Metallic taste in lots of beers?

rocketman768 · Jul 15, 2008

Does anybody else notice a prominent metallic taste in a lot of commercial beers? For example, I had a dead guy ale the other day, and one of the very first tastes that hits your tongue is something akin to licking a penny.

I assume this is not normal or intentional right?

cubbies · Jul 15, 2008

I have never noticed said taste in Dead Guy. I have tasted it on rare occasions, but it is certainly not intended.

NJTomatoguy · Jul 15, 2008

I noticed that in the DinkelAcker pils.

Kevin Dean · Jul 15, 2008

I associate a metallic taste with just about ALL lagers. Not so much in Ales. It's why I don't lager.

rickahyatt · Aug 21, 2010

rocketman768 said:
Does anybody else notice a prominent metallic taste in a lot of commercial beers? For example, I had a dead guy ale the other day, and one of the very first tastes that hits your tongue is something akin to licking a penny.

I assume this is not normal or intentional right?

Oh, it's very intentional if I get it right, especially in KIRIN! And, being Celiac, I'm trying to recreate that fabulous aftertaste in my home brew.
Anyone got a clue on how to do that?

lumpher · Aug 21, 2010

it comes from the metallic linings on cans, i'd say. i keg

rickahyatt · Aug 21, 2010

lumpher said:
it comes from the metallic linings on cans, i'd say. i keg

Well, perhaps "Canny" is the wrong appellation. Whatever the aftertaste from KIRIN is, how can I duplicate it, do you know?

Hermit · Aug 21, 2010

I was getting something akin to that in some of my beers and finally traced it back to Magnum hops I was using for bittering. Not sure it was that metallic, but a definite aftertaste.

rickahyatt · Aug 21, 2010

Hermit said:
I was getting something akin to that in some of my beers and finally traced it back to Magnum hops I was using for bittering. Not sure it was that metallic, but a definite aftertaste.

Thanks, I'll give it a go.

SteveM · Aug 21, 2010

I doubt that Dead Guy is available in cans - I've never seen it except in bottles. When I taste off-flavors in beers that I know are good, I chalk it up to poor temperature control during transit.

BrewN00b · Aug 21, 2010

You WANT a metal taste in your beer? Come on over and have one of my ESB I have bottled up. This wretched much taste like I somehow cloned Uncle Sam's recipe for brewing pennies.

Tinga · Aug 21, 2010

i taste it in guinness and darker beers. but guinness it was strong. and yes the guiness was in bottles.

Sanspareil · Aug 21, 2010

rickahyatt,
I'm a celiac as well, is that metallic taste of some benefit?

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