The Beer SAT and Lexicon Flashcards
Details the Beer Systematic Approach to Tasting (SAT) and the terminology used.
From the SAT Lexicon.
What clusters can we expect for malt and grain aromas?
- Bread
- Sweet / Confectionary
- Dried Fruit
- Nut / Bean
From the SAT Lexicon.
What clusters can we expect for hop aromas?
- Floral
- Berry
- Pome Fruit
- Citrus Fruit
- Stone Fruit
- Tropical Fruit
- Herbaceous
- Herbal
- Other
From the SAT Lexicon.
What clusters can we expect for yeast aromas?
- Fruit
- Spice
- Farmyard
- Other
From the SAT Lexicon.
What are pome fruits?
Apples and pears.
From the SAT Lexicon.
Name the yeast-derived farmyard aromas.
- Hay
- Horse blanket
- Leather
- Earth
- Damp wool
From the SAT Lexicon.
Name the yeast-derived spice aromas.
- Clove
- Nutmeg
- White peppercorn
- Black peppercorn
- Aniseed
From the SAT Lexicon.
Name the yeast-derived fruit aromas.
- Apple
- Pear
- Lemon
- Orange
- Grapefruit
- Strawberry
- Grape
- Apricot
- Cherry
- Peach
- Banana
- Pineapple
- Fig
- Dried Fruit
From the SAT Lexicon.
Name the yeast-derived other aromas?
- Bubblegum
- Fruit Candy
- Nail Varnish
- Liquorice
From the SAT Lexicon.
What color descriptors are used in the WSET SAT?
- Straw
- Gold
- Copper
- Brown
- Black
From the SAT Lexicon.
Why are terms such as yellow not used in the WSET SAT?
Yellow, and similar major colors (red, blue), have a wide range of hues, and it is not always possible to convey the exact color match when using a broadly defined term.
Colors such as straw or gold are much more closely defined.
From the SAT Lexicon.
Name the hop-derived floral aromas.
- Rose
- Geranium
- Lavender
- Jasmine
- Elderflower
- Blossom
- Chamomile
From the SAT Lexicon.
Name the malt and grain-derived bread aromas.
- Bread dough
- Water cracker
- Bread crumb
- Bread crust
- Biscuit
- Graham cracker
- Toasted bread
- Burnt bread
From the SAT Lexicon.
Name the hop-derived berry aromas.
- Strawberry
- Raspberry
- Redcurrant
- Balckcurrant
- Gooseberry
- Blueberry
From the SAT Lexicon.
Name the malt or grain-derived confectionary aromas.
- Honey
- Caramel
- Candy floss / candy cane
- Black treacel / molasses
From the SAT Lexicon.
Name the hop-derived citrus aromas.
- Grapefruit
- Lemon
- Lime
- Orange
- Mandarin
- Bergamot
