{"id":16943,"date":"2022-04-11T06:14:43","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T12:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/?p=16943"},"modified":"2022-04-11T06:14:43","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T12:14:43","slug":"that-was-the-beer-week-that-was","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/that-was-the-beer-week-that-was\/","title":{"rendered":"That was the (beer) week that was"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nI\u2019m old enough that I remember the American version of That Was The Week That Was<\/a>. Perhaps the hyper links in my brain got crossed, but that\u2019s what I thought of when I spotted the first link here. Except I\u2019m pretty sure it wasn\u2019t intended as satire.<\/p>\n

WHO\u2019S COUNTING?<\/strong>
\nOnly 4 ingredients in Bud Light? Yep, at least according to \u201c8 Things You Should Know About Bud Light.\u201d<\/a> Hops, barley, water and are listed. Really, I read it at least five times. Kinda takes us back to time there was some confusion about the German Reinheitsgebot,<\/p>\n

YES, BUT NO<\/strong>
\nThere are good reasons to follow the suggestion in this headline: \u201cStop Drinking New Beers All The Time,\u201d<\/a> but I can\u2019t go all in.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s why. Outer Range Brewing makes beer about 60 miles west of ut. A lot of IPAs. They are very good at what they do, so there is no, \u201cHey, you should get better at this (or that)\u201d first. A new IPA shows up, I might buy it. It will be interesting, something new, a little bit different. But it will still taste like an Outer Range beer. As humans we like what is familiar, but also what is different. Just not too different.<\/p>\n

I could say the same thing about Halfway Crooks in Atlanta, although this time about pale lagers. Or . . . <\/p>\n

NOSTALGIA<\/strong>
\nSpeaking of our affection for the familiar.<\/p>\n

Pop Music\u2019s Nostalgia Obsession.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Best Bitter in a modern world.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

14 icons.<\/strong><\/a> Beers to celebrate National Beer Day (last Thursday), itself a bit of nostalgia. Included were six hop forward beers and four imperial stouts. But what amused me most about the story is that Anchor Steam was listed as a \u201cCalifornia common\u201d when, because of trademarking it is the one historic steam beer that may be called a steam beer. <\/p>\n

YOUR BRAIN ON BEER<\/strong>
\nL\u2019Or\u00e9al has a high-tech headset<\/a> \u201cto help you find your most desired scent.\u201d How cool would it be if a hop breeding company was able to put such a thing to work? This sounds at least as other worldly as flying cars: \u201cDuring each unique consultation, the headset will grant its wearer cognitive reign to find their ideal fragrance, based on a series of responses to different proprietary scents. Technically speaking, it operates though machine learning algorithms that interpret the brain\u2019s signals to accurately monitor behaviour and preferences in response to different fragrances. Essentially, it helps consumers determine the perfect scent suited to their emotions.\u201d<\/p>\n

Additional reading:<\/strong> Perfume cocktails.<\/a><\/p>\n

BASEBALL IS BACK<\/strong><\/p>\n

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friday beers ? pic.twitter.com\/fqwHHFF8dY<\/a><\/p>\n

— Cut4 (@Cut4) April 8, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n