-Hold the glass at an angle slightly over 45 degrees under the bottle, pouring the beer slowly and allowing it to roll on the bottom of the glass. This provides a nice aeration and lots of head. As the glass fills, pour the beer faster and slowly bring the glass to an upright position.
-Allow the foam/head to slightly 'fall' down the glass and while the foam is cascading over the glass (hopefully you are doing this near a sink) use a head cutter (straight edge) to take the top layer of foam off the glass. This seals the beer.
-Clean the sides of the glass before serving and inspect the head of foam. The perfect pour yields approximately a 'two finger' head.
-Present the beer to your fellow micro craft beer drinkers. NOTE: I like to bring the bottle with me to show the label.
TIP: Be sure the glass is clean. A chilled glass is a bonus!
Have you ever been with a group of folks or to a beer festival and everyone appears to be a beer expert? Well, here’s a few easy tips on tasting beers-
TIP: It is normally best to evaluate more than just one beer at a time, so you can compare.
3 comments:
cool. I'll try this tonight!
Where is Nor'east located? Are you open?
Wish there was more written on this subject. Thanks for the article on pouring the perfect beer.
Personally, I love a full foam head, as long as I get my 16 oz!
I was told a chilled glass is fine - BUT never frozen. Reason: a frozen glass will have the ice melt into the beer as it is being poured and hence, the craft beer will become diluted and watered down!
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