Drink Beer with your nose ??

[MrBIP]

You know the chefs saying, "You eat first with your eyes" ?
So, does it make sense to say, "You drink beer first with your nose" ???

 

[Nosybear]

Depends on how thirsty you are. I generally find sipping preferable to snorting.... ;-)

 

[LarryBrewer]

It is true that we experience beer flavor with our sense of smell. More so for hoppy beer.

 

[Ozarks Mountain Brewery]

Makes sense having a cold changes the flavor eating different food too, our nose is connected to our throat

 

[Nosybear]

Serious reply: The majority of the flavor of everything we eat or drink is in our nose. We have only five distinct "tastes" in our repertoire: Sweet, salty, sour, bitter and umami. Most of what we call "taste" is "aroma".

 

[LarryBrewer]

We could have titled this post, drinking beer THROUGH your nose, which would be a totally different sensory experience.

Here was our write up on the art of tasting beer:
http://www.brewersfriend.com/2010/07/05 ... ting-beer/

 

[Nosybear]

Sometimes, when tasting, I have experienced "nosefeel". :lol:

 

[LarryBrewer]

Well, there is drinkability, but what we really shoot for is naseability. :lol:

 

[EvanAltman36]

I know that having a nice aroma coming off the beer adds a great deal to the experience of drinking it. I never used to like IPAs, but that was when I was more used to consuming large quantities of macrobrews. I've since grown to love the hop aroma from a nice IPA or APA. I love Ranger, Gumballhead, and Alpha King for their burst of citrus and fruit flavors that hit your nose before they do your tongue.

 

[brewmer]

eye's first then nose,then savor the flavor....if it looks nice ill have a sniff ...