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Letter: The nose knows, but what about us?

Published 24 October 2018

From Harry Lake, Bussum, The Netherlands

Alastair Mouat writes that the head brewer at his Edinburgh brewery could distinguish between the same canned beer produced at different locations (Letters, 15 September). How does he know the head brewer wasn't having them all on?

Issue no. 3201 published 27 October 2018

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