Sensory Exercise: The Jen Blur Method
The Jen Blur Method is a great beer sensory exercise that not only builds your beer style discrimination skills but also helps you become a more confident blind beer taster. The Jen Blur Method can be adapted to varying skill levels, from those looking to train their palates for beer tasting to those preparing for beer exams such as the Cicerone or BJCP tasting exams.
Sensory Exercise: Jelly Bean Test
The jelly bean test is a quick and simple sensory exercise designed to demonstrate the difference between orthonasal and retronasal olfaction. Understanding how orthonasal and retronasal olfaction are different is a foundational key to becoming a better beer taster.
Sensory Exercise: Beer Style Exploder
Tell the story of beer, piece by piece.
The beer style exploder is a sensory exercise designed to give you a deeper understanding of the flavors of individual beer ingredients and how those ingredients come together in the finished beer.
Sensory Exercise: Glass Rinsers
Every glass, every time. Properly cleaned glassware enables properly poured beers. A hallmark of a great beer program is a team that consistently creates and fills beer-clean glasses.