Tasting/Rating Tips and Preferences

Same routine for me. I rinse out the glass as the water warms then let the hot water clean it for a min and wipe dry with clean towel, done. Been doing this way for 2 years zero regrets.

 

I do the following when reviewing;

• Whenever possible, use a cup or glass and avoid drinking from the container or off the table
  
• Ensure the glass is clean for each beer, hand washed, well rinsed, and wiped
  
• I use the same glass style (and mostly the same exact glass) for nearly every review; a Belgian beer glass, aka snulip
• Ensure the beer is the proper temperature. For darker beers, I don't review it cold, I sample it cold then let it warm 10 minutes, and then drink it over a period of an hour or so. As others mentioned, warming can change the taste, often improving it - though have had the opposite happen
• Don't review when you have a cold
• Don't review when already drunk. Unless you feel like it
• If it's not a style you generally prefer, try to keep an open mind and avoid letting any bias impact the score. Since that's impossible, at least explain in the review when it's not your favorite style so others can disregard if they want