Hi.
I'm a true Beer lover.
I drink beer in a way most people don't. I like to analyse the bottle first, the presentation of it, what it says on the back label and so on.
Then I pour it, in a glass, never drink from the bottle unless noted by the manufacturer.
Once in the glass, I like to chek the colour. I note colour in a beer book of my own. Then comes the smell, what does it smell like?
If feel that when you smell a beer (Or wine) you can tell a lot about it's taste.
I try to "pre-taste" the beer when smelling it. Try to guess what it should taste like. (I've been quite sucessful so far with this technique)
And then finally, once my mouth is all watered-up from staring and smelling at the beer for so long. Here comes the best part, the tasting.
How you drink it in my opinion is very important, do you drink it, let it sit in your mouth, then swallow? Or do you swallow right away?
I like to be in between, letting it too long in your mouth will take out the coldness of the beer and therefor false it's taste.
Once tasted, does it have after taste? Bitterness? etc.
So, every beer lover on this thread, or even wine, should do their own analysis of a beer they love, write it down and share with people in here, that way we may end up trying all sorts of beer we did'nt know existed.
Here's my first contribution.
- Name : Kostritzer
- Country : Germany
- Colour : Black Lager
- Presentation : draught beer, served in a glass, very dark, with a 1/4" thick brew sitting on top, lightly golden.
- Smell : Hard to say what the beer smells like, from the smell of it, one can tell it's definitely a strong beer, but the smell hide the easyness of the beer.
- Taste : I'd have to say that this beer is easy on the tongue, at first the taste is kind of shy, then once swallowed the true taste emerges, for a short time only, without a big after taste.
On a side note, I though that this was an easy going beer, but a fellow beer taster friend of mine did'nt think so, he thought it was a strong beer with lots of character. Then we found out I was more attracted to dark beer and he almost never liked a dark one at all.
So, c'mon everyone!
Jump in with your own personal beer experience!
Cheers! Or Senpai!
Matt
I'm a true Beer lover.
I drink beer in a way most people don't. I like to analyse the bottle first, the presentation of it, what it says on the back label and so on.
Then I pour it, in a glass, never drink from the bottle unless noted by the manufacturer.
Once in the glass, I like to chek the colour. I note colour in a beer book of my own. Then comes the smell, what does it smell like?
If feel that when you smell a beer (Or wine) you can tell a lot about it's taste.
I try to "pre-taste" the beer when smelling it. Try to guess what it should taste like. (I've been quite sucessful so far with this technique)
And then finally, once my mouth is all watered-up from staring and smelling at the beer for so long. Here comes the best part, the tasting.
How you drink it in my opinion is very important, do you drink it, let it sit in your mouth, then swallow? Or do you swallow right away?
I like to be in between, letting it too long in your mouth will take out the coldness of the beer and therefor false it's taste.
Once tasted, does it have after taste? Bitterness? etc.
So, every beer lover on this thread, or even wine, should do their own analysis of a beer they love, write it down and share with people in here, that way we may end up trying all sorts of beer we did'nt know existed.
Here's my first contribution.
- Name : Kostritzer
- Country : Germany
- Colour : Black Lager
- Presentation : draught beer, served in a glass, very dark, with a 1/4" thick brew sitting on top, lightly golden.
- Smell : Hard to say what the beer smells like, from the smell of it, one can tell it's definitely a strong beer, but the smell hide the easyness of the beer.
- Taste : I'd have to say that this beer is easy on the tongue, at first the taste is kind of shy, then once swallowed the true taste emerges, for a short time only, without a big after taste.
On a side note, I though that this was an easy going beer, but a fellow beer taster friend of mine did'nt think so, he thought it was a strong beer with lots of character. Then we found out I was more attracted to dark beer and he almost never liked a dark one at all.
So, c'mon everyone!
Jump in with your own personal beer experience!
Cheers! Or Senpai!
Matt