tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129680082676658544.post2539536448009271142..comments2023-10-15T08:53:51.850-04:00Comments on Baltimore Beer Guy: Continually EvolvingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129680082676658544.post-77197733881248417002009-07-29T10:23:58.234-04:002009-07-29T10:23:58.234-04:00i think it's OK to give some very general note...i think it's OK to give some very general notes (sweet, hoppy, dry, etc.), as most people will probably agree on these fundamental things. but the ratings on Beer Advocate, for example, are a bit over the top. "a kiss of dried plum skin"? what the hell does that even mean?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17265350158179755845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129680082676658544.post-73977487589088404512009-07-29T09:04:48.251-04:002009-07-29T09:04:48.251-04:00I agree. I don't find it particularly useful t...I agree. I don't find it particularly useful to read someone's views when their palate is obviously different to mine. I would rather you provide the basic specs of the beer if available (original gravity, a.b.v. and a general reference to color) and make up my own mind. Funny that you should mention CC's Big DIPA ... I tried it at Frisco ... it left me "puzzled"!?stevejoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13363595767073695526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129680082676658544.post-25198737514143508272009-07-29T08:33:57.860-04:002009-07-29T08:33:57.860-04:00I agree that you can not put too much weight on ot...I agree that you can not put too much weight on other people’s palates. I am BJCP Judge and when I get together with other people that ‘know beer', everyone will have a different opinion on the same beer. As a terrible example I once heard: If I don’t like chocolate you probably won’t get much out of my review of a German Chocolate Cake. <br /> Confusing beer drinkers further, in the present climate of beer a lot of beer style lines are being blurred by commercial interpretation. Make-Believe Imperial styles are still popping up everywhere. <br />Just keeping up on what’s going on and were to find good beers in town is enough. Just keep doing what you do, you can leave the tasting notes to The Ratebeer and Beeradvocate clowns.Brandon Miller - Milhouse44https://www.blogger.com/profile/10774243977519323550noreply@blogger.com