Beer snob discussion thread

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Jan 28, 2013 11:14am
Raw Dawgin' it;1376067 wrote:What did i tell ya? Snobs :laugh:

I agree about temp, just not the glass.
lulz, reps. Also aroma.
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Jan 28, 2013 11:20am
Raw Dawgin' it;1376067 wrote:What did i tell ya? Snobs :laugh:

I agree about temp, just not the glass.
So you wouldn't agree that drinking a 15% Barleywine out of a small chalice meant for sipping would be a better choice than using a pilsner glass that is tall making the beer flow out faster? And I don't consider myself a snob.
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Sonofanump
Jan 28, 2013 11:28am
So snifter for Stouts and Porters.
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Jan 28, 2013 11:29am
Sonofanump;1376076 wrote:So snifter for Stouts and Porters.
Some prefer a skillet, but I will drink it cold.
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Jan 28, 2013 11:37am
Curly J;1376004 wrote:It's probably best out of a Snifter, however I'll drink it out of any of them. (I will drink it cold) :)
To summarize my thoughts: I will not drink it cold, I take it out of the fridge and put the bottle on skillet on the stove (don't turn on the stove, just let it sit there) for 15 minutes until it is exactly 53 dregrees. Pour into a snifter and drink with one pinky out
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Jan 28, 2013 11:41am
The glass can also have a small effect on the speed of oxidation, as I recall.

And I drink Bud Light if it's handed to me, so I resent the snob remark. ;)
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Jan 28, 2013 11:41am
Sonofanump;1376090 wrote:dregrees
LOL! Fuggin' reps!
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Jan 28, 2013 11:45am
BORIStheCrusher;1376072 wrote:So you wouldn't agree that drinking a 15% Barleywine out of a small chalice meant for sipping would be a better choice than using a pilsner glass that is tall making the beer flow out faster? And I don't consider myself a snob.
Hmm...depends. Did I have a good or a bad day? Bad day I'm chugging, good day...I'm probably chugging lol

Honestly - it's preference.
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Jan 28, 2013 11:46am
Cold w/ pinky out is a must.
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Jan 28, 2013 12:28pm
O-Trap;1376095 wrote:The glass can also have a small effect on the speed of oxidation, as I recall.

And I drink Bud Light if it's handed to me, so I resent the snob remark. ;)
Classic sign you're a snob is denying you're a snob.
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Jan 28, 2013 12:31pm
Raw Dawgin' it;1376146 wrote:Classic sign you're a snob is denying you're a snob.
I'm not a purple elephant.

Guess that makes me one of those, too, huh? ;)
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Jan 28, 2013 12:40pm
O-Trap;1376147 wrote:I'm not a purple elephant.

Guess that makes me one of those, too, huh? ;)
I did not call you a purple elephant, you could be though, i've never see you.
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Jan 28, 2013 12:59pm
Raw Dawgin' it;1376103 wrote:Honestly - it's preference.
I agree, but that doesn't mean a specific glass can't have any affect on a beer.
Raw Dawgin' it;1376146 wrote:Classic sign you're a snob is denying you're a snob.
Makes sense. :rolleyes:
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Jan 28, 2013 1:03pm
BORIStheCrusher;1376169 wrote:I agree, but that doesn't mean a specific glass can't have any affect on a beer.


Makes sense. :rolleyes:
We'll agree to disagree - I believe temperature affects the beers taste and smell.
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Jan 28, 2013 1:14pm
Raw Dawgin' it;1376173 wrote:We'll agree to disagree - I believe temperature affects the beers taste and smell.
I don't disagree with that at all.
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Jan 28, 2013 1:29pm
The thing that the glass affects the most is the size of the head and how long it will sustain the head. Most good beer glassware is narrower at the lip or slightly below the lip than it is in the middle or at the base. What this does is create a sort of bottleneck for the head, so its exposure to air is minimized by the bottleneck.

Shaker pint glasses are probably the worst to drink out of because the lip is the widest part of the glass.

If you don't enjoy the aroma from your beer then you shouldn't worry about it too much, and honestly the overall difference isn't huge anyways. But to say it makes no difference is the equivalent of saying that head doesn't matter. Now most people who drink ABI beers or SABMiller beers think head is a bad thing anyways (so did my ex girlfriend, ZING!) which just makes me thankful that there's one more thing I don't have in common with those folks.
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Jan 28, 2013 1:40pm
Raw Dawgin' it;1376157 wrote:I did not call you a purple elephant, you could be though, i've never see you.
Ah, but that was not part of the requirement. Your own statement was that the sign you are something is saying you aren't that something.

Salem Witch Trial logic at its best. ;)

And I am in fact a green elephant.

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Jan 28, 2013 2:22pm
BORIStheCrusher;1376180 wrote:I don't disagree with that at all.
I meant about the glass. I think the type of glass is all mental.
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Jan 28, 2013 2:23pm
O-Trap;1376206 wrote:Ah, but that was not part of the requirement. Your own statement was that the sign you are something is saying you aren't that something.

Salem Witch Trial logic at its best. ;)

And I am in fact a green elephant.

Your avatar makes me want to punch a hole through my monitor.
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Jan 28, 2013 2:29pm
Raw Dawgin' it;1376244 wrote:Your avatar makes me want to punch a hole through my monitor.
u hrt my feelz
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Jan 28, 2013 2:32pm
O-Trap;1376250 wrote:u hrt my feelz
You're hurting my senses with that thing! stop it!
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Jan 28, 2013 2:32pm
Raw Dawgin' it;1376251 wrote:You're hurting my senses with that thing! stop it!
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Jan 28, 2013 2:36pm
This thread is about being drinking overpriced beer no one has heard out of our of special goblets with our pinkies out, if you want to talk about butt hurt purple elephants avatar feelings, please start your own thread.
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Jan 28, 2013 2:37pm
Sonofanump;1376253 wrote:This thread is about being drinking overpriced beer no one has heard out of our of special goblets with our pinkies out, if you want to talk about butt hurt purple elephants avatar feelings, please start your own thread.
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Jan 28, 2013 2:39pm
Can we start a beer snob thread not based on the beer but based on the glass, temp and how we hold said glass?