Exam Focus
- Recall the five beer-scoresheet sections and their 12, 3, 20, 5, and 10 point allocations.
- Make section comments, section scores, total score, and overall impression internally consistent.
- Complete identification fields, style and technical grids, checkboxes, arithmetic, and legible feedback before submission.
Core concept
The allocations are Aroma 12, Appearance 3, Flavor 20, Mouthfeel 5, and Overall Impression 10. Section comments should justify section scores; the total should agree with the overall quality and published score band.
Judging and study application
Use the style and technical grids as summaries, not replacements for prose. Complete identification fields, checkboxes, section totals, and the final addition before returning the sheet.
Why It Matters
- Correct arithmetic cannot rescue a sheet whose comments describe a different quality level than its scores.
- Complete paperwork gives entrants usable feedback and prevents avoidable competition administration problems.
Practical Sensory Exercises
Audit a 50-point sheet
Take a completed practice scoresheet and check five items in order: section evidence, point allocation, addition, score-band fit, and completion fields. Rewrite one comment or score that does not support the rest.
Key Terms
- Aroma allocation
- Twelve points on the beer scoresheet.
- Flavor allocation
- Twenty points on the beer scoresheet.
- Overall Impression
- Ten points integrating fit, merit, and improvement priorities.