That’s the great thing about reviewing beer… you can’t be wrong.
At our last Octoberfest, my good friend Don pointed out while tasting the Pale Ale from Captain Lawrence that he sort of likes it, but thinks it would taste much better if he had some pizza to go with it. I liked it OK, but we didn’t all agree. That’s when Don comes out with the enlightening statement of the day, “you can’t be wrong”.
This goes with what we’ve been saying since the get-go at Hop Talk. We tell it like it is from our own personal point of view with little regard for critiquing brews on accuracy to their style. We are not experts, we’ve never claimed to be experts, but we know what we like and what we don’t.
I’m a bit of a hop head, but enjoy stouts, porters, märzens and bocks as well. My tastes change with the seasons and my mood. I might enjoy a raspberry wheat beer one day, but not the next. I might enjoy three Sierra Nevada Celebration Ales with some popcorn while watching Sunday Night Football. (oh yes I did!)
I sometimes turn to old standbys like Saranac Pale Ale or Sam Adams Lager. Other times I will insist only the finest NY aged cheddar cheese to go with my Ommegang Hennepin Ale. I might even say I like the Budweiser American Ale right from the bottle while working in my wood shop. But that’s the great thing about beer… you can’t be wrong.
…unless you like Coors Light!
I admit to enjoying a Coors Light or two. August, after spending a couple of hours mowing the lawn.
Of course, I’d rather have a Troegs Sunshine Pils, but I’ll take what I can get.
Apparently I love Rogue IPA above all else, and so do my friends. We can’t all be wrong? …more on that soon.
You forgot some of Don’s other points:
You can be stupid.
You can be ill-informed.
You can have an overdeveloped sense of how good your tastebuds are.
But you can’t be wrong.
Liking beer is like liking Art or a type of Woman. Everyone has his own tastes of what is good, and what isn’t so good. Makes for some great conversation!