For the first bottle out of a batch, I follow a pretty strict process.
1) Disrobe.
2) Turn off all overhead lighting.
3) Turn on small desk lamp.
4) Put on viking hat with the horns facing backwards.
5) Align troll dolls according to size, gender and hair color.
6) Remove glass from cabinet, set it on the counter and spin it slowly to make 4.25 rotations.
7) Remove bottle from fridge and do a series of rubs and taps that can only be described as "up down up down left right left right B A select start".
8) Pour beer into glass standing on my left leg only for the first half of the pour and then shift to my right leg only for the remainder of the pour.
9) Before taking first sip or smell, turn troll dolls 180 degrees so that cannot see me.
10) Smell
11) Sip
12) Do an ancient viking chant praising the gods of rediculousness
13a) If the beer was good, smash the bottle on the kitchen floor.
13b) If the beer was ok, smash the bottle on the garage floor.
13c) If the beer was bad, spin it 4 times to rid the bottle of bad beer spirits
14) Try to explain to my wife what I was just doing.