Westbrook hates: Beer Snobs and Hipsters with their stupid goddamn IPAs

This one is my fave. Lots of citrusy deliciousness.

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This dedicated hipster I know was drinking the DOGFISH HEAD 90 minute IMPERIAL IPA when we met up with him at a restaurant. Yes, the ever-so-popular "Ninety", as a lot of us snobs call it. We got to talking about the beer and I mentioned my favorite style currently was "barley wine". He responded, "ehh, I'm not so in to wine."

I let it go, in order to cherish the ignorance. *Stands up* I am a beer snob.

One thing I will point out, is that the snobbery is easily more rabid and vile from the big-corp zombies feeding the very commercials that interrupt our football games. I'm talking to you, Miller Light guzzlers. Yes, give to the corn water machine who interrupts this program. Any chance you get, crap all over small time businesses who have people hovering over the product. Because people who like that STUFF are (enter stereotype).

I get the hipster thing, it's okay with me, gives me a giggle, easy to let it go.

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Originally Posted by elkabong82

If you really want to be a beer snob then you go German and ask for a Warsteiner or Weinstephaner.

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Or an unfiltered Trappistes Beligian Ale like the Rochefort 6.

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Originally Posted by d0ublestr0ker0ll

One thing I will point out, is that the snobbery is easily more rabid and vile from the big-corp zombies feeding the very commercials that interrupt our football games.

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hates miller light because of commercials....plays black ops non stop.

Hipsters have had quite the journey over the last decade or so, first it was Guinness, then PBR, now IPAs?

I like a good IPA as much as the next guy, but wouldn't say it is necessarily my favorite. Anyone ever had Deschute's White IPA? I like just about every beer that Deschute's makes.

I am a big pumpkin ale guy, Shipyard's smashed pumpkin is amazing.

For the game tomorrow I will be enjoying a pint of Sam Adam's Merry Mischief Gingerbread stout.....is that hipster enough for ya? Haha.

I never even thought about IPA's like the before this thread. WB may have a point though about how common they are with ridiculous names. I must be really oblivious that hipsters like them though. I just thought they were really popular beers.

Stone make some awesome IPA's. My Dad lives in San Diego and his company holiday party was at Stone Brewery the other night. I was a bit jealous

I used to like IPAs, but have recently grown tired of them. I think they have over saturated the market. I go to beer festivals all the time and half the beers to sample are now IPAs. It is ridiculous.

This is currently my go to beer:

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I am still confused how hipsters are equated with IPAs. I think hipsters are more inclined to be wine snobs than beer snobs.

Where are you all finding the Merry Mischief? I need to drink me some of that.

IPA's are becoming increasingly common, but I wouldn't necessary equate hipster love for them as the reason. IPA's are easier to brew and harder to mess up since they are more hopped. There are tons of new breweries in just the past 5 years alone that all need to carry some standards. A Light Ale/Pilsner, IPA, and some kind of red/amber and a stout generally are those beers. Since IPA's are even easier to brew, new breweries are making them to help break in.

The newer trend actually is Black IPA's, soo good. I am an IPA fan, but only when seasonally appropriate.

Also, those who think some beers are good just because they are a "lager" or are from a foreign country, terrible logic. Every country has good and bad beers, just the nature of it. For me to say a Warsteiner or Lowenbrau is good because it's from Germany is just like a European saying Coors Light is a good beer.

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Originally Posted by afkidd

hates miller light because of commercials....plays black ops non stop.

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Because the amount of Black Ops commercials matches that of beer commercials. :rolleyes: Commercials are definitely not the only reason I dislike American lagers, and I haven't played COD since last week. It just so happens I have a decent SPM and can get far with little playing time. I'm a very casual gamer these days. Gamer snobs are definitely more outspoken about each others' games than beer snobs are about popular lagers. I have to listen to herds of nerds tell me how unbelievably bad the game I play is, all the ****in' time.

Beer snobs, which is an ironically condescending term in itself ("You're a snob because you call our cornwater names!"), we are a chill bunch of dudes. We aren't faking that we enjoy these beers, it's not to be cool. I like IPAs because I like them. I know, difficult concept. Simple explanation. I may not enjoy a food or beverage you prefer, but you won't catch me trying to demean you for it.

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Originally Posted by Mr. S

Also, those who think some beers are good just because they are a "lager" or are from a foreign country, terrible logic. Every country has good and bad beers, just the nature of it. For me to say a Warsteiner or Lowenbrau is good because it's from Germany is just like a European saying Coors Light is a good beer.

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Germany has a purity law dating from the 1400s. They have been brewing lagers for centuries. The Belgians have been brewing ales and lagers in the same breweries since the 1500s with the same cultural dedication that the French give to wine.

Lowenbrau is owned by Anheuser Busch. It's about as German as Bud is nowadays

It is not foolish at all IMO to see a German small batch import on the shelf in a dark bottle and KNOW that it will be outstanding.

Just sayin :)

A. What zoony said.
B. The PacNW has a wealth of excellent mirco-breweries, and while I'm not a fan of IPAs in general, there are a few good ones.
C. Being in any demographic Westy despises is almost always a good sign for that person. :pfft:

Mwah! My beer is better than your beer!

Drink what you like.

Personally, I have found some IPAs that are pretty good but I really don't go out of my way to proselytize them. It's a decent style with more than its share of landmines. I tend to gravitate Tripel-ward when I want a strongly flavored, strongly alcoholic beer and sometimes a brief change of pace IPA-ward is nice.

Gotta admit tough: these neo-hipster fascinations over totally mundane things can be annoying. I'm not sure what to make of this apparent IPA fad. But my local beer suppliers in the Philly area aren't overloading on IPAs at the expense of other styles, so I'm content to let the neo-hipster hordes limit their own life experiences to their hearts' content. Surely it has been a soul-affirming journey from PBR to Shergill.

With beer as with anything else, one's world can be made just about as narrow as one wishes it to be. :pfft:

Do you have those beer/alcohol/wine outlet stores out in the east coast? Out here we have BevMo (Beverages & More) and Total Wine etc....both are basically like the size of a grocery story, that sell beer/alcohol/wine/bar accessories etc etc....

That is where I get most of my stuff, and where I currently find Merry Mischief at.....during the fall, I had their pumpkin ale, which was Fat Jack Double Pumpkin, it was good too.

Folks would save themselves money and grief by asking some of the clerks at these stores for recommendations. I know it isn't a given that every single employee will know what they are talking about, but don't be afraid to tell them what you like and are looking for something similar......they will likely send you down the right path, and you will avoid trying to pick beers based on the labels/names alone.

Also beeradvocate.com is a nice place that ranks the beers. I am usually on that site on my iphone if I am in the mood to try something new.

Does the P stand for pretentious?

In any case, some kind German fella in my trip to Munich recommended Franciskaner as quintessential Bavarian Brew. My buddy, a USAF pilot, brings back a case of stuff called Kristal Weiss—seriously epic beer. As much as taste, I measure beer by the quality of the buzz it gives—German Beer Purity laws=nice, clean happy buzz.

In contrast, good single malt Scotch makes me an angry drunk.