tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7811331291821841630.post3406731019742998357..comments2024-03-23T19:03:34.847-07:00Comments on Red's Roost: Respect Beer? No. Drink Beer: Beer Geeks and why they annoy meRed Roosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870875681742885979noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7811331291821841630.post-32870592348539841342010-02-13T13:53:19.493-08:002010-02-13T13:53:19.493-08:00Agreed. The late, great Michael Jackson was a beer...Agreed. The late, great Michael Jackson was a beer expert. He was a pioneer, and set the bar for beer expertise very high. While I can appreciate beer geeks love and passion, and the fact they indeed have tried to emulate what Jackson has done? They just can't. Very few have come close. I put guys like Fritz Maytag, Pete Brown, Garrett Oliver, Fred Eckhardt in they very elite group. These two boobs who jumped on the bandwagon? I don't.Red Roosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870875681742885979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7811331291821841630.post-62935350844130865992010-02-12T15:16:57.915-08:002010-02-12T15:16:57.915-08:00My take on this sort of thing is well known. I thi...My take on this sort of thing is well known. I think beer sites are a good thing (I have one myself). But I'm not in favor of openly solicting free product for reviews, be it for beer or anything else.<br /><br />That's not to say I have not reviewed product I received in exchange for an honest sopinion, I have on a few occassions. But in those cases I was approached, I did not solicit the product. I really don't think you can be objective when a pan might mean the end of free samples.<br /><br />I think beer expertise comes with time, as it does in any walk of life where one has an interest and dedication. But there are also those who immediately emerge and declare themselves experts (witness some of the terrible beer "reviews" on Youtube) without doing their homework.<br /><br />If you really are an expert on something, you don't need to tell anyone. They'll simply know when they communicate with you.<br /><br />Cheers!<br />JohnBruguruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00058252636451180685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7811331291821841630.post-85579968284319320132010-02-12T13:25:53.772-08:002010-02-12T13:25:53.772-08:00These guys are not going to be on the cover of GQ ...These guys are not going to be on the cover of GQ anytime soon, that is for sure. To their credit these two clods have got a nice little cottage industry going for themselves. I give them credit for their love and passion for beer. They do promote it, and they have done some good things, such as holding beer festivals. Its just their "in your face attitude" and the whole beer "zealot" thing that makes them baffoons in my opinion.<br /><br />Of course holding beer festivals is not a new concept by any means. In fact I'm sure they saw how small fests like NERAX (New England Real Ale Festival) were done, high jacked the template from that fest, and said, yeah we can do this. Again I will give them credit for making it happen. Good for them, and good for beer lovers.<br /><br />Of course this is a little easier to do when you are unemployed as both these geeks are, live off the "donations" from contibutors to their site, and what their spouses bring in. That is another matter all together. I'm not a fan of these guys or their site. I "met" them years back at a beer fest, and found them to be obnoxious geeks.<br /><br />I also remember these two clowns from the beer newsgroup days, and the "Bruguide" days when their cottage industry was just "two fun loving, homebrewing brothers and a hell of a lot of beer." Forgive me, but they did not impress me then, nor do they impress me now. They do have their fans, so go figure.Red Roosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870875681742885979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7811331291821841630.post-38804265164105369742010-02-12T07:29:45.198-08:002010-02-12T07:29:45.198-08:00Of course he is a douche. What kind of a putz woul...Of course he is a douche. What kind of a putz would shave his head and have a beard like that? Looks like they got tired of playing D&D and mommy finally let them out of the basement.<br /><br />ShickelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com