How to Taste Beer
Sight: After you have poured your beer into the
proper glass with a 1-1½ inch head, take a moment to observe the color,
effervescence and clarity.
Aroma: You interpret 90% of
the taste of something by it’s smell. Take 3 short sniffs of your beer. What
does your beer smell like? Floral, grainy, fruity, roasted like coffee beans,
nuts, bread-like.
Taste: Finally...take a sip and let the beer fill
your mouth and pass over all areas of your tongue before you swallow to get the
full flavor spectrum from the start to
finish.
Mouthfeel: Pay attention to the texture of the
beer: Is it light? Heavy? Does it coat your mouth? Is it a clean finish? Can you
feel the carbonation?
