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What tastes better: "cold" or "drinkable"?


read 896 times | 32 replies | posted 11/9/2009 7:13:04 AM
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CanIHave4Beers 883:56
Originally posted by GodOfThunder
This is a bashing thread, and should be deleted as such.


But comrade we are champions only of "craft beer" let the bashing continue.
11/10/2009 7:58:28 AM

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GodOfThunder 875:11
Originally posted by CanIHave4Beers
Originally posted by GodOfThunder
This is a bashing thread, and should be deleted as such.


But comrade we are champions only of "craft beer" let the bashing continue.


Does anyone actually consider the tripe Tomme Arthur has been selling recently for $40 a bottle to be "craft beer"? wink

(Yes, I am joking. We all know Tomme is an exceptional brewer (still brewing exceptional beers) who has had a couple bad bottles or batches recently while raising his prices to outrageous levels.)
11/10/2009 9:59:12 AM

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otakuden 518:0
Originally posted by zdk
Sounds like the very best in mediocrity.


truer words were never typed cheers!
until the next attempt to best the very best in mediocrity.
if i like a beer, then said beer is drinkable no matter hot light, medium, or heavy she is...and so on.
11/10/2009 10:58:41 AM

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wunderbier 1267:16
Originally posted by MrBunn
Alright, so here’s the question (bashing aside):

I have never looked into an unopened bottle and noticed any bubbles... big or small... I was under the understanding that the CO2 was dissolved until it was able to escape. If that’s the case, what the hell difference does it make whether they inject small or large bubbles. Don’t they reform when I pop the cap?



I would guess that at equilibrium CO2 molecules are dispersed quite evenly throughout the solution i.e., no bubbles. But Molson never claims what you assumed they claimed. (Do they make that claim somewhere on the website for this beer?)

Molson M. The only Microcarbonated™ lager. During its unique revolutionary microcarbonation process the beer is injected with CO2 through smaller, finer bubbles with precision and consistency to attain a level of carbonation that we believe to be close to perfection. Our brew masters call it the lager with the most drinkable taste. Patent pending.


"to attain a level of carbonation..." does not necessarily reference "with...smaller, finer bubbles" and probably refers to "with precision and consistency".

And sure, precision and consistency make a difference.

It just sounds like meaningless technobabble to me, strung together in a fashion to be devoid of any real meaning or claim.
11/10/2009 11:13:17 AM

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MrBunn 1539:53
Originally posted by wunderbier
Originally posted by MrBunn
Alright, so here’s the question (bashing aside):

I have never looked into an unopened bottle and noticed any bubbles... big or small... I was under the understanding that the CO2 was dissolved until it was able to escape. If that’s the case, what the hell difference does it make whether they inject small or large bubbles. Don’t they reform when I pop the cap?



I would guess that at equilibrium CO2 molecules are dispersed quite evenly throughout the solution i.e., no bubbles. But Molson never claims what you assumed they claimed. (Do they make that claim somewhere on the website for this beer?)

Molson M. The only Microcarbonated™ lager. During its unique revolutionary microcarbonation process the beer is injected with CO2 through smaller, finer bubbles with precision and consistency to attain a level of carbonation that we believe to be close to perfection. Our brew masters call it the lager with the most drinkable taste. Patent pending.


"to attain a level of carbonation..." does not necessarily reference "with...smaller, finer bubbles" and probably refers to "with precision and consistency".

And sure, precision and consistency make a difference.

It just sounds like meaningless technobabble to me, strung together in a fashion to be devoid of any real meaning or claim.

Fine... sure... OK... but still, what in the heck would the size of the bubbles (ie "smaller, finer") have to do with anything? That’s the issue as I see it. Since it is all dissolved in the mix by the time the cap goes on, the end result at the time of de-capping would only be dependent on the amount of CO2... right?
I totally agree with the "technobabble" assessment, but was wondering if there might be any other reason that this would be a selling point. And, yes, I would imagine that the precision and consistency are a big deal, but I highly doubt that other brewers (even the maestros of macrocrud) are wandering around the brewery with CO2 hoses all willy-nilly.
11/10/2009 7:48:18 PM

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wunderbier 1267:16
Must it have to do with anything? Maybe someone accidentally ordered finer carbonation stones than normal. 11/10/2009 10:00:11 PM

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GarethYoung 1110:25
I like a beer that acheives balance between the cold flavours and the drinkable ones. Notes of cold and sore teeth, followed by lots of drinkable. 11/11/2009 2:16:38 AM

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Quevillon 1530:139
This thing is out on the market now, but at my store we only got casses of 24!?

http://www.ratebeer.com/Ratings/Beer/Beer-Ratings.asp?BeerID=1 13306
11/11/2009 4:51:32 PM

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PilsnerPeter 2617:95
Originally posted by Quevillon
This thing is out on the market now, but at my store we only got casses of 24!?

http://www.ratebeer.com/Ratings/Beer/Beer-Ratings.asp?BeerID=1 13306


That stuff sounds tasty.
11/11/2009 5:13:01 PM

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shawnm213 941:42
just had some drinkable. It probably could have used some more cold. 11/11/2009 5:52:37 PM

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