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by goostavos 4676 days ago
I failed to make it clear, but the thing under test wasn't that Guinness is better than Bud Lite, but the assertion that some cheep beers are better than others -- a snobbery which pops up every time I order a pitcher in a bar. That one was really more of a fun testing anecdote of narrow scope.

The wine test on the other hand, I don't think you could take issue with, as its snobbery is second only to -- I'm not even sure, whiskey drinkers? The test was set up exactly as you'd want the beer one to be

>If you put a line up of different beers of a similar style, most "beer snobs" would be able to distinguish them

Just sub in "wine" for "beer." And the snobs failed.