As a beer judge, I think a lot about taste, smell and the sensations we experience when enjoying food and drink. As I prepare to judge at the Great American Beer Festival, I am focused, even more intensely, on sensory perception and the factors that can change it.

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I feel beer judging is a difficult job as it requires skill, knowledge, concentration and ability to determine taste.

This is one tough job you're doing....takes a lot to judge beers.