Beer Tasting Journal

A beer tasting journal for recording what you taste and building a personal reference that grows with your palate over time.

The journal includes 85 tasting scorecards for recording the beer's name, brewery, style, location, ABV, IBU, appearance, aroma, flavour, body, carbonation, bitterness, finish and rating. Each scorecard has 44 aroma and flavour checkboxes as quick prompts, so you're not starting from a blank page when you're trying to name what you taste and smell.

Before the scorecards come a few introductory pages covering the basics: how malt, hops, yeast and water shape a beer, how to use the scorecards, what to look for in appearance, aroma, flavour, mouthfeel and finish, and how glassware, temperature and freshness affect what you taste. Then the two full-page flavour wheels, one for malt-driven and balanced beers and one for hop-forward, sour and expressive beers.

Whether you're visiting breweries, exploring a beer festival, joining a tasting group or comparing bottles at home, the journal gives you structure without getting in the way.

It also makes a good gift for anyone who enjoys beer, from the person who is just getting curious about craft beer to the one who already has a favourite brewery.

Many beer tasting journals are collections of scorecards with a flavour wheel and blank space for notes. This one has all of that, plus 44 aroma and flavour checkboxes on every page, practical prompts that help you notice what's in the glass. Two wheels, one for malt-driven and balanced beers and one for hop-forward, sour and expressive ones, cover the range from crisp lagers to funky sours. And a short front section covers the basics, so you know what you're looking for before you start.