Personal beer geek dilemma

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  1. Frankinstiener

    Frankinstiener Initiate (0) Jul 28, 2009 Illinois

    Me and my brother did this while tasting 5 different IPA's the other weekend. It truthfully works well. Without it I think we have a natural tenancy to expect the second beer to taste like the first and be thrown off by the differences. Nothing will make you appreciate a good beer like a shitty one.
     
    #21 Frankinstiener, Mar 1, 2013
  2. SFACRKnight

    SFACRKnight Grand Pooh-Bah (3,348) Jan 20, 2012 Colorado
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    Pour them both down the drain.

    (Let's see how smart solomon's little test really is)
     
    #22 SFACRKnight, Mar 1, 2013
  3. Ri0

    Ri0 Initiate (0) Jul 1, 2012 Wisconsin

    Open both and mix. You can't go wrong that way, right?
     
    #23 Ri0, Mar 1, 2013
  4. MostlyNorwegian

    MostlyNorwegian Pooh-Bah (2,236) Feb 5, 2013 Illinois
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    This would involve having to purchase said dishwater, and supporting them.
     
    #24 MostlyNorwegian, Mar 1, 2013
  5. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    Well, you could send one of them to the newly ex-pope. Now that he doesn't have all those pope-y things to do, he might like to relax with a nice brew. Maybe he'd even put in a good word with the big guy (or girl) upstairs for ya.
     
    #25 BBThunderbolt, Mar 1, 2013
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  6. Frankinstiener

    Frankinstiener Initiate (0) Jul 28, 2009 Illinois

    $11.99 for a 30 rack, you can't go wrong. If you don't want to support the evil empire than get PBR, Oldstyle, Genne light, or any other cheap american adjunt lager, I just choose the one that is closest to water for this particular application.
     
    #26 Frankinstiener, Mar 1, 2013
  7. HoptasticBeergasm

    HoptasticBeergasm Initiate (195) Feb 28, 2013 Vermont

    Holy Hell, this is probably the Best Idea Ever. I wish VT had Yuengling. I'm pretty sure Yuengling would accomplish the same cleansed palate, and it would support an independent brewer...
     
    #27 HoptasticBeergasm, Mar 1, 2013
  8. Ant7780

    Ant7780 Crusader (451) Dec 2, 2012 Michigan

    Here's what happened, and I think it worked well:
    Got home from work, drank the Hop Stoopid earlier in the evening. It was cold and a perfect after-work warm-up-for-the-evening beer.
    Then I took a nap, woke up, and had the Double Crooked Tree later in the evening - about two hours later.

    It was good because Hop Stoopid really is a hop-lovers beer. Very hoppy, just a little sweet (or maybe that's just the citrus). It's very drinkable and delicious.
    The Double Crooked Tree was not as hoppy, but it's a serious beer. It's a sipper and one that you savor. It's much more complex with a malty balance and more body. Hop Stoopid is the appetizer and Double Crooked Tree is the meal. Boom.
     
    #28 Ant7780, Mar 3, 2013
  9. cavedave

    cavedave Grand Pooh-Bah (4,157) Mar 12, 2009 New York
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    Popcorn with no butter or salt, unsalted breadsticks, and/or unsalted peanuts, with copious amounts of water works wonders. Last night it was unsalted peanuts and water in between Amazeballs, Sucks, Best By, And S&S 6. Still had a clean palate to taste every bit of flavor in the S&S.
     
    #29 cavedave, Mar 3, 2013
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