To be fair - i kinda agree with both of you. The ubiquity and popularity of IPAs has meant that there are a plethora of shitty offerings. Also in the quest to get high IBU ratings - people just hop the shit out of some of their offerings without much consideration to the malt bill - or other flavors in the beer.

IPAs…

Good that you mentioned Corona too - I feel the exact same way about that.

These are beers that people drink as some total bullshit affectation, because they are Imported - as if that actually has anything to do with quality especially considering that over the last 10 years the US has become probably the best beer…

^ I think that they would only be obliged to investigate if there werent many other cases that were understaffed/undersourced. Frankly, law enforcement isnt going to go after this, because it will be almost impossible for a DA to get a conviction without the victim's full cooperation, making it an effective waste of…

It is a bit specious, BUT their money does fund a huge marketing campaign that - as the video in the article clearly shows - is often misleading, and not representative of the policies that he actually supports.

Plenty of people are doing the same here in CO - especially WRT women's rights. Many of the attack ads…

Arent most cream ales pretty blah (easy drinkers but not necessarily memorable)? I think that may be considered a feature and not a bug in this case.

and i wasnt trying to be snide either - we went to the saturday session and looking at the results I know that they did stuff differently than a lot of food/beer contests (since some categories would have one winner and it would be silver or bronze with no other awards) - so I wanted to see how they judged for myself.

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Basically the judging committee will only award Golds if they think there is a deserving entry. IOW it wasnt just because there were X entrants, or many of the other reasons you cited.

It makes sense bc that means that a Gold (or any medal for that matter) actually has some cachet - and that you wont just get one…

It should be noted that your hypothesis about the judging is probably wrong, because they only award medals if there are exemplary examples in the category - with many categories only having one medalist (usually silver or bronze) - and some having none at all.

From their website:

I think that the difference is that you a drinking what appeals to you, whereas the judges are probably comparing each entrant to a rubric based on the style.

Just like BBQ winners are not necessarily "the best" - they are usually (at least supposed to be) "most adherent to style."

What if it is dead?

Havent tried this Gose yet - have only had local brewer's TRVE take on it. From my experience you can usually taste a little of the salt but its more of a textural thing. It seems to make the beer "softer" and the carbonation doesnt seem as lively.

25 if you fart loudly when someone is using one of the urinals closeby.

I guess you didnt realize how hard it would be to try to rationalize hitting your children when you stepped into the fray.

My criticism is valid - I pointed out plenty of flaws in your logic, and all you did was attribute it to sarcasm. You must be really old (50+) - because I dont know anyone that is so completely…

No. I am not.

I wouldnt be surprised if I were older than you, and even if I were that wouldnt somehow make my perspective any more or less valid.

I can tell you are an asshole though, because you seem to ignore valid criticism, and then make pointed assumptions about other people. I am assuming being a millenial is…

Did you not read my response? Yes what you are saying is TOPICAL in that it involves corporal punishment, but you seem to be arguing that spanking is objectively good - without offering up any actual data that supports your hypothesis.

Just because people do something en masse does not make it objectively good., ere go…

I am not asserting anything, except that your arguments are weak and often baseless - and that you are falling into the same logical fallacies as those that you are criticizing. I am no authority on parenting, nor do I pretend to be.

I also understand that my experiences (having also been on the receiving end of…

And again the fact that they spank or do not isnt really relevant to deciding the efficacy/ethics of corporal punishment.

Just because a lot of people do something does not somehow make it the best solution - it merely means that it is socially acceptable - which in turn means absolutely nothing, because there are…

You should also know that you and you alone do not get to decide on the legal definition or actual definition of words. Thats generally left to the courts and lexicographers. Another field in which I am sure you are somehow and Internet Expert.

Its really awesome how you demand proof of claims - and then you make unsubstantiated claims, or use lack of acceptable proof as actual proof with regard to inmates and rates of imprisonment.

You also cant justify your argument with the "Status Quo" i.e. everyone in China does it and they are ok....

There is good reason…

This is essentially a corporation that is subsidized by poor saps like us through tax breaks and local funding of facilities.

When have you ever seen a corporation whose number one priority is Profit Motive "get their own moral compass?" I dont doubt that it has happened, but it would be the exception, not the rule.

Good…