Beer tasting is the experience of sampling beer. Depending on how the tasting is designed, it can be a way to learn more about the history, ingredients and production of beer as well as different beer styles, hops, yeast and beer presentation. A common way is to analyze the appearance, smell and taste of the beer. Most tastings, include a final judgement of the beer's quality.[1][2]
There are many scales for rating beer among beer journalists and beer sommeliers. Different magazines and experts often use their own scale, for example the famous British sommelier Jancis Robinson uses a scale between 1 and 20[3] and the famous American sommelier Joshua M. Bernstein uses a scale between 1 and 100.[4] However it is common for professional organisations such as the Wine & Spirit Education Trust to rate beer with verbal grades: faulty - poor - acceptable - good - very good - outstanding, corresponding to a scale from 1 to 5.[5]
- ^ How to taste beer, BeerAdvocate. Accessed on 3 April 2017.
- ^ A guide to rating beer - news and features, Ratebeer. Accessed on 3 April 2017.
- ^ Tasting notes, Jancis Robinson. Accessed on 30 March 2017.
- ^ (No title), Joshua M. Bernstein. Accessed on 3 April 2017.
- ^ Wine & Spirit Education Trust, yumpy.com. Accessed on 30 March 2017.