Terminology

Since much of this type of terminology exists on the older posts, AND it would take too long to go back and edit every one of them, I have decided to keep this post on the site. Ok, I kept it for shit's and giggles too...  - Rick S.  7/31/11

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HM- A post or comment from Herr Mike

HR— A post or comment from Herr Rick (Rick S.)

Herr: A title of nobility meaning "Lord" in German.

QCB: Quality Craft Beer

TLoSL: The Lair of Self-Loving (Herr Mike’s lair)

TDoI: The Den of Iniquity (Herr Rick’s lair) Actually it’s really just 1 special room in Herr Rick’s lair, but that’s another story)

Blah: A summation of Crazy Gurl’s Crazy Speak. See her Bio for a longer explanation

Oh My ME: What we Elder Beer Godz say instead of OMG

YAAAAY!!! Herr Rick’s 9-character way of saying he likes it

YiPEEE!!!! Herr Mikey Likey

Rightchaw!! Herr Mike’s way of saying dig it, right on, gotcha, etc.

Newbeez: Mortalz that are new to the QCB world

Beer GEEK: A Craft Beer Enthusiast

Beer SNOB: A Snooty Craft Beer Enthusiast - similar to a Wine Snob

Beer DOUCHE: An Uber-Snooty Craft Beer Enthusiast, whose attitude and actions are a complete turn-off would-be craft beer fans. The beer-douche believes that he is in special class of drinker - a class with limited membership, and it should stay that way.

Needless to say, the Beer Godz utterly despise the Beer Douche!!! They are anathema to us and our cause.

Sure we like to break balls, and we'll use derogatory terms, but it is really just done in jest, and we do not allow it to get in the way of our goals, which is to help people discover the wonderful world of Quality Craft Beer, and have fun! We recognize that some of our readers will never get into QCB, and that's fine with us - they're still our friends!

Having said that, here are some:

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Shit

• Beer Styles: American Premium Lager, and American Adjunct Lager
• Bud, Miller, and Coors primarily. Other well-known beers in this category: PBR, Red Stripe, Michelob, Old Milwaukee, Rolling Rock, Iron City, Stroh’s, Genesee, Keystone
• Rating: 4-5 out of 10

Shit Lite

• Styles: Same as Shit, only lighter
• Lite beers from Bud, Miller, Coors, etc
• Rating: 3-4 out of 10

Canadian Crap

• Styles: Same as Shit
• Molson, Moosehead, Labatt
• Rating: 4-5 out of 10

Australian Ass

• Styles: Same as Shit
• Fosters
• Rating: 5 out of 10

Mexican Skunk Piss

• Corona Light, Corona
• Rating: 4, 5 out of 10 respectively

Skunk Bomb

• Any beer in a green bottle
• Rating: 4-5 out of 10

Euro Shunk Bomb

• European green bottle beer
• Styles: Euro Pale Lager
• Rating: 4-5 out of 10

Heinykin

• Heinekin – a Euro Skunk Bomb with it’s own silly name
• Rating: 5 out of 10

Impostors

• Beer that is passed off as QCB, but made by the Evil 2.
• Examples include Blue Moon (Coors), and Shock Top (AB)
• Rating: 6-7.5 out of 10

Bandwagoners

• Similar to Impostors - beers that ride on the coattails of a craze or fad
• Example include Stella Artois (Stella Ar-twat) – riding the Belgian craze, when it’s just another Euro Pale Lager, and Landshark Lager – Jimmy Boofay’s version of Mexican Skunk Piss
• Rating: 5 out of 10

Malt Lick Her

• Style: American Malt Liquor
• Mickey’s, Old English 800, Schlitz Malt Liquor Bull, Molson XXX, Colt 45
• Rating: 2-3 out of 10

Evil 2
Ambev (AB), and Coors/Miller

Evil 3
Bud, Miller, and Coors – prior to the mergers
InBev acquired Anheiser Busch, Coors and Miller united

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Lacing: The latticework of foam from the head of the beer that is left on the glass after each sip. Typically Belgian's, IPA's, and Stout's, particularly Oatmeal Stout's have the best or most lacing due to lots of hops and/or proteins.

Firkin: 9 Imperial gallons = 10.8 U.S. gallons = .70 kegs. Casks in this size (themselves called firkins) are the most common container for Cask Ale. A firkin is equal to half a Kilderkin

Sixtel: 5.12 gallons = 1/3 keg = 1/6 barrel = 54.6 12-ounce beers = 2.28 cases of 12-ounce beer

Brett: Short for Brettanomyces yeast

Brett Funk: "Brett creates a rustic, unique flavor, like leather or barnyard. It’s really distinctive. But it’s extremely aggressive." If that doesn’t get you going, how about another one of Vinnie Cilurzo’s (Russian River Brewing Co.) descriptions: “wet dog in a phone booth.” Hahaha!!! Nonetheless, American brewers have been experimenting with these flavors and are finding it gives their beer that extra kick that the Belgians have been capitalizing on for years. If a brewery is brave AND careful enough, they can reap amazing dividends in flavor! More info on Brett and American Wild Ale's can be found HERE