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Old 10-24-2010, 06:47 PM   #439
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Originally Posted by Reaper16 View Post
This is a much more reasonable post, HCF. I agree with you that beer shouldn't be sickly, cloyingly sweet. That's part of the reason that hops are used -- in addition to their preservative qualities they provide much-needed bitterness to balance beer. Because beer is inherently a sweet beverage.

I also agree that Bud is not a pleasant drinking experience. You're using figuartive language when you say it tastes like old rotted hay, though. Right? Because there are beers -- saisons, biere de gardes, guezes, unblended lambics -- that have a heavy hay/barnyard flavor to them. Bud isn't one of them. Bud is pretty much straightforwardly cooked rice, green apple, and a bit of those nasty beechwood chips.
Speaking of Saison... how do you rate Saison DuPont?

Had it while eating at Brasserie in St. Louis and really liked it.
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