During the offseason we’re going to bring back Sounder at Heart’s favorite way to bond over non-soccer things. It’s Open Flavor Fridays, which sometimes happens on Saturdays or Sundays. OFF is our way to connect about things not soccer. We’ll discuss flavors and other things we love.

Flavor

Beverages

Some brilliant soul figured out that a tiny bit of lactose to normally “sharp” beers soften them up. Shake porters are smoother, rounder than a normal porter, and also sweeter. A milkshake IPA will have all the IBUs of a an IPA, but the hop bitterness (even if using hop varieties that are bitter) is toned down.