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The Beerists Podcast - Episode 12 - CAN You Taste the Difference?

Published: July 11, 2012, 5:38 a.m.

Episode 12- CAN You Taste the Difference?\n

Does a beer that was canned taste different than the same beer from a bottle? This week, we put ourselves through a blind tasting to see if there we could detect a difference.\xa0Check out our results below.

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Heineken
Avery White Rascal
Magic Hat #9
Paulaner Hefe-Weizen
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
New Belgium Ranger IPA

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\nResults:\n

After being poured in another room, samples were presented in glasses labeled A and B. We were aware of the beer brand/type being served, but not which of our glasses contained the can sample or bottle sample. Our job was to try to determine which samples were poured from a bottle, and which were poured from a can.

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John
Heineken\xa0Correct
Avery White Rascal\xa0Correct
Magic Hat #9\xa0Correct
Paulaner Hefe-Weizen\xa0Correct
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale\xa0Correct
New Belgium Ranger IPA\xa0Correct

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Anastacia
Heineken\xa0Correct
Avery White Rascal\xa0Incorrect
Magic Hat #9\xa0Correct
Paulaner Hefe-Weizen\xa0Incorrect
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale\xa0Correct
New Belgium Ranger IPA\xa0\xa0Correct

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Grant
Heineken\xa0Correct
Avery White Rascal\xa0Correct
Magic Hat #9\xa0Correct
Paulaner Hefe-Weizen\xa0Incorrect
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale\xa0Correct
New Belgium Ranger IPA\xa0Incorrect

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Mike
Heineken\xa0Incorrect
Avery White Rascal\xa0Correct
Magic Hat #9\xa0Correct
Paulaner Hefe-Weizen\xa0Correct
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale\xa0Correct
New Belgium Ranger IPA\xa0Correct

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Ryan
Heineken\xa0Correct
Avery White Rascal\xa0Incorrect
Magic Hat #9\xa0Incorrect
Paulaner Hefe-Weizen\xa0Correct
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale\xa0Correct
New Belgium Ranger IPA\xa0Correct

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In conclusion, we were all able to reliably guess correctly more than 50% of the time. We also thought that the samples that came from cans most often displayed the more favorable characteristics. Additionally, the canned samples displayed fewer flaws or off-flavors in our opinions.

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The Beerists are:\xa0John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, and Grant Davis. With Mike Lambert and guest Ryan Mesch.

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