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This is why I sell beer.

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Re: This is why I sell beer.

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Life is too short to drink crappy beer. I know I could buy a six pack for the amount of money I just spent on this "Rochefort 8", but the taste is worth every penny.

Belgian beer is awesome. That's why I decided to be born here.

Eurostar FTW!

Re: This is why I sell beer.

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Well, I mean I've never been wealthy but I've run the range from upper middle class to dead broke and if I can extrapolate the data I would say that a predilection for free beer is probably universal regardless of income or social status. It's the common thread that binds the bourgeoisie and the proletariat.

It just tastes better.

Disagree. Outside of a brewery itself, most free beer you encounter is the cheapest swill available.

Re: This is why I sell beer.

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Well, I mean I've never been wealthy but I've run the range from upper middle class to dead broke and if I can extrapolate the data I would say that a predilection for free beer is probably universal regardless of income or social status. It's the common thread that binds the bourgeoisie and the proletariat.

It just tastes better.

Is that you Diogenes?

Re: This is why I sell beer.

#24
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It just tastes better.

Nothing tastes better than a beer I earned with my own labour.

Nothing tastes better than a beer I brewed with my own labor.

Currently have a Dopplebock and a Belgian Pale Ale in the fermentors.

Re: This is why I sell beer.

#25
Loved this blog——pithy, humorous, and offering a clear opinion. (I don't have to completely agree with the opinion to enjoy it; some of the rebuttals in this comment thread have been more convincing.)

Re: This is why I sell beer.

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Well, I mean I've never been wealthy but I've run the range from upper middle class to dead broke and if I can extrapolate the data I would say that a predilection for free beer is probably universal regardless of income or social status. It's the common thread that binds the bourgeoisie and the proletariat.

It just tastes better.

Some guys like that bottled beer / Some like it in a can / Some say a keg's the best beer / For a real beer drinking man / Everyone has their favourite / But on one thing they agree / The greatest beer in all the world / Is the one you drink for free

Free beer free beer / That's my favourite brand / If I didn't have to buy it / It's the best beer in the land / Warm flat funky / It don't matter to me / The greatest beer in this whole world / Is the one you buy for me

Re: This is why I sell beer.

#28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Nothing tastes better than a beer I earned with my own labour.

Life is too short to drink crappy beer. I know I could buy a six pack for the amount of money I just spent on this "Rochefort 8", but the taste is worth every penny.

Homebrewed beer is surprisingly inexpensive, and easily beats any cheap beer.

Of course, I live in Michigan, and there's no shortage of good beer around here. My office is within spitting distance of the Founders taproom. :) (http://spv.yi.org/~scott/img/drpn!_mug.jpg)

Re: This is why I sell beer.

#29

Wait a second - attendance at SXSW really costs ~$1000?

Not really. I paid $450 for an early bird badge. $100 flight each way from NYC with American/Continental. Couchsurfing for accommodation. Eating free food at parties.

It's not that expensive if you plan well.

Re: This is why I sell beer.

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

It just tastes better.

Disagree. Outside of a brewery itself, most free beer you encounter is the cheapest swill available.

All of my free beers where either Open Bar selection or Draft Shiner. I guess my experience falls outside of 'most'.
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