Typically when drinking/reviewing a beer I'll take a whiff or a swig and say wow, that reminds me of pine, mango, bread, caramel, etc... Recently the opposite has been happening. I've had a few different foods and immediately thought of the beer profiles they reminded me of tasting. For example, I was eating a yogurt with blood orange mixed in (hadn't had this one before) and the first thing I thought was wow, this taste like DirtWolf... Has this happened to you? Or do you have a similar experience?
At the risk of being Captain Obvious I'd say sure- every time I have one of these: the Guava in particular brings to mind Southern Tier 2XOne.
I just mean that I'm finding myself wanting to describe foods by beers they taste like rather than vice versa Like eating chocolate cake and thinking... Hmmm very LeftHand Milk Stout forward with notes of TenFidy and Old Raspy.. Like the tables have turned on the origins of taste
I need to get this beer then, guava is my favorite tropical fruit. To answer the OP, Yes. My gf has some pink grapefruit face wash shit, every time I smell it on her I immediately think Mmm Cascade....
I was being facetious with the chocolate cake thing. I've been trying to identify flavor notes in beer for a time now, I just haven't tired to do it with food. The only real descriptions I'm used to providing are food related, and I feel like describing food with food flavors is similar to using a word in its own definition. I just reversed the process and used beers as descriptors for food.
I seem to be getting it in mosaic hopped beers- I also felt that way with Hop Ranch. Whenever I drink one of those juices (usually with lunch) they do remind me of certain beers. The mango one just gives me general Lagunitas vibes.
Didn't get to try Hop Ranch, I'm not a trader so I pick up beers when I'm traveling. I got it from Jai Alai a good bit, though. This is getting a bit off topic but I have actually added a splash of the guava nectar to a mediocre IPA and it was not too shabby! It added a lot to the nose, and the bits of pulp made for an interesting mouthfeel.
Yeah- I see where you are going with this, but I don't think I've even gone further than just being reminded of a beer from time to time. I might get some grilled pineapple quality in Maximus, but if I am having the grilled pineapple itself it's more of a pure flavor, whereas the beer itself (i.e.'Maximus' flavor) is really a combination of things. In that sense it would be hard to find something that could be described strictly in terms of beers. Kind of interesting in an out-of-the-box sort of way, though.
My morning coffee hasn't been the same since Lagunitas Cappuccino Stout and Bell' s Java Stout. Cereals and breads too. And chocolate. And carbonation. Mouthfeel. Aromas...I think I'm hooked!
Try tasting coffee. Coffee can have a range of flavors from nutty to winey, chocolate and even citrus notes depending on where it's from. You could also expand your palate by tasting foods and then making a list of what you think the ingredients are. It's a good exercise and there is nothing unusual in the idea that your palate peaked and you are excited about that and want to express it. =)
