Does cane sugar impart flavor in beer?

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  1. marquis

    marquis Pooh-Bah (2,313) Nov 20, 2005 England
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    Important to realise that dark mild is dark entirely because of the addition of delicious dark sugars/ molasses. If you use roasted malt or barley the beer is really a Porter or Stout.
    Mild was originally pale which is why Pale Ale (heavily hopped) was labelled as Bitter when served on draught to avoid confusion.
     
    #41 marquis, Jun 17, 2021
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  2. Warwick7

    Warwick7 Zealot (505) May 25, 2019 Maryland

    I had SS Imperial Stout yestarday and the flavor confirmed what I have tasted many times before. Most of the time I drink there ales, they taste lighter, sweeter and not a ton of malt. I cant help but to think that flavor I dont like is coming from the sugar. Im open to believe it could be the age of the ale, but to me that does not seem likely.

    Whats your opinion on this @JackHorzempa ?
     
    #42 Warwick7, Aug 4, 2021
  3. PapaGoose03

    PapaGoose03 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,057) May 30, 2005 Michigan
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    Could the taste that you're experiencing be described as a scorched toffee flavor? That's what I recall experiencing way back when I was ticking beers and trying British imports. I didn't enjoy that taste and haven't had many (or any) since then. I always thought it was probably caused by the age of the beer since I never considered these beers to be very fresh. (I never looked for bottle dates, if any were there, to confirm that.)
     
    #43 PapaGoose03, Aug 4, 2021
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  4. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,375) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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    That would be my guess here.

    Cheers!
     
    #44 JackHorzempa, Aug 4, 2021
  5. Warwick7

    Warwick7 Zealot (505) May 25, 2019 Maryland

    It tasted like fruit, sugar and a small amount of malt.
     
    #45 Warwick7, Aug 4, 2021
  6. PapaGoose03

    PapaGoose03 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,057) May 30, 2005 Michigan
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    Nope, that doesn't sound like the taste that I recall.
     
    #46 PapaGoose03, Aug 4, 2021
  7. TongoRad

    TongoRad Grand Pooh-Bah (3,884) Jun 3, 2004 New Jersey
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    It's a very estery yeast profile, so that's a big source of the fruitiness. The sugar actually helps insure that the malt doesn't overwhelm that quality, and keeps the mouthfeel nice and lean.
     
    #47 TongoRad, Aug 4, 2021
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  8. Warwick7

    Warwick7 Zealot (505) May 25, 2019 Maryland

    I am one of those rare people that likes low abv full bodied ales. That said, the SS Imperial Stout I am tasting today is a lot better then yestarday, which is intersting as it came from the same pack. They say to let it warm up to taste the malt better, but just pouring it hard has made that happen. Im letting the rest of it warm up to see what happens and im looking forward to it.
     
    #48 Warwick7, Aug 4, 2021
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  9. Warwick7

    Warwick7 Zealot (505) May 25, 2019 Maryland

    I havent checked dates in awhile as the Ales I have drank have been great and the freshest Ale I've had was Oliver Stout From Baltimore. The date on the can was May of this year and every single Stout Ive had from them the head rentention was terrible and none of the other ales ive been drinking are like that.

    That said I checked SS Imperial Stout and its 2 years old... I checked there Porter that I had Recently and it was a lot newer.
     
    #49 Warwick7, Aug 5, 2021
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