Beginner's Brews: Is there a first step for Palate Development?

How'd you get around to liking different styles of beer? Personally, I just drank beer, got curious about other beers, and then drank those beers. I didn't put all that much thought into it (at first).

 

I would start out with pale ales, low abv stouts/porters, and wheat beers, see what they like and go from there

 

It's beer. Don't over think it. Just try stuff. Styles that you may eventually love you might hate at first. Ultimately the more you try the more your palate will likely adapt. I started out on stouts and stouts alone but as I continued trying different beers I came to like alot more than just one style.

Is there anyone that liked a fizzy yellow adjunct lager the first time that had it? Perhaps a few but I don't think that's typical. For one reason or another people just kept drinking until they acquired the taste for it. Craft beer is pretty much the same but exponetially more delicious and expensive...

 

The only way, as a previous poster said, is to just try different beers. If they can't stand a hoppy/bitter beer, give them a malty beer like a schwarzbier, that's what originally got me into craft and I now like all styles, bitter and sweet and everything in between.

 

First step in palate development really starts with you consuming as many flavors as possible but being aware about what you are eating or drinking.
The key is initially there are no flat out wrong answers in what someone tastes and doesn't taste, the depth of descriptors just varies *.

*as long as the answer isn't "it taste like beer"

 

Give 'em time. I'd say it'd probably be natural to progress from IPA's to Stout's and onto Sours, with lots of other's in-between...in two years or so. The pallet has to develop and there's no skipping that part. Besides...it's fun.

 

Follow the abv from simple to complex but bold can be anywhere. The other way to really develop your palate is to review the beer. Read the other reviews too and you will be surprised at how much you really can learn from that. You should check out New Beer Sunday and WBAYDN threads to enjoy other peoples opinions and tasting notes on their beers. Since you will share beer in common with someone on one of those threads it will be easy to make comparisons.

 

Start with pilsners / IPL's > wheat / Hefe's > pale ales > brown ales > bocks / maibocks etc > porters / stouts > ipa's / dipa's, etc > and on from there....

Or, just drink what looks good and repeat with various brands / styles that appeal to you!

 

Doesn't need to be scientific. Drink what's in front of you. There are a handful of obvious beers that I wouldn't bother suggesting to someone just getting into beer, but for the most part I'd say anything is fair game.

That hardest thing to master is the correct spelling of "palate". Many seasoned beer geeks can't seem to get to grips with it - but you've nailed it.

 

How would you go about developing it?
Either spend tons, and drink an awful lot, or use beer flights, and mix a six packs. Regardless, you're going to just have to keep tasting. That's really the best way to develop a palate for what is out there, and fine tune your own.

 

Most people are only acquainted with American Light Lagers before delving in crafty brews. From my experience try some Lagers first like a German or Czech Pilsner. Try Brown Ales, Hefewiezens, Weissbiers, ESB, English Pale Ales, and Milds. This is advice I would give myself if I were trying beer all over again.

Then again I'm having a great time with beer and I jumped straight to DIPA's and loved it, just try what intrigues you.

 

Question: Why are we trying to develop others peoples pallets?

 

HAHA...too true every time I see "palette" I die a little inside

 

Look above you

 

There it is ^^^^

 

You're thinking too much. Just start drinking beers and you'll figure it out.

 

Because it's a lucrative use for any scrap lumber you may have lying around.

 

There's also good money to be made as well.