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“Dog Days and Poisons” – Collective Arts Brewing: Mash Up the Jam

10,000 Birds

” Long before the science and physiology of taste were formally understood, brewers knew to avoid jarring combinations of sour and bitter flavors that signal poisons to our brains. Taken individually, sourness and bitterness can be essential flavor components in beer, but throughout history, they’ve wisely kept apart. Well, until now.