Women, physiologically, have more refined senses of taste and smell than do men. This makes them perfectly adapted to the task of testing the quality and consistency of beer.
I'm officially jealous.
The Wall Street Journal published this fascinating article about the growth of women in the quality control departments at major breweries such as MillerCoors and Anheuser-Busch.
At first, I was jealous. I wanted to quit my job and run off and join the beer circus. Then I remembered that these tasters were working for MillerCoors - and that their tasting sessions were all about trying to ensure that this can of cold-filtered silver bullet Coors Light tastes exactly the same as that can of cold-filtered Coors Light.
They don't get to taste the wonderous variety of craft beers from such places as Sierra Nevada, Dogfish Head, Sam Adams, and the like.
Sigh, I can dream.
Read the article...
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