Comments on: Pick the dude with the palate http://appellationbeer.com/blog/pick-the-dude-with-the-palate/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:38:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Stan Hieronymus http://appellationbeer.com/blog/pick-the-dude-with-the-palate/comment-page-1/#comment-56819 Stan Hieronymus Fri, 26 Oct 2007 13:43:25 +0000 http://appellationbeer.com/blog/pick-the-dude-with-the-palate/#comment-56819 I think Mark is expecting a certain amount of brewery competence as well. After all, knowing microbiology doesn't make you an expert on filters ;>) I think Mark is expecting a certain amount of brewery competence as well.

After all, knowing microbiology doesn’t make you an expert on filters ;>)

]]> By: Doug http://appellationbeer.com/blog/pick-the-dude-with-the-palate/comment-page-1/#comment-56787 Doug Fri, 26 Oct 2007 08:22:24 +0000 http://appellationbeer.com/blog/pick-the-dude-with-the-palate/#comment-56787 Just because he has a good palate doesn't mean he wont be completely useless at everything else. A good palate is important, but it wont help you when you ferment sticks, your beer refuse to go through the filter or help you successfully manage people. Just because he has a good palate doesn’t mean he wont be completely useless at everything else. A good palate is important, but it wont help you when you ferment sticks, your beer refuse to go through the filter or help you successfully manage people.

]]> By: Bob Kunz http://appellationbeer.com/blog/pick-the-dude-with-the-palate/comment-page-1/#comment-56694 Bob Kunz Thu, 25 Oct 2007 17:09:34 +0000 http://appellationbeer.com/blog/pick-the-dude-with-the-palate/#comment-56694 Agreed! It's amazing how easy it is to forget how important the palate's role is across the spectrum of beer, from brewer to consumer. When I worked for Craftsman Brewing Co., my boss, Mark Jilg, a man usually biased against formal brewing education, always said that the number one tool a brewer can possess is a good palate. Agreed! It’s amazing how easy it is to forget how important the palate’s role is across the spectrum of beer, from brewer to consumer. When I worked for Craftsman Brewing Co., my boss, Mark Jilg, a man usually biased against formal brewing education, always said that the number one tool a brewer can possess is a good palate.

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