<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The hunt is on for what could be one of the most sought-after jobs in the world, with the Asahi-owned Carlton and United Breweries looking for a new chief beer taster.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The role is available now after incumbent Tina Panoutsos decided to step down after more than three decades.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I love it, that's why I've been here for over three decades," Panoutsos said.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/nsw-hunter-wedding-bus-crash-grooms-family-defends-driver/f07416cc-477f-41c8-b8ff-1450b5c72d84"><strong><span>Groom's family defends bus driver involved in wedding day crash</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The selection process involves a rigorous assessment of candidates' skills, with potential tasters required to analyse various aspects of beer, including colour, clarity, and overall appearance. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Panoutsos does around 30 beer tastings a day in the role she's leaving, scoring each sample out of nine, looking for any abnormalities.  </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Definitely no coffee before tasting, and if so, wash your mouth out," she said.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/cub-search-new-chief-beer-taster/12cbf81d-a3ec-4c9c-85c4-2ca869aa02f3" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Otherwise, no spicy food."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><span>This article was produced with the assistance of</span></em><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/technology/9express/16480c33-636a-461f-9c4f-d0e2522c722a"><em><span>9ExPress</span></em></a><em><span>.</span></em></div></div>