What is this character?

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  1. SailIntoTheStout

    SailIntoTheStout Initiate (0) Aug 29, 2015 Michigan

    Forgive me because I've never been great at communicating what my palate is experiencing but, there is this flavor or mouthfeel or just a character of some beers that I really hate that I don't how to explain.

    Is it a yeasty taste?

    I just tried Dogfish Head Namaste and it had this weird taste and feel that I just didn't like. Rogue Dead Guy Ale is another example of it.

    No offense to anyone who likes those beers, but I just don't like whatever that taste is. Can anyone explain what that is?
     
    #1 SailIntoTheStout, Dec 16, 2015
  2. cl3

    cl3 Savant (1,244) Aug 16, 2013 Wisconsin
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    Understatement of the year. Seriously, you are gonna have to give us some sort of descriptor to work off off.
     
    #2 cl3, Dec 16, 2015
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  3. Davepoolesque

    Davepoolesque Pooh-Bah (2,686) Aug 25, 2012 Massachusetts
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    When you drink these beers do you smell burnt toast?
     
    #3 Davepoolesque, Dec 16, 2015
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  4. SailIntoTheStout

    SailIntoTheStout Initiate (0) Aug 29, 2015 Michigan

    It's kind of this dry tartness? Again, I'm not good at describing these types of things but I thought someone would know the common factor, if any, between these two beers.
     
    #4 SailIntoTheStout, Dec 16, 2015
  5. Wiffler27

    Wiffler27 Pooh-Bah (2,092) Aug 16, 2009 South Carolina
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    does each beer give you the exact same weird taste?

    it is possible you just don't like those beers
     
    #5 Wiffler27, Dec 16, 2015
  6. SailIntoTheStout

    SailIntoTheStout Initiate (0) Aug 29, 2015 Michigan

    Yeah they both have that common character. This might have been a stupid thread to start but I was just dying to know what this might be called so I can avoid it.
     
    #6 SailIntoTheStout, Dec 16, 2015
  7. PatrickCT

    PatrickCT Grand Pooh-Bah (3,776) Feb 18, 2015 Connecticut

    Like a chalky, asprin taste? Or more like a citrus zest or citrus rind bitterness?
     
    #7 PatrickCT, Dec 16, 2015
  8. Herky21

    Herky21 Initiate (0) Aug 7, 2011 Iowa

    Those beers are both brewed with water. Do you not like water?
     
    #8 Herky21, Dec 16, 2015
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  9. Shroud0fdoom

    Shroud0fdoom Initiate (0) Oct 31, 2013 Maryland

    They might be past their prime. So it's probably just Stale. Find a Fresh Namaste and see if you experience the same thing. Or you it might be the Yeast. Try another Witbier and see if you get the same result.
     
    #9 Shroud0fdoom, Dec 16, 2015
  10. LittleDog

    LittleDog Initiate (0) Dec 19, 2014 Texas

    My bet is oxidation. Every Namaste I've had tasted really oxidized. But what do I know?
     
    #10 LittleDog, Dec 16, 2015
  11. steveh

    steveh Grand Pooh-Bah (4,174) Oct 8, 2003 Illinois
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    Every time I try a Rogue Dead Guy I get a really oxidized character from it -- think of the smell of wet cardboard and translate it to flavor. Is that the character?
     
    #11 steveh, Dec 16, 2015
  12. drtth

    drtth Initiate (0) Nov 25, 2007 Pennsylvania
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    Its not a stupid thread to start but there just aren't many common things between the two beers.

    Were they both fresh?
     
    #12 drtth, Dec 16, 2015
  13. bubseymour

    bubseymour Grand Pooh-Bah (4,800) Oct 30, 2010 Maryland
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    Can't speak for the Rogue beer but DFH Namaste has coriander and a black pepper hint to it. I'm actually a big fan of this beer. Some how the flavors are very interesting and play off each other nicely into an easy to drink summer brew (or anytime for that matter).
     
    #13 bubseymour, Dec 16, 2015
  14. M_D_S

    M_D_S Aspirant (205) Jun 19, 2015 Delaware

    DFH doesn't use Ringwood in Namaste. It's most definitely a Belgian strain of some sort. And Dead Guy is made with Pacman yeast. I'd be more inclined to believe oxidation.
     
    #14 M_D_S, Dec 17, 2015
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