Opinion on kegging

[dmfa200]

Is it just me, or is kegging make for better tasting beer?
I've just made the transition to kegging.
I've got an American Amber Ale, and a Pale Ale in kegs, and they are better than anything I've bottled yet.
Does priming sugar alter the taste?
And does force carbonating beer make for a better head vs. priming sugar?
There's a night and day difference between my bottled vs. kegged beer.
I'd like to hear what others think, so please share.

 

[lumpher]

i like kegged beer much better, as priming sugar does alter the taste. if given time, there's not really any difference in the heads, but i force-carbonate sometimes, and can have a keg ready in 2 days.

 

[billtzk]

The head seems to last a bit longer on the beers I bottle, and often they are stiffer. But it could just be a difference between the beers themselves. I haven't tried splitting a batch and bottling some and kegging some. I haven't noticed a great deal of difference in taste, though I am careful when pouring a sugar-primed bottled beer to leave as much sediment as possible in the bottle.

 

[OldManHouston]

I made the transition to kegging and all-grain at the same time. The beers I make now taste much better than my extract/bottled beers and all my friends who've tasted both agree that it is night and day. I'd bet that the all-grain change made most of the difference but I always felt the carbonation levels on my bottled beers were a bit off. People talk about the "extract twang" taste that you don't get from all-grain but I always thought that twang seemed to come more from my carbonation.

 

[Malticulous]

Kegging has done nothing to improve my beer.

 

[Yooper]

Kegging has done nothing to improve my beer.

Mine either.

 

[knotquiteawake]

head retention seems better with my kegged beers than it ever did with my bottled. Might have been better skill but I don't think I do things THAT much more different than before.