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Pointing out "different" flavors in beers

Discussion in 'Beer Talk' started by MisSigsFan, Oct 27, 2014.

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  1. MisSigsFan

    MisSigsFan Initiate (0) Mar 2, 2013 California

    So I went to a beer fest this weekend with some friends. I'm the "beer snob" of the group. They like craft beer but I'm definitely more serious about it. This one brewery had a wet hop IPA and I noticed that it tasted sort of like onions or garlic. When I mentioned it they all thought I was crazy. No one in my group tasted it. Anybody have a similar experience?
     
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  2. buzzedup

    buzzedup Savant (1,206) Dec 21, 2006 Pennsylvania
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    WOW. as soon as i read this i thought of Napoleon Dynamite drinking milk at the state fair :slight_smile:

    Stormking hits the front of my tougue like a 9 volt battery on every sip, but in a good way ...
     
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  3. gopens44

    gopens44 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,498) Aug 9, 2010 Virginia
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    Every time I have Torpedo I taste olives. Nothing but olives......green freaking olives....
     
    #3 gopens44, Oct 27, 2014
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  4. MisSigsFan

    MisSigsFan Initiate (0) Mar 2, 2013 California

    Yeah, I get a metallic taste in some beers, usually stouts.

    But has anyone pointed out these weird flavors to others and got a similar reaction?
     
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  5. UCLABrewN84

    UCLABrewN84 Initiate (0) Mar 18, 2010 California

    Some hop varietals are known to contribute onion/garlic qualities. I can't say that I am a fan of that.

    I forget what beer it was, but I got a distinct spaghetti sauce flavor from a Stone beer. Nobody else was able to taste it.
     
    #5 UCLABrewN84, Oct 27, 2014
  6. Kaz_DemonKnight

    Kaz_DemonKnight Initiate (0) Jul 8, 2014 Illinois

    You palate is probably a bit more refined that's all. Also, people taste different things in beer as well. I had Rogue Nut Brown Nectar last night i thought it tasted an array of different nuts. When the lady I was with thought it tasted like fig toast.
     
    #6 Kaz_DemonKnight, Oct 27, 2014
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  7. MisSigsFan

    MisSigsFan Initiate (0) Mar 2, 2013 California

    Yeah I know. I think it might be Simcoe or something. I get a lot in DIPAs like Enjoy By and Sucks.
     
    #7 MisSigsFan, Oct 27, 2014
  8. JuicesFlowing

    JuicesFlowing Initiate (0) Jul 5, 2009 Kansas

    I mentioned this before, but Abita's Christmas Ale tastes like onions to me. I've had it two different years and it tastes the same, so it wasn't just a bad batch.
     
    #8 JuicesFlowing, Oct 27, 2014
  9. pjvie

    pjvie Initiate (0) May 30, 2014 Oregon

    I had a IPA at a wedding that was brewed by the resort. Had a fat dough-like sweetness in the aftertaste. Super weird. Kinda ruined a good beer.
     
    #9 pjvie, Oct 27, 2014
  10. BeerDrinkersWorldTour

    BeerDrinkersWorldTour Initiate (0) Sep 3, 2014 Northern Ireland

    I have this experience all the fecking time. Every time my buddy visits from Spain he only wants to drink Guinness but I always get a few other nice beers to drink with him.
    As we sup and chat I can't help but mention the flavours and aromas I detect. He maintains I'm talking out my arse but I'm not sure if he is just tacking the micky out of me or he really can't taste the flavours I'm getting.
    I guess @Kaz_DemonKnight is probably right though we all taste different things in beer...
     
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  11. MisSigsFan

    MisSigsFan Initiate (0) Mar 2, 2013 California

    Resort IPA. Now that's a new one. Maybe they didn't wanna splurge on the hops?

    I like the oniony flavor but sometimes it can be overpowering. The beer I had was good, but everyone thought I was weird for thinking it tasted like that.
     
    #11 MisSigsFan, Oct 27, 2014
  12. Relik

    Relik Zealot (591) Apr 20, 2011 Canada (NS)

    Well the more things you drink/eat and are conscience of those flavors the easier it would be to pick out those flavor and smells.
     
    #12 Relik, Oct 27, 2014
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  13. MisSigsFan

    MisSigsFan Initiate (0) Mar 2, 2013 California

    Yeah, I know it's a matter of refined palates. I was just wondering if anyone has gotten the same reaction that I did from others.
     
    #13 MisSigsFan, Oct 27, 2014
  14. drtth

    drtth Initiate (0) Nov 25, 2007 Pennsylvania
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    I've not had the experience personally, but we often see people on BA making fun of reviews and reviewers because they themselves don't taste what the reviewer describes in a review.

    Sort of amazing how some people think they know what flavors everyone else should experience and that they themselves are the International Standard Palate (ISP). :-)
     
    #14 drtth, Oct 27, 2014
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