The Order

So if we start the evening with a couple Double hazy IPA’s our palettes are pretty much done for?

 

Yes.

 

I usually drink only one beer on a given day. Problem solved.

 

I disagree.

talk amongst yourselves....

 

Also by what you've eaten or drank in the previous 4-8 hours.

 

I thought this was common knowledge?

 

It is.

 

... after having beer shits, I am not interested in another beer and the order is null and void.

 

Great minds drink alike

But to address the thread I 100% agree. What you eat too, it’s very easy to mute flavors in beer. I never drink while eating cause of this too.

 

I think it's been proven that smell is involved in more of the taste process than your taste buds are, so drink in a neutral-smelling place.

 

Maybe that explains where the mention of "cat piss" comes from in reviews...

 

Maybe...

 

A change in overall diet also can result in reworking how we perceive the flavors we ingest. At any point our ability to taste is heavily influenced by the flavors we eat concurrently, the flavors we had a few minutes ago, and the general pattern of our diets. Changes to any of these will certainly result in changes of taste perception, including the taste of beer.

 

I like beer


Enjoy

 

The same can be said regarding what you eat before trying a beer. I recently had a beer after eating a corned beef sandwich. The beer was decent, but I figured it deserved a clean tasting. A couple nights later I had it again and it wasn't nearly as good. Tasting notes: Flavor greatly improved by first consuming 1/2 lb of corned beef, two slices of dark rye, and several slices of Swiss cheese.

 

but beer goes so well with food. Might change the flavor of the beer but in many cases it enhances the overall experience. Plus, I think it can bring out different flavors of the beer you don’t taste on a clean palate.

Spicy food and an ipa = amazing!! Steak paired with a stout = soooo good! Sushi and a light lager, mmmmm. I could go on and on.

 

I think it could have some effect, I wouldn't say a strong influence though. For me once I start drinking a beer my palate becomes assimilated to the flavors pretty quickly and whatever I had before that gets washed away. I've been at tastings where people serve lighter, paler and non-sour beers first which I mostly agree with, but if you are having a full glass of beer I don't think it really matters. You should be able to taste the new beer once you start drinking it. I don't think having a sour is going to taint all the other beers you drink after that, or having a stout is going to mess up your IPA after, etc.

 

that is true to I guess I just choose to enjoy one or the other. I guess it has been a while and I should give beer with food a try though. Thanks for the suggestion. The stout with steak does sound pretty tasty actually.