Off taste at a lot of bew pubs?

Originally posted by beastiefan2k
I find that mediocre beers at mediocre brewpubs all tastes similarly mediocre. Its either dull base malts for their lineup or the same yeast for all their beers. This leads to a dull house character. I find this to be the case more often than an actual "off-flavor." I also come across atrocious uses of hops for beer, though most around me disagree.

Bottom line: perhaps you are just tasting mediocre beer using stale/dull malts/hops more commonly than an off-flavor?

Originally posted by Oakes

Originally posted by beastiefan2k
I find that mediocre beers at mediocre brewpubs all tastes similarly mediocre. Its either dull base malts for their lineup or the same yeast for all their beers. This leads to a dull house character. I find this to be the case more often than an actual "off-flavor." I also come across atrocious uses of hops for beer, though most around me disagree.

Bottom line: perhaps you are just tasting mediocre beer using stale/dull malts/hops more commonly than an off-flavor?

This is what it sounds like to me, as well. I'm thinking small kit, inexperienced or unimaginative brewer, not good at handling yeast, cheaping out on ingredients.

Places fitting that description do tend to be bland, with really mediocre beer, and definitely mostly the same the world over.

Plastic from using chlorinated water? Nah, too basic thing for a brewpub, nevermind multiple brew pubs, to not be aware of.

Any chance that they are using a nitro/co2 mix?

Originally posted by Bill Becker
Plastic from using chlorinated water? Nah, too basic thing for a brewpub, nevermind multiple brew pubs, to not be aware of.

Any chance that they are using a nitro/co2 mix?