As one who likes to add context and clarity to complex situations, I'd want to make a simple distinction between Meatloaf, the performer, and meatloaf, the meal.
The performer is not "Meatloaf," but Meat Loaf, aka Michael Lee Aday.
What Meatloaf and Beer Have Taught me about Audiophiles
Recently in life and online I've had some curious observations about human behavior I thought I'd share. To begin with, I have recently discovered that a surprising number of My Fellow Americans do not like meatloaf. As a meatloaf maker and meatloaf cognoscenti I was absolutely astonished at this. Some people who otherwise like burgers and the like hate meatloaf.
If you make meatloaf and love it your immediate reaction to this is "but you haven't tried _my_ meatloaf." That's our natural knee jerk reaction because we just can't imagine. Related to this I have a bartender. We'll call him Calhoun because his name is Calhoun. An otherwise respectable fellow who knows beer and tequila better than most. I would go in to see what the latest rotation of Indian Pale Ales were. About once a month they'd get some new "dessert beer." That is a brew made to taste like a sweet food substance. The least offensive of which were peanut butter and the worst strawberry shortcake beer. Calhoun would proceed to push me to sample these unholy abominations every time he could.
Of course I'd tell him "I don't like flavored beers." Which was partially a lie as a coffee or espresso flavored beer would probably be divine.. but we digress.
Sometimes he was so adamant that the latest beer flavor was the one that would change my mind I'd go ahead and try them. Of course, they were invariably disgusting.
My point to all this is that being on both sides of this argument. It's really hard to accept that our fellow audiophiles don't like something we feel is sublime and we will push our fancies onto them in the hopes of enriching their lives for the better. It's hard for us to respect that someone else can love music and the stereos that play it and yet not have found their happy place the same way we have.
By the way, I use the Betty Crocker meatloaf recipe and add a tablespoon of chipotle powder. Amazing.
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https://forum.audiogon.com/posts/2796248 As far as I know it is "India" pale ale. My first beer sample when young - I HATED it and didn't start drinking for many years after. Then I made up for lost time and then stopped drinking 8 years ago. Having said that, there is a non-alcoholic pale ale made in CT that is outstanding. Now, back to meatloaf! Borrowing from Homer, I'll have the meatloaf - and to drink? Meatballs! |
Hey Eric... thanks for the great little essay on a vitally important subject. Not the anyone cares but I like meatloaf as long as it's not too greasy. A delicacy indeed. Beer is great as long as it's beer and has a good bit of flavor, not IPA or something else. However, and despite your elegant transition, beer and meatloaf are not to be taken together. Beer is for pizza and Blue Crabs. A nice, not overly expensive red wine matches the glorious meatloaf's beefy flavor. Time for some music. Best... |
Same experience, I wonder why they can't get it right but when I make it at home, it's always fantastic. |
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