Cheesy_Goodness
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I've got family that claims to be able to taste the difference between the BMCs, but if you give them a wheat, a pale ale, and a stout side by side they probably would say they all taste the same.
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I've got family that claims to be able to taste the difference between the BMCs, but if you give them a wheat, a pale ale, and a stout side by side they probably would say they all taste the same.
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I can tell the difference between B, M, & C, most of the time
drainbamage
Keep HBT weird.
Yeah, for a group of people who have trained our palettes to recognize lots of distinct flavors, that doesn't strike me as odd at all, especially for those of us that spent their fair share of time drinking fizzy yellow beer before moving on. I've never tried to differentiate between Coors and Bud, but I can definitely tell Miller apart from the others.
Now, if you sat down a row of samples of BMC and all the big budget brands (Beast, Natty, etc.) and tried to identify each, that would be an interesting experiment. Or maybe not...
Cheesy_Goodness
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Sure there are differences, I just think it's funny anything darker than BMC tastes the same.
For reference, my grandfather considered Yuengling a "dark beer" and would never touch the stuff because it "tasted dark"
zippybasher
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FAIL, I think not. They are not the best, but they are still really good. Fezziwig vs Lattitude 48....Same...
WAIT, I get it. That WAS something funny I overheard about beer.
I like Latitude 48. I combined the flavors of that one with The piny/resiny thing in pliny for my Cougar Mountain IPA.:rockin:
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I couldn't tell Utopias and Porch Rocker shandy apart.. snarksnarksnarksnark
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Their Double Bock and Boston Light taste the same as well.
Ok, so at least there's something funny in this thread 
Cheers!
Cheers!
Think it's just the same beer in both, only with a different label.
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With food coloring to make one darker.
Cheesy_Goodness
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I hear they add coloring to most beers to get the color they want.
Foodbabe said it, so it must be true.
Foodbabe said it, so it must be true.
GrogNerd
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CARAMEL COLORING! because she heard brewers used caramel for color
Cheesy_Goodness
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I use that in place of dry hopping. I find it gives my IPAs a bit of an extra punch.
GrogNerd
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I'm pretty sure beaver anal gland is a secondary FV thing, but I've been known to be wrong
I've always used my Anal glands fresh and as a whirlpool addition lends itself a certain (muah mama mia)
I just squeeze 4 live wolverines into my my beers. I adjust to the color I want by how hard I squeeze.
You shouldn't squeeze too hard, I heard that's where the tannins come from!
I always stop before the tannins come out. you'll know because they'll make a noise that sounds like, "Ricky Henderson's gonna do what's best for Ricky Henderson." and that's when you stop.
GrogNerd
mean old man
my LHBS (actually called myLHBS) only carries pellets
Woah, we just channeled the I am an Idiot thread here.
I find that the pelletized glands give a little vegetal flavor and maybe a touch of metallic flavors as well. I prefer the plugs instead.
I find that the pelletized glands give a little vegetal flavor and maybe a touch of metallic flavors as well. I prefer the plugs instead.
Well actually..
Kirkwooder
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I am also an avid fur trapper, and this thread is starting to make me wonder if I haven't somehow clicked on something that would take me to one of the trapping forums.
Beaver anal glands, or castors, are actually very useful, but I've never added any to my beers.
Beaver anal glands, or castors, are actually very useful, but I've never added any to my beers.
I am also an avid fur trapper, and this thread is starting to make me wonder if I haven't somehow clicked on something that would take me to one of the trapping forums.
Beaver anal glands, or castors, are actually very useful, but I've never added any to my beers.
Ask and ye shall receive. Castor Ale here: http://www.castorales.co.uk
There's your well actually! HAPPY?!!?!
kyt
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LOL that's just beer brewed in Castor.
I bet you could make a Bäverhojt Stout that might taste alright.
A relative: "I prefer beer over ales and lagers. Ales have too much alcohol and lagers are too hoppy."
So you're saying that you use anal plugs?
The LHBS always looks at me funny when I request them. Now I know why.
Though, then again what is wrong with Beaver Plugs?
I think your question is the answer. but if you need some clarification, it makes for a bad night.
Black Island Brewer
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So it was two nights ago, and not so much funny, just my continuing efforts at not being a beer ******: an acquaintance goes on and on about how they won't drink a Bud Lite even if it's the only thing there is to drink. Their choice? Widmer Hefeweizen with a lemon wedge stuck in the neck, or Blue Moon with an orange wedge stuck in the neck. Smile and nod, just smile and nod.
BeerFireBrew
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Was standing in the local distributor purchasing a variety pack of Great Lakes and a case if crispin pear for the mrs. When the cashier rings up 70some odd dollars I overhear the guys behind me going "damn I like my beer but not that much". Guy2 yeah I could get over 3 30packs of beer for that much. I glance over my shoulder to the gentlemen holding a 30 of miller. Just kinda shook my head and smiled as I walked out.
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Peruvian802
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The obvious answer would be, "but I don't like YOUR beer, so I pay more!"
WilliamSlayer
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Me: (Showing off a pic on my phone of a Pale ale I made) So what kind of beer do you like John?
John: Oh, I like dark beers like that one.
Me: OK, got it....
John: Oh, I like dark beers like that one.
Me: OK, got it....
n240sxguy
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What I find hilarious about all the big macho guys who only drink "American" beer is the fact that they have such a delicate palate that anything that has more flavor than BMC overloads their senses to the point they all taste the same. How does someone like that ever eat anything besides oatmeal?
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It's not about what they are actually tasting. It's about what they think beer should taste like. They've been trained by BMC to believe that anything other than yellow fizzy alcohol delivery system is "wrong."
I had a guy at work ask me a few months ago if I made real beer. I asked what he meant. he said, "Real beer. Like Bud or Bud Light." I told him I wouldn't waste my time or resources on something I wouldn't drink. it's not the first (nor the last) time I'd heard the "real beer" or "man's beer" in reference to BMC or their light products. I like to offer those folks something high gravity and shame their masculinity by calling them a pu***.
