{"id":5451,"date":"2023-12-10T14:07:37","date_gmt":"2023-12-10T13:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fermento-brewery.com\/?p=5451"},"modified":"2024-03-10T23:37:46","modified_gmt":"2024-03-10T22:37:46","slug":"great-craft-beer-tasting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fermento-brewery.com\/en\/great-craft-beer-tasting\/","title":{"rendered":"How to prepare the best beer tasting: from bottle sipping to great artisanal beer degustation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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How to prepare the best beer tasting: from bottle sipping to great artisanal beer degustation<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Brewing beer is a great job, believe me. I enjoy attending beer festivals, and organizing beer degustation<\/a>, food and beer tasting.<\/p>\n

Thirsty people always approach me in a good mood asking for a great beer<\/strong>. Some of them, who have probably already started their beer degustation session, turn to me with memorable funny phrases. One guy once proudly stated: ‘I stopped drinking beer yesterday, but tonight I am celebrating my return” and another in a more serious tone: ‘If I saved all the money I spent on beer… I would spend it on beer’. These words of honest truth and humor touch my beer-sensitive heart and I am overjoyed to offer that special artisanal beer.<\/p>\n

The first point is to choose desired artisanal beer style.<\/a>. Then follows the question: bottle or glass<\/strong>? I usually respect every choice of my new friend. However, I always want everyone to have the best possible experience when it comes to beer tasting. For this reason, I am always ready to share some suggestions on how to best appreciate an artisanal beer. Even a few small tips can make a big difference and improve the beer tasting experience, without holding a beer sommelier diploma or sophisticated barware.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Make your choice for a great beer tasting experience: bottle, can or glass<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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What is best: bottle, can or glass? The answer is simple: it depends.<\/p>\n

If you happen to have a beer, usually from big brands, that tastes neutral, believe me: drink it cold, direct from the fridge<\/strong>, from its container, bottle or can. These beers are brewed as pure refreshment and lose all their refreshing properties as soon as they become a little warmer than the temperature of the fridge. Beer tasting will not improve with warming, whatever glass is used. Therefore, my advice is not even to pour it into a glass.<\/p>\n

If you happen to have a tasty, good artisanal beer, then things start to get more interesting, and some attention can make your beer degustation experience amazing. The small effort of serving your beer in a glass<\/strong>, will always elevate the experience because it frees the flavors from the beer’s surface.<\/p>\n

But which glass to choose from? Many beer styles have their preferred type of glass. In Belgium<\/a> for example, several breweries even provide their own glass to maximize the beer tasting experience.<\/p>\n

A unique “beer degustation\u201c <\/strong>glass has been designed for beer sommeliers to conduct professional tastings. It is called “Teku<\/a>\u201c , named after its two inventors, Teo Musso and Lorenzo ‘Kuaska’ Dabove, two beer experts who were inspired by wine tasting and designed a glass that can offer a beer tasting experience similar to that of wine, where the aromas of the beer remain in the glass.<\/p>\n

Alternatively to the Teku, a wine glass can also be very useful in facilitating the beer degustation and allowing you to fully appreciate it. The stem of the glass will also allow you to hold it without warming the beer too much. I usually use a white wine glass<\/strong> f\u00fcr leichtere Biere (z.B.: Weizen, Pilsner, malziges Amber Ale) and a red wine glass<\/strong> with a wider opening for stronger beers (e.g., Stout, Honey beers, etc.).<\/p>\n

To maintain a good beer foam<\/a>, the glass must be cleaned after each drinking session with warm water only. Detergent can damage the foam formation, even if the glass is well rinsed after washing. Do not freeze the glass because ice crystals forming on the glass walls damage the beer foam formation. Before pouring your artisanal beer, it is a good idea to rinse the glass with water.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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