Forum Overview :: Beer, Curry and Vomit :: Wait, you're comparing unhopped cider to hopped beer

[quote name="Chairman Mao"][quote name="Fullofkittens"]EXAMPLE: Mrs. oK needed some Applejack for a recipe a couple of weeks ago. She only needed a few ounces but it only comes in a fifth... OH WELL I GUESS I'LL DRINK IT (team player). Apparently Applejack is fermented applejuice mixed in with low-grade "grain alcohol." It was... okay tasting. Kind of like cheap whiskey with apple juice in it. I still enjoyed drinking it because it had a very beautiful color and it looked fabulous over ice. Lite beer in a glass has no flavor whatsoever and is aesthetically uglier than lite beer in a can. It goes from being a refreshing (but alcoholic) water-like beverage in an ice-cold can to being an off-putting light yellow liquid that reminds you over and over that it's not as good as what you would prefer to be drinking out of the same glass.[/quote] Look, there was a time I turned up my nose at cheap beers and malt liquors, but that does not change their chemical consistency. Cans do better than bottles with what I am saying, but the fact remains that head in a glass prevents oxidation of the alpha acids better than a can or a bottle. If you can't taste it, hey great, it would certainly explain why you like Blue Moon. [/quote]