Fizzics Beer System review

[zinfamous]

can it make these better?

because thats what i normally drink...i'm a cheapass when it comes beer.

oh wow--they sure do class up The Beast in Canada.

 

[Crusty]

Really? why? It made a great beer taste even better. I'm traveling back and revisiting beers I love with the Fizzics, and it's like I'm drinking them for the 1st time all over again. It's not adding anything to beer, what I drank was still Tremens, just enhanced. It makes can or bottled beer taste similar to tap, beer on tap is always better imho. After work today I'm picking 2 more of these up for beer drinking friends.

This is one of the greatest things I've ever owned.

If having beers on nitro suddenly made them amazing then why doesn't every brewery do it?

The more you post in this thread you more you sound like a paid shill.

 

[lxskllr]

can it make these better?

because thats what i normally drink...i'm a cheapass when it comes beer.

That's what I'd normally drink too if they had it 'round here. Great label.

 

[uclaLabrat]

If having beers on nitro suddenly made them amazing then why doesn't every brewery do it?

The more you post in this thread you more you sound like a paid shill.

Carbonation and nitro aren't interchangeable. The bubbles are smaller with nitro sure, but nitro will have no effect on pH, as carbonation does. CO2 dissolves in water to make carbonic acid, reversibly. Changing the pH will change the flavor profile as well.

As a chemist, I'm intrigued by this. Not enough to drop $169 on it as I don't drink that much beer, but I'd be interested in a blind testing with some favorites. My last bottle of chimay blue seemed uninspired to me, so it would be interesting to test this system out on some heavy ales with complex flavor profiles.

 

[QueBert]

If having beers on nitro suddenly made them amazing then why doesn't every brewery do it?

The more you post in this thread you more you sound like a paid shill.

Not all beers are better on nitro, stouts, cream ales & porters almost always are though. The IPA's I've have on nitro were a bit meh. I've never seen a Hef or Belgian on nitro so I can't speak on those. I also can't speak as to why breweries do or don't go nitro. But I know it's the new thing, Nitro beers are popping up left and right. The Yard House up the street from me has 20 on Nitro at the moment and plan to add about 15 more before the years up. If I had to guess why it's limited, probably a cost thing and the fact it's much more difficult to pull off. If you like stouts and live by a Yard House I'd suggest you try a Belching Beaver PB or Milk Stout in a bomber then go try it on Nitro @ Yard House. You will like it better.

 

[MongGrel]

Guinness has been using nitro widgets awhile now, maybe it has become more popular.

Looks like they had a bit of a patent on it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Widget_(beer)

I had thought Greene King used them also, but I think I remember wrong.

I haven't picked up any of their beers in awhile.

The laser-etched glass does look interesting, do not have any of those and might look into picking one or two up.

 

[OutHouse]

QueBert, thank you for the candid review! We'd love to connect with you to chat beer science and beer, in general! Feel free to connect with us via press@fizzicsgroup.com
Thank you!

Its a trap!!

 

[zinfamous]

QueBert, thank you for the candid review! We'd love to connect with you to chat beer science and beer, in general! Feel free to connect with us via press@fizzicsgroup.com
Thank you!

If having beers on nitro suddenly made them amazing then why doesn't every brewery do it?

The more you post in this thread you more you sound like a paid shill.

:hmm:

 

[OutHouse]

Sure sounds like $17 worth of engineering, $3 worth of parts and $149 worth of hipster cachet to me. $169 buys an awful lot of top shelf beer.

My personal method-first beer I pick for flavor, after that it progresses towards swill.

yea, ill wait until they start showing up at garage sales for 5 bucks.

 

[QueBert]

From Left Band Brewing's web site.



The Difference between a CO2 & A Nitrogen Beer

All of our Nitro beers both contain the same ingredients as their classic CO2 equivalents and are meant to be highly similar. The main difference is mouthfeel. Traditional CO2 beers have a much greater carbonic bite compared to the much smoother Nitro series. The addition of Nitrogen to a beer gives way to much smaller bubbles, creating a smoother, creamier experience. Beyond mouthfeel, there are variances in appearance and smell as well. Take Classic Milk Stout and Milk Stout Nitro. Visually, you will notice that as you pour Classic Milk Stout, it behaves like a normal beer with an instantaneous mahogany body and receding taupe head. As you hard pour Milk Stout Nitro, the beer will immediately begin to cascade, settling to reveal the body and developing a thick, billowy, off white head on top. In regards to smell and taste, Classic Milk Stout overall has a greater nose, as well as a more roasty character and a very slight hop bitterness. Milk Stout Nitro has a more creamy mocha essence throughout the beer, with no noticeable hop element.

