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&amp;quot;TheBeerNut&amp;quot;:qb33mx3a wrote: Thanks for the write-up, Ed.[/quote:qb33mx3a] Sorry it took so long - isn't it a pain when life gets in the way of ones beer geekery <!-- s:roll: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_rolleyes.gif" alt="" title="Rolling Eyes" /><!-- s:roll: -->

&amp;quot;delboy&amp;quot;:qb33mx3a wrote: Thanks to IPA for taking the time to put the article together for category a) people like myself that poured the beer for the down the drain <!-- s:oops: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_redface.gif" alt="" title="Embarassed" /><!-- s:oops: --> (it was sh*t).[/quote:qb33mx3a]It couldn't have been as bad as the beer I ended up bringing on round 2! <!-- s:P --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_razz.gif" alt="" title="Razz" /><!-- s:P -->

&amp;quot;Saruman&amp;quot;:qb33mx3a wrote: So myself and Ed managed to guess all the beers right? Nice one Ed.[/quote:qb33mx3a]

&amp;quot;delboy&amp;quot;:qb33mx3a wrote: Well done to both IPA and sauraman for getting 7 out of 7 on the identification thats impressive <!-- s:shock: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_eek.gif" alt=":shock:" title="Shocked" /><!-- s:shock: -->[/quote:qb33mx3a] I had the advantage of being able to recognise two of my "children"$$ hats off to Reuben who only had one child to pick out of the crowd <!-- s;-) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_wink.gif" alt="" title="Wink" /><!-- s;-) -->

&amp;quot;TheBeerNut&amp;quot;:qb33mx3a wrote: Looks like yet again the quality line between the brewing methods is much vaguer than is often made out,[/quote:qb33mx3a]The results not decisive, but the argument could be made that the conditioning and serving may have as much of an impact as the brewing. So thats interesting!

&amp;quot;delboy&amp;quot;:1mobjzne wrote: Whats the head like though the next day, too much sugar in a brew usually makes me feel like i've been struck on the head by a lumberjack <!-- s:lol: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_lol.gif" alt="" title="Laughing" /><!-- s:lol: -->[/quote:1mobjzne]Research completed. 2-0 to the lumberjack. Grooooh.

&amp;quot;brian_c&amp;quot;:373w9fw2 wrote: What is the next challenge going to be so? Testing PET bottle v glass bottle v keg is my vote.[/quote:373w9fw2]I think we should maybe move it away from the format of kit v extract v allgrain and maybe towards just a blind-tasting day. I can think of all sorts of really interesting experiments (like subbing commercial beers into the mix, changing the conditioning or serving method (thanks Brian!), giving people the same beer twice and seeing if they notice and... OK, I can only think of 3 interesting experiments... but Im sure that others will come up with ideas as well <!-- s:) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_smile.gif" alt="" title="Smile" /><!-- s:) -->
I'd love to get feeback from people who have no preconception on what they're drinking or who made it.
So how would people feel about a "Beoir Blinder"?
And should this be in a new thread?