Dysgeusia
Since I’m no longer smoking, I’m experiencing Dysgeusia, which means that my sense of taste is changing. Dysgeusia can be caused as a side effect of the medication Chantix (which I am taking and recommend for quitting smoking) and as a result of quitting smoking in general.
I used to drink my coffee strong, black and with sugar. Now, I take it a bit weaker and with cream. Odd. I had a beer earlier this week and it wasn’t that good. Of course, that was likely because it was shitty beer and not due to Dysgeusia. Still, I’ve had no urge to drink a beer since, even the good ones.
And, suddenly, I love the cinnamon. Seriously. Red Hots, Hot Tamales, and those cinnamon gummy bears rule.
November 9th, 2006 at 11:41 am
The beer commercials for that brand are unbelievable. If you went to a party and that is the only beer available would you drink it? I am not a beer snob but that is a shitty beer.
November 9th, 2006 at 12:15 pm
I’m not a beer snob either but sometimes it does seem that ass is an ingredient of popular beers. It’s probably a famous style of beer and we’re all cretins for not enjoying “Asslager”. Of course a popular south of the border brew smells like skunks and is probably a “Pisslager” – I take mine with a lime.
November 9th, 2006 at 12:41 pm
I’ve always liked this, on the back of Arrogant Bastard Ale:
“This is an aggressive beer. You probably won’t like it. It is quite doubtful that you have the taste or sophistication to be able to appreciate an ale of this quality and depth.
We would suggest that you stick to safer and more familiar territory maybe something with a multi-million dollar ad campaign aimed at convincing you it’s made in a little brewery, or one that implies that their tasteless fizzy yellow beer will give you more sex appeal.
Perhaps you think multi-million dollar ad campaigns make a beer taste better. Perhaps you are mouthing your words as you read this.”
Classic
November 9th, 2006 at 1:19 pm
Rust:
That’s awesome! It makes me want to buy and try their beer just because of that. ๐
November 9th, 2006 at 1:36 pm
It’s probably caused by the medication; I quit cold-turkey a about 18 months ago after a heart attack, and my tasting ability didn’t change at all.
November 9th, 2006 at 3:03 pm
Dysgeusia? Thanks for the future WOTD, Unc.
November 9th, 2006 at 3:05 pm
P.S. One time I bought a six pack of the usual and it tasted freakin’ terrible. I popped open another and it was just as bad. I actually returned the six pack and got my money back.
The next day I buy another six pack at a different place. Same thing. Then I remember I was taking a prescription medicine, and realized what had happened.
November 9th, 2006 at 3:22 pm
Les:
What’s “the usual?” Miller High Life?
November 9th, 2006 at 3:36 pm
“Whats ‘the usual?’ Miller High Life?” Yeah, like that tastes good even without the Rx.:)
The funny thing about beer is, over time I lose my taste for any one of them. That’s why I like the Stone Brews, I can’t get too much of them around here so it’ll take a while for me to tire of them.
November 9th, 2006 at 5:05 pm
You got it, Tom. The Champagne of Beers. ๐
November 9th, 2006 at 11:03 pm
I still like the High Life. Bud never did it for me.
November 10th, 2006 at 1:04 am
Good for you!!! Keep doing what you’re doing and stay away from the butts.
I’m just approaching one month w/o cigarettes(after fifty years of smoking), so I
know what you are going through and no, it’s not easy.
November 10th, 2006 at 1:37 am
If I’m drinking mass-produced beer, it’s High Life (from my home town, I might add) or Labatt Blue. The former is what I generally drink around the house, especially if it’s hot and I’ve been doing yardwork. If I’m out and I have a choice, I’m drinking a good medium-bodied ale or a dunkel weiss. Preferably a micro-brew. Sprecher and Lakefront (both also Milwaukee beers) are among my favorite microbrewers. And for regional brews, I’m all about the Leinie’s Red (which they actually have on tap at Autozone Park here in Memphis).
November 12th, 2006 at 5:10 pm
The cinnamon thing might actually be from quitting smoking and not the meds. Cinnamon is a pretty subtle flavor. If you knock the subtlety out all you have is hot, which isn’t that great. Hot+cinnamon, on the other hand, is pretty good.