Comments on: Every Beer Deserves A Second Chance http://thankheavenforbeer.com/2009/11/05/every-beer-deserves-a-second-chance/ We love beer, we thank heaven. Begrudgingly, we admit we are not the authority on all things "beer," but we know our fair share. Enjoy the good brew with us; correct us where we're wrong. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:02:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: beer_scientist http://thankheavenforbeer.com/2009/11/05/every-beer-deserves-a-second-chance/comment-page-1/#comment-52099 beer_scientist Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:57:40 +0000 http://thankheavenforbeer.com/?p=3620#comment-52099 I too think that lower expectations create a situation where the only way to go is up. However, giving it some time can actually make you realize your tastes have change. 4 or 5 years ago I hate certain sour ales...but I love them now. I too think that lower expectations create a situation where the only way to go is up. However, giving it some time can actually make you realize your tastes have change. 4 or 5 years ago I hate certain sour ales…but I love them now.

]]> By: Sean Inman http://thankheavenforbeer.com/2009/11/05/every-beer-deserves-a-second-chance/comment-page-1/#comment-51889 Sean Inman Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:54:17 +0000 http://thankheavenforbeer.com/?p=3620#comment-51889 I just had an Anchor Steam Humming Ale and was mightily let down. Would I give it a second chance? At this point I would say no. But it isn't going to stop me from having their Our Special Ale 2009. Because of the cornucopia of beer choices, it is harder to justify going back to something that didn't work for me. Sort of the "fool me once" mentality. I just had an Anchor Steam Humming Ale and was mightily let down. Would I give it a second chance? At this point I would say no. But it isn’t going to stop me from having their Our Special Ale 2009. Because of the cornucopia of beer choices, it is harder to justify going back to something that didn’t work for me. Sort of the “fool me once” mentality.

]]> By: Jason http://thankheavenforbeer.com/2009/11/05/every-beer-deserves-a-second-chance/comment-page-1/#comment-51803 Jason Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:59:56 +0000 http://thankheavenforbeer.com/?p=3620#comment-51803 I agree with this wholeheartedly. But I also think your lowered expectations make the beer taste "better". If you remember the beer being awful, you can drink the beer and find the good things from it. I have always felt that you can't get a sense of the beer from just one. There have been many beers that I did not like, will not go back to, but that doesn't mean that they do not have good qualities to them. (Sometimes a beer is bought for me, and these qualities are discovered.) I agree with this wholeheartedly. But I also think your lowered expectations make the beer taste “better”. If you remember the beer being awful, you can drink the beer and find the good things from it.

I have always felt that you can’t get a sense of the beer from just one. There have been many beers that I did not like, will not go back to, but that doesn’t mean that they do not have good qualities to them. (Sometimes a beer is bought for me, and these qualities are discovered.)

]]> By: beer_scientist http://thankheavenforbeer.com/2009/11/05/every-beer-deserves-a-second-chance/comment-page-1/#comment-48998 beer_scientist Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:26:44 +0000 http://thankheavenforbeer.com/?p=3620#comment-48998 I think my most recent experience was probably Bison Chocolate Stout. I drank one that I cellared for two or three years and really thought it was wonderful. So, when I picked up a bottle at the store, I found the fresh one to be pretty average. I think if the converse were true I might have been even more enthusiastic about the cellared version when I tried it. Beers can really change. When I had my bottle of 5 year old Fuller's Vintage Ale it was a drastically and completely different beer. I think my most recent experience was probably Bison Chocolate Stout. I drank one that I cellared for two or three years and really thought it was wonderful. So, when I picked up a bottle at the store, I found the fresh one to be pretty average. I think if the converse were true I might have been even more enthusiastic about the cellared version when I tried it.

Beers can really change. When I had my bottle of 5 year old Fuller’s Vintage Ale it was a drastically and completely different beer.

]]> By: Every Beer Deserves a Second Chance | BeerInBaltimore.com http://thankheavenforbeer.com/2009/11/05/every-beer-deserves-a-second-chance/comment-page-1/#comment-48440 Every Beer Deserves a Second Chance | BeerInBaltimore.com Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:47:23 +0000 http://thankheavenforbeer.com/?p=3620#comment-48440 [...] read over at ThankHeavenForBeer.com, discussing why you shouldn’t necessarily write off a beer after one bad experience.  [...] [...] read over at ThankHeavenForBeer.com, discussing why you shouldn’t necessarily write off a beer after one bad experience.  [...]

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