Johnny Ryall wrote:Guess what I meant by that is I don't see the point getting all pretentious about something as fleeting as a beverage. I refer back to the bourdain quote I posted a page ago.
I'll try and explain why someone would be "all pretentious" about it.
I started drinking ales at 18 when i stqteted working on a pub that served 5 different knew that changes basically every day, i found the flavours interesting how using the sewn ingredients you could get some really subtle notes of fruits and biscuit and all kinds of other stuff.
I developed and i got into craft beer for the same thing the variety and the taste.
I don't drink beer to get buzzed or her drunk, i seink it to experience the new flavours, to try new things.
if I'm on a bender of a night i will drink a different beer each round because i ain't stand the idea of having the same flavour for every single beer, what's the point its dull and boring and means you might miss something.
That's what bugs me about these mass lager beer drinkers, it isn't that "my beer is better then their beer" or that they at inferior or whatever that's just snobbery and dickheadedness, what i struggle with is that people don't want to try other things, that given a choice they just have the same taste every pint everytime they go to the oub without thinking "hmm i wonder what else there is"
That's what confuses me that their is now desire to see what other stuff rates like.
Some people will and then think argh ales is horrible and fair enough they tried, but those they don't i just don't get it.
It's why i have been so impressed and fascinated by Pedzs adventous into beer, he has for ages said he only drinks Carona and suddenly is giving stuff a go and finding other flavours he likes, it is awesome to see and shows the key point here that you can't stop trying beers, there will be loads you hate, but there will be loads you like and a few you will love, but unless you try then and be adventurous and risk trying something that sounds a bit odd you will never know.
It's like living a life without herbs and spices, yeah you cab do it sure, but where is the fun in it, and beer should be fun it should be enjoyed you should be able to go "that beer was awesome" it shouldn't be forgotten about the second the glass goes down and the bar person says "another mate?"