Which is the best? That is entirely up to you and we encourage everyone to try Sawtooth Nitro and Wake Up Dead Nitro alongside their CO2 editions as well! As our VP of Brewing Operations, Joe Schiraldi says, “It’s a great exercise in how changing one parameter can affect the flavor of the beer.” Cheers and enjoy!


Fizzics DOES NOT do anything Nitrogen related, but it does give a similar drinking experience. Left Hand has some of the best nitro stouts out there, and are definitely worth trying if you've never had anything nitrogen besides Guinness. Which imho is a pretty poor stout and not at all a good representation. Left Hand offers both versions in bottles so you can see which you like better.

 

[Beer4Me]

After analyzing all of Quebert's posts in this thread, it's clear that this is a PAID endorsement for the product. I also believe Fizzics sent him his unit free of charge for the purpose of this post. Someone want to scour the interwebz and see if he's cross-posted elsewhere?

Edit: I do want to add that I find this product mildly interesting, and if the price were to drop to say $99, I'd be down for trying it out.

 

[Crusty]

From Left Band Brewing's web site.



The Difference between a CO2 & A Nitrogen Beer

All of our Nitro beers both contain the same ingredients as their classic CO2 equivalents and are meant to be highly similar. The main difference is mouthfeel. Traditional CO2 beers have a much greater carbonic bite compared to the much smoother Nitro series. The addition of Nitrogen to a beer gives way to much smaller bubbles, creating a smoother, creamier experience. Beyond mouthfeel, there are variances in appearance and smell as well. Take Classic Milk Stout and Milk Stout Nitro. Visually, you will notice that as you pour Classic Milk Stout, it behaves like a normal beer with an instantaneous mahogany body and receding taupe head. As you hard pour Milk Stout Nitro, the beer will immediately begin to cascade, settling to reveal the body and developing a thick, billowy, off white head on top. In regards to smell and taste, Classic Milk Stout overall has a greater nose, as well as a more roasty character and a very slight hop bitterness. Milk Stout Nitro has a more creamy mocha essence throughout the beer, with no noticeable hop element.

Which is the best? That is entirely up to you and we encourage everyone to try Sawtooth Nitro and Wake Up Dead Nitro alongside their CO2 editions as well! As our VP of Brewing Operations, Joe Schiraldi says, “It’s a great exercise in how changing one parameter can affect the flavor of the beer.” Cheers and enjoy!


Fizzics DOES NOT do anything Nitrogen related, but it does give a similar drinking experience. Left Hand has some of the best nitro stouts out there, and are definitely worth trying if you've never had anything nitrogen besides Guinness. Which imho is a pretty poor stout and not at all a good representation. Left Hand offers both versions in bottles so you can see which you like better.

Yet you keep on comparing it to beer on Nitro.

My original point still stands, all you are experiencing is a higher then usual amount of beer foam because they are forcing all the existing CO2 out of solution. Swirling the beer or using an etched glass will achieve similar effects without destroying the original intent of the beer being carbonated.

 

[Crusty]

After analyzing all of Quebert's posts in this thread, it's clear that this is a PAID endorsement for the product. I also believe Fizzics sent him his unit free of charge for the purpose of this post. Someone want to scour the interwebz and see if he's cross-posted elsewhere?

Edit: I do want to add that I find this product mildly interesting, and if the price were to drop to say $99, I'd be down for trying it out.

Yeah, it's pretty obvious. He says he works in a craft beer store so I bet he was approached in store and was offered a free unit if he posted a positive review online.

The icing on the cake is when the company rep. shows up and thanks him for his 'candid' review.

 

[lxskllr]

Yeah, it's pretty obvious. He says he works in a craft beer store so I bet he was approached in store and was offered a free unit if he posted a positive review online.

The icing on the cake is when the company rep. shows up and thanks him for his 'candid' review.

Doesn't necessarily invalidate his review. I probably never would have heard of it if not for QueBert, and it sounds interesting. Not interesting enough to buy for myself, but I'd like to try a beer run through the system to see what it's about.

Regarding your last paragraph... You gotta wonder about some of these people. It's not the first good attempt at viral marketing I've seen sabotaged by ineptitude. They could use some remedial psychology classes.

