The Beer Retard - Beer Retard Business Cards?!?

wow those are great! kudos to the decadent scholar

Very nice cards!

Haha, cool cards! Hey, maybe you should set a beer-dipped pint glass on em to stamp a beer ring onto them! ;)

I'm still pondering the bomber thing. It would be fun! Location is the problem though. I'd like to gather somewhere convenient for everyone but I live in the boonies of South Seattle ;)

Know of any establishments in Seattle where we could BYOB?

The cards are sweet. I am impressed. You're like professional and shit.
I like the beer glass ring idea too. Hey maybe F would help me with a logo for work?
See you in two months! I found out yesterday my car is totaled so I'll have a new one when you visit. kdp

The "business" card is dope. How about a high-quality scan? A phone picture would be better.

I just got into home brewing and came across your site. When it came up in my search, I had to visit just to see what kind of person would name their site that. I enjoyed your description of the hoppy Russian River ale you had at the beer fest. Obviously you are not a stupid person. So I am going to chalk your blog name up to ignorance.

Since I was a child, growing up with a "handicapped" brother, I experienced countless people using the word "retarded" in a derogatory way ... i.e. "That's so retarded" or "Stop acting retarded." But used as a noun -- as in "the retard" -- is just beyond offensive: it cuts to my core. I imagine it is similar to an African American being called a "nigger" or a homosexual being called "a faggot." I have even heard teenagers these days saying things like, "That's so gay." It's the same sort of thing. To a person having grown up watching people torment my brother with names like "retard," I can say, without a doubt, the name of your blog is ... OFFENSIVE. What's unfortunate for you is that it makes you look like a really ignorant person yourself, which I'm sure is not your intent. I understand that many people are raised with this kind of stuff and clearly don't see anything wrong with it ... that it's all in good fun.

But you entertained the idea, in your entry about the business cards, to change the name if "a brewer with a handicapped child" found it offensive. Well, I don't consider myself a brewer per se, as I just bottled my first batch. It is my brother, not a child, that I am talking about. And I'm not even asking you to change the name if you're in love with it, as I am a strong proponent of free speech and believe you have every right to name your site what you want ... even if it is offensive. However, because I believe you are operating out of ignorance and not malice, I felt like I had to at least say something. That way, should you choose to continue using the word in this manner, you do so, no longer out of ignorance, but with full knowledge of the effect it has on people ... both in terms of the hurt it causes them and the view they have of you.

Thanks for listening.