Appearance

• What do you see? Does the color match the style?
• Is it clear? Are there particles floating in it?
• Should there be haze (for the style)?
• What is the head color and retention?
• Impression of viscosity (swirl around in glass).

Aroma

• Swirl glass again. Then, place your nose into it.
• What do you smell?

Taste   Now that you have pinpointed some aromas, take a sip.

• Churn the beer over in your mouth allowing it to come in contact with all of your tongue.
• Suck air through it (aerating the beer will help push aromatics into your nasal passages)
• Chew it and swallow it.
• Evaluate the Beginning, Middle and End of experience.
• What did you taste at each stage? Can you describe it?

Mouthfeel

• The feeling or sensation of the beer in your mouth.
• Can you feel the body of the beer?
• It is fizzy? Drying? Soapy? Thick? Round? Thin?