Dan A. wrote:Nanohedron wrote:My real pet peeve, though, is the designer ales of the past few years. There's been a fashion for overwrought floridity and perfume.
Not quite sure what you're getting at here.
I'm talking about flavor and aroma. Or are you saying you haven't encountered micro-brew ales with flavor profiles you would call overdone? If so, maybe it's just me. Of course I understand that ales by their nature are going to be richer-flavored than lagers, and I've liked them, but I've also had a few that were so assertive, it was like drinking liquified flowers. Big, honking flowers. The word "bouquet" would have double meaning. I find super-floral ales more cloying than refreshing, and that just doesn't work for me.
Dan A. wrote:What I don't get is the fruit-infused beer. I can see some of them working, and lime and lemon slices have been used to garnish beer glasses for some time...but a watermelon-infused beer? Granted, people have different tastes, but I can't see that one working...especially if it came out of a can.
At the end of the day all I want is only the pristine four: water, malt, yeast, and hops. Nothing more, and from there let the artistry fall where it may. Whether it's ale or beer, I guess my tastes run more toward the elegance of unburdened simplicity and understatement. Shandy's got tradition behind it, but all the same I'd rather not, thanks.
Tried lambics, but couldn't acquire a taste for them.
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