@Kyeh@PhysAssist I agree that excessively bitter beer is unpleasant. But as a home brewer and craft beer enthusiast, I also know that the various designer hop varietals available today have a whole range of flavor notes that maybe extracted with proper brewing techniques without adding extreme bitterness (although some tartness/bitterness is also desirable to balance the sweetness of the malt).
To each their own…
@macromeh@PhysAssist Just like the discussion about hot food, I know tastes vary widely, but I just don’t understand sour beers. And sour AND bitter - it just seems like something to avoid!
@Kyeh@PhysAssist I recently read about a study that claimed that people with psychopathic personalities tended to like bitter tastes more than average.
Hmm, checks out…
@werehatrack No objection; I prefer milk and have relatives who don’t like dark chocolate so milk is what we get. Just finished a box of orange jaffa cakes from Aldi (which are dark chocolate)
@duodec Their jaffa cakes are good, the raspberry ones in particular. We have a store down here called Phoenicia that stocks them in both milk and plain/dark chocolate.
(Dark) chocolate and peanut butter
Pizza and beer
Pasta and sauce aka gravy for the Sunday crowd
PB & J
Rice and Beans
Vanilla Boost and Coconut Rum
A freshly baked buttery chocolate chip cookie washed down with a hoppy IPA.
@macromeh really? i mean is this like dark chocolate and red wine?
@macromeh Eeeewwwww- Sorry, but just citing an [crappy and bitter no matter what other designation you use] IPA makes this a non-starter.
Beer is meant to be malty.
Hops are just used because they’re supposed to keep it from going skunky- not as a primary flavoring agents.
You might as well start as trend of aging beer in used bourbon barrels- hey, wait a minute!?!?
Edit- This is just my rant because stores are full of IPA’s and Barrel-aged beers, with very few normal, which is to say malty, brews any more.
@macromeh @PhysAssist
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I agree with this
/image bitter beer face
@Kyeh @PhysAssist I agree that excessively bitter beer is unpleasant. But as a home brewer and craft beer enthusiast, I also know that the various designer hop varietals available today have a whole range of flavor notes that maybe extracted with proper brewing techniques without adding extreme bitterness (although some tartness/bitterness is also desirable to balance the sweetness of the malt).
To each their own…
@macromeh @PhysAssist Just like the discussion about hot food, I know tastes vary widely, but I just don’t understand sour beers. And sour AND bitter - it just seems like something to avoid!
@Kyeh @PhysAssist I recently read about a study that claimed that people with psychopathic personalities tended to like bitter tastes more than average.
Hmm, checks out…
@macromeh @PhysAssist Hah!
Meatballs and spaghetti
Ice cream, pretzels, chocolate syrup
@Doonold Townhouse Flipsides and chocolate ice cream is amazing!
• Wine and cheese
• Bacon and eggs, or just bacon and bacon
@heartny
/showme Surf and turf
Pineapple and Pizza.
/image devil whistling
Pita and toum
Rum and Coke
Orange juice and Vodka
Street tacos and rice
Raw fish & rice (sushi)
Smoky BBQ ribs & coleslaw
Hot pie & a scoop of ice cream
Bratwurst and Beer.
Scotch ale and smoked spareribs.
Beer and anything salty or savory.
Steak and baked potato
Corned beef and cabbage
Bourbon and giant ice cube
/showme corned beef and cabbage with Bourbon and giant ice cube
@mediocrebot yikes!
@llangley @mediocrebot
/showme Lox and Bagels
@heartny Ooo, yes!!!
Mashed potatoes and gravy.
Bread and butter
Ham and Cheese
Pork chops and apple sauce
(this thread is making me hungry)
Sushi and Sake, mmmmm.
milk chocolate and orange (jam, jelly, preserves)
@duodec Also dark chocolate and orange.
@werehatrack No objection; I prefer milk and have relatives who don’t like dark chocolate so milk is what we get. Just finished a box of orange jaffa cakes from Aldi (which are dark chocolate)
@duodec Their jaffa cakes are good, the raspberry ones in particular. We have a store down here called Phoenicia that stocks them in both milk and plain/dark chocolate.
Coffee and cigarettes!
Bagels and cream cheese
@Lynnerizer I was going to throw that in with the lox and bagels, but that would have made it a food trio.
Sugar and salt
(Mixed with some butter and flour. Some real nice butter cookies right there. Ooh! Butter and cookies! Cookies and cream! Creamsicles!)