I have spent a long time hating all of Purity's beers. But I have now become very fond of UBU.
Last year I discovered a new liking for Abbott Ale after years of ignoring it.
Do our tastes change as we age, or do we get less fussy?
Changing taste in beer...
I have spent a long time hating all of Purity's beers. But I have now become very fond of UBU.
Last year I discovered a new liking for Abbott Ale after years of ignoring it.
Do our tastes change as we age, or do we get less fussy?
I wondered this as my tastes have changed in regard to food and drink. I've become less fond of sweet things and I am more willing to try things that I have previously not liked.
WE ARE THE BREADMEN - UP THE BEES 
When I go out for a meal, I no longer eat dessert. I just head for the cheeses. And I have developed more of a taste for the strong blue cheeses...
I am also more willing to try different tastes.
I didn't think that I liked sausages until I was about 15 when I had a decent one round a friends house. Turned out that my mum used to buy a bag of 10000 for a pound from Bejam. Same with cornflakes, loved them around my grandparents, but hated them at home. Always confused me until I realised how poor we really were and could only afford Happy Shopper!
This is why I now try food that I think I don't like as I'm often pleasantly surprised.
It doesn't matter how many times I drink GK IPA though, It's always nasty.
Last edited by Strongers; 17-08-2011 at 10:26.
WE ARE THE BREADMEN - UP THE BEES
Most definately your tastes change as you go through life, and according to the medical people its all related to your taste buds and saliva..
When you're young you had taste buds, not only on your tongue, but on the sides and roof of your mouth. This tends to mean you were very sensitive to different foods and drinks. As you age, the taste buds began to disappear from the sides and roof of your mouth, leaving taste buds mostly on your tongue.
As you move into 'old codgerhood', your taste buds will become even less sensitive, so you will be more likely to eat foods that you previously disliked. So in one way , saying you become less fussy , is correct..
Personally I couldn't stand whisky and Olives as a teen, but now have a bit of an unhealthy taste for both..
and ps.. one sure fire way of numbing your taste buds is to smoke......
Work is the curse of the drinking Class - Oscar Wilde
And Spookily Strongers, whilst revisiting the Cider thread I came across this quote from the beginning of the year....Originally Posted by Strongers
"I used to drink Strongbow all the time, hence the user name Strongers which was given to me by the barman in Gertie Browns in Hampstead that is now long closed. My taste buds have changed as I’ve aged as I cannot stand the stuff now. "
Work is the curse of the drinking Class - Oscar Wilde
I have found that spicier food is more palatable now, not vindaloo stuff, but mild chili or korma is acceptable whereas I could not stand it when younger
But I did like Red Barrel & Worthington E so perhaps my tastes have always been askew?
The problem with curry is that a Madras in one restaurant can be hotter than a Vindaloo in another... bit of pot luck really. I like a good Chinese, but I've noticed a massive drop in quality over the years. So much so that I don't bother with them anymore. I must say that I do like a pub Thai every now and again and I've not had a bad one yet.
WE ARE THE BREADMEN - UP THE BEES
I have felt a little worried about tastes and beers. I used to love trying different beers, but find so many of them now are too citrusy and too sharp for my taste, and I went to a beer festival and had to think really hard to find a beer I would have enjoyed trying again. This did worry me.
I still want to experiment with flavour, but hope that the abundance of hoppy beers starts to give me some flavours I can hook onto as enjoyable rather than just added to my list as another tick. Don't know a solution to this really. Just keep enjoying going to the grand social gatherings we call beer festivals.
Egham tomorrow.
Maybe to satisfy the recent lager converts?
As I moved from my late 20s and through my 30s I definitely moved towards richer and darker things:
- from sweet white wine gradually to full bodied reds (Barossa Shiraz over £10 per bottle is likely to hit the spot for me - roll on my next visit to Nidderdale!),
- from lager to blonde beer then on to dark amber beers and mild
- rich fruit cake laced with brandy
Still can't stand coffee though
Waes hael!
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