How long does it take to develop a palate for craft beer?

Well, from a physiological standpoint, your taste buds do change pretty regularly over cycles of several years (the common saying being 7 years). People do often develop new tastes or preferences during the several months over which these buds develop. So in that sense, your beer palate is definitely going to through cycles.

From a psychological standpoint, I think your beer palate is a reflection of your past beer experiences. Each beer you sample adds to that library of experiences and contributes to your future tastings.

 

^ This.

 

perfectly stated

 

Should have pulled an Ed McMahon and gone with "You are correct sir!"

Hiyoooooooooo!

 

A minute if you like beer, longer if you're trying to.

 

Everyone is different, there is no one answer.

 

yikes! sorry but id rather spread that out over 20 years. i couldn't imagine being drunk all day for that long.

 

Your palate never stops developing. Foods you hated as child may be ones you love now. Foods you loved as a child may be ones you loathe. This goes for the present and your future old-age selves as well. Food, beer, wine, liquor - it will always change.

 

How many ticks does it take to get to the center of craft beer culture?

 

It's a journey not a destination.

 

If I drop a 5lb brick of feathers off the top of Willis Tower and a 5lb brick of gold off the top of the Empire State Building at the same time, which train will arrive in Albuquerque first? To get to the other side...

 

All of them.

 

Developing my taste for craft took me exactly one glass of Black Albert.