Comments on: Working class people and beer http://appellationbeer.com/blog/working-class-people-and-beer/ Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:51:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Jeff Alworth http://appellationbeer.com/blog/working-class-people-and-beer/comment-page-1/#comment-198415 Jeff Alworth Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:04:32 +0000 http://appellationbeer.com/blog/?p=1176#comment-198415 <i>And you are being a snob if you discount that.</i> This is an issue that irritates me, too, mainly because I know a lot of people in the beer industry, and a more unpretentious group you will not find. Making beer is definitely a working-class act, and to dismiss it as elite is to be ignorant about the people, product, and process. I think people who discount this are being snobs of a different kind. Presumptions about things we don't know is bad from both directions. And you are being a snob if you discount that.

This is an issue that irritates me, too, mainly because I know a lot of people in the beer industry, and a more unpretentious group you will not find. Making beer is definitely a working-class act, and to dismiss it as elite is to be ignorant about the people, product, and process. I think people who discount this are being snobs of a different kind. Presumptions about things we don’t know is bad from both directions.

]]> By: Todd http://appellationbeer.com/blog/working-class-people-and-beer/comment-page-1/#comment-198042 Todd Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:39:53 +0000 http://appellationbeer.com/blog/?p=1176#comment-198042 Well this working class hop snob just sold every last Euro hops outta the yard and is celebrating with Gouden Carolus (which I havn't seen in a very long time), Leffe Blonde, and the ever present homebrews with the NM hops. You don't want to know what I paid for the Gouden Carolus, it didn't matter, it's been a mark for me for a long time, I can't believe I found a couple 4packs here in NM. You also don't want to know what I've spent to be local with the local hops either. Beer passion. Ya know what ya like, you'll get there. Priceless. Well this working class hop snob just sold every last Euro hops outta the yard and is celebrating with Gouden Carolus (which I havn’t seen in a very long time), Leffe Blonde, and the ever present homebrews with the NM hops. You don’t want to know what I paid for the Gouden Carolus, it didn’t matter, it’s been a mark for me for a long time, I can’t believe I found a couple 4packs here in NM. You also don’t want to know what I’ve spent to be local with the local hops either.

Beer passion. Ya know what ya like, you’ll get there. Priceless.

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