tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post5905865748597345276..comments2024-03-29T05:58:25.823-04:00Comments on Seen Through a Glass: The Session #21 -- My Favorite BeerLew Brysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-8553800039644368822008-11-10T21:45:00.000-05:002008-11-10T21:45:00.000-05:00There are a dozen or so beers that I would give co...There are a dozen or so beers that I would give consideration to as my favorite, but for me it really comes down to nostalgia. Actually, I think that's a great way to do it.<BR/><BR/>What was the beer that got you into beer? What beers are standbys when you get together with your best beer buddies? It's really all about what a beer means to you. If a good brew can stimulate the memory as well as the taste buds, that counts for a lot.acmtghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15805410772781876194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-34756686406365847262008-11-10T08:15:00.000-05:002008-11-10T08:15:00.000-05:00This is "I drink, therefore I am," right?Thanks fo...This is "I drink, therefore I am," right?<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the exposition (not to mention the compliments). I didn't really mean that having a "favorite beer" would preclude drinking any other beers, that's taking it too far. But reasoning that you'd have to <I>not drink your favorite beer too often</I> in order for it to remain your favorite seems a bit contrived. <BR/><BR/>I realize my recent "Top Ten" lists here on the blog undercut this position to some extent, although I do note that they are unranked within the ten-count. (And I'm way behind on those lists...but who cares? It's my schedule, and if I don't have a good Top Ten list, why make one up?) <BR/><BR/>Does it weaken my argument to say I have a number of beers I consider favorites? Actually, that's where Matthew's epistemological argument comes into play. The ranking is too difficult, too hard to exercise with precision. I do what humans do: the best I can. Then I do what I do: I'm happy with it, and move on, and have a drink.Lew Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-76639648792066245272008-11-09T23:28:00.000-05:002008-11-09T23:28:00.000-05:00I went a little crazy with this one.http://fishbee...I went a little crazy with this one.<BR/><BR/>http://fishbeer.com/post/the-possibility-of-a-favorite-beer/Matthew D Dunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03632800892744296973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-84531958545886920172008-11-09T13:37:00.000-05:002008-11-09T13:37:00.000-05:00Easy, my favorite beer is "the next one". I look ...Easy, my favorite beer is "the next one". I look forward to trying the next beer even more than my highest rated beers. <BR/><BR/>As long as some chump brewer doesn't call his next Saisson "the next one", I should be good to go.The American Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05404663929961039814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-60998477111312590802008-11-08T08:46:00.000-05:002008-11-08T08:46:00.000-05:00I took a pass on this month's Session for the same...I took a pass on this month's Session for the same reasons you and Alan and Jay note. Hell, I can't pick a favourite beer for an evening, much less a life. Ditto whisky, wine, music, works of art, cuts of beef...<BR/><BR/>Thanks to all the bloggers who weren't shy about pointing out the absurdity of this month's subject.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-64877713411166444782008-11-07T20:42:00.000-05:002008-11-07T20:42:00.000-05:00I am with you, Lew. "Favorite" in a rich experienc...<A HREF="http://beerblog.genx40.com/archive/2008/november/session21whatis" REL="nofollow">I am with you</A>, Lew. "Favorite" in a rich experience of life, this veil of tears and roller coaster of joys, is one of the least useful notions going.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01670495301758701170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-7653479973258545622008-11-07T16:42:00.000-05:002008-11-07T16:42:00.000-05:00Yeah, Bill, but I've got a problem with the whole ...Yeah, Bill, but I've got a problem with the whole concept. I don't buy "favorite" and I don't buy ratings. I mean, when I do tasting notes, all I'm really saying is "I liked/didn't like this beer/whiskey, and here's why; you might like/not like it too." I've tried to move away from the whole best/favorite thing; that's a large part of why I stopped doing my "best of" list on my website. <BR/><BR/>"Current" favorite, maybe. But even that...nah. I like too many things. Favorite seems like a crutch to me, like "I found my fave, I can stop thinking now!" I'd rather keep looking.Lew Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-63126047337452246292008-11-07T16:33:00.000-05:002008-11-07T16:33:00.000-05:00"But if it's your favorite beer...why wouldn't you..."But if it's your favorite beer...why wouldn't you want to drink it all the time?"<BR/><BR/>Well, in my case, I _would_ want to drink it all the time, but that doesn't mean I'd exclude other brews nor does it mean I don't have the ability to manage long term consumption so that I wouldn't burn out on it. I was trying to show in my first post that your premiss/premise of burning out on your favorite is false -- if you had a favorite movie, one would presume you wouldn't then watch it to the point of diminishing returns, and one would also presume you'd still be watching other movies. If you had a favorite beer, you'd take steps not to burn out on it, and you'd still seek out and enjoy other brews.<BR/><BR/>My favorite beer is Stone's Arrogant Bastard. Well, unless it's Long Trail Double Bag. I've had the chance to drink Arrogant B regularly, and am always amazed by its depth of flavours and its level of satisfaction. If I lived in a state where I could always have some on hand, i would. But I wouldn't drink it or anything I love to the point of overkill.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03634642987617262810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-49969184111647971442008-11-07T16:19:00.000-05:002008-11-07T16:19:00.000-05:00You said it so much better than I. Guess that's wh...You said it so much better than I. Guess that's why you get paid the big bucks! :-)DempseysArmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01052985408659519460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-30167694090572298972008-11-07T15:34:00.000-05:002008-11-07T15:34:00.000-05:00My favorite beer is Rochefort 10. I had one about...My favorite beer is Rochefort 10. I had one about 4 months ago and bought another bottle yesterday. I'll leave it around until the mood is just right. Until then I'll drink whatever I feel like or is available.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-31133919150565496942008-11-07T15:31:00.000-05:002008-11-07T15:31:00.000-05:00We prefer "eejit," but I hear you!But if it's your...We prefer "eejit," but I hear you!<BR/><BR/>But if it's your <I>favorite</I> beer...why wouldn't you want to drink it all the time? My son's favorite meal is chili...but he likes salmon and meatloaf and enchiladas, too. <BR/><BR/>I guess I'm befuddled by the whole idea of a "favorite" anything. I like a lot of stuff. I love my wife, but that's different: I don't love a good hoagie like I love her!Lew Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-88117815055285737582008-11-07T15:11:00.000-05:002008-11-07T15:11:00.000-05:00Hmm. One one hand, I question your premises (Premi...Hmm. One one hand, I question your premises (Premisses? Apparently, you're being questioned by an idiot!). I have a favorite movie, but I don't watch it all the time to the point of getting sick of it -- I probably see it every couple of years. I have a favorite book, and am gratified to know that, every five years or so, it remains my favorite book upon re-reading. So having a favorite beer would not necessarily mean continous consumption of it.<BR/><BR/>But on the other hand, I couldn't come up with my favorite beer.<BR/><BR/>Then on the third hand (see? You're being questioned by an idiot), I realized as I typed all this out that I do have a favorite beer. On the fourth hand, if I had access to other brews that I like, would it still be my favorite?<BR/><BR/>So, my fifth hand slaps me, tells me not to worry about it, and enjoy whatever brew it grabs tonight.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03634642987617262810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-11809312946427179602008-11-07T13:46:00.000-05:002008-11-07T13:46:00.000-05:00Too ornery? Looking at the other posts, doesn't lo...Too ornery? Looking at the other posts, doesn't look like you're alone. Of course, maybe we're all just ornery. I blame DST.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02647783153036439028noreply@blogger.com