Live beer reviews

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  1. beercat11

    beercat11 Crusader (445) Jul 12, 2005 New York

    How many here like to review a beer while drinking and tasting it?
     
    #1 beercat11, Dec 22, 2015
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  2. LennyOvies

    LennyOvies Initiate (0) Jul 22, 2015 Mexico

    I always do. I never review hours/days later because I might remember stuff incorrectly and give a wrong review.
     
    #2 LennyOvies, Dec 22, 2015
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  3. TongoRad

    TongoRad Grand Pooh-Bah (3,884) Jun 3, 2004 New Jersey
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    I do it for fun on certain threads, but I usually don't consider it a true review until I've lived with the beer for a while, had a few more, etc. It's just posted as an initial impression.
     
    #3 TongoRad, Dec 22, 2015
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  4. Beersnake

    Beersnake Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,884) Aug 17, 2013 California
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    I certainly take notes and review while I am drinking it, but I wouldn't post anything until after it's finished as things change as it warms and your palate soaks things in for a bit.
     
    #4 Beersnake, Dec 22, 2015
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  5. pat61

    pat61 Initiate (0) Dec 29, 2010 Minnesota

    I take notes in a little 3.5 x 5.5 Moleskine notebook and snap a picture while I am drinking the beer and then go back later, review my thoughts, type out the notes and enter them.
     
    #5 pat61, Dec 22, 2015
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  6. Smakawhat

    Smakawhat Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,191) Mar 18, 2008 Maryland
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    Um every time? Is this a trick question?
     
    #6 Smakawhat, Dec 22, 2015
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  7. TheIPAHunter

    TheIPAHunter Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,026) Aug 12, 2007 California
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    ALWAYS review it live, unless you're taking notes.
     
    #7 TheIPAHunter, Dec 22, 2015
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  8. utopiajane

    utopiajane Grand Pooh-Bah (3,982) Jun 11, 2013 New York
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    All reviews are live yes? I like to drink at least one whole beer, take notes and then write the review. doing a live tasting is just like it is in the live tasting threads or in NBS. You just start talking. =)
     
    #8 utopiajane, Dec 23, 2015
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  9. donspublic

    donspublic Grand Pooh-Bah (3,552) Aug 4, 2014 Texas
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    I actually like to take it out a couple of times. I have been burned many time by first impressions. You also need to visit the beers' parents (brewers) to get a good feel for what you're getting yourself into.
     
    #9 donspublic, Dec 23, 2015
  10. cavedave

    cavedave Grand Pooh-Bah (4,157) Mar 12, 2009 New York
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    Haha great minds think alike, my exact thought.
     
    #10 cavedave, Dec 23, 2015
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  11. MikeySea

    MikeySea Pooh-Bah (2,165) Sep 17, 2015 Arizona
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    Yes.... live. Only great artists are remembered more after death.
    Edit: Time for bed. Yes, review live. Adjust your rating after consequent tastings....oy.
     
    #11 MikeySea, Dec 23, 2015
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  12. Shroud0fdoom

    Shroud0fdoom Initiate (0) Oct 31, 2013 Maryland

    I review live (Mostly). While I'm at Max's I will carry my Mobile Electronic Device and Jot down notes. Later log in here and get to work. At home though, I will review the brew live and late breaking (if I want or feel the need to review the beer). Some beers I don't review, I just want to sit back, relax and get hammered.
     
    #12 Shroud0fdoom, Dec 23, 2015
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  13. StoutElk_92

    StoutElk_92 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,045) Oct 30, 2015 Massachusetts
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    I try to review new beers as I drink them, but I do find my reviews are more accurate after I've had more than one to review. If it's a 22oz. or big bottle and I don't have any others I just try to get the initial notes at first, and continue to add on to it as it warms and I get towards the end. Drinking one 12oz. sometimes isn't enough to get everything out of it. I usually go back to my review when I'm having the beer again and see if I think it's accurate, and if I'm detecting a few different notes I'll add them to the review.
     
    #13 StoutElk_92, Dec 23, 2015
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  14. tillmac62

    tillmac62 Pooh-Bah (2,859) Oct 2, 2013 South Carolina
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    Review while drinking it is my method as well.
     
    #14 tillmac62, Dec 23, 2015
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  15. gopens44

    gopens44 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,560) Aug 9, 2010 Virginia
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    Mine are all prerecorded with a live studio audience.
     
    #15 gopens44, Dec 23, 2015
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  16. MikeySea

    MikeySea Pooh-Bah (2,165) Sep 17, 2015 Arizona
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    Those 12ozer's can disappear pretty quickly!
     
    #16 MikeySea, Dec 23, 2015
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  17. MikeySea

    MikeySea Pooh-Bah (2,165) Sep 17, 2015 Arizona
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    Oh....The possibilities here are endless. Thanks!
     
    #17 MikeySea, Dec 23, 2015
  18. TongoRad

    TongoRad Grand Pooh-Bah (3,884) Jun 3, 2004 New Jersey
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    Any overdubs?
     
    #18 TongoRad, Dec 23, 2015
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  19. dbrauneis

    dbrauneis Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,071) Dec 8, 2007 North Carolina
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    I write the majority of my reviews while enjoying the beer live and submit the review around when I finish the beer (with the exception of 64 oz. or larger containers, which is when I finish a glass).

    Sometimes when I am out, I take my notes in a notebook and then type them into the site at a later point in time.
     
    #19 dbrauneis, Dec 23, 2015
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  20. Dragginballs76

    Dragginballs76 Initiate (0) Nov 13, 2015 South Carolina
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    I always write my reviews as I am drinking the beer, from the beginning sip to the last drop!
     
    #20 Dragginballs76, Dec 23, 2015
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