Michael,
The water used in brewing actually has very little effect in most cases.
Some British beer styles require a "harder" water (i.e. higher mineral
content), but the majority of commercial beer is made with filtered,
boiled water.
I'd suspect that the Carlsburg you drank here in the states was either
old and/or stored in a warm warehouse. Most commercial beer is already
aged, so once it's been bottled it should be consumed within a few
months. It also should be stored in a cool location, out of direct
light (sunlight, incandescent, laser, whatever). When you shop for
beer, patronize locations that are air conditioned and store most of the
beer in the cases so the bottles don't get "light struck". Also, try
and find dates on the cases or bottles. I love Sam Adams Boston Lager,
but I recently drank a bottle that was 4 months past the date on the
label and it tasted nasty.
John
Home Brewer (semi-retired since becoming a dad)
www.brewshop.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Dinowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 11:07 AM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: Re: Beer (was RE: Our tournament today ! :)
>
>
> The only thing I know about beer is that the taste is heavily
> dependant on the water used. I had a Carlsburg in Cyprus on
> an archeological dig and it was ok (that is, I could drink
> it). Tried one in the US and it wasn't the same at all. When
> I mentioned it to someone else he told me about the water. Logical
>
>
> > I love bass on tap, but it degrades quite a bit in the bottle. A
> > bottle of sam adams doesn't seem to degrade as much. (Note:
> I usually
> > will stick to something that is on tap because it is sually better)
> >
> > -george
> >
> >
> > >From: "Howie Hamlin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >To: CF-Community <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >Subject: Re: Beer (was RE: Our tournament today ! :)
> > >Date: Mon, 04 Jun 2001 10:02:46 -0400
> > >
> > >Sam Adams is very good - many varieties and seasonals.
> However, Bass
> > >rocks....
> > >
> > >Howie
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "George Kaytor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 8:38 AM
> > >Subject: Re: Beer (was RE: Our tournament today ! :)
> > >
> > >
> > > > Sam Adams is a great american beer... I'll put it up against any
> > >trinidadian
> > > > beer.
> > > >
> > > > -george
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
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