 

[QueBert]

LOL it wasn't free, not that I really care what anyone thinks. But I'm bored enough to where when I get home I'll take a picture of the receipt showing I paid for it.

 

[MongGrel]

I still don't care about whether you bought it or not myself, but might give these a shot.

http://www.amazon.com/Taylord-Miles...011CZWP7M/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

 

[zinfamous]

LOL it wasn't free, not that I really care what anyone thinks. But I'm bored enough to where when I get home I'll take a picture of the receipt showing I paid for it.

heh, I actually believe you. Through no fault of your own, your thread got spammed by a marketing whore which unfortunately hurts your case.

 

[zinfamous]

I still don't care about whether you bought it or not myself, but might give these a shot.

http://www.amazon.com/Taylord-Miles...011CZWP7M/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

What is this Devilry?! D:

 

[IronWing]

How does this thing affect the flavor of the brats?

 

[lxskllr]

How does this thing affect the flavor of the brats?

Probably not at all. The brats are locked in the basement closet.

 

[Crusty]

Carbonation and nitro aren't interchangeable. The bubbles are smaller with nitro sure, but nitro will have no effect on pH, as carbonation does. CO2 dissolves in water to make carbonic acid, reversibly. Changing the pH will change the flavor profile as well.

As a chemist, I'm intrigued by this. Not enough to drop $169 on it as I don't drink that much beer, but I'd be interested in a blind testing with some favorites. My last bottle of chimay blue seemed uninspired to me, so it would be interesting to test this system out on some heavy ales with complex flavor profiles.

Yes I know, see my first post in this thread.

 

[QueBert]

Okay, here's the receipt pic, well sorta. I know ATOT's full of CSI level detective who can spot inconsistencies a mile away. Yes the date on the receipt is yesterday and yes I said in my 1st post yesterday that I used it the night before. Welp, this is the receipt for 2nd one which I bought for a friend, I cannot find my receipt at the moment. So I suppose yes, I could have gotten mine for free, if you still want to believe that. I have bought 2, if you still want to think shit was given to me by a company I've never contacted, well that's cool. But my reviews and opinions are based off a product I paid $169 for, two times now.

And no the middle finger isn't a fuck you to anyone, it's just me pointing to the item on it. I just happened to use my middle finger. Now Crusty do you want to apologize for taking shots at my integrity? The icing on the cake you were talking about's actually a big fuck you for opening your mouth. I lied that middle finger in the pic was intentional, and it was directed at you. I'm laughing really, but in all seriousness you should say sorry to the Fizzics guy who made an account here to post in this thread. What you said is stupidly slanderous and makes them look really poor and shady as fuck as a company. Not good for a startup, especially when the shit you spewed wasn't even close to true.

 

[IronWing]

Don't want no nitro in my lager, it makes me mean, oh lord, it makes me mean.

 

[Crusty]

Okay, here's the receipt pic, well sorta. I know ATOT's full of CSI level detective who can spot inconsistencies a mile away. Yes the date on the receipt is yesterday and yes I said in my 1st post yesterday that I used it the night before. Welp, this is the receipt for 2nd one which I bought for a friend, I cannot find my receipt at the moment. So I suppose yes, I could have gotten mine for free, if you still want to believe that. I have bought 2, if you still want to think shit was given to me by a company I've never contacted, well that's cool. But my reviews and opinions are based off a product I paid $169 for, two times now.

And no the middle finger isn't a fuck you to anyone, it's just me pointing to the item on it. I just happened to use my middle finger. Now Crusty do you want to apologize for taking shots at my integrity? The icing on the cake you were talking about's actually a big fuck you for opening your mouth. I lied that middle finger in the pic was intentional, and it was directed at you. I'm laughing really, but in all seriousness you should say sorry to the Fizzics guy who made an account here to post in this thread. What you said is stupidly slanderous and makes them look really poor and shady as fuck as a company. Not good for a startup, especially when the shit you spewed wasn't even close to true.

Lol, first I said you were a paid shill. That doesn't necessarily mean you didn't buy the device.

Regardless, I don't really care if you bought it or not, the fact that your review is absurdly positive followed by an actual company rep. thanking you for your 'candid' review says everything it needs to.

I for one am still not falling for this psuedo-science approach to enhancing beer with magical sound waves. Do you also wear a magnet around your wrist to enhance your energy?

 

[lxskllr]

Do you also wear a magnet around your wrist to enhance your energy?

Wrist? Huh... I think I might be doing it wrong :^/