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gameface said:
i'm not going to sugar coat this, i hate beer with fruit or fruit flavoring.

That said, saying you can't stand the taste of beer is almost like saying you can't stand the taste of food. There are so many varieties of beer, but very few of them are represented at the grocery store. Corona, dos equis, budweiser, michelob and red stripe are all the exact same style of beer. It's like when you see the timeline for planet earth and you see that human existence is barely a sliver on the edge of a long, long, long, evolution of life on this planet. That's similar to the ratio adjunct lagers have to all the other flavors of beer. I'd try to get your hands on a good porter or stout. Contrary to popular belief, those are fairly popular girl beers. Also try to seek out a sour. They aren't very popular or well known, but epic is actually a world-class producer of great sours and other belgian beer styles. Try their "brainless (tm)" beers. I don't like them, but i believe they are very highly regarded. They even have a few fruit flavored offerings in that line.
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Lol oops. I hate fruit flavored beers is what I was trying to say.

I've found that girls who don't like beer are most likely to like a hefeweizen. Or shock top, whatever kind of beer that is.
 
TroutBum said:
I'd love to come to your all-guy sausage fest, but I'll be in the comforts of my own home watching my Cougs put another *** raping on you sinners. Right after the game, I'm going to jump on eBay and buy some worthless crap with all of the money you clowns are going to be giving me.
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It's def a sausage fest, and brats, and burgers too.

How much did we decide to bet again?? Was it $54.10 or what?
 
UGLI baby said:
Lol oops. I hate fruit flavored beers is what I was trying to say.

I've found that girls who don't like beer are most likely to like a hefeweizen. Or shock top, whatever kind of beer that is.
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Shocktop is good. So is Blue Moon. Provo Girl is the best, however.
 
UGLI baby said:
I'll take that as a yes! If you like hanging out grilling food and drinking, you will love it.

How much effort goes into brewing? Seems like probably alot.

Feel free to come even if you don't want to brew.
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I put a lot of effort into brewing. As I gain experience I find easier ways to do things. I also continually purchase equipment that makes brewing easier. One of the biggest things I did was go from 5g batches to 10g batches. Twice the beer and almost the exact same time commitment and effort. The only hang-up is that 10g equipment is a lot bigger and more expensive than 5g equipment. A lot of the equipment is the same, but many of the most expensive items are not. My kettles and fermentation vessels are some of the more pricey items and I need the bigger stuff for 10g batches. But with all my hobbies, I like the gear at least as much as I like the hobby. So, buying brewing equipment is as much the goal as is brewing good beer.

I'm rambling because I'm pounding the homebrew right now. I'm just gonna call it a post and say that I'd love to bring some homebrew to a Utes tailgate party.

Troutbum, Brigham Young was a Utes fan.
 
Gameface said:
I'm not going to sugar coat this, I hate beer with fruit or fruit flavoring.

That said, saying you can't stand the taste of beer is almost like saying you can't stand the taste of food.
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I'm with JF on this one. While I can notice taste differences in various beers (at least back in my 20s when I still believed I could acquire a taste to it...the "best" one being New Belgian's Sunshine Wheat), it still all boils down to them being a fermented grain of some sort, and that taste is just not appealing to me. In fairness to beer, I hate wine and pretty much anything with alcohol it. The one drink I'll have on a very rare occasion is Malibu rum and cola, probably because there is enough sugar in there to drown out the booze taste enough.
 
Great job, GF. I've brewed a few batches in my lifetime and they've all sucked donkey balls. I've been considering opening a brewpub ....
 
Nate505 said:
I'm with JF on this one. While I can notice taste differences in various beers (at least back in my 20s when I still believed I could acquire a taste to it...the "best" one being New Belgian's Sunshine Wheat), it still all boils down to them being a fermented grain of some sort, and that taste is just not appealing to me. In fairness to beer, I hate wine and pretty much anything with alcohol it. The one drink I'll have on a very rare occasion is Malibu rum and cola, probably because there is enough sugar in there to drown out the booze taste enough.
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Fair enough. I guess it'd be more accurate to say that if you say you don't like beer it's like saying you don't like Asian food. And that only in comparison to other alcoholic beverages. Not everyone has to like beer. It's sad, but true.
 
