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Thanks guys, I do understand why there have to be genres, but it's frustrating at times. There really is feck all difference between a pale ale and a white beer. I hate categorizing, I'm more the kind of person to post what I like, which can go from death to doom to folk to black to grindcore to viking and back to death. Whatever tickles my fancy. Drives everyone nuts so I'd make the worst D.J. Genres are for music shops so it's easier to find what you are looking for.

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8 minutes ago, Sisa Belial said:

Thanks guys, I do understand why there have to be genres, but it's frustrating at times. There really is feck all difference between a pale ale and a white beer. I hate categorizing, I'm more the kind of person to post what I like, which can go from death to doom to folk to black to grindcore to viking and back to death. Whatever tickles my fancy. Drives everyone nuts so I'd make the worst D.J. Genres are for music shops so it's easier to find what you are looking for.

It's not so much that there "have to be genres", it's that it's in our nature to classify things based on their differences from one another, and in situations like music discussion, where some of the differences are minimal, the importance of those differences gets exaggerated for some people.

For instance, "white beer" is typically very light in color, always cloudy, can refer to Belgian "wit", German "weiss", or the hoppier modern American style, will have a slightly bready or fruity aroma depending on style. and always (to my knowledge) contains wheat, whereas traditional pale ale can be an American pale like Sierra or an English bitter like Coniston, is typically slightly darker in color, can be either clear or slightly cloudy, is more hop-forward (especially in the bittering), and is not brewed with wheat. It's really night and day. :D

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2 hours ago, FatherAlabaster said:

For instance, "white beer" is typically very light in color, always cloudy, can refer to Belgian "wit", German "weiss", or the hoppier modern American style, will have a slightly bready or fruity aroma depending on style. and always (to my knowledge) contains wheat, whereas traditional pale ale can be an American pale like Sierra or an English bitter like Coniston, is typically slightly darker in color, can be either clear or slightly cloudy, is more hop-forward (especially in the bittering), and is not brewed with wheat. It's really night and day. :D

One of the many reasons I just drink soda.

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4 hours ago, Sisa Belial said:

Beer Advocate. You certainly earned that title FatherAlabaster...

I do tend to run on about beer.

Currently having a glass of Old Overholt rye whiskey though. Cheap, but I've been craving it. It's a celebration night - my wife just passed a test to complete the application process for her medical license in another state. May be looking at a big change coming up in the somewhat near future.

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4 minutes ago, BlutAusNerd said: What state might that be?

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The state of not jinxing it by talking about it too much. [emoji4] I'll definitely update if and when it's appropriate. I'm just proud of her for taking some steps in a good direction to make herself happier. 

Is she sick of living in such a big city?

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1 minute ago, BlutAusNerd said:

Is she sick of living in such a big city?

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Yeah, she's hated NYC for years. She has a specific location in mind. The one advantage of not having a live band is that I'm not tied to this location anymore. I don't want to move, but I want for all of us to be happy. As I say, though, it's all in the early stages. I don't mean to be unnecessarily cryptic, but she's asked me not to discuss it too much, and I can see her point there as it relates to her current jobs. Nothing is set in stone. 

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2 hours ago, FatherAlabaster said:

The state of not jinxing it by talking about it too much. :) I'll definitely update if and when it's appropriate. I'm just proud of her for taking some steps in a good direction to make herself happier. 

So that's what I did wrong...should have kept my mouth shut and I'd be in my own pace right now :D

 

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11 hours ago, FatherAlabaster said:

By which you mean "listen to Amaranthe"? :D

Amranthe are more like chocolate milk that's about 30% chocolate, but sure.

Speaking of which, mixing Hershey's chocolate syrup with orange juice is a phenomenal combination.

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13 hours ago, FatherAlabaster said:

I do tend to run on about beer.

Currently having a glass of Old Overholt rye whiskey though. Cheap, but I've been craving it. It's a celebration night - my wife just passed a test to complete the application process for her medical license in another state. May be looking at a big change coming up in the somewhat near future.

Congrats to MotherAlabaster :)

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8 hours ago, Yobo said:

We got cookies here with an orange/chocolate flavor. I love them.

Yeah I had something similar at a cafe when we stopped for coffee on one of my Saturday morning bike rides. It was an orange, chocolate, and cardamom cookie which tasted sensational. Well worth the 60km slugging through hills to get there.

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5 minutes ago, RelentlessOblivion said:

Yeah I had something similar at a cafe when we stopped for coffee on one of my Saturday morning bike rides. It was an orange, chocolate, and cardamom cookie which tasted sensational. Well worth the 60km slugging through hills to get there.

Here, they look like this. It's not added with cardamom, but they are really delicious :D


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