On 11/23/11 8:27 AM, Leon wrote:
On 11/22/2011 12:41 PM, -MIKE- wrote:
On 11/22/11 11:29 AM, Mike Marlow wrote:
Leon wrote:
On 11/21/2011 6:51 AM, Mike Marlow wrote:
-MIKE- wrote:




FWIW, that Buried Hatchet is just a strong stout.
The "chocolate, or molasses, or coffee" is just a description of the
flavors and scents, not any infusions.

Flavors??? Scents??? So much work to do on you guys...

We no longer drink carbonated alcohol. ;~) Don't knock it till you
try it.

I have! Vodka is not carbonated. BTW - how in the hell do you drink a
beer
that is not carbonated? Even if it's croisan brewed, it still is
carbonated...


I was wondering the same thing.




I could be wrong here but when I mention carbonation and beer and all
the beer experts, those at the brewery making the stuff, tend to correct
me and refer to the beer being hoppie. No carbonated water is used, the
hops make the fiz.


All this stuff can be googled of course, but carbonation is a byproduct
of fermentation.... I heard a brewer refer to it as "yeast farts." The
problem is it escapes out of the liquid, unless it's sealed. Some beers
are "bottle conditioned" and left to ferment a bit longer after being
bottled. Some beers have been allowed to gas out all their carbonation
and are "charged" with CO2 or Nitrogen. I'm sure I have some details
mixed up.

I believe adding more hops at some point in the brewing process
increases alcohol content/fermentation and obviously adds bitterness.
That could be what he's referring to. AFAIK, when someone says a beer is
"hoppy" they're talking about the bitter taste and the citrusy, flowery
smell of the beer.


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