# What is a super taster?

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**Created:** [March 14, 2014, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-super-taster/683726 "2014-03-14T21:35:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2014, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-super-taster/683726/41 "2014-03-24T18:02:35Z")

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> [@CC](#):
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> This intrigues me. What types of results did you get? How did that compare with others?

I don’t remember what the concentrations were, but it was done as a group and it was really interesting to see how differently each person in the group scored on the flavors/aromas. The most interesting to me was my ability to suss out the “skunky” mercaptans caused by exposure to light. I could perceive them at way lower levels that the others.

This made sense to me, though. One of my favorite beers, DAB, comes in green bottles, which do little to protect the beer from light. It’s protected by being fully enclosed in a cardboard box. However, I was amazed one afternoon that I could detect “skunkiness” in a bottle that had only been exposed to occasional light when opening the refrigerator door after the box was opened.

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**Author:** ![Dr.Woo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7c8e57/32.png) [@Dr.Woo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Woo)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2014, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-super-taster/683726/42 "2014-03-24T20:17:49Z")

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I have a theory that I’m the opposite of a supertaster - a hypo-taster or something. I don’t have a very good sense of smell, and I’ve always been drawn to strong flavors. As a small child I used to eat horseradish out of the jar. Same with hot peppers.

I don’t like green veggies, but I think that’s just because I don’t like green veggies, not because I find them particularly bitter. I like beer just fine. 🙂

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