Folks were laughing at me at a pool party once because my youngest was still in diapers but he knew how to refill my beer from a keg and bring it to me so I didn’t have to leave the pool. Good pour each time to boot!
My kids don’t get to taste much beer - but they smell plenty, starting from the mash tun through to when I am drinking. I figured that we teach them the names of colours and musical notes - why not aromas. Their noses are pretty sharp - they just need to learn the names of things.
My wife is into cooking and does the same with herbs - getting them to indentify what she has used.
In my state it is completely legal for a parent to give a minor alcohol. These days it’s frowned upon but still legal. My parents let me taste but had to grab the Coors can out of my little hands since I already showed the propensity to chug. ;D
if my son asks for a sip, which he does on a rare occasion, i give it to him. my dad gave me sips and his dad him and his dad him. i think i said earlier that if he brews, he will be a fourth generation brewer. it would be five, but my dad has never brewed a beer… yet…