the reasons Burton-on-Trent became a big brewing town was because of the water quality - it had just the right mix of minerals to create a tasty beer. Yes, for a particular type of beer. Pilseners, for example, do best with soft water. Burton-on-Trent’s water, for instance, is very hard and high in sulfates, which goes well with pale ales (at least English-style pale ales.) ---
**Author:** ![piepiepie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47774/32.png) [@piepiepie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/piepiepie)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-to-drink-your-beer/589638/39 "2011-07-20T21:19:42Z")
“From the Land of Pleasant Living” National Bohemian. ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2011, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-to-drink-your-beer/589638/40 "2011-07-21T16:16:47Z")
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