I used to collect the beer bottles I had drunkenized from around the world and had over 300 more than 10 years ago. I can absolutely tell the slightest differences and love the flavor of a beer done well.
 
Gameface said:
I put a lot of effort into brewing. As I gain experience I find easier ways to do things. I also continually purchase equipment that makes brewing easier. One of the biggest things I did was go from 5g batches to 10g batches. Twice the beer and almost the exact same time commitment and effort. The only hang-up is that 10g equipment is a lot bigger and more expensive than 5g equipment. A lot of the equipment is the same, but many of the most expensive items are not. My kettles and fermentation vessels are some of the more pricey items and I need the bigger stuff for 10g batches. But with all my hobbies, I like the gear at least as much as I like the hobby. So, buying brewing equipment is as much the goal as is brewing good beer.

I'm rambling because I'm pounding the homebrew right now. I'm just gonna call it a post and say that I'd love to bring some homebrew to a Utes tailgate party.

Troutbum, Brigham Young was a Utes fan.
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Nice! The byu game will be the first full on tailgate. I'll be happy to contribute some funds.
 
Did I know your name is Jared?

Oh, and major KUDOS to you, that's a great accomplishment. Like Nate said, it's cool to see someone have such success from their hobby.

If I make a special trip to SLC to try some of your beer, will you pour me a pint? Then I'll chase it down with some chocolate goodies from the shop where jazz_fanatic works!

What's an English Pale Ale? I've been tending towards drinking India Pale Ales these days. Any similarity?
 
Congrats Gf.

I'd like to try your beer some day. (If you're good enough to brew alcohol-free beer :))
 
moevillini said:
Did I know your name is Jared?

Oh, and major KUDOS to you, that's a great accomplishment. Like Nate said, it's cool to see someone have such success from their hobby.

If I make a special trip to SLC to try some of your beer, will you pour me a pint? Then I'll chase it down with some chocolate goodies from the shop where jazz_fanatic works!

What's an English Pale Ale? I've been tending towards drinking India Pale Ales these days. Any similarity?
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If you came to Salt Lake you would be my guest of honor.

English pale Ale is a maltier version of the more hoppy american pale ale and american pale ale is a hoppier version of English IPAs. American IPAs (the current rage in the homebrewing community) are hoppier than beer has ever been. Hops are what add bitterness to beer. Even if you don't like hoppy beer I can assure you that you don't like beer without hops. Hops balance the sweetness of beer. Without them beer would taste like syrup with alcohol in it. Anyway, american IPAs use hops that have a very piney/citrusy aroma. English IPAs use "noble" hops, which have a lower alpha acid content and are more mild/earthy. An English Pale Ale is somewhat sweet and flat for american taste-buds.
 
Gameface said:
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I certainly feel like I could use some validation right now and getting 1st place on my "flagship" beer is doing the trick.

I did very well on all my beers. Look for me to take a few ribbons next year. Out of 8 score sheets (2 per beer I entered) I only scored lower than 30pts on one of them. For reference 21-29 equals "good," 30-37 equals "very good," 37-44 equals excellent and 45-50 is outstanding.

I got vastly different scores on my Porter. One was 30, the other was 44. The 44 would have easily won me 1st place in the category and came from professional brewer Kevin Templin of Red Rock Brewing Company. The 30 came from a non-certified judge.

These beers and many more are available once a month FOR FREE at my monthly poker game. I'd say they are worth the price of admission. That said, I don't make a dime off my poker games. I don't take a rake, I don't charge a fee and I'm not even very good at poker. If you haven't been you are missing out!
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Congrats. We americans need to improve our beer. Stop the madness that is Bud light.
The real beer is the micro-brews, and smaller companies. You are doing your part. Well done!
 
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