Tasting & Troubleshooting Terms

The combination and relationship of components in a beer. When neither the sweetness of malt nor the bitterness of hops predominates a beer is said to be well balanced.

Proper geekish beer term:? Banana Esters or Isoamyl acetate.? Associated with particular yeast strains

Proper geekish beer term:? Phenolic.? Some bacterial contamination or possible residue from sanitizing solution.

Proper geekish beer term: Vegetal. Earthy and sometimes vegetal undertones. Common in spontaneously fermented beers.

Residual head pattern remaining on the side of the glass due to high glycerin levels.