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Andrew C. Oliver wrote:
> Cold does reduce your ability to taste.  Among other things it 
> constricts the blood flow that feed the taste buds.  This is not to say 
> you taste nothing just that some flavors can only be detected at lower 
> temperatures.  You would taste more flavor if that said cream soda was 
> warm...you just may not like some of the flavors you perceive.

I suppose that variations in temperature expose one's tastebuds to
different flavor profiles from the same substance.  So colder might
bring out desirable characteristics in some beers (and mask the
undesireable) and warmer would emphasize the tastiness of a different
style.  No?

Thomas

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