Too Sweet for a Sweet Tooth

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  1. TongoRad

    TongoRad Grand Pooh-Bah (3,884) Jun 3, 2004 New Jersey
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    Have you been keeping up with this thread?:
    Michael Jackson's World-Class Beers
    Some of the posts from that point on touch on what you're saying here.
     
    #61 TongoRad, Jul 3, 2015
  2. PorterPro125

    PorterPro125 Pooh-Bah (1,700) Jan 19, 2013 Canada (NB)

    Fruli is an excellent Strawberry beer but it's way too sweet for me to be anything besides a desert beer.
     
    #62 PorterPro125, Jul 3, 2015
  3. hopsputin

    hopsputin Grand Pooh-Bah (4,403) Apr 1, 2012 New Jersey
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    Thats a good way too look at it. However, if I think of it like that its a bit hard for me to justify it. I'd just rather have a regular root beer. Though, I do understand that line of thinking. Even so its a bit sweet for me, beer or not :wink: (I also think cupcakes are too sweet too, soooooooo)
     
    #63 hopsputin, Jul 3, 2015
  4. kemoarps

    kemoarps Grand Pooh-Bah (3,256) Apr 30, 2008 Washington
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    5 Golden Rings and Sweet 16 when fresh jump immediately to mind...
     
    #64 kemoarps, Jul 3, 2015
  5. loafinaround

    loafinaround Initiate (0) Jul 16, 2011 New York

    so many people shit on creme brulee.... you're just not seeing its usefulness
    Seriously folks: creme brulee + good quality vanilla ice cream = :stuck_out_tongue:
    Drinking it straight is not recommended.... (the ice cream cuts its sweetness down to size)


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    #65 loafinaround, Jul 3, 2015
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  6. Scott17Taylor

    Scott17Taylor Initiate (0) Oct 28, 2013 Iowa
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    The only beer I've had that I thought was too sweet is three philosophers. I like quads but they usually have more complexity. Still a great beer though.
     
    #66 Scott17Taylor, Jul 3, 2015
  7. Roguer

    Roguer Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,811) Mar 25, 2013 Connecticut
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    Based on the title of this thread alone, I knew it was about Creme Brulee. :wink:

    I haven't found a beer to be too sweet yet, as long as it's limited to an appropriate sized pour. In the case of Creme Brulee, that would be about 8 oz for me.
     
    #67 Roguer, Jul 3, 2015
  8. dennis3951

    dennis3951 Initiate (0) Mar 6, 2008 New Jersey

    Crème Brulee ,by far the worst beer brewed by a good brewery in my experience:grimacing:
     
    #68 dennis3951, Jul 3, 2015
  9. mudbug

    mudbug Pooh-Bah (1,762) Mar 27, 2009 Oregon
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    #69 mudbug, Jul 3, 2015
  10. ChrisMon02

    ChrisMon02 Pooh-Bah (1,757) May 2, 2010 Ohio
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    Samichlaus Classic-that was a huge struggle to get through. My brother sent it to me for Christmas. I had to brush my teeth after drinking it. Never again.
     
    #70 ChrisMon02, Jul 3, 2015
  11. polloenfuego

    polloenfuego Pooh-Bah (2,346) Jan 26, 2013 Canada (NB)
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    Another for Crème Brûlée...way too sweet, but I also found Big Lushious to be overly sweet, especially after it warmed.
     
    #71 polloenfuego, Jul 3, 2015
  12. vfgccp

    vfgccp Grand Pooh-Bah (3,730) Oct 28, 2010 New York
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    I'm cool with Creme Brûlée, Big Lushious is the only beer I can think of that's just way too much for me.
     
    #72 vfgccp, Jul 3, 2015
  13. StartedwithSAM

    StartedwithSAM Initiate (0) Feb 17, 2015 Virginia

    I will add to the Crème Brûlée chorus, I actually became nauseous half way through a 10oz pour so I guess it was cloying to me, I definitely cannot handle intensely sweet beers. Most of the ST Dark Water Series are like that to a degree.
     
    #73 StartedwithSAM, Jul 3, 2015
  14. SovietBillCosby

    SovietBillCosby Devotee (360) Dec 6, 2013 New Jersey

    I think the only thing that saved this beer from being a drainpour for me was the amount of money I spent on one bottle. Boozy, sweet, and just a mess.
     
    #74 SovietBillCosby, Jul 4, 2015
  15. 1000lbgrizzly

    1000lbgrizzly Maven (1,497) Jul 16, 2013 Illinois

    I'm surprised no one has mentioned (unless I missed it) the entire Lindeman's Lambic line. They remind me of when I was a kid and would triple the amount of lemonade mix the recipe called for... and they are still sweeter. I can feel my enamel dissolving when I drink one of those. Pure saccharine nectar.

    -1 for both Creme Brulee and NYFRB. I've solo'd a bomber and a six pack, respectively, and enjoyed. Granted, after the six pack my heart rate was elevated by about 90 BPM, but that's too sweet for my heart, not ME.
     
    #75 1000lbgrizzly, Jul 4, 2015
  16. Tralemix

    Tralemix Initiate (0) Jun 10, 2015 Georgia

    I've yet to try one that was too sweet. Not Creme brulee (or any from that line), not Samichlaus, not Not Your Father's root beer. I'm not sure I want to find one that's too sweet for me, haha.
     
    #76 Tralemix, Jul 4, 2015
  17. OrangeMen

    OrangeMen Initiate (0) Jan 26, 2014 New York

    I'll finish a creme brulee bomber by myself, no problem. Sure its the sweetest beer i've had...but its not undrinkable sweet.

    That said, if they up'd the roastiness in that beer and dialed back the vanilla....it would probably be better received as a great vanilla stout.
     
    #77 OrangeMen, Jul 4, 2015
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