What’s That Beer Style? Ask a Neighbor, or Two
Beer is delicious but it is not one thing. If you disagree with the former part of the previous sentence please keep the latter in mind[1]. Think of sports, for instance. Many would agree with the blanket statement “sports are fun” but depending on what you have in mind two people can easily have opposite reactions to being presented the opportunity to play ping-pong. Sports are not one thing, music is not one thing, and neither is beer.
Presented with a finely crafted brew in a style of your preference it is difficult to have a more pleasurable gastronomical experience. Throw off one of those two criteria, craftsmanship or style preference, and you’re likely to have a decent experience at best or an off-putting one at worst.
I was recently dismayed to find that a beer I had been enjoying, Naughty Boy[2], a purported stout made in collaboration by two Dutch breweries, LOC and de 3 Horne, was not particularly well received. Upon reading the online reviews I was convinced that the reviews were unwarranted. Something was missing and whether from my perspective or others was what I went about investigating.
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