Tutored Tasting
At Fuller's we invest a great deal of time and money in ensuring you receive a
great beer each and every time but being a natural product, the beer changes
and different flavours will become more prominent in different brews. Below are
some of the flavours that I pick up from London Pride but if you pick up
different flavours then let us know - we would love to hear them.
Before you start, here is a quick guide on how to taste your beer.
Look
Look at the beer in your glass as ask yourself:
Does the beer look clear?
What colour is the beer?
Does the beer have any foam on top or not?
How does the beer cling to the glass?
Swirl and sniff
Swirl the beer round to release the flavours in the beer and then take a deep
sniff:
What flavours can you smell?
What does the beer remind you of?
Taste
Now you can have a taste. Try to coat all areas of the mouth to assess not only
the flavours but also the texture of the beer:
What flavours can you taste?
Does the taste remind you of anything?
Aftertaste or linger
Now that you have tasted the beer it is important to assess how the flavours if
texture of the beer stay with you on the tongue or palate. Lingers can be long,
warming or moreish.
Cask London Pride - 4.1% a.b.v.
Appearance
If we take a look at the beer it is a deep golden amber colour with a bright
sparkling clarity that makes the beer very appetising.
Aroma
Swirl the beer round slightly and take in the aroma, London Pride has hints of
treacle toffee with a digestive biscuit flavour coming through. These notes are
derived from both pale ale and crystal malts added to the brew. The malt is
supported by some floral, grassy flavours that come from the hops.
Flavour
Take a taste, the beer has an initial sweetness from the malt, this is balanced
with a clean bitterness. The hops contribute grapefruit flavours to the beer
giving a mouth watering, zesty character to London Pride. The toffee, biscuit
notes are key to the overall flavour of this beer.
Aftertaste
To assess the flavours of beer it is important not to spit it out. The malt
characters in the beer leave a clean, smooth and refreshing flavour on the
palate.
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