How a tasting works
- Jacob presents itHe tells the room who made the kombucha and what is special or different about it, as people try it.
- The room scores itEveryone tastes and gives it a score out of 5. Every kombucha is poured cold and tasted on its own, one at a time.
- It gets its own pageThe score goes up here with photos and a link to the brewer, win or lose.
The next tasting
The next date is not set. Ask to join and you will hear when it is.
What we tend to like
Well made kombucha that isn't too sweet, from brewers we'd be glad to support.
- We tend to like kombucha that isn't too sweet, with real tea you can taste.
- We like a brewer who will say how they make it.
- Mostly we want something a person would keep in the fridge, or bring to a friend.
The score sheet
From the journal
A SCOBY is a working community of yeast and bacteria, and the floating disc is only one part of it. Here is what lives in it and what happens between the tea kettle and the bottle.
The same leaf processed three ways gives a brewer three different starting points. Research says the tea shows up in the glass, though the microbes often matter more.
A flavor on a kombucha label can start in the steep tank, the barrel or the bottle. Here are the decisions brewers make, and where each one lands in the process.
Who runs it
Jacob runs Kombucha Club. About a hundred people are on our invite list. Write to him at jacob@kombuchaclub.org.
Questions
What is Kombucha Club?
A free kombucha tasting club. Jacob presents each kombucha, who made it and what is special or different about it. The room scores it out of 5, and every kombucha gets its own page here, win or lose.
What does it cost to join?
Nothing. Joining is free, and nothing is for sale at a tasting.
When is the next tasting?
The next date is not set. Ask to join and you will hear when it is.
Is Kombucha Club a shop?
No. It is a tasting club and not a retailer, and it does not sell anything.
Where do the kombuchas come from?
Brewers send them to the club free. Every page that covers one says who sent it, and they do not see the page before it runs.
What does the club like to taste?
Well made kombucha that isn't too sweet, from brewers we'd be glad to support. That is a guide and not a rule.
How big is it?
About a hundred people are on our invite list.
Want a seat at a tasting?
Joining is free. Tell us who you are and what you have been enjoying lately.
Ask to join