tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115711129217514621.post8726786302948665970..comments2023-04-16T10:41:10.563+01:00Comments on Travels With Nate: Tasting notes… what are you on about?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03393611989380622061noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115711129217514621.post-82518940042369972832014-09-06T09:55:11.181+01:002014-09-06T09:55:11.181+01:00Think you're confusing Jean Van Roy slightly t...Think you're confusing Jean Van Roy slightly there Thomas. Cantillon don't clean spiderwebs out of the brewery because the spiders eat the fruit flies and that stops them from getting into the beer.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362693914759656245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115711129217514621.post-63642560420331043592014-09-06T08:36:48.772+01:002014-09-06T08:36:48.772+01:00As pretty much every beer blogger out there, most ...As pretty much every beer blogger out there, most of what I wrote at the beginning were beer reviews with their respective tasting notes and I was as guilty of that bollocks as many others. The thing is that tasting notes are, in themselves, quite boring to read and write, which sort of forces you to make them more elaborate to make them more fun, which them forces you to try to dissect every molecule of the beer in order to find things that are likely not there, to make the tasting notes even more fun and interesting, which, sooner rather than later, results in all this bullshit. More often than not, I believe, that bullshit is honest, meaning that reviewers are convinced they can taste, for example <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/beer/comments/2esmne/beer_reviews_are_hilarious_and_useless_take_for/" rel="nofollow">oak just because the name makes a reference to it</a>. Needless to say, I don't write tasting notes anymore. Pivní Filosofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17883511608403454943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115711129217514621.post-32323988944573515102014-09-06T07:48:30.097+01:002014-09-06T07:48:30.097+01:00only relevant tasting note: is it fucking awesome?...only relevant tasting note: is it fucking awesome? yes / noandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09828824021344499796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115711129217514621.post-43107633540425486412014-09-05T09:23:30.909+01:002014-09-05T09:23:30.909+01:00Full bodied isn't a flavour though... it's...Full bodied isn't a flavour though... it's a way to describe how the beer feels in your mouth and how the malt and hops work together, and it's something that does totally make sense.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03393611989380622061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115711129217514621.post-40355434220236304872014-09-05T00:34:49.380+01:002014-09-05T00:34:49.380+01:00Re Rate Beer comment. Cobwebs are good for sour pr...Re Rate Beer comment. Cobwebs are good for sour production and you can taste them by accident but it's not a good way of describing what a sour actually is. Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04383343727650548268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115711129217514621.post-38756973258164416752014-09-05T00:33:25.381+01:002014-09-05T00:33:25.381+01:00This is precisely why I quit blogging and reviewin...This is precisely why I quit blogging and reviewing beer. The other reason is 'it's quite malty and sweet. It smells of malt and tastes hoppy". Then something equally generic in the tasting's note following it. Also many companies use terrible tastings' notes on their beer which does not help with things. "Full-bodied" really pisses me off. Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04383343727650548268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115711129217514621.post-37953397966977479512014-09-04T15:11:58.386+01:002014-09-04T15:11:58.386+01:00DEY TUK UR JERRBSDEY TUK UR JERRBSAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18126379563191226463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115711129217514621.post-58318470127349549192014-09-04T14:18:24.283+01:002014-09-04T14:18:24.283+01:00Them damn farty spiders, ruining our beers, taking...Them damn farty spiders, ruining our beers, taking our jobs...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03393611989380622061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115711129217514621.post-87673010817412157082014-09-04T14:16:56.138+01:002014-09-04T14:16:56.138+01:00Farty spiders?Farty spiders?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18126379563191226463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115711129217514621.post-1505184874815065092014-09-04T13:53:29.593+01:002014-09-04T13:53:29.593+01:00Ha, Jesus! Do cobwebs smell?Ha, Jesus! Do cobwebs smell?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03393611989380622061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115711129217514621.post-11465221461760084082014-09-04T13:53:14.865+01:002014-09-04T13:53:14.865+01:00Mate, this isn't even about Ratebeer. It's...Mate, this isn't even about Ratebeer. It's about beer bloggers who write 150+ words of disgustingness.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03393611989380622061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115711129217514621.post-17624306575573003552014-09-04T13:51:00.920+01:002014-09-04T13:51:00.920+01:00This reminds me of when Rich had a Lindermans Gueu...This reminds me of when Rich had a Lindermans Gueuze Cuvée René and on RateBeer he found a description saying it had aromas of "cobwebby horse blanket". <br /><br />Found it! Classic.<br /><br />"Nose is barnyard funk, sharp apple cider, faint grapes and wheaty malt. Taste follows suit, starting with tart apples giving way to musty and cobwebby horse blanket."<br /><br />Wankers.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18126379563191226463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115711129217514621.post-76168956092198155622014-09-04T13:20:17.245+01:002014-09-04T13:20:17.245+01:00And that's exactly why I steer clear of Ratebe...And that's exactly why I steer clear of Ratebeer. It's a load of tosh.Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14026785388288092652noreply@blogger.com