Inconsistency in your favorite beer?

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  1. CityofWind_brew

    CityofWind_brew Maven (1,338) Jan 15, 2014 Illinois
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    Is there a beer you love, but it taste different almost every time you have it?

    Also, how do you know the beer you are drinking taste like the brewer intended it to? You could have the same brew at the brewery, a local bar or bottle/can and get a different result each time. How do know the taste is true? Specially if you're trying the beer for the very first time. And let's assume the bottling date/freshness is the same in all scenarios.
     
    #1 CityofWind_brew, Jan 13, 2015
  2. tasterschoice62

    tasterschoice62 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,949) May 14, 2014 Rhode Island
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    If there were that many inconsistencies in the same beer every time I tried it , it wouldn't be my favorite beer and I would stop drinking it.
    Just saying.
     
    #2 tasterschoice62, Jan 13, 2015
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  3. Sponan

    Sponan Initiate (0) Jan 20, 2008 Tennessee

    Have to agree. A little batch variation might be acceptable, but if the beer tastes different every time it would not be a favorite.
     
    #3 Sponan, Jan 13, 2015
  4. DCgolfpro

    DCgolfpro Initiate (0) Oct 26, 2011 Maryland

    Breakfast stout. It was the beer that started my craft beer obsession and I buy it every year. When I first tried it in 2010 it blew me away. I buy it every year and every year there's something different. There's no way to tell if it's me or the beer, but it doesn't matter. I've decided I won't be buying it again but I still cherish my memories of my first four pack of breakfast stout.
     
    #4 DCgolfpro, Jan 13, 2015
  5. lonewolfcry

    lonewolfcry Pooh-Bah (1,994) Dec 7, 2007 Minnesota
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    Used to love Bourbon Barrel Plead the Fifth, but the last 2 years have had a considerable drop in quality.

    What about you OP?
    You posed the question, without a reference.
     
    #5 lonewolfcry, Jan 13, 2015
  6. CityofWind_brew

    CityofWind_brew Maven (1,338) Jan 15, 2014 Illinois
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    I'd have to say zombie dust. I love it, but nothing compares to a pour youd get at the brewery. Just picked up a sixer bottled on 12/29 and it is nothing like the ZD I've grown to love. A bit disappointed...
     
    #6 CityofWind_brew, Jan 13, 2015
  7. BrownAleMale

    BrownAleMale Initiate (0) Dec 14, 2011 Wisconsin

    Big Bad Baptist but its supposed to be that way! I actually enjoy the variations for the most part. Super coffee forward, caramel forward, chocolaty and roasty...it's like a box of chocolates you never know what you're gonna get!
     
    #7 BrownAleMale, Jan 13, 2015
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  8. UCLABrewN84

    UCLABrewN84 Initiate (0) Mar 18, 2010 California

    Anchor Steam always tastes different on tap than from bottles. I prefer it much more from the bottle.
     
    #8 UCLABrewN84, Jan 13, 2015
  9. yemenmocha

    yemenmocha Grand Pooh-Bah (4,116) Jun 18, 2002 Arizona
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    I don't have a single favorite, but among them... Sculpin varies a lot to me. Draft, can, bottle, freshness date.
     
    #9 yemenmocha, Jan 13, 2015
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