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- Benjerama, on 06/24/2009, -4/+35This guy must be a blast at parties.
- buzzd1ggity, on 06/23/2009, -2/+30Can't wait for the science of sleeping with inebriated women.
- Lewiji, on 06/24/2009, -1/+27Summary: If there are bubbles, it is fizzy. Beer smells. Also, it has a taste.
- haikuFU, on 06/24/2009, -0/+17I love Miller Lite's new marketing campaign: Triple Hops Brewing
They are marketing it like it's some sort of unique thing that only they do. Adding hops 3 times during the boil is the norm for most real beers. Hops added at the start of the boil give bitterness, middle of the boil give flavor, and end of the boil give mostly aroma.
Miller says the first addition gives "a crisp pilsner flavor and aroma" - BS, see above
The second addition "to give it just the right amount of body" - BS, Body is a function of malt and the attenuation of the yeast that is used
The third addition "to lock in that great pilsner taste by producing a foamy head" - Eh, sorta true. But, the isohumulones in the hops are what affect head retention, and if your last hops addition is 10 minutes before the end of the boil, you aren't going to extract all of the isohumulones from the hops.
Miller also adds propylene glycol to their beers which can aid in fermentation speed and help give a more consistent final product. There are other chemicals in it also, but they don't have to put them on the label because the Dept of Agriculture and the ATF governs breweries, not the FDA. Who knows what you are drinking when you drink "big brewery" beers. I can't even choke down a full can or glass of any Miller product, Coors, or AB. They have purchased some craft breweries over the years, but then swiftly change the recipe to make it cheaper and more consistent between batches, and then it ends up sucking.
As mentioned in another video on FORA with the same guy, it's disappointing that these companies have these amazing labs and some of the smartest beer scientists in the country, and they are choosing to use all of their resources to produce the crap they do. It would be really interesting if they went all out and produced a high quality beer, with no chemicals, and only using malt, hops, yeast, and water like the craft breweries do. The only problem is that they are going to cater to the majority, and the majority of people drink crap beer and like it. - 2Six119, on 09/10/2009, -1/+13They really didn't need to applaud him for pouring a beer
- fatbas202, on 06/24/2009, -1/+11As a home brewer, I'm pleased that more and more people are starting to take a deeper appreciation and understanding of what goes in to beer besides the hops, malt, water, and yeast. Like this guy said, trying to get the perfect volatile hop aroma can be pretty difficult.
Apparently more and more commercial brewers are starting to help the beer drinking enthusiast; I'm seeing more and more labels stating the type of hops and/or the quantity of hops used. - donkeyb0ng, on 06/24/2009, -2/+12The science behind enjoying a beer lies in the conversation it sparks with those you are enjoying it with.
- weazal, on 06/24/2009, -2/+11Is this sarcastic? He's freaking awesome. I wish everyone had this degree of knowledge/passion...
- kleon777, on 06/24/2009, -5/+13Beer tastes best when filtered through dirty facial hair.
- argagarg, on 06/24/2009, -1/+9Budweiser blows.
- mbsuperman, on 06/24/2009, -2/+9great, now i'm thirsty. thanks a bunch fat bearded man.
- socialpyramid, on 06/23/2009, -1/+8Just go over to Reddit
- aposter, on 06/24/2009, -0/+6As a fellow homebrewer I'm with you, sort of. It's nice to know what is in some beers so I can shamelessly rip them off and make them at home, or a very nice facsimile. That said, most commercial beers I can't care less which hops or malt they use as long as the product tastes good. Noble Hops and Two Row barley are just catch phrases for the beer advertisers to use, and few breweries will tell you something as detailed as
Malts: Northwest Harrington & Klages;
135-165, 95-115, and 70-80 Crystal; Beeston Chocolate, Black, Munich
and Carastan.
Hops: Centennial & Perle Hops.
Yeast & Water: Rogue's Pacman Yeast & Free Range Coastal Water.
Why, yes, that is a Rogue ale My favorite one I might add (no affiliation besides spending too much on 6ers of their bottled heaven).... None of that matters unless I want to make it myself, and then it took me a few years to get it close, even with that much info.
If I'm not trying to clone it, it doesn't matter what malt or hops they use as long as I enjoy the beer. Life is too short for sucky beer. Hell, life is too short for sucky anything, except for the obvious one. - sdcarter, on 06/24/2009, -1/+7Jerry?! I'm so grateful you're not dead.
- soulodahl, on 06/24/2009, -0/+5Every beer drinker has to go to Guinness Store House in Dublin, amazing experience. It's like Disneyland for beer lovers....
- inactive, on 06/24/2009, -5/+10I like beer.
- Gizza, on 06/24/2009, -0/+5Just because you don't enjoy beer doesn't mean other people don't. Why can't people have the same passion about beer as people do about wine? Beers can have as many complex flavours and smells as any wine. But I guess you wouldn't know this has you 'chill' your beer, thus masking any flavour it might have had.
- 2Six119, on 09/10/2009, -0/+4He'd make an awesome wingman
- DirtPile, on 06/24/2009, -2/+6Science rules.
- copypastry, on 06/24/2009, -1/+5haiku you deserve major diggs for showing your love for craft beer.
Counterpoint though, Dogfish Head 60/90/120 minute IPA which only uses a single addition, and kicks ass. - TracerMan, on 06/24/2009, -0/+4Where's the science?
