Reading this thread about the lawyer who ranted about people speaking Spanish I noticed he refers to himself as Mr. Blah Blah, Esq. What's up with Esquire? Is it supposed to mean anything? Can anybody call themselves esquire? I've never know anybody with this title. Seems it stands for arrogant a-hole but I'm willing to be enlightened.
So what's up with esquire?
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It's a title that is from old English nobility. It was reserved for those above a gentlemen but below a knight.
apparently it now means "I have to rent an office because I can't afford to own one, but I'm faking it the best that I can"
I think it’s usage here in the US is as a title associated with lawyers. I’m not sure if that it an official title, or it’s just that lawyers use it more than others. I’ve never seen it used for anyone other than a lawyer.
It is generally used to designate one's self as a used douchebag.
Probably just a magazine he subscribes to.....
It signifies that an attorney feels “better than his peers”. I’m eagerly waiting the many “barristers” on this board, to prove me wrong 
Esquire is an honorary title for a lawyer without any legal significance. Many mailings to the Gambit Law Office are addressed to "Fairgambit, Esquire".
Esquire is also a beer, but you don't have to be a lawyer to drink it.
Esquire is also a beer, but you don't have to be a lawyer to drink it.
Next, we discuss this crazy thing called "M.D.," anyone ever heard of it?
Esquire is an honorary title for a lawyer without any legal significance. Many mailings to the Gambit Law Office are addressed to "Fairgambit, Esquire".
Esquire is also a beer, but you don't have to be a lawyer to drink it.
When I want a Premium beer, I think of Miller High Life. It's the "Champagne of Beer" after all...says it right on the label.
Ah, but when you drink Esquire, you immediately begin talking like this: "whereas the party of the first part, for and in consideration of certain promises made by the party of the second part".....
Ah, but when you drink Esquire, you immediately begin talking like this: "whereas the party of the first part, for and in consideration of certain promises made by the party of the second part".....
A product of the late, unlamented Jones Brewing Co. of Smithton, PA. Did someone by the rights to the name and continue brewing it?
They had a line called Esquire Dry that was pretty darned good. Everything else that came out of that brewery was swill.
honorifics are crazy.... I need to come up with an honorific for an analyst. maybe then i'll be bonafide!
I don't know if it's still being brewed. Perhaps not. All I know is I did have a bottle once back in the early 70's and the next thing I knew I was in law school.
So, you stopped at the bar before law school and then passed the bar after law school.
Esquire is an honorary title for a lawyer without any legal significance. Many mailings to the Gambit Law Office are addressed to "Fairgambit, Esquire".
Esquire is also a beer, but you don't have to be a lawyer to drink it.
All grain beer? What else is in beer, except grains?
This may explain the use of "All Grain".
There are three main methods for brewing beer: extract, partial mash and all-grain. While there are a number of differences between the three, the main difference really comes down to how the base of the beer is created.
Extract and partial mash both incorporate the use of malt extract to form the base. This malt extract has been derived from grain but in its production the water content has been removed in order to enable improved preservation and transportation capabilities. This adds a convenience factor and provides the form necessary for the purposes of distribution and retail. All-grain brewing does not utilize pre-made concentrated sugars from the malt and instead forms the base solely from the grain in its original form.
It appears that some members of the Jones family purchased the remnants of the Jones Brewing Company in 2017. It's now called Stoney's Brewing Company, and it does not appear that they currently produce any lines of Esquire beer. CLICK HERE for their web site.
They purchased the rights to the names. Stoney's is brewed under contract by City Brewing in the Latrobe plant that formerly made Rolling Rock. Another line of piss coming from that brewery is Iron City, pour on the ahrn!
Hops too--but I think the meaning here is that some brewers would add sugar to make it easier/cheaper to ferment and get a higher alcohol content faster.
Edit: Looked it up--seems to be a method where malt extracts are not used by the brewer but they brew from whole grain.
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When you go to law school, the degree you earn is a "juris doctor". However, you are only an "esquire" if you pass a state bar exam and are currently licensed in said state. Attorneys tend to use "esquire" as opposed to "JD" after their name because it signifies that not only do they have the degree, but they are properly licensed.
Esquire is an honorary title for a lawyer without any legal significance. Many mailings to the Gambit Law Office are addressed to "Fairgambit, Esquire".
Esquire is also a beer, but you don't have to be a lawyer to drink it.
For a minute there I thought the label stated "All Brain Beer"... then I realized; 'wait, that can't be right if only lawyers can drink it'.
Don't recall ever having an Esquire, other than the Dry which was very good. Stoney's tasted like it was brewed from whole-lichen.
In the 32 years i have practiced law, i am quite sure I have never referred to MYSELF as "esquire," unless in self mockery. The usual term I have used is "attorney at law."
That is true for me as well. However, it is the custom, in the Pittsburgh area at least, to put "Esquire" after a lawyers name in their address.
For example:
John Smith, Esquire
101 Baltic Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15204
In England, I think even today, there is a difference between office lawyers and those who try cases. Solicitors, i think, do not appear in court.
But in any profession that contains both Bob Mueller and Michael Cohen, you can't say the distinctions are fine ones.
But in any profession that contains both Bob Mueller and Michael Cohen, you can't say the distinctions are fine ones.
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Its like, "What do they call the guy who finished last in his med school class?" "Doctor."
