When rating a bomber or 750 ml...

when do start getting serious and pay attention and start rating it? I typically start when I pour the second glass.

I usually try to write something after the first pour. If it’s obviously too cold, I wait until it warms up a bit.

Depends on the style. As a general rule of thumb, I try to rate beers at the recommended temperature that they’re served at. I know this isn’t a perfect rule, but I tend to let darker and/or BA beers warm/open up before I rate them. I will rate a Black IPA cold though, as I like them that way.

I rate from first pour to the end normally. I find most beers tend to change considerably after they sit. Sometimes that’s a good thing and sometimes it’s not.

I rate the first glass and adjust if need be.

Start from the beginning and adjust as we go. Big picture stuff often takes more than the first few ounces.

Let it warm and then rate away

I drink 2 oz then dump the rest. or fill up with water, recap and trade it.

Originally posted by Homer321
I drink 2 oz then dump the rest. or fill up with water, recap and trade it.

Originally posted by Homer321
I drink 2 oz then dump the rest. or fill up with water, recap and trade it.

Originally posted by Homer321
I drink 2 oz then dump the rest.