Oh sweeypeaches69 you're just skimming the surface...
Akasazh
joined 1 year ago
I'm obviously embracing middle aged-ness and say boring isn't too bad. And what's wrong with being out dated ?:p
Oh I don't dispute people can distinguish it by taste. Like I said, if not informed of the possibility that the beer is NA (or the coffee decaf) most people won't notice. When informed of the possibility less than half of people can distinguish it relyably.
But most people are shure they would distinguish the taste any day of the week, and the chance is biggest that they can't.
Yeah I found the reference and posted a follow up. But thnx for explaining.
Old style AF beers had a distinct malty musty smell. But with new techniques AF beers can be indistinguisable. Certainly if hop foreward
No I'm a sommelier
I kind of figured, but not really how.
But through the power of internet search I found out:
As someone who works in taste, people tend to overestimate their tasting abilities. Alcohol free beer, meatless snacks, etc. When presented without focusing attention to taste, people generally don't notice.
If you give both options and are forward about it they will be 50% correct in discerning the 'alternative'. Realization comes more clearly in the absence of physiological change (no inebriation, no caffeine effect).
However if people do find out you're cheating them you can sell legit product all day, but people will still doubt you. So don't expect long term business.
I don't understand the 'an hero' sentence, can someone enlighten me?
I'm with Johnny 2x4, I'll stick with plank.
Doesn't really matter. The lubricants get washed away, making for an uncomfortable ride for everyone involved.
Most of it is from personla experience, however there have been some areas of research in the matter
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6286248/#R51
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/j.1360-0443.1988.tb03979.x
For instance, people do genrally even exihibit 'drunken' behaviour, even though they have had no alcohol.
But genrally people are very addamant they can distinguish by taste their 'own' brand from others. If you do a blind taste test of lagers you'll find out that most people are not able to pick their preferred brand. This is also not only amateurs, even sommeliers get fooled easily: https://www.realclearscience.com/blog/2014/08/the_most_infamous_study_on_wine_tasting.html
Taste is just very difficult and personal. Thats why people are overly confident on their own taste, but generally people tend to mimic each others tastes, as the Sideways movie tanked interest in Merlot and increased interest in Pinot Noir https://winebusinessanalytics.com/features/article/61265/The-Sideways-Effect .
Like I said some people are very good at tasting, but generally people overestimate their abilities, a true blind taste test is very fun and informative. You should do it with friends!