Tasting & Troubleshooting Terms

Proper geekish beer term: Autolytic or Autolysed. Floweriness commonly associated with beers that have been aged on yeast too long. It can also sometimes be described as meaty

A beer that is easy to drink

A term for the taste left on the Palate after beer has been swallowed. Also called "finish"

Aromas of almonds or Marzipan

Describes the style or color of a beer between pale and dark, sometimes with a reddish hue.

Proper geekish beer term: Acetaldehyde.? Using? refined sugar in recipe or some bacterial contamination

The smell of a beer. The term bouquet can also be used

An overly dry or astringent beer or a beer with harsh grainy flavor.

Autolysis produces several glutamate-related flavors often described as "meaty", "soy sauce" or "brothy". Autolysis is most often found in stronger, aged beer, especially with ample yeast left in the bottle, or subjected to higher temperatures and related refermentation.

Proper geekish beer term: Enteric.? Bacterial contamination of some sort.