TheWiggman said:
<snip> However, a snob is specifically "a person who believes that their tastes in a particular area are superior to those of other people." </snip>
I agree muchly. I only think that my tastes are superior for ME, as I have become educated in the ways of beer, through judging and brewing, and with the giving and receiving of feedback.
Everyone else is welcome to drink whatever they want, including faecal-tasting homebrew brewed in a well-used gumboot. (*edit - respect to the person who created that range of unique flavours and submitted the beer for judging at Bathurst on the last time they held the NSW state comp. Kudos).
Danscraftbeer said:
I'm in the pursuit of being more of a snob with my own beers.
As for commenting on commercial shelf beers they are secondary choice compared to home brews.
Commercial Craft brews serve as a comparison to your home brews.
Call me a snob no prob!
Ah, that's the ticket, being selective for you own consumption is not the same as being prescriptive to others.
I can only tell you what happens in MY mouth when I drink that beer. YMMV.
I prefer to be called a Beer Aficionado, if any term is to be assigned. I often say that that us beer geeks hate being called beer nerds.
Fatgodzilla said:
Pissed myself laughing at that one. Hate Qlders for several months a year!
Actually I'm a slob who drinks beer, who drinks what I think is the best beer available at hand.
Sometimes I don't have to think because I don't have a choice.
Beer. My saviour, my downfall.
It's 10.25 in New Zealand .. I think I'll have a beer. Even though I am not in NZ.
That's the spirit, Fatz, even though I have a strong suspicion that you're not having a beer.
It's always beer o'clock in Bavaria (or Vegas, or wherever), Weizen is still a great brekky beer, and can be accompanied with some fruit juice and Weisswurst (or charcuterie platter).
My daughter just called me one of the most offensive names I have heard for some time: 'beer ponce'. Sounds like she has been watching too much Oz and James Drink to Britain. I'll be back after I
bludgeon her savagely tell her how offended I am by her beer bigotry,
(*Edit2)
Trait: Tries to convert everyone into being a craft beer drinker.
I like to believe that by offering a taste of an interesting beer, I'm broadening someone's horizons rather than practicing some religious-based conversion technique. They like or don't. If not - more for me.
Converting - no. Evangelism - hell yeah. Testify, Brothers and Sisters.
Most of the traits identified as being that of a "Beer Snob", would IMHO only be seen in what I see as a "Beer W@nker" and don't need to be part of my Evangelical Beer Crusade. TESTIFY!
