Beer tasting has now become a past time and with the growing popularity of craft beers you don’t want to be the only one among your friends that doesn’t know how to taste beer.

Beers comprise of a number of elements but the most important to look out for are aromatics, flavour and mouth-feel. When tasting beer you should allow each of these elements to influence your experience.

When it comes to the flavours and aromatics of beer, as with wine and in fact everything we eat, these 2 elements are intertwined. What you smell influences what you taste. Some of the flavours and aromatics at play in a glass of beer may be cloves, florals, citrus, pepper, raisin, chocolate, pine, banana etc. the list goes on and on.

The next element that influences our beer’s taste is mouthfeel, the texture, carbonation, temperature and pH level of the beer.

Like wine tasting, the look, smell and taste all play a role in the beer and how you taste it is similar, look at its colour and structure. Then agitate the beer to release the aroma. Lastly taste with a sip or two, never gulp. And don’t forget the most important step – enjoy.

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