Tasting & Troubleshooting Terms

Proper geekish beer term: Bubblegum (no kidding!). Produced by certain yeast strains.

Proper geekish beer term: Kilned. Normally associated with barley or malt (highly kilned). Primarily associated with stout.

Proper geekish beer term: Diacetyl. Self-descriptive smell and taste (not texture) caused by the presence of diacetyl.

A slightly burnt, toffee-like flavor.

Proper geekish beer term: Oxydized. The beer has had contact with air. Or it may be old or stale.