- 2Six119, on 09/10/2009, -0/+4Especially when you're drinking alone! ...wait
- sdcarter, on 06/24/2009, -0/+4Well, it was a good pour. It's no Guinness pour; but I got thirsty just watching it.
- brassknizz, on 06/24/2009, -2/+5JUST DRINK IT ALREADY!!!
- petro62, on 06/24/2009, -0/+3Well this guy is a brew master, so it is his job to break a beer down like this. Now if he did this every time we sat down to have a beer I would start getting pretty annoyed. I like to drink lots of different beers and I guess in a way I do most of those things, but I don't really ever discuss them unless someone ask me how the beer taste. Then again I don't know near as much as this guy does when it comes to beer. In the end as long as you enjoy the beer it doesn't matter how you drink it.
- MuffinPatrol, on 06/24/2009, -0/+3When I drink beer I use a straw so it filters out the alcohol. Be smart, be safe, use a straw.
- nurbsenvi, on 06/24/2009, -1/+4Just drink the damn thing!
- FmyLife, on 06/24/2009, -1/+4BILL! BILL! BILL! BILL! BILL! BILL! BILL!
- Gizza, on 06/24/2009, -0/+2Wasn't even that great a pour, even he admitted it had a bit too much head.
- gavintlgold, on 06/24/2009, -0/+2Inertia is a property of matter.
- andymci, on 06/24/2009, -2/+4Did he just give that beer a sniffy sniff?
- weazal, on 06/24/2009, -0/+2A really helpful way to acclimate your palate, detect the intricacies, and understand the lingo of beer is to read along with beeradvocate reviews as you pour, smell, and taste particular brews.
- aposter, on 06/24/2009, -0/+2(OK, probably gonna make some enemies here.) Please explain a Guinness pour.
I assume you mean the export or draught rather than the extra stout bottled. Let me help you out. First make a good beer, call it extra stout, then make a wimpy version for those who don't really like beer. (this is where the hate is.) Next come up with the marketing ploy of spewing non soluble Nitrogen into the beer at the moment of dispensing to make this long lasting creamy head that does nothing for the beer. The creamy head is indicative of the roasted barley, the lifetime of the head is due to the nitrogen. If you are in America just make something special called "Beer Gas" that is CO2 and N2 combined and sell it for an assload of profit.
OK. Guinness makes some nice beers, but a big chunk of their cache is sheer marketing. - prkchpsndwiches, on 06/24/2009, -1/+32009! Get a wireless mic or at least a mic stand!
- KilGil27, on 06/24/2009, -0/+2that guy looks like he really enjoys beer
- evilelf2407, on 06/24/2009, -1/+3all that did was make me want another beer now
- HappyScrappy, on 06/24/2009, -0/+2You're one of the worst kinds of *****. You don't even give others credit for being able to make their own decisions, you think since they make decisions you don't agree with, they must be being programmed.
You should grow up. - Gizza, on 06/24/2009, -0/+2A lot of big breweries add chemicals to help preserve the beer for shipping etc. What you wanna do is find beers that are bottle conditioned (bottled with the yeast). These continue to ferment in the bottle producing natural carbonation and last longer than filtered beers without the need for preservatives.
Due to being bottle with the yeast too, if you pour it correctly as to agitate it and have the yeast actually floating around in the glass it really ads to the flavour. Once you drink a bottle conditioned beer it's hard to go back. - AeroZeppelin, on 06/24/2009, -1/+3Hey, it's in San Francisco! Would be nice to see this on Diggnation.
- AaronZuffa, on 06/24/2009, -0/+2People clapped when he poured the beer.
80 percent of people I know, can pour a beer like that. The 20 percent are likely 90 percent girls. - inactive, on 06/24/2009, -0/+2People that digg this down, seriously need to try better beer.
- copypastry, on 06/24/2009, -0/+1@aposter - dugg for Rogue.
- illspaz, on 06/24/2009, -0/+1i'm guessing you don't know dave chappelle too well
- Diggpick, on 06/24/2009, -0/+1I know what I'll be pitching to the next unlucky girl who happens to be stuck next to me at a party.
If I'm ever invited to one. - hedgiemaster, on 06/24/2009, -0/+1I pour straight down the middle mixes up the smells and tastes just fine
- illspaz, on 06/24/2009, -0/+1you don't like budweiser, or whatever it is you claim to like. you drink it because it's popular, cheap and widely available.
i never claimed i'm better than you, per se, just because i drink better beer... but when you start bragging about how great your natty ice is when i'm getting properly drunk, and you start puking your brains out, don't expect me to hold your hair back - DrummerAndrew, on 06/24/2009, -0/+1Least informational thing I've ever seen on Fora. A little sad about that.
- haikuFU, on 06/26/2009, -0/+1Bottle conditioning won't make it last longer, but I will agree that bottle conditioned beers are a tasty treat. I no longer bottle, I keg, and I force carbonate because it's from the fermenter to my tummy in as little as 7-8 days depending on the style.
I could see filtering a beer affecting the longevity of it negatively though. Hops are a preservative, and if you're filtering it, you're probably taking some of them out of the brew. I've never tried filtering, if I want a clear beer, I use irish moss as a fining about 10 mins before the end of the boil. - coondog35, on 06/26/2009, -0/+1See
Swirl
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Savor - illspaz, on 06/24/2009, -0/+1you had me at isohumulones
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