Only thing I know about red wine is that it gave me the worst hangover of my life.
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The Alcohol thread?
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MaestroZidane
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Only drink red wine when traveling First class. It tastes pretty good. Also have a bottle from 2008 that I haven't open, maybe someday I will do it. It was a gift from when I went to do a job at this multi millionaires house, and still wonder if it's the good stuff or just a cheap one.
Jaboldinho
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Grape long drink GOAT.
CarlosDanger;3612623 said:
How big is wine in Canada? Australia it's quite big, one of our bigger export industries. I know we export to the UK and parts of Europe, do we export to you his too?
Going by wines you mentioned, it seems you are an Italian red fan. I generally drink Australian reds now, just because of the price here, and because I like heavy bodied reds. In my experience French (and Italian but not to the same level) aren't as heavy as Australian Cabernet Sauvignons or Shirazs.
Do Canadians name their wines after the regions they're from, as per the French and Italian, or after the grape varieties in them, likes us and the US?
I generally drink Cab Sauvs, occasionally Shiraz, and occasionally blends of the two. Don't mind Pinot Noir, but really not big on merlot, which I think tastes watery.
I don't have many ~$15 bottles in my collection, as if I buy those I drink them straight away. Mostly $25-50, which are the first of the really premium wines here.
I don't have many ~$15 bottles in my collection, as if I buy those I drink them straight away. Mostly $25-50, which are the first of the really premium wines here.
yoyo913
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Alex;3612812 said:
Why? I love the smell and hoppy favour...
However I come with a disclaimer. I've had IPAs that wildly vary in taste and style.
Beer to me is a mind fuck because I can try IPAs, Lagers, Blondes, Ales, Pilseners etc and they vary a lot from beer to beer within the same category.
yoyo913;3612842 said:
That's exactly why I got into beer tasting.
I like nice flavoursome beers, but I'm a fan of malt drive beers generally, not hop driven ones. IPA to me tastes too bitter, hoppy and floral (that vegetation-ey sort of hop taste).
I generally prefer ales for tasting though, because there is much more variety in them than there is in lagers.
You're aware that blondes and pilseners are both types of lager, yes? Unless you're using the bastardisation of blonde - which is meant to be blanc (ie. white/wheat/wit), and referring to wheat beer.
I generally drink various lagers in the summer or when I'm just trying to drink lots. If I'm sitting down to enjoy a few beers I usually drunk red ale, amber ale, real ale (British style), brown ale or even some porters and stouts (not Guinness - good stouts instead).
From one IPA to another, one pale ale to another, one brown ale to another etc there is always LOADS more variety than from one lager to another (even in different lager sub categories - bock, pilsener, blonde etc).
I introduced my dad and uncle (BIG BIG beer drinkers) to beer tasting, and did a blind taste of 8 popular Australian lagers and 2 European ones with them. We rated them all, and tried to guess what they were. It's always amazing how much lager loyalty is just blind brand loyalty. It shows when you do a blind tasting. My uncles second least favourite beer from the blind tasting was the one he usually drinks. The only ones they guessed were the European lagers - which are usually slightly hoppier than most Australian lagers.
I got most right, but confused a light (Australian light = low alcohol - about 2.5%, not low calorie) and a dry (as in low flavour, 5%, watery throw down summer lager made for 18yos), but did fairly well at guessing which was which.
With ales it's much much easier to distinguish generally.
yoyo913
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I've been trying to buy almost every type of beer from my local beer store but the problem is that it's hard for me to remember the flavour of what I had. Love beer. Getting a more structured beer tasting going would be nice.
I used to only like lagers and have only recently crossed over to ones with more flavour. Not a fan of stouts atm. Like ales.
I used to only like lagers and have only recently crossed over to ones with more flavour. Not a fan of stouts atm. Like ales.
Try some brown ales and porters or other dark ales. Or some sweeter stouts. Can you get Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout or Young's Double Chocolate Stout there? Very good starting points (both are British).
Take notes on everything you try. Start an excel spreadsheet, and try and use keywords that remind you of the beer. If you don't start early, you'll regret it later when you've tried to many to start!
Basic beer tasting by yourself is easy. We did it with a pro for about 6 weeks, then just did it itself the way he taught us.
Basically just make sure you only try little bits, try from an open glass so you can smell it (red wine glass works), and do it blind.
Take notes on everything you try. Start an excel spreadsheet, and try and use keywords that remind you of the beer. If you don't start early, you'll regret it later when you've tried to many to start!
Basic beer tasting by yourself is easy. We did it with a pro for about 6 weeks, then just did it itself the way he taught us.
Basically just make sure you only try little bits, try from an open glass so you can smell it (red wine glass works), and do it blind.
Oh and have water to rinse your mouth between each beer. And don't drink too much of each. You don't notice flavours or smells much after about the third sniff/taste.
Also do similar beers in each session. Makes it much easier to detect nuisances.
Also do similar beers in each session. Makes it much easier to detect nuisances.
ShiftyPowers
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Just went to the liquor store. Came back with Hofbrau Dunkel and Spaten Optimator. Yup, I'm that predictable.