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Old bookstore: A beer that has been shelf-worn (tainted by light/age/temp).
A beer that has been "aged" to perfection.

A female colleague of mine refers to really good beer as "man flowers," since it functions for her husband the same way flowers do for her.  For example: "My husband and I got in a fight last night, and now I want to make up.  So, I guess I'll stop and get him some man flowers on my way home." 
Of course, this is not solely a homebrew-ism, but it is amusing nonetheless.
Bobby Blankenship

Anything brewed at my house is called "momcahol."  This includes beer, wine, mead and the occasional, um, scientific experiment involving heat.  Momcahol that isn't quite ready for consumption is "half-baked momcahol."
Debbie

Requests for "Something Light". Which really means to the person who is asking, "I don't care what the beer is as long as it doesn't look like one of those dark beers"
Glenn

Hammerism:
A sarcastic utterance from a demigod. eg., WTF!
Kinnism:
A food or ski trip reference vaguely related to beer.

Bogarting--Excessive retention of growler or other distribution vessel after dispensing personal sample.
Dave
.....very common with desirable and/or rare victuals at homebrew meetings.
Hammer

Hydromiser: One who is overly concerned about water use at a group brew-in.
Coined in this limerick written for the TRUB 2000 Holiday Party:
"The Hydromiser" by The Hammer
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We were brewing at Hammers' one Sunday
Being watched over by hydromiser Andy.
He said without haste
"Hey! That's water you waste,
and they're dying of thirst in Barundi!"

I've referred to my counterpressure bottle filler as a "ceiling painter" for years, and plenty of people have immediately understood what I was talking about.
Jesse

We've always referred to my 120 qt igloo mash tun as "the coffin". When in use while driving to a brew-in, it was known as the "mobile mashing unit".
Hammer

The 'Mobile Mashing Unit' (MMU) is what i call my pickup truck, an integral piece of my brewing hardware.
Jason

To quote an old issue of Zymurgy:  "You know you're a homebrewer if... you've ever used a mop on your ceiling."  I have, and therefore, I am.  It is my experience that walls and floors are equally susceptible to this homebrew phenomenon.
Stephen Murphrey

My friend and brewing companion James Bond bottles his beer with a "Counter Pressure Basement Sprayer".
Batdave