ratbastrd05
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Tonight I had the pleasure of enjoying an Anchorage Bitter Monk Double Style IPA (w/ Brettanomyces). A very complex beer that had a ton of different flavors. I could taste a lot of different things going on; a lot of hops following by the sourness of the Brett.
When I looked it up on ratebeer.com, I found one review that stated:
"Funky barnyard aroma, citrus, lemongrass, grapefruit, perfume, brett, dandelions, oak, sourish vinous, caramel, pineapples, mango, some hay. Woody vinous flavor, dandelions, grapes, floral, grapefruit, citrus, oak, pine, lemongrass, yeasty, retr, barnyard notes, leather, some rubber. Floral finish with oak, white wine, brett, barnyard, earthy notes, grapefruit, perfume, citrus, some pine. Complex beer, very good."
By my count, there are about 20 different flavors described there. Is that really possible? Are some people really getting 20 different flavors from beer, when I get about 3-5 on a good day? Or was whoever wrote that review trying to sound way more sophisticated than is humanely possible?
Since I've started homebrewing and studying beer, I've definitely increased my palette and can taste more in the beer I drink, but are the tasting notes in that review actually possible or is it just BS?
When I looked it up on ratebeer.com, I found one review that stated:
"Funky barnyard aroma, citrus, lemongrass, grapefruit, perfume, brett, dandelions, oak, sourish vinous, caramel, pineapples, mango, some hay. Woody vinous flavor, dandelions, grapes, floral, grapefruit, citrus, oak, pine, lemongrass, yeasty, retr, barnyard notes, leather, some rubber. Floral finish with oak, white wine, brett, barnyard, earthy notes, grapefruit, perfume, citrus, some pine. Complex beer, very good."
By my count, there are about 20 different flavors described there. Is that really possible? Are some people really getting 20 different flavors from beer, when I get about 3-5 on a good day? Or was whoever wrote that review trying to sound way more sophisticated than is humanely possible?
Since I've started homebrewing and studying beer, I've definitely increased my palette and can taste more in the beer I drink, but are the tasting notes in that review actually possible or is it just BS?