Beer Snob or Drunk? Take the Test!
Based on my Top 10 Beers article I have come across some criticism that I am a beer snob.
However some of my friends feel that I’m just full of BS and can’t really taste all that I say I can in each beer.
So we are going to have a taste test challenge to see if I’m really a beer snob, or just a drunk who likes to drink different beers.
Step 1
Agree upon a type of beer. The beers have to be similar so that comparisons can be made. Red beers, Light Lagers, Honey beers, ect.
Step 2
Select 6 beers of the agreed type. Make sure to have a favourite beer and a most hated beer in the group.
Step 3
Pour the beers into opaque cups so that there is no visual difference in the beers. Remember this is a taste test.
Step 5
Number the cups and provide the tasters with a sheet of paper and pen or pencil
Step 6
Each taster must write down how they would rank the beer from 1-6, 1 being their favourite, and then name the beer.
I must admit I’ve done this once before and was completely shocked. I only got 2 out of 6, but did recognize my favourite beer of the group. We are going to do another taste test shortly with Red beers. I’ve been shooting my mouth off again and I intend on backing up my words this time!
Invite some beer drinking friends over this weekend and give the Beer Snob taste test a try. It’s a lot of fun and the best part is you get to drink beer!
Thats the best excuse to have a great time with friends and get what you want, I’ve ever heard of. My weekend is almost gone, but I’ll try the next one!
Btw: have you red about my best experience this year in a micro brewery?
I have actually. Great article. It seems from the article that brew pubs are somewhat new to Norway, is that right? Isn’t Norway known more for it’s Gin then it’s beer? Either way I would love to own my own brew bub. That would be a dream come true.
Actually, I think I will have to try this, except with vodka. My friends think I am nuts, but I can tell a Grey Goose from a Ketle One ANY DAY!
I love That picture!!! I want That job!!! lol
What do you mean ‘type of beer’? Do you mean Budweiser or Miller? And why would your beer be red? I’ve never seen red beer! The most hated beer should be Old Milwaukee - that’s a redneck beer - nobody drinks that stuff.
Dirkles -
There are really 3 different types of beer: Ale, Lager and Specialty Beer.
Specialty beers are either ales, lagers, or a combination of the two that will contain other ingredients, thus it doesn’t fit into a true ale or lager style.
Have you ever looked at a beer out of the bottle? Most beer brands are slightly different in color. I’m betting you are from the US, based upon the 3 brand you mention. Most true beer drinkers consider US beer to be swill (ask any Canadian or German). It tends to have a lower alcohol content and generally tastes more watery than other beers. This is not a shot at Americans, but it is a shot at most American beer brands. However I have found a few US beer brands that I do like, such as Sam Adams (which has several types of beer) and Rolling Rock (a Pale Lager - which has a very similar taste and look to Steam Whistle - a Canadian microbrewed beer).
The 3 beer brands you mentioned are Lagers….with MGD being probably the best in my own opinion. In fact, most US beers seem to be lagers (from my own experience).
When EDW mentions Red beer, many times this is known as an Amber Ale, but there are several types of Red Lager’s as well. Red Bull (the beer made by Stroh’s) is a known Red Lager.
I would say that you should spend an extra couple of bucks and think outside the box a bit next time you go buy a case of beer…..try something imported from Canada (perhaps Alexander Keith’s India Pale Ale for a start)…..you just might find you like this much more than Bud or Miller.
Good luck.
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Here is the real test.. no matter what category there are distinct flavors and what I call drinkability.. so we Are all drunks and beer snobs.. so what!! this test will weed out the lightweights.. nothing worse than a “hurl” on the floor or”chunkage” on the way to bed.
what a waste !!
Da Dragon