You might be a beer snob if…

  • you refer to popular American beers as “swill”.
  • you frequent any brewpub that has a disclaimer that they will ask you to leave if you order a light beer.
  • you frequent any brewpub that does not serve beer other than its own in-house brew.
  • you prefer home brew to mass-produced beer.
  • …even bad home brew.
  • you treat light beer drinkers the same as fruity martini drinkers.
  • you know the IBUs of your beers.
  • you’ve written reviews of beers on beer rating sites.
  • you know the definition of “ale”, “lager”, “stout”, “doppelbock”, etc…
  • you’ve ever uttered the word “hoppy”.
  • “Beer is Food” doesn’t make you an alcoholic.
  • you know beers by their country of origin.
  • you are disturbed when you notice foreign beers that are served in ethnic restaurants that don’t match the country of origin.  [Sapporo in Thai restaurants, Singha in Indian…]