[brewthru]

I finally gave up judging because my taste and smell became unreliable.  Age related, not COVID.

Interesting point and, unfortunately, true as far as I've experienced. While my taste and smell are not unreliable, they definitely have changed. Others think I'm "nuts", but I've always been and am still able to, smell heat.

[fredthecat]

I finally gave up judging because my taste and smell became unreliable.  Age related, not COVID.

Interesting point and, unfortunately, true as far as I've experienced. While my taste and smell are not unreliable, they definitely have changed. Others think I'm "nuts", but I've always been and am still able to, smell heat.

fyi i dont think youre nuts about that. wont judge if you explain it (if you want to).

[KellerBrauer]

I have heard of people who have lost their sense of smell and/or taste since getting COVID and those senses have not yet returned.  I was one of the lucky ones; I got COVID in 2022 and again this past June.  It felt like I had a common cold that lasted about 11 hours each time with zero ill effects.

I hope those senses return soon!  Good luck!

[reverseapachemaster]

I am on the backend of my third round of covid which started last Sunday. I feel like my sense of taste isn't as strong as normal but I'm not sure if that's a covid symptom, the consequence of congestion, or paranoia about losing my sense of taste again.

[brewthru]

I am on the backend of my third round of covid which started last Sunday. I feel like my sense of taste isn't as strong as normal but I'm not sure if that's a covid symptom, the consequence of congestion, or paranoia about losing my sense of taste again.

Remember the regular cold or flu will also skew our tastes.

[goose]

One of the guys I brew with at a Cocoa Village brewery in FL got COVID and could not smell PAA.  That really surprised me since it is so pungent that it tends to burn the lining in a person's nose.  I can always smell that from across the room.
COVID definitely affects different people in different ways.