straight cash homey wrote:i'm not saying i didnt like the episode, but i'm teetering on the fence about whether or not i got anything out of it. i'm still not sure how imagining things helps me taste the beer any more deeply. building neural pathways, skeptical. i'm pretty sure i'm destroying them, not building them. i guess i just want to drink the beer and enjoy it rather than analyze every detail of every sip, and yes, i know the whole point of the show was about enjoying the beer more smartasses...just still on the fence. my favorite beer right now is sierra nevada torpedo, what does it make me think of when i drink it, STRIPPERS!!.
I listened to the show today, albeit in a broken up fashion between changing a tire, installing a new car seat and watching both Everton and the Texas Rangers lose. I took a lot away from the show because a few things resonated with me.
1. Being an "intermediate" taster can be very frustrating, and I think that's where I am. I can kind of describe some things well, but I haven't spent the time really making my palette better.
2. There's a big difference between judging and tasting beer. I'd pretty much equated the two until today, and I thought Nicole did a good job of making that distinction.
3. I'm going to try to do this Cicerone thing, I'm pretty certain. My biggest problem is that I've never worked in a bar, and I can't afford to become a bartender at this point in my life.
