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funkybottoms posted:no. U2 was a legit band that turned into a bloated monster led by a dude with a Messiah complex; Creed was always that band. Nickelback is/was simply derivative garbage. Here's the thing: my kids will never know or give a poo poo about Creed or Nickleback. They're like- I dunno- Asia (the band): something that had cultural cache for a moment but was gone when it was used. They might run across one of their songs at some point but the impact of those bands are nil. They represent nothing and mean less. They'll reunite and tour and play riverboat casinos and state fairs and poo poo and old GenX/Millennials will go see them and no one will be harmed by any of it. Meanwhile U2 is ostensibly the house band for one of the biggest corporations that ever existed, a group of men who literally use tax havens because of their wealth. In their "good" years, they functioned like a corrupt charity that tricked everyone into thinking they were socially important or something. U2 in the 80s and 90s was the loving Susan G. Komen of rock and roll. Compared to that, Creed was punk as gently caress. And this is a more interesting and authentic thing than anything Bono ever did: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fof40yqaW1U
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funkybottoms posted:on a similar note, a dude in one of my beernerd  Anyway, tomorrow is SJ day. This is a good thing.
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danbanana posted:Meanwhile U2 is ostensibly the house band for one of the biggest corporations that ever existed, a group of men who literally use tax havens because of their wealth. In their "good" years, they functioned like a corrupt charity that tricked everyone into thinking they were socially important or something. U2 in the 80s and 90s was the loving Susan G. Komen of rock and roll. oh, if it's down to who is better at being a human being, it's definitely Scott Stapp for starting a bar brawl with 311; i'm just trying to say that (early) U2 made better music also, we're canning pilsner today and you can't have any!
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funkybottoms posted:oh, bronze isn't good enough anymore, huh? you're silver now, i get it i celebrate all of the winners. my mom brought me some jacks abby post-shift and while i like that beer (and jacks generally) and it was very nice of her it's just not the same DROP TABLE PHIZ fucked around with this message at 17:02 on Jan 17, 2019 |
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funkybottoms posted:i'm just trying to say that (early) U2 made better music I don't think they're as far apart musically as you do. It's all still music for white people who choose to wear khakis to work.
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danbanana posted:I don't think they're as far apart musically as you do. It's all still music for white people who choose to wear khakis to work.
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funkybottoms posted:i've seen a lot of stuff about "Dawg barrels" pop up recently and i think it has something to do with Prairie, but i don't know and i legit don't loving care. https://www.facebook.com/jean.vanroy.5/posts/10214955625856615 lmbo To save people a click: these Prairie dawg people did a Dawg Quijote beer and ripped off the Cantillon Don Quijote label
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My only take on this is that depending on how drunk I am, I would sing along to one song of any of those bands. Now if we were talkin' bout SoCal legends Sublime.... 
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air- posted:https://www.facebook.com/jean.vanroy.5/posts/10214955625856615 I just saw this on Twitter and Marz Brewing in Chicago was defending it as "an hommage" to Cantillon. The stones on that comment are amazing.
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According to the comments it wasn't the brewery that put that label on there but the guy who bought it, after purchase (?) at all the nerds on Facebook getting legit upset about some lovely parody label, regardless
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danbanana posted:It's all still music for white people who choose to wear khakis to work. i'm through melting down about U2, but the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, and the Who could all fall under that category- are they just as terrible as Nickelback and Creed? regardless, i guarantee you they sound better on quality headphones while enjoying a fine cigar
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funkybottoms posted:i'm through melting down about U2, but the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, and the Who could all fall under that category- are they just as terrible as Nickelback and Creed? Those other bands are boomer garbage. Same trash, different dump.
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funkybottoms posted:i'm through melting down about U2, but the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, and the Who could all fall under that category- are they just as terrible as Nickelback and Creed? Yes. But really no because those bands didn't/don't make music FOR white people who choose to wear khakis to work. Here's another way to look at it: if you start a band because you were inspired by Creed or Nickelback or U2, that band is going to play the local dive bar and describe themselves as blues influenced or some poo poo and it will certainly be made of suburban dads (shout out to my peeps!). They will also be loving terrible. The other bands you listed will likely inspire the same bands but also some good ones. We know this for a fact. The difference is that no good band will ever list U2 as their main influence. Or Creed. That poo poo is kind of all the same and as already discussed, the stuff that comes along with Bono and Co's music makes them much loving worse.
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Did this thread become an episode of You Talkin' U2 To Me?
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danbanana posted:Yes. lol okay man
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danbanana posted:Yes. Sir this is an Arby's drive through
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Podima posted:Sir this is an Arby's drive through last year I was on vacation in europe and we went to this one village where they had a big metal sign that mentioned you guys make fries. Are they any good?
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danbanana posted:Yes. This is why i post in the Beer thread.
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Cloks posted:Did this thread become an episode of You Talkin' U2 To Me? Derail the derail time: cloks, did you finish your bif box? I can't remember what you had left. Just wanna know if it was a successful first try from my part
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funkybottoms posted:lol okay man Anyway, your friend seems pretty cool. You should invite them to post here.
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ShortyMR.CAT posted:Derail the derail time: cloks, did you finish your bif box? I can't remember what you had left. Just wanna know if it was a successful first try from my part I have one left that I was planning on drinking tonight. I'll post pictures soon.
