beer tastes like the brewery?
#1
Posted 07 June 2009 - 07:47 AM
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Posted 07 June 2009 - 07:52 AM
#3
Posted 07 June 2009 - 09:06 AM
Unfortunately this happens. I hate to point it out to people b/c I know it can be a brewery ruining experience for them. Beers they used to like just taste like that "house flavor" as you put it.I've never noticed the beer tasting like the brewery smells or vice versa. But I have noticed a few breweries that have a "house flavor". Most of the times this flavor is undesirable. Their beers become nondistinct as they all share this house flavor. It doesn't matter if you're drinking a pale ale, an amber or a porter..they all have it. I don't visit those places anymore nor do I buy their bottled beer at the store. It's unfortunate....but that's the way it is.
#4
Posted 07 June 2009 - 10:40 AM
We went to the People's Pint in MA and this accurately described all the beers we tried (I've meant to try a bomber or something just to see if they've improved or if it was just a bar issue, but there are plenty of breweries to patronize who haven't burned me before). A brewpub that opened in Ames, IA in '04 or '05 had the exact same taste. I don't see how the brewers/owners allow it to happen, and certainly don't understand how they can sell crap like that.I've never noticed the beer tasting like the brewery smells or vice versa. But I have noticed a few breweries that have a "house flavor". Most of the times this flavor is undesirable. Their beers become nondistinct as they all share this house flavor. It doesn't matter if you're drinking a pale ale, an amber or a porter..they all have it. I don't visit those places anymore nor do I buy their bottled beer at the store. It's unfortunate....but that's the way it is.
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Posted 07 June 2009 - 01:14 PM
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Posted 07 June 2009 - 02:20 PM
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Posted 07 June 2009 - 02:24 PM
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Posted 07 June 2009 - 02:40 PM
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Posted 07 June 2009 - 02:41 PM
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Posted 07 June 2009 - 03:01 PM
#11
Posted 07 June 2009 - 03:12 PM
Sometimes the house yeast gets mutated as well which can lead to some weird stuff going on.It's often a sanitation issue. On the subject of yeasts, there are WAY too many small breweries up here using ringwood yeast. Who actually likes this stuff? I know it can make good beers in the right hands, but it often ends up contributing flavors drastically out of style.
#12
Posted 07 June 2009 - 03:35 PM
#13
Posted 07 June 2009 - 04:26 PM
There are a couple micros around here that have house flavors. I am fairly certain it is because they use one yeast strain.At one of these breweries I bought 4 growlers to do a side by side tasting with several people. The beers ranged in style from Alt to IPA to Scottish ale. We detected a distict similarity to all of them. They were all pretty much to style but there was something very similar in their flavors. We surmised it was house yeast and maybe similarities in grain bill.Another local micro occassionaly makes one-off specialty batches. The brewer brings in yeast from other breweries for these batches. These beers are the only ones he makes that don't have the house flavor. Also, this brewer has a particular fondness for Munich malt. He puts at least a little of it in most of his styles. No doubt this contributes to the house flavor of his regular lineup.
#14
Posted 07 June 2009 - 05:23 PM
#15
Posted 07 June 2009 - 06:26 PM
My experience with The People's Pint is that they have a diacetyl problem. Unfortunately, they're not the only brewery with that house flavor.We went to the People's Pint in MA and this accurately described all the beers we tried (I've meant to try a bomber or something just to see if they've improved or if it was just a bar issue, but there are plenty of breweries to patronize who haven't burned me before).
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Posted 07 June 2009 - 07:16 PM
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Posted 07 June 2009 - 07:28 PM
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Posted 08 June 2009 - 03:58 AM
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