zarniwoop
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Hi All,
I'm a very new brewer (just put down extract brew number 3) and I try to restrict my posts on AHB to questions rather than anything that would cause "robust" conversation but I have to ask this one: Is it worth sharing home brew with mates who aren't familiar with different beer styles?
I really enjoy my beer, have been drinking craft beer for a few years and I tend to drink beer more for the taste these days (although last night's consumption would argue with that ), I'm still very much a newbie and have a long way to go when it comes to learning about beer styles and subtleties let alone brewing but I can drink a beer and appreciate it (or not) for what it represents for the style, if it's a new style I try to appreciate it for what it's supposed to be.
My second brew was a simple weizen, it's a style I'm familiar with, and I gave a bottle to a friend to try, his response "oh yeah not bad, it's not as fizzy as the corona I just had but the bubbles are still there"...... ARRGGHH!!! :huh:
Ok I wasn't expecting him to comment on the banana and clove balance or the body created by the yeast but really..... fizzy???
Now I imagine it's really easy to get sensitive about your own beers and I do I ask for a honest opinion (nothing worse than producing crap and everyone tells you how great it is) and I wasn't looking for praise but I would have liked it if it got reviewed for what it was supposed to be, or if unfamiliar with the style appreciated for a new style.
So the question is: Is it worth giving unusual styles to friends who are not familiar with beer beyond the standard mass production brews? I'd like to think it would be a good opportunity to introduce them to some alternatives but I can't help feel I'm on a looser....
Cheers
Zarniwoop
(Personally I don't think this weizen is too bad, not brilliant but very drinkable and even my wife likes it and she's a hard task master on beer...oh and the CO2 is about right)
I'm a very new brewer (just put down extract brew number 3) and I try to restrict my posts on AHB to questions rather than anything that would cause "robust" conversation but I have to ask this one: Is it worth sharing home brew with mates who aren't familiar with different beer styles?
I really enjoy my beer, have been drinking craft beer for a few years and I tend to drink beer more for the taste these days (although last night's consumption would argue with that ), I'm still very much a newbie and have a long way to go when it comes to learning about beer styles and subtleties let alone brewing but I can drink a beer and appreciate it (or not) for what it represents for the style, if it's a new style I try to appreciate it for what it's supposed to be.
My second brew was a simple weizen, it's a style I'm familiar with, and I gave a bottle to a friend to try, his response "oh yeah not bad, it's not as fizzy as the corona I just had but the bubbles are still there"...... ARRGGHH!!! :huh:
Ok I wasn't expecting him to comment on the banana and clove balance or the body created by the yeast but really..... fizzy???
Now I imagine it's really easy to get sensitive about your own beers and I do I ask for a honest opinion (nothing worse than producing crap and everyone tells you how great it is) and I wasn't looking for praise but I would have liked it if it got reviewed for what it was supposed to be, or if unfamiliar with the style appreciated for a new style.
So the question is: Is it worth giving unusual styles to friends who are not familiar with beer beyond the standard mass production brews? I'd like to think it would be a good opportunity to introduce them to some alternatives but I can't help feel I'm on a looser....
Cheers
Zarniwoop
(Personally I don't think this weizen is too bad, not brilliant but very drinkable and even my wife likes it and she's a hard task master on beer...oh and the CO2 is about right)