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(9,946 posts)He has been calling the store and telling them to get me an assortment of different beers. They are having a blast hooking old mom up and it has been a fun experience. I have learned I like the porters best. Hands down, but the really quality beers are fun to experience. So though I have been with you for decades, my son got me outside my box experiencing new, and I am really enjoying it.
Buckeye_Democrat
(14,846 posts)Fewer hops means less bitter.
Porters are often that way, with most of the flavor coming from the barley that was roasted.
My favorite style is the Belgian Tripel, with most of the flavor coming from the yeast.
I used to home-brew some excellent Hefeweizens. They should be drank when fresh because they're wheat-based with few hops, and they can go "stale" faster than many other styles, but it's another example of a great yeast-flavored beer.
Anyway, it was the home-brewing hobby that helped me realize the huge variety of beer styles around the world.
I'm not a big fan of most American microbreweries, though. So many of their beers are super-hoppy and bitter! The Northwestern USA provides excellent growing conditions for hops, and it's like the attitude of our microbreweries is, "Use 'em since we got 'em!"
LizBeth
(9,946 posts)tend more toward the bitter, the porter, the IPA. I really dislike any of the sour. Not a fan of sour. One had me puckering so, I really did not enjoy. Same with the ciders, too sour.
I enjoyed the Bavarian lager. Very smooth.
The porter that was the best was a dark chocolate, follow thru flavor that was grand.
Buckeye_Democrat
(14,846 posts)IPA = India Pale Ale. It was created by Brits to help the beer from turning bad during long sailing trips to their colonists in India, since hops act as a preservative with anti-bacterial properties. (Definitely more important in the old days when extreme sanitation was harder to achieve.)
I'm not a fan of the sour styles either!
Some of the styles that I mentioned earlier, with yeast-dominated flavors, are very complex. They can taste fruity in a subdued way, so they're unlike the intentionally fruit-flavored styles. It was interesting to me how each drink could seem unique sometimes -- like apricots with one swallow, oranges the next, peppery the next, etc.
Hefeweizens usually have an undercurrent of banana flavor that I liked, but not strong like banana bread or whatever. And it was another style that had other flavors in the background.
LizBeth
(9,946 posts)the end, very gentle and not at all sour. Delish. So I hear you. I want to try one of yours... third paragraph. Sounds fun to explore.
Buckeye_Democrat
(14,846 posts)... to emulate it when I home-brewed. I quit doing it a few years ago, after gaining several pounds from drinking most of my batches! Lol. I might get back into it someday since I still have the equipment.
I even bought a mini-freezer controlled by a separate thermostat to try to ferment the Tripel properly, but I never quite got it right! I'd often submit my beers into competitions, and my Tripels usually fared the worst. Often won medals for my Hefeweizens, timing them to be ready shortly before the judging so they'd be fresh.
The mini-freezer was essential for the lagers that I made since they're cold-fermented. I usually didn't make lagers, though. They take much more time to ferment and I'm a big fan of yeast flavors (which lagers lack).
LizBeth
(9,946 posts)My one issue with son, other than feeling like I was back in high school whenever drinking beer was the weight gain, lol so I hear you.
Buckeye_Democrat
(14,846 posts)... the depressant effects of the alcohol. It didn't always happen, but I've had some very depressed episodes from drinking alcohol. Not to mention not thinking clearly in general when overdoing it.
It always starts as a relaxed and happy feeling for me initially, so why stop drinking there? Then later came the feelings of gloom and doom! Lol.
I'm just thankful that I never became addicted -- e.g., often thinking about it while not drinking, etc.
LizBeth
(9,946 posts)I was having three or more. I stopped, now I cant hardly stand the idea of drinking it, because I over indulged. Beer, I will have one every handful of days to explore flavor so whole different animal.
Buckeye_Democrat
(14,846 posts)... I definitely have a problem overdoing alcohol consumption sometimes.
I was often the "life of the party" when the alcohol helped me to relax socially, but it was hard for me to judge when to stop after each drink seemed to increase the good feelings... until it didn't! Lol!
Oh, and some of the hangovers. Ugh! I couldn't even stand the idea of drinking alcohol again after some of those!
LizBeth
(9,946 posts)Atticus
(15,124 posts)---attributed ( erroneously ) to Ben Franklin.
