/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>7476704
>objectively

I never said anything here was objective, of course it's subjective.

>if you're willing to write off an entire category of beer as shit

After sampling some 3 dozen different BBAs if you include verticals ( which I do, they're vastly different at times), yes, I can write them off.

> then you are just limiting yourself

So? Why is this a bad thing? I don't drink wine, I don't like tequila, and I don't like vodka. Who gives a shit? Why did you even bring this up?

>you are the one missing out.

On what, throwing away my money, time, and calories?

> I'm assuming you know that stouts aren't the only beers aged in bourbon barrels

Yeah, and I fucking hate quads in them as well. Sours too.

>that barrel aged beers are often blended to achieved the desired level of bourbon character?

Right, because the flavor can depend a lot on the temperature of the barrel house, the barrel itself, the amount of bourbon left in the barrel after it was used by the distillery, it's location within the barrel house, and the conditions of the process of making the barrel/the tree growth as well.

>how can you drink 2000+ beers and only have a handful

Because most beers aren't BBA beers, and I decided I didn't care for them. I probably had my first one in 2009. I did a kick of trying them in 2013, bought some BCBS and aged it myself, and finally just said "fuck it, I don't like these and won't bother again" in early 2015.

> Maybe you just need to find a BBA beer that's been blended down to your tastes?

Nah, I'm good.

>Verticals of the same beer hardly count if you're trying to develop an appreciation for the style.

I disagree, some of them were quite different from year to year. I've had all the "greats."

>some of the best mixed fermentation beers are aged in wine barrels

I thought we were being subjective here?

>is just simply stupid and wrong.

Again, I prefer that if they're going to age it all. It's all subjective, remember?

I fucking love tea. Everything about it is elegant.

Express your enthusiasm in this thread, I don't care about what.

>>5350324

It's happening little by little in society.

My local Albertsons grocery store now has an organic isle.

5 years ago that would of been unheard of.