Friday, May 20, 2011

Preparing the Palate: Raisins, Figs, and Prunes


When describing the flavors of some beers, especially darker beers, you will see the notes: dried dark fruits or raisins, fig, prune, and maybe dates.  Each of these can have its own taste. 

The best thing to do is go out and buy a variety of these raisins.  Pick up some golden raisins, fancy raisins, regular raisins, figs, currants, prunes and do your own flavor sampling.  Do not get the ones that are sugar coated or sweetened in some way.  They need to be all natural.  Try to understand the differences between each one.

Sampling these fruits on a regular base can help you to prepare your palate when trying to review your favorite malted beverage.

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