Telling People I Brew Beer

"I brew beer. "

Those three little words have probably started more non-geeky conversations than any other statement I know. This is really cool, because as you have probably already noticed, I can be pretty geeky.

Interestingly, I usually get one or both of the following reactions: (a) Oh cool! How does that work? or (b) Oh cool! I or some person I know brews/brewed beer.

When someone has brewed before, the conversation quickly turns to best practices, recipies, and fond memories of good or bad batches. On the other hand, when someone has never brewed before, it's more of a toss-up.

One thing is for sure: everyone who drinks beer wants to know how it tastes.