GeorgeGist
(25,294 posts)hlthe2b
(101,705 posts)As hot as it is, I thought about buying some of my favorite local brew, but bought some ice cream instead.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,267 posts)I'd imagine goat pee mixed with dishwater to taste (that would be Bud Light, a staple of college parties). A little taste on a hot day, if the beer is not Bud light and is very cold, is ok if nothing else is available, but I'd much rather have a nice gin & tonic.
OriginalGeek
(12,132 posts)IPA's are pretty popular though so if that's what you've been trying that's why you don't like that lol.
Look for a nice chocolate stout or an oatmeal stout made by most any craft brewery. Deeee-licious!
But a gin and tonic is pretty nice too. My wife likes me to make her a white Russian every now and again. I don't mind because I make me two too. If I'm unpacking the groceries and see a carton of half and half I know what's up.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,267 posts)it was called Kwak and I think it was Belgian. It was OK for beer, or maybe it was just the ambience. I can't stand Guiness; it tastes like cough syrup and battery acid.
OriginalGeek
(12,132 posts)I hope I get to find out some day.
Freddie
(9,231 posts)Like those new Michelob Ultra flavored light beers (low calories and carbs), come in flavors like cherry and lime as well as beer flavor. Tried one - yuck. Gave it to DH, who likes beer a lot. Not this stuff.
N_E_1 for Tennis
(9,593 posts)Wine is fine but liquor is quicker.
NRaleighLiberal
(59,940 posts)equally big yes for wine!
geomon666
(7,512 posts)but I've recently acquired the taste for beer. It's not as bad as it used to be for me.
consider_this
(2,194 posts)things like bourbon aged stouts, russian imperial stouts, etc.
Not bitter or light, usually high ABV, rich flavors
I prefer liquors, but I do like those kinds of beers - and a Hefeweizen for something lighter.
BlueTsunami2018
(3,461 posts)Ill drink a shot of red eye out of a dirty glass. I dont discriminate. 🤷?♂️
procon
(15,805 posts)But at a family cookout my nephew was handing out ice cold beers to the adults and there I was drinking in beer and actually enjoying the taste.
I know your taste can change and there are many foods that I've either stopped liking, or developed a new affinity for. I guess beer is one of those things, and I'm sticking to one brand, Modelo, which is what by nephew was serving that started this. Its not that I'm suddenly guzzling down cases of beer, but I do like a cold glass with burgers, hot links and pizza.
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)in my 20s, as pitchers of cold beer kept coming.
Now when I do have a beer(s), it's usually an IPA after a long, hot, sweaty, dehydrating hike.
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,282 posts)... "Private Bozo, we're sending you to Germany. Report back on the quality of the beer."
I took my assignment seriously, specializing in Schwaben Brau (Stuttgart area beer). The taste of heavy warm beer grows on you.
Buckeye_Democrat
(14,846 posts)... for anyone who can travel there and they think they hate beer. A lot of variety over there, and they're often not super-bitter. (Although some people like the bitter styles.)
StrictlyRockers
(3,854 posts)It's a lousy drug with an awful high. Why would I want to feel all woozy and dizzy and slightly poisoned? No thanks! Sticking with the kind herb. I get a much better feeling from it.
Midnight Writer
(21,543 posts)Skittles
(152,964 posts)I LOVED my first cup of coffee.....and I don't ever remember disliking cheese either
cloudbase
(5,486 posts)That means there's more for the rest of us.
Kali
(54,990 posts)there are so many kinds and such variation. there are some I do not care for at all, others that are delicious - and a ton in between. I feel the same about other booze too. some drinks are nasty, others fantastic, and a huge "in between" selection to study.
tblue37
(64,979 posts)beer at all, because it's like eating half a loaf of bread!
Codeine
(25,586 posts)A nice cup of tea for me, thanks.
Skittles
(152,964 posts)am good with most other kinds of liquor
Wolf Frankula
(3,595 posts)I used to drink scotch, but the price went up and "The scotch I like I can't afford, and the scotch I can afford I don't like." Never drink anything you don't like. But remember, the mass market adjunct pale lagers are not the beginning and end of beer. Try a CDA, or a saison, or a regional stout, and you might change your mind.
Wolf
Brother Buzz
(36,212 posts)There's nothing's better after a hot day of picking and crushing grapes then a barley sandwich.