Beer snob reviews make me laugh
Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2014 12:33 am
So, I got a few bottles of Yazoo's latest funky beer, a rye Saison with multiple strains of Brettanomyces aged in heavy toast Sauvignon Blanc barrels. I wanted to see what the buzz was on the beer so far, so I went over to BA. After not finding any reviews there yet, I popped over to RateBeer and came across this review (this reviewer has nearly 6000 reviews on that site):
Some of these beer reviewers just make me giggle...
I tend to think I have a decent, but not great, pallate for beer tasting, but I'm not sure I could ever pick up these many things from a taste of beer. That beer must have a lot going on to have that many distinct flavors. And what the hell is cobweb flavor?!? The cobwebs are apparently so evident that he mentioned them twice. And don't get me started on that 'mellow basement dustiness'... FWIW, this was a moderately good review from this guy... 14/20, resulting in a 3.4.Pours a hazy dulled golden hue, gentle orange, darker body with frothy thicker offwhite head atop. Good stick around and lacing. Aromas are a bit puncy, green grape, touches of melon and apple meet bread, straw, gentle oak. Some cobwebs, gentle pineapple grows. Initial is lighter end of medium bodied, some nice fruity jabs of pineapple, pear and subtle bready malts. Some straw, bread dough and gentle spiciness. A bit more funky and cool into the back, some white grape, wine and mellow basement dustiness, cobwebs. Finish is a bit lemony, touch of yogurt and creaminess. Tasty, wild, the firmer toast oak doesn’t come in as much as I expected. Just a gentle rye malt slant with touches of fruity white wine, bread dough, and funk.
Some of these beer reviewers just make me giggle...