Invitation to lovers of The Brew

My two Sons and I hold irregular beer tastings in our sauna starting with a cooler of 30 brews, my Better Half opening the bottle while we avert. Our offspring and I then without comment score it on a scale of 1 to 10 in increments of 0.1. Now we discuss it and finally we guess at its identity yes-no. Once in a while we hit with a single guess but typically 4 to 6 required

We record our scores though the practice being highly subjective all vary over a pretty wide range. Another reason is the deadening effect of one brew upon the next: For instance the lagers get lower scores than I think they should because they’re not as assertive. My sons’ scores are however far more consistent than mine as they have a superior palates

Being an octogen I crap out after 14 tastings (that’s 6 oz each) when we then quit. If the hot tub didn’t dissipate some of the alcohol there’s no way I’d achieve a dozen tastings, especially since many of the brews are of higher concentration

As we’ve been at it some 15 years the listing is pretty extensive. We’d be happy to share it with you if you will inquire to [email protected].

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