<< 1 >>
Rating: 
Summary: Good beers, but bad writing
Review: Bob Klein might be able to pick out good beers from around the world, but he doesn't write about them very well. His descriptions of each beer are full of buzzwords that he doesn't know how to use properly. For example, the words "body" and "mouthfeel" refer to the tactile sense of the beer in one's mouth, whether heavy, light, syrupy, watery, etc. Klein instead refers to a beer's "delicious mouthfeel," and "dark-brown body," which are nonsense. A beer might be delicious or dark-brown, but that says nothing about how the liquid feels in one's mouth. Occasionally he uses the words correctly, which makes me wonder if he is knowingly misusing the terms or if he just gets lucky sometimes.He also writes of a beer (Young's Double Chocolate Stout) whose taste finishes on a "tangy-sweet cushion of hops." Does he know what hops do? For one, they provide bitterness. They are tangy, perhaps, but not sweet. Only their relative absence makes a beer sweet. It seems like he just wanted to throw the word "hops" in there somewhere, even if it didn't make sense. A good beer writer should know something about the ingredients of beer and what they contribute to the final product. I think he potentially has good observation and tasting skills, but he needs to learn how to properly write about beer instead of just throwing around catch phrases and buzzwords. I'm afraid that this calendar has become more a source of amusement than information for me. I expect more from a beer writer.
Rating:
Summary: Good beers, but bad writing
Review: Bob Klein might be able to pick out good beers from around the world, but he doesn't write about them very well. His descriptions of each beer are full of buzzwords that he doesn't know how to use properly. For example, the words "body" and "mouthfeel" refer to the tactile sense of the beer in one's mouth, whether heavy, light, syrupy, watery, etc. Klein instead refers to a beer's "delicious mouthfeel," and "dark-brown body," which are nonsense. A beer might be delicious or dark-brown, but that says nothing about how the liquid feels in one's mouth. Occasionally he uses the words correctly, which makes me wonder if he is knowingly misusing the terms or if he just gets lucky sometimes. He also writes of a beer (Young's Double Chocolate Stout) whose taste finishes on a "tangy-sweet cushion of hops." Does he know what hops do? For one, they provide bitterness. They are tangy, perhaps, but not sweet. Only their relative absence makes a beer sweet. It seems like he just wanted to throw the word "hops" in there somewhere, even if it didn't make sense. A good beer writer should know something about the ingredients of beer and what they contribute to the final product. I think he potentially has good observation and tasting skills, but he needs to learn how to properly write about beer instead of just throwing around catch phrases and buzzwords. I'm afraid that this calendar has become more a source of amusement than information for me. I expect more from a beer writer.
Rating: 
Summary: Oh, The Joy...
Review: Ol' Dipper is still trying to survive his efforts at finding and swigging at least one bottle or pint of each joyous elixir from each day of 2003! This is a task that I am deeply proud of. Fly to the Moon? Be the President of the United States? Nope. Ol' Dipper has swigged 348 out of 363 so far and 2004 promises to be one tougher, but Super Dipper is up (or down) to the task!!! Buy this item and drink vicariously with The Dipper for one whole year!!!
<< 1 >>
| 
