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]]> By: Juan http://www.realbeer.com/blog/?p=661&cpage=1#comment-76895 Juan Tue, 09 Oct 2007 16:07:55 +0000 http://www.realbeer.com/blog/?p=661#comment-76895 I first met Jackson at a private tasting at the White Horse Pub during the Great British Beer Festival. What I admired the most was his simplicity and humbleness at all the attention he was getting. He said "I write about what I love be it beer or whiskey. It is amazing how many look for me to tell them what to drink when they should search for that on their own" I first met Jackson at a private tasting at the White Horse Pub during the Great British Beer Festival. What I admired the most was his simplicity and humbleness at all the attention he was getting. He said “I write about what I love be it beer or whiskey. It is amazing how many look for me to tell them what to drink when they should search for that on their own”

]]> By: Eric Hansen http://www.realbeer.com/blog/?p=661&cpage=1#comment-75806 Eric Hansen Mon, 01 Oct 2007 20:45:52 +0000 http://www.realbeer.com/blog/?p=661#comment-75806 Met the Beer Hunter at a Beer Festival held in the Brooklyn Brewery - he was autographing copies of his books that were being sold. As a hophead, I expressed concern that my palate for hops was becoming desensitized. He confirmed that such a condition is an occupational hazard for brewers that generally gets worse with age, and that at some point a brewer can't be relied upon to detect a reasonable hop balance in an ale. Don't recall how the conversation shifted, but think I mentioned I could be content with drinking only Sierra Nevada Pale Ale because of its hop blend. He in turn indicated that he could be content with drinking regular Anchor Steam Ale, which suprised me somewhat since I mistakenly thought he'd go for something hoppier. In retrospect it makes sense for him to have selected a beer that would not depend so much on hops as his taste buds became less capable of appreciating the flavor. I have no idea if Anchor Steam remained his favorite "regular" beer, but, in his honor, I will drink a Sierra Nevada. . .only it will be an IPA, given my desire for more hoppiness (i.e. less sensitive taste buds). Met the Beer Hunter at a Beer Festival held in the Brooklyn Brewery – he was autographing copies of his books that were being sold. As a hophead, I expressed concern that my palate for hops was becoming desensitized. He confirmed that such a condition is an occupational hazard for brewers that generally gets worse with age, and that at some point a brewer can’t be relied upon to detect a reasonable hop balance in an ale.

Don’t recall how the conversation shifted, but think I mentioned I could be content with drinking only Sierra Nevada Pale Ale because of its hop blend. He in turn indicated that he could be content with drinking regular Anchor Steam Ale, which suprised me somewhat since I mistakenly thought he’d go for something hoppier. In retrospect it makes sense for him to have selected a beer that would not depend so much on hops as his taste buds became less capable of appreciating the flavor.

I have no idea if Anchor Steam remained his favorite “regular” beer, but, in his honor, I will drink a Sierra Nevada. . .only it will be an IPA, given my desire for more hoppiness (i.e. less sensitive taste buds).

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