Beer tasting notes
By: JimOldfield
March 26th, 2013
Once again these take many forms – and indeed there are literally hundreds of adjectives used to describe beers.
Here is a selection of categories you may wish to employ (starting with the all-important name and strength!), together with examples of some terms in use for each:
- Name and brewery
- Strength (ABV)
- Type of beer Pale Ale, bitter, mild, porter, stout
- Colour Yellow (light/pale/dark straw); Amber (light/pale/dark copper)Brown (light/medium/dark) Black
- Cloudiness Bright, cloudy, turbid (opaque), clear, hazy, sparkling
- Head Persistent, fluffy, dissipating, lingering, frothy, tight, dense, smooth, thin
- Aroma Acetic (vinegary), banana, flowery, complex, barnyard (smell of sweat and urine!), boozy (alcoholic aroma), closed (no aroma), skunky
- Flavour Hoppy, biscuit, complex, cheesy, big (intense), aggressive, balanced, edgy (sharp), buttery, metallic, skunky
- Bitterness Sweet, mild, bitter, acetic, sharp
- Finish (or aftertaste) Hoppy, sharp, smooth, sweet
- Summary
- Score (1-5 stars) *(barely drinkable) to ***** (sublime)
