Jan 08 2005
The Beer Trilogy - Episode VII: Poland
In this 5-minute podcast [removed], Jenny and I sample a bottle of Zywiec beer from Poland. Jenny had this to say about it:
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It looks good, and you look at it and think, “This is going to be a nice refreshing beer.” And then you smell it and think, oh, yeah, you know, seems good. And then you drink it — and it’s even okay when it’s in your mouth. But then when you swallow it, something weird happens.
You’ll have to listen to our review to find out if that’s a good thing.
P.S., Music by Esther Golton. And my apologies for any background static; some wires got crossed during the mix and I couldn’t fix it.
Update (Jan. 7/06): This recording has been removed. (But I gave the beer a big thumbs down.)
So good to hear you both on this, having fun. I really enjoy these podcasts. I’ve gotta get a sonar beeper too!
The next beer review will be for a New Zealand beer called STEINLAGER — and if anyone is interested in sending me their own comments about this beer, which I can mix in with my podcast when I record it, here’s the basic ground you’d have to cover:
1) Describe what it looks like and smells like — even better if you know all the beer terminology like “hoppy overtones” and “malty finish” and “caramel tones,” etc. (Which might lend some credibility to these reviews.)
I would say, “And how would you describe the appearance and smell of this beer, [your name]?” Then I could cleverly play a clip of you describing the beer — as if you were right there next to me. (Note: You’d have to send me your MP3 file without background music.)
2) Describe what the beer tastes like when it’s:
a) in your mouth
b) when you swallow it
c) and after it’s sunk in (the aftertaste).
So I could say, “[Your name], what’s it taste like in your mouth and when you first swallow this beer?” Then I could play the clip of you saying, “Well, Phillip, I detect an initial malty flavour, followed by a rather unpleasant bitterness once I swallowed it.” Then I could agree or disagree —whatever.
Wow, such lofty hopes I’m having here.
3) Say whether or not you recommend the beer, and give it a rating out of 10 if possible.
That’s it. Big things coming, folks!
I’m still waiting on either Will or Jody to send me their review of STEINLAGER so I can crack open my bottle and review it with them (through the magic of editing and mixing).
In the meantime, I’ll be reviewing a bottle of something called Hobgoblin, which I’ll probably post some time tooday.