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Charlie Papazian
Beer ExaminerCharlie Papazian is the author of The Complete Joy of Homebrewing, founder of the Great American Beer festival, the American Homebrewers Association and the Association of Brewers. He works, lives and still enjoys making homebrewed beer in Colorado.
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What is good beer?
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by Charlie Papazian, Beer Examiner
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What style of beer is being brewed here? Photo of
fermenting beer using classic method. See "German
Weissbier and the art of brewing."
I’m curious about your answer to the question: What is good beer? No, not your favorite brand, but why you like the beer you like? What matters?
Who is capable of brewing good beer? Is it local beer? “Craft” beer? Import? American? Homebrew? Does the origin factor in with regard to what makes it good to your way of thinking?
Is it about the ingredients? Organic? Local? All malt? Sustainable ingredients? Does any of this matter?
What matters when you think you can taste a difference among the 15,000+ brands of beer you have a choice in buying?
Does “cheap” matter? If so do you associate value with “cheap?”
Do taste, aroma, appearance, mouthfeel, aftertaste, drinkability really matter? Or are you sold by the label? The advertisement?
I started enjoying beer in a time when no one would have dreamed to ask these questions? I’m wondering if things have fundamentally changed with regard to what beer drinkers think good beer is.
7 Easy Steps to Maximize Your Beer Enjoyment
Step #1:
Step #1:
- Clean glassware – “Beer clean” means no soap, detergent, oily residue or lipstick imprints inside or out of your glass. If bubbles stick to the inside of the glass – that’s bad, because that’s grease, soap or someone’s lipstick your experiencing. No head retention on your beer? That’s an improperly cleaned glass.
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