About the Cyclops® Beer system
Cyclops® was developed by a group of industry bodies to help to de-mystify beer. For too long we have used long, flamboyant tasting notes to confuse ourselves. This in turn mean little to bar staff and make it very hard for drinkers to understand what it is that they like about certain beers.
The principals are simple:- Describe the beer in what it looks like, smells like and tastes like using no more than 3 words for each area
- Make sure the terms used are aimed at the average drinker.
- When describing the taste use terms such as fruity, strong, refreshing. Only use specific flavour terms such as orange, chocolate, toffee if they can definitely be picked up on the beer.
- Then scores (out of five) are allocated for Bitter and Sweet depending upon the bitterness units, present gravity and most importantly what it tastes like!
Once done you can start to learn about the sorts of beers that you like and can look for other beers that would suit you.
Cyclops® is now being widely used by beer buyers to help distinguish between beers and will increasingly become as well used as the 1-10 and A-E of the wine world.
Cyclops® Latest
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The current total number of breweries affiliated to Cyclops®: Click here to see all breweries
200 -
No. of Cyclops® Beers: Click here to see all beers
1002
How to become Accredited.
Click here to download a request form to send to Everards to have your beers accredited.Learn more
Best of British.
Results of the Best of British Beer Awards 2007 run jointly by Cask Marque and the Daily Telegraph, supported by trade media partner The Morning Advertiser.Learn more
What does it cost?
The Cyclops Trust is a non profit making company and any profits are invested back into the scheme. Costs are kept as low as possible. It costs £250 to get up to 5 beers accredited and £20 for any additional beers. There is an annual fee of £20 to cover the cost of the website. If you are a SIBA member then SIBA will pay £150 of the intitial £250 fee.
