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02-02-2012, 11:12
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Re-reading Stan Hieronymous (http://appellationbeer.com/)‘s Brew Like a Monk (http://www.brewlikeamonk.com/), we were struck by this statement from brewer Yvan de Baets (http://www.brasseriedelasenne.be/) on p213:

One of the main goals of Belgian brewers should be to fight against the Coca-Cola flavors and those kind of gadget tastes… We should be about cultural tastes, not animal tastes.He sounds like an artist or writer rather than a manufacturer. It’s almost poetry. We don’t quite know what he means by “animal tastes” but the phrase “Coca-Cola flavors” chimes strongly.
When Belgians say things like this, they sound like Obi Wan Kenobi. When British brewers try it, they sound like berks. Our culture just doesn’t tolerate anything that smells remotely like pretension, does it?
For about the eightieth time (http://boakandbailey.com/2011/09/08/saison-cracked/), we must add that, if you haven’t read BLAM (hey, cool acronym!) then you should. Very readable, full of characters and stories, as well as technical detail.


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