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I find the same with coffee and beer: notions of "acquired taste", "bitter", etc are the consequence of bad product or production; like tea, good coffee & beer
by ctdonath 12y ago
I find the same with coffee and beer: notions of "acquired taste", "bitter", etc are the consequence of bad product or production; like tea, good coffee & beer isn't bitter.
- elsherbini 12y agoI wholeheartedly disagree with the notion that beer shouldn't be bitter. Hops are added early in the boiling of the wort in order to impart bitterness. You can skip this step, but the beer will be sickly sweet with no balance. All of course contingent on the other ingredients, steps, and desired style of beer.
- ctdonath 12y agoI meant to clarify: if you want bitter, as the choice of an educated palate, that's fine - and is usually a factor of certain quality beers. I was focusing on poor-quality mass-produced products that much of society assumes is representative and can't see past.