Tasting & Troubleshooting Terms

Absence of foreign and unpleasant odors or flavors.

Beer with no visible particulate matter.

Beer that is not very aromatic.

Proper geekish beer term: Phenolic. A herbaceous flavor often associated with wheat beers. A product of fermentation with specific yeast strains

Beer with a sticky or sickly sweet character that is not balanced. Tends to be too much malt or not enough hops to balance