If you’re doing your tastings with the BJCP Guidelines in front of you, ask yourself how the beer fits or doesn’t fit into the style. Kazuko recommends tasting and comparing beer with friends.

Smoked beers are supposed to be the next big thing, but Geoff Bragg — a master beer judge certified by the BJCP (the Beer Judge ... As Bragg told Tasting Table, "In order to create these beers ...