[ale] OT: Dream jobs

[Bob Toxen]

I stand corrected.  I assumed that beer tasting was done the same way
as wine tasting, though I've only been trained in the latter.

Bob

On Tue, May 08, 2007 at 02:38:28PM -0400, Charles Shapiro wrote:
> Uuh, nope. The proper way to taste _wine_ is to spit. You swallow beer to
> judge it properly. It has to do with evaluating
> "mouth feel" and other variables. Beer differs from wine in that it contains
> a much larger proportion of sugars, which affect not only the aroma and the
> taste but also the way the beer feels in your mouth and stomach.
> 
> Here's one supporting link ( http://hbd.org/brewery/library/Tintro.html ).
> 
> -- CHS
> (home brewer, currently not an alcoholic..)
> 
> 
> On 5/8/07, Bob Toxen <transam at verysecurelinux.com> wrote:
> >
> >When tasting wine or beer, the proper way is to spit it out rather than
> >swallowing.  All of the "better" wine tastings have spittoons for this
> >purpose.
> >
> >If he became an alcoholic by swallowing rather than spitting than
> >his alcoholism was due to his failure to do his job properly IMHO.
> >
> >That said, alcoholism is a horrible condition that ruined the lives of
> >two of my closest friends.  I think that calling it a disease does
> >a disservice to people 'cause "It's a disease so it ain't my fault or
> >my responsibility to stop drinking."
> >
> >Bob
> >
> >On Tue, May 08, 2007 at 10:16:32AM -0400, Scott Castaline wrote:
> >> Now that's my kind a job
> >> http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,270603,00.html
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