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Okay, here we go... Belching Beaver Peanut Butter Milk Stout - Wow! This beer was very upfront with its flavors, tasting strongly of peanut butter with a chocolatey after-taste. Like drinking a Reese's cup.  Mikkeller Raspberry Blush - I don't remember too much about this beer other than the strong raspberry flavors. Not usually a huge fan of sweet, fruity beers but I remember drinking all of this and enjoying it.  Fall Brewing Devil Cat - Very hazy, very hoppy. I haven't been drinking as many IPA's lately but this reminded me why I like them so much.  Tusk and Grain Barrel Aged Blend No. 02 - Now this is a complex beer. Strong toffee nose, tastes like malt and raisin with a vanilla finish. I've been saving this one for a while because I don't drink 13% ABV beers most nights but I'm glad I finally opened it. Overall I didn't like the BiF... I LOVED it. I got a chance to try a lot of different beers that I would never see in my area and next time I'm in California, I'll be sure to seek out some of these. I'm not one to look at beer ranking websites or really follow buzz so I don't think I would've picked up any Pizza Port beers based on their can designs but those were among my favorite in the box. I also loved the designs on the Modern Times beer and the beers in those cans lived up to it. The Tusk and Grain was a great way to finish the box. Five forks.
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graybook posted:Commonhouse Aleworks here in the Charleston area had their first anniversary shindig this past Saturday. I started off with their PBR-alike, Participation Ribbon (a collab with Holy City), and was really pleased. Commonhouse is ok. Their location is pretty awesome, but their beer never really excites me. Charleston is pretty spoiled for having good breweries with great outdoor patios. Have you been to the “new” Edmund’s Oast Brewery or Tradesman off of the King St. extension?
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RE: mikkeller blush I hated the original blush from mikkeller SD so of course I had to get the double in this months beer box. It's actually really good. A ton of coffee and raspberries, it tastes very close to some high cacao hipster chocolate infused with rapsberries. Also I spent $20 on a can of Julius to see if the hype is validated. I am part of the problem.
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air- posted:https://www.facebook.com/jean.vanroy.5/posts/10214955625856615 Lol Jean is such a wiener, that label is hilarious.
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Klaus Kinski posted:
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Really, Revolution? Not just the barrel aged stuff, but of course the brut sounds and looks great 
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Furious Lobster posted:No IPA would be able to validate hype at $20 per if i were a European following the American beer scene, i'd roll the dice on a fresh can to see what all the hype is about of course, it's easy for me to say that since i know that Julius is delicious in other "hype" news, we have CBS and Superstition mead turding up the shelves nowadays and our regional Bell's distributor was bought out by a company that Larry Bell beefs hard, so no Hopslam (or anything else of theirs) for Central VA! bonus points for the fact that Joe's Inn, a neighborhood bar/restaurant, has been the number one account for Two Hearted in the world in multiple years
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funkybottoms posted:in other "hype" news, we have CBS and Superstition mead turding up the shelves nowadays and our regional Bell's distributor was bought out by a company that Larry Bell beefs hard, so no Hopslam (or anything else of theirs) for Central VA! bonus points for the fact that Joe's Inn, a neighborhood bar/restaurant, has been the number one account for Two Hearted in the world in multiple years Never forget that Larry Bell pulled out of Chicago- his biggest market at the time, if not still- in the mid-2000s because of a dispute with a distributor. Dude may be an rear end in a top hat (that seems to be the general consensus) but he also has no problem standing by his beliefs over profit. For two years, I was regularly running cases of Two Hearted on my way home from Wisconsin for friends. air- posted:Really, Revolution? Not just the barrel aged stuff, but of course the brut sounds and looks great It's still the only brut I've had and it is basically a more West Coast-take on Anti-Hero and it's fine.
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Considering Julius is $3.75 a can yeah $20 is a bit steep. But it's not too far off a bar markup for something like that if you were to find it in the wild illicitly.
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trauma llama posted:Commonhouse is ok. Their location is pretty awesome, but their beer never really excites me. Charleston is pretty spoiled for having good breweries with great outdoor patios. I'm happy to have a brewery that's actually not too far from my drive home for once. Wide Awake is opening next month and I'm excited to try them out; I've been following their progress for a bit. I've not been to either; I've been saying for years that I'm gonna make it out to Edmund's Oast in person but it just hasn't happened. Also, that Belching Beaver is pretty nice - I actually got to try it at a bar not from where I was staying in Japan in November.
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Beer Thread 3: I am part of the problem
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deedee megadoodoo posted:Beer Thread 3: I am part of the problem I think the current title says that and more.
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Shabadu posted:Considering Julius is $3.75 a can yeah $20 is a bit steep. But it's not too far off a bar markup for something like that if you were to find it in the wild illicitly. I didn't even realize it was only $3.75, figured it was $5 like all the other hyped breweries. We're getting these small, infrequent drops of California hazy stuff like Alvarado, Cellarmaker, Humble Sea, Pure, etc. here in Portland and they're $6-8 a can. I'm sure it's good stuff but can't justify that price.
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Cloks posted:Okay, here we go...  cheers!
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DarkSoulsTantrum posted:I tried New Belgium’s take the next time I picked up a sixer and there are 2 still sitting in the fridge. It’s not that it’s bad just kinda meh. This is my feeling for every NB IPA I've ever had!
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Beer Thread 3 - music for white people who choose to wear khakis to work
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Is Weezer still cool? I still like them. Or are they official white dude khaki rock.
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no, can we talk about beer again please i have a head cold so i cant drink beer but i can read about it
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