Toppling Goliath creating a Fluffernutter Beer

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  1. BoldCars

    BoldCars Aspirant (231) Apr 5, 2018 Maryland

    #1 BoldCars, Sep 9, 2020
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  2. chipawayboy

    chipawayboy Pooh-Bah (2,181) Oct 26, 2007 Massachusetts
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    Oh the humanity.....
     
    #2 chipawayboy, Sep 10, 2020
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  3. Giantspace

    Giantspace Grand Pooh-Bah (3,043) Dec 22, 2011 Pennsylvania
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    Natural or not it sounds a bit gross to me. When the flavor taste artificial I have an issue, if it taste great I’m ok.

    Enjoy
     
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  4. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    This hasn't been done before?
     
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  5. GetMeAnIPA

    GetMeAnIPA Pooh-Bah (2,559) Mar 28, 2009 California
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    what sounds the most unusual is Caramel Coloring? Why??
     
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  6. SFACRKnight

    SFACRKnight Grand Pooh-Bah (3,348) Jan 20, 2012 Colorado
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    weldwerks has a very successful fluffernutter beer.
    edit, the year i got to try morning delight weldwerks had coffee maple achromatic. WW blew tg away. expect this to be the same
     
    #6 SFACRKnight, Sep 10, 2020
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  7. BoldCars

    BoldCars Aspirant (231) Apr 5, 2018 Maryland

    The artificial flavoring? I'm sure it has
     
    #7 BoldCars, Sep 10, 2020
  8. BoldCars

    BoldCars Aspirant (231) Apr 5, 2018 Maryland

    Right?!? How many stouts do you know that need caramel coloring m..
     
    #8 BoldCars, Sep 10, 2020
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  9. Roguer

    Roguer Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,811) Mar 25, 2013 Connecticut
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    You know, it sounds like gatekeeping and get-off-my-lawn-ing, but I agree. Same with the caramel coloring; I'm fine with the beer looking the way it looks based on the ingredients necessary.

    Of course, some people dislike any additives (such as coffee or coconut), but there's a long history in brewing beyond the simple hops, barley, water, and yeast.

    But when you have to venture beyond the flavors naturally imparted by your ingredients - well, maybe it's fine, maybe it's not, but it rubs me the wrong way.

    FWIW, a line between "natural" and "artificial" flavorings isn't all that clear cut. Natural flavorings doesn't mean "Orange peel and coffee." Natural flavorings can be ground beetle shells or MSG, assuming FDA requirements apply. As soon as a brewer adds "Natural flavorings" to the label - especially if they've already specified other added ingredients, such as cacao nibs or vanilla beans - I'm suspicious.
     
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  10. SierraNevallagash

    SierraNevallagash Initiate (0) Sep 23, 2018 Maine
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    "Joins other Term Oil releases such as Term Oil Mexican Hot Chocolate, Term Oil Mexican Hot Chocolate, and Term Oil S'mores.".

    Wait, what?

    And caramel colouring? I too fail to see the need for e150 to be added to a stout. That's like...adding e150 to a stout. Or brown to coffee. Doesn't make much sense. I tend to lean towards the more "purist" side of things, and while I can and do tolerate natural additions to beer, such as vanilla beans, whole fruit, and even the occasional chili pepper/cinnamon/cacao setup, I do draw the line at added flavoring. Amazing beer can be made with whole, natural ingredients, so I fail to see the need to add concentrates and artificially-derived compounds to make good beer. But hey, tomato/tomato, right? The best beer is the beer YOU love to drink.

    Just keep it away from me.
     
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  11. ScaryEd

    ScaryEd Grand Pooh-Bah (3,793) Feb 19, 2012 New Hampshire
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    I'm not the biggest fan of pastry stouts, but this one sounds delicious IMO.
     
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  12. BoldCars

    BoldCars Aspirant (231) Apr 5, 2018 Maryland

    You are 100% correct. In fact, I try to stay away from any beer that says natural flavorings for that exact reason... I have no idea what the hell they put in.
     
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  13. considerbeer

    considerbeer Devotee (303) Dec 15, 2016 California

    I don't have an answer for the caramel coloring other than maybe it's a take on a blonde stout and they want the fluffernutter coloring, but the distinction between natural and artificial flavorings are probably a product of whatever labeling requirements Toppling Goliath is subject to.

    It's clearly going to have some sort of marshmallow flavoring, so it's a little funny that several here are concerned about artificial ingredients in this beer. Perhaps their contract with the local Fluffernutter farm ran out and they were in a bind.
     
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  14. MNAle

    MNAle Initiate (0) Sep 6, 2011 Minnesota

    What? You mean marshmallows aren't NATURAL??? :weary:
     
    #14 MNAle, Sep 10, 2020
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  15. MNAle

    MNAle Initiate (0) Sep 6, 2011 Minnesota

    The very idea of anyone complaining about a pastry stout not being "natural" strikes me as absurd.
     
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  16. BoldCars

    BoldCars Aspirant (231) Apr 5, 2018 Maryland

    There's a difference between natural (sticking to the essentials) and natural flavors (naturally sourced flavoring).
     
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  17. BoldCars

    BoldCars Aspirant (231) Apr 5, 2018 Maryland

    You do know there are "naturally-made" marshmallows, Right? Or are you just taking the piss
     
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  18. ichorNet

    ichorNet Pooh-Bah (2,565) Mar 16, 2010 Massachusetts
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    Pipeworks made a very good (but extremely sweet and truly decadent) beer in this vein called Fluffo Sando last year some time, and it didn't even have artificial flavors or colorants added. It even got some distro, so I was able to pick it up in MA.

    I personally have a hard-line "no buy" policy on any beer with artificial flavors added, and I tend to shy away from beers with colors added too (although I like Schöfferhofer Grapefruit, which has added beta-carotene for color).
     
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  19. MNAle

    MNAle Initiate (0) Sep 6, 2011 Minnesota

    I do know that animal skin, connective tissue, and bones are natural.
     
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  20. MNAle

    MNAle Initiate (0) Sep 6, 2011 Minnesota

    Yeah... those confections and bakery products used in craft (so-called) beers are ALL made by elves.
     
    #20 MNAle, Sep 10, 2020
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