Beer tasting

redshoulder

Just wondering how are you able to differentiate and compare the different types of hops, aromas etc instead of just drinking it because it tastes good.

BeerNut

redshoulder wrote: »

Just wondering how are you able to differentiate and compare the different types of hops, aromas etc

Practice

redshoulder wrote: »

instead of just drinking it because it tastes good.

Same way some people go out and buy Ferraris, despite the fact that a moped will get them around just as well.

cavedave

No one really understands how smell/taste perception works.

oblivious

cavedave wrote: »

No one really understands how smell/taste perception works.

Quantum mechanics explains smell specifically electron tunneling

cavedave

oblivious

Quantum mechanics explains smell specifically electron tunneling

I roughly know the theory but no one I know of claims it is has the predictive power of our theories about vision say. So afaik we understand even less about smell than we do about vision. Turin has a great book on this "The Secret of Scent" if you want a lend.

oblivious

cavedave wrote: »

Turin has a great book on this "The Secret of Scent" if you want a lend.

Looks interesting