Smells better than it tastes

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  1. blassor

    blassor Pundit (980) Sep 2, 2010 New Jersey
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    I think a lesson in retro-nasal breathing would be helpful. It doesn't completely give you all the flavors you smell, but some of them.
     
    #21 blassor, Jul 22, 2015
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  2. johnyb

    johnyb Pooh-Bah (2,336) Aug 11, 2012 Florida
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    Funky Buddha French Toast
     
    #22 johnyb, Jul 22, 2015
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  3. Comparison_Ford

    Comparison_Ford Maven (1,293) Apr 4, 2014 New York

    Finch's Hardcore Chimera.

    Not a bad beer by any stretch of the imagination, but the taste doesn't live up to the nose.
     
    #23 Comparison_Ford, Jul 22, 2015
  4. Comparison_Ford

    Comparison_Ford Maven (1,293) Apr 4, 2014 New York

    Thirsty Dog Cognac Doppelbock and Midnight Sun Berserker.
     
    #24 Comparison_Ford, Jul 22, 2015
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  5. TEKNISHE

    TEKNISHE Initiate (0) Jan 12, 2011 Pennsylvania

    Pretty much every IPA/DIPA
     
    #25 TEKNISHE, Jul 22, 2015
  6. AndyEdgar

    AndyEdgar Initiate (0) Feb 2, 2014 Illinois

    Dragon Fruit Passion Fruit Berliner - J. Wakefield Brewing
     
    #26 AndyEdgar, Jul 22, 2015
  7. Dragoss

    Dragoss Initiate (0) Jun 5, 2015

    #27 Dragoss, Jul 22, 2015
  8. juke_cleveland

    juke_cleveland Devotee (325) Sep 12, 2014 Indiana

    Girardin Gueuze Black Label. I love gueuze of all kinds, but this had a very off putting Pledge like bite that tasted synthetic to me. It smelled AMAZING though.
     
    #28 juke_cleveland, Jul 22, 2015
  9. Siggy125

    Siggy125 Maven (1,318) Nov 10, 2006 California
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    Last Snow. Decadent coconut on the nose. Faint coconut and thin porter on the palate.
     
    #29 Siggy125, Jul 22, 2015
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  10. beerjerk666

    beerjerk666 Grand Pooh-Bah (5,155) Aug 22, 2010 Florida
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    Gotta watch the dates on Lagunitas' beers. I've gotten some old Sucks and it smelled awesome, but was a vague resemblance of what it should've tasted like.
     
    #30 beerjerk666, Jul 22, 2015
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  11. quindog

    quindog Initiate (0) Mar 11, 2010 Colorado

    Most session IPAs, especially Go To.
     
    #31 quindog, Jul 22, 2015
  12. bigda83

    bigda83 Crusader (453) Feb 13, 2014 New York
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    For me, it was Second Fiddle. The can was about 5 weeks old, so I'm not sure if that made a difference. Smell was amazing and super hoppy and fruity. The taste though was more like Hopslam and sweet and boozy. Lots of alcohol. From the aroma I thought I was going to get another top tier VT IPA.
     
    #32 bigda83, Jul 22, 2015
  13. TrapJaw77

    TrapJaw77 Initiate (0) Apr 17, 2015 Illinois

    this post is funny (but true...somehow) since nearly 3/4 of taste is brought upon by smell. i'd second the session IPA comment.
     
    #33 TrapJaw77, Jul 22, 2015
  14. ToddThompson

    ToddThompson Initiate (0) Dec 11, 2012 North Carolina

    Lagunitas CitruSinensis
     
    #34 ToddThompson, Jul 22, 2015
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  15. nnoollaannn

    nnoollaannn Initiate (0) May 12, 2014 Kentucky

    Westy 12 smelled wayyyy better than it tasted. Although, to be fair as it warmed up it gradually tasted better and better. Big let down for me.
     
    #35 nnoollaannn, Jul 22, 2015
  16. Immortale25

    Immortale25 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,775) May 13, 2011 North Carolina
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    Founders Sweet Repute on draft. The aroma was boozy as all hell and had no complexity, like I was smelling cheap bourbon. The flavor was excellent though. Way smoother than the aroma lead on and the vanilla notes were on point.
     
    #36 Immortale25, Jul 22, 2015
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  17. cherche

    cherche Pooh-Bah (2,476) Mar 27, 2013 Washington
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    50% of beers.
     
    #37 cherche, Jul 22, 2015
  18. LehighAce06

    LehighAce06 Pooh-Bah (2,240) Jul 31, 2010 Pennsylvania
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    I find this happens a LOT with IPAs that are between 6 and 12 weeks old. The aroma often won't have fallen off yet but the flavor is a malty mess.
     
    #38 LehighAce06, Jul 22, 2015
  19. brettski66

    brettski66 Initiate (0) May 29, 2015 Massachusetts

    Not Your Father's Root Beer. Yuck.
     
    #39 brettski66, Jul 22, 2015
  20. teraflx

    teraflx Initiate (0) Feb 4, 2013 Arizona

    I totally agree, I ended up dumping it about half way through.
     
    #40 teraflx, Jul 22, 2015
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