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Host a Craft Beer Tasting at Home

1. Craft Beer Tasting At Home and Beer Whispering Too video features numerous craft brewers who provide tips and tricks for hosting a successful tasting. Some of your guides include Jonathan Alsop (Boston Wine School, MA); Larry Bell (Bell's Brewery Inc., MI); Vinnie and Natalie Cilurzo (Russian River Brewing Company, CA); Greg Koch (Stone Brewing Company, CA); Will Meyers (Cambridge Brewing Company, MA) Charlie Papazian (Brewers Association, CO); Dave Thibodeau (Ska Brewing, CO) and many more respected brewing professionals!

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2. See the companion presentation for the video, How to Host a Tasting at Home (PDF file). This includes tips to get you started, suggested preparation work, information on what foods to have on hand, tasting format suggestions, a tasting day check list, suggestions on how to run the tasting, craft beer and food pairing guidelines, an overview of Beer Whispering, Beer 101 terms, and more.
3. Print out a tasting mat for each person attending your tasting so they can take notes and keep their samples. Choose from the 11x17 Tasting Mat (PDF file) or the 8.5x11 Tasting Mat (PDF file).    

 

 

4. If you want to include food, consider a craft beer and cheese tasting (see Beer & Cheese Party).