Fat Tire Amber Ale

[JDubb]

I am drinking this again tonight. I read some reviews, and they are all saying biscuits with fruit flavor. I'm not tasting that at all.

I seem to be tasting a creamy mild coffee flavor.

I had my wife try a sip, and she made a face. She never, ever, ever hardly drinks though. She might have a drink once a month.

On the reviews they talk about how it looks. The color, the foam, the "lacing"?

What does color have to do with it?

What does the foam have to do with it?

WTF does lacing mean?

Why is the visual so important?

Why does everyone say to drink it in a clean, fresh glass?

Does the sealed bottle, the beer comes in, make it taste different than an open glass cup?

Much like wine, once the beer is poured into a glass it had more exposure to air and will start reordering the aromas of the beer. The lacing has to do with how the foam/head clings to the glass. The more it clings is a good indicator of the quality of the brew. There is a lot going on in the glass, take some time to enjoy the nose as well as the taste and how it looks. All food indicators as to the quality.