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utee94 · « **Reply #308 on:** March 31, 2020, 09:25:29 AM »

B12 B12 B12!!!!!!!

Cincydawg · « **Reply #309 on:** March 31, 2020, 11:26:59 AM »

Anyway, that beer is in Kroger here for $9/6, so it is somewhat distributed at least. The profusion of beer types today is quite something. I still just pick up Sam Adams if I feel like some beer. The wife likes Classic City beer, which is about negative IBU but not bad at all (when it's cold).

utee94 · « **Reply #310 on:** April 17, 2020, 11:36:21 AM »

This thread just needs some kind of update, sitting here sad and lonely for over 2 weeks. So here is a picture of a delicious pilsner, of which I will be having several as soon as it hits 5:00. And on a Friday during COVID quarantine, 5:00 actually means 2:00. Or maybe 12:00...

FearlessF · « **Reply #311 on:** April 18, 2020, 08:34:54 AM »

I snuck out of the office at 2:30 Friday and started on this well known lager

Budweiser® Beer, 12 fl. oz. Can | Riesbeck

the event I'm attending today will be providing these little 12ozers for a buck a peice!

FearlessF · « **Reply #312 on:** April 20, 2020, 07:43:32 PM »

https://www.craftbeer.com/craft-beer-muses/dont-drink-another-beer-before-reading-this

Every year. Every damn year I have to work the same handful of beer festivals, slinging sample-sized portions of beers I don’t even know how to categorize anymore. By the end of the day, I am left with a thought: I think we forgot how to drink craft beer.

I’ve got a beer in front of me as I write this. It’s Stone IPA, my go-to. Go grab yourself a beer you find yourself going back to again and again. It’s a rare thing these days, but apparently, so is this experience–drinking with intent.

My name is Simon Nielsen. I’m head brewer at Central Waters Brewing Company in Amherst, Wisconsin. If you could share one thing about yourself with me, what would it be? Mine: connecting with others and using beer as the vehicle to do so was the main reason I was drawn to craft beer to begin with. There are plenty of beers for people who want to drink beer alone. But I want to talk about creating connection.

You know the first thing that tells me a person knows how to drink beer? They look at it!

Cincydawg · « **Reply #313 on:** April 22, 2020, 01:40:19 PM »

Meh. Drink what you like on two occasions. When you're alone, and when you're with someone.

utee94 · « **Reply #314 on:** April 22, 2020, 03:58:49 PM »

Quote from: Cincydawg on April 22, 2020, 01:40:19 PM

Meh. Drink what you like on two occasions. When you're alone, and when you're with someone.

Don't mind if I do!

Cincydawg · « **Reply #315 on:** April 23, 2020, 07:08:40 AM »

I look askance when "experts" tell me what to enjoy and how to enjoy it. I like advice, that's how I learn, but not some snooty "command" ...

And nearly all real experts are good at saying "I find what works well for me is ...", or here is something to try. For example, most of us have a dominant nostril. You can determine this easily enough by closing off one and smelling something like wine that has smell and trying the other. Then in future you can small wine by tilting your head and using that better nostril. Or, not. You can pour it and drink it without smelling it if you wish.

As opposed to "This is how you should drink whatever ...".

utee94 · « **Reply #316 on:** April 23, 2020, 09:16:18 AM »

Yeah folks all have their own opinions. Some of those "experts" will even tell you that you should be using brandy-based orange liqueur in your margaritas!

FearlessF · « **Reply #317 on:** April 23, 2020, 09:48:34 AM »

some experts think the shape and material of the container you drink from is better or not as better

utee94 · « **Reply #318 on:** April 23, 2020, 09:57:39 AM »

Indeed some do.

As always though, you should drink what you like, how you like!

Mr Tulip · « **Reply #319 on:** April 23, 2020, 11:53:17 AM »

I've had experts show me how to taste wine critically. They provided some words to describe different parts of the wine experience. How does it smell initially? How does it feel on the tongue? On the front? As you swallow it? Afterwards? Each of these (and more) contributes to your enjoyment (or lack thereof) of contacting wine.

Getting the words involved, and knowing where and how to sense them, helps me describe what I like or don't like. Certain regions, manufacturing processes, and drinking techniques tend to favor different parts of the experience. That's helpful in examining what might be a good experience before purchasing and opening one of the infinite offerings available.

That's not to say I always pick a bottle that optimizes the likelihood of enjoyment. Availability, price point, intent, and frankly my mood at the time are much more likely to determine my selection.

Cincydawg · « **Reply #320 on:** April 23, 2020, 01:13:49 PM »

When I was teaching wine classes, I would describe the "perfect wine" as one that cannot be described. It is just good. I'm sure the pros can break it down, but to the rest of us, it is a wine with great BALANCE such that no one feature dominates the experience.

I've been through those tasting classes and for me they were a waste of time beyond understanding how they go about it. I think it detracts from enjoyment to approach wine that way UNLESS you are trying to write about it or rate it (which I also hate).

Now there is something to understanding whether you like high levels of tannins or a more fruit forward wine or oak and butter, whatever, but I personally don't get in the weeds with descriptors. The wife prefers "smooth" (low tannin) wines but I find I can give her a Big Boy with some age on it and she likes it a lot even if the tannins are pretty strong, and she can dislike a low tannin wine if it is flabby and morose.

Oddly enough she tends to prefer American wines except for Champagne.

Drink what you like how you like and when you like and to hell with experts.

Mr Tulip · « **Reply #321 on:** April 23, 2020, 01:26:11 PM »

That was, more or less, my point and I forgot to include it. =)

The experience was valuable because now I can discuss what I like and don't like using words that wine enthusiasts might understand. I can read a bottle and get a vague feel for what might be inside.

Ultimately, though, I'm going to open a bottle, drink the contents (I know what I wrote!), and want it to be enjoyable in the moment. I'm not going to spend time breathing it, sipping it, swishing it, gargling it, and rolling it. I'm going to drink the stuff.

It's meant to be enjoyed, not analyzed.

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