Do American's have an imature beer taste palate?

[unionrdr]

Where were these guys from?

Rick

Austrailia. They had to find out for themselves I guess. Many thought I was completely off my nut wasting 6oz of hops on one beer. It would be terribly bitter,etc,etc. Now a few of them know better. @ryno And not knowing what every style tastes like doesn't make anyone close minded. I've been drinkin beer longer than many of you have been alive. I'd just have to go back & have a taste of a certain style to get it back in my head again. So lets not Ass-u-me anything...

 

[F250]

Austrailia. They had to find out for themselves I guess. Many thought I was completely off my nut wasting 6oz of hops on one beer. It would be terribly bitter,etc,etc. Now a few of them know better.

Very cool, did they bring you some Vegemite?

Rick

 

[unionrdr]

I do seem to remember something about that...

 

[dadshomebrewing]

Austrailia. They had to find out for themselves I guess. Many thought I was completely off my nut wasting 6oz of hops on one beer. It would be terribly bitter,etc,etc. Now a few of them know better. @ryno And not knowing what every style tastes like doesn't make anyone close minded. I've been drinkin beer longer than many of you have been alive. I'd just have to go back & have a taste of a certain style to get it back in my head again. So lets not Ass-u-me anything...

so, not only are you a trouble maker, you're and OLD trouble maker.

dayum glad to know you.


me, too

 

[unionrdr]

Nah,not an old trouble maker. Just DC,Downright Cantankerous. I just got the impression that I was being described as being narrow minded. Hell,if we could brew everything accurate to the original,we'd all have more money for brewing I should think...
Anyway,I do brew what strikes my fancy,& try to brew it to style with a twist or two. Glad someone around here appreciates my stylings...

 

[F250]

so, not only are you a trouble maker, you're and OLD trouble maker.

dayum glad to know you.


me, too

Hmmm.... might be me three. Of course it depends on what the meaning of old is. :cross:

Rick

 

[dadshomebrewing]

Hmmm.... might be me three. Of course it depends on what the meaning of old is. :cross:

Rick

whatever the meaning of old is, i'm probably there.

i work with people younger than my own kids, and i'm fondly referred to as that old fart.

if he's "cantankerous" then i'm probably there with him, too.

basically, i'm too old and crabby to give a crap about the small stuff.

 

[dadshomebrewing]

and, for the other old farts in here, just remember this

we are already where those youngsters are trying to get.

cool isn't it

 

[Ogri]

Nah,I think they're just "'avin a piss" as the Brits would say.

Errrr,,,,,,, that would be the act of urinating

I think you mean "takin' the piss" meaning "having a laugh, making fun of each other" as in having a verbal joust with some colourful/playful banter.

 

[whoaru99]

But the question is... if you don't know what all of the different beer types taste like, then how would one venture out and choose a different style to brew, or even know what to expect without being open minded enough about the varying styles?

Eeny, meeny, miny, moe. Just like how I occasionally pick a different beer to buy.

But, bear in mind the general context of the question implied the typical BMC drinker, who likely isn't home brewing.

 

[whoaru99]

Errrr,,,,,,, that would be the act of urinating

I think you mean "takin' the piss" meaning "having a laugh, making fun of each other" as in having a verbal joust with some colourful/playful banter.

Not necessarily. Dunno about England but, in some areas of Australia, beer is referred to as "piss" in slang. So, "avin' a piss" could refer to drinking a beer.

 

[unionrdr]

Gordon Ramsey is Scottish,& he says it that way. In his usage,it seems to mean F'in with somebody,jivin,etc.

 

[emjay]

Gordon Ramsey is Scottish,& he says it that way. In his usage,it seems to mean F'in with somebody,jivin,etc.

That would be "takin' the piss"

 

[Ogri]

Not necessarily. Dunno about England but, in some areas of Australia, beer is referred to as "piss" in slang. So, "avin' a piss" could refer to drinking a beer.

Close, but no biscuit:fro:

The standard phrase for drinking/having a few brews would be "(goin' out) on the piss". I suppose it's possible some Aussies might say, "having a bottle/pint/schooner of piss" but none of my mates from Oz do.

Supposedly it (on the piss) originates from an old custom of the Viking Berserkers.

The old men of the village would eat psyllocybin-ous mushrooms, then their urine/piss would be bottled. The warriors would open the bottles and drink the second generation filtered 'shroom piss before getting into a battle and going off their heads violent, or, "Berserk".:rockin::rockin:

Gordon Ramsey is Scottish,& he says it that way. In his usage,it seems to mean F'in with somebody,jivin,etc.

You sure he wasn't saying "are you 'avin me on?" or " You're 'avin' a laugh, aintcha?"??


Gordon Ramsay's name is certainly Scottish, but he sounds more like a Londoner, or southeastern-er, to me.

 

[whoaru99]

There is no supposing about it. Been there more than once, heard it first hand more than once. But, maybe...wasn't intended to be exact semantics, hence the "could". Since I was pissed up a good bit of the time some of it's foggy. The best parts were when they assumed the Aussie heavy beer was going to take this Yank out of the game. Heh...boy were they wrong.

 

[Ogri]

There is no supposing about it. Been there more than once, heard it first hand more than once.

So would that be "''avin' a piss" or "'avin' a (few) bottle(s)/pint(s)/schooner(s) of piss" being the phrase used for drinking beer, or any alcohol for that matter?

Not doubting your experience, just that I have quite a few relatives in Oz and a bunch of mates here from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth and have never heard any of them using "Having a piss" meaning to be "drinking beer".

"Having some piss" might well be used, but more to the point, "having a piss-up" is a pretty common term used for a drinking session.

 

[whoaru99]

Not doubting your experience, :

Hehehe...of course you are or you wouldn't be pressing the point.

 

[dbsmith]

As far as craft beer is concerned, America is the place to be. It is a hotbed of inventiveness. America brews more styles of beer than anywhere else in the world. I would argue that America has some of the most sophisticated beer taste that exists. Say what you want about the 'common folk' drinking their budweiser..it's the same anywhere else in the world.

 

[Ogri]

Hehehe...of course you are or you wouldn't be pressing the point.

Oh, OK then. Just a little:fro:

We Brits get a bit protective of our colloquialisms

Having said that, I've never been to Oz so there's every possibility that I'm wrong.

And anyway, I'm just 'avin' a laugh and takin' the piss

 

[whoaru99]

I didn't get much time to spend in the big cities. Most of my time was spent in the more outlying agricultural areas both East and West.

 

[Zuljin]

I am just wondering if, in general, do most Americans have unexperienced beer palates? We are so accustomed to Buds, Coors and Miller Lites that anytime we drink a European beer or IPA with a full body, the initial taste reaction is unexpected.

Does an American need to learn how to drink world wide beers with unique taste profiles?

We can buy a wide variety of beer in the US. We've more imports and more domestics than any one of us, hell, any 10 of us, can name. The grocery store here sells beer made in USA, Germany, Australia, Canada, England, Mexico and several other countries. That's just the grocery store. The same one that sells toilet paper.

Even sticking to domestics only, we've a myriad of styles to choose from. Check out the offerings of Shiner, Rahr and Sons, Saint Arnolds, Real Ale and Abita. And that's not even the start of a list. That's just naming a few.

Then you figure the range of home brew supplies available. The books. The internet.

We Americans are awash in beer. I wouldn't be surprised if the next time it rained, it came down in bottles and cans, and no two alike.