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Ultimate AC Tasting Exam Slides Flashcards

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Aldehydes: Acetaldehyde (AA)

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Green apple, freshly cut pumpkin, green avocado, latex paint, freshly cut grass and can create drying sensation at elevated levels
Acceptable Styles: None based on BJCP styles, common in American and American Light lager beers

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Aldehydes: Isobutyraldehyde

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Grainy, freshly milled malt, germinating malt
Acceptable Styles: at low levels in all beer, really not acceptable at high levels in any beer style

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Aldehydes: Trans-2-nonenal (T2N)

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papery, wet cardboard, old books, newspaper
Acceptable Styles: not acceptable in any style

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Esters: Ethyl acetate

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Fruity, perfume, pear at low levels and solventy/ nail polish remover at high levels and is the most abundant ester in beer
Acceptable Styles: Belgian Dubbel or Belgian Dark Strong Ale but only at low levels

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Esters: Ethyl butyrate

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Fruity, canned Pineapple, orange, tropical fruit pineapple mango
Acceptable Styles: Any style where fruity character is acceptable – American IPA or Brett beers

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Esters: Ethyl Hexanoate

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Red apple, honey, pineapple, licorice, aniseed
Acceptable Styles: primarily found in ales

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Esters: Isoamyl acetate

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Banana, pear, circus peanuts
Acceptable Styles: typical of German Hefewiezen, Dunkles Weiss, Weizenbock and Belgian beers- single, dubbel, trippel, saison, dark & golden strong, Roggenbier

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Esters: Benzyl Acetate

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cherry soda, cherry flavoring

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Esters: Ethyl Caprylate

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apple-like

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Esters: Ethyl Caproate

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apple-like with a note of aniseed

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Esters: Ethyl Formate

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raspberry

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Esters: Heptanol Butyrate

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red currant

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Esters: Isoamyl Octonoate

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pear or melon

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Esters: Linalyl Acetate

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lavender, Earl Grey tea

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Esters: Phenylethyl Acetate

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roses, honey

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Esters: Terpinyl Acetate

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cherry

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Esters: 3-mercaptohexyl-acetate

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passionfruit, gooseberry, guava

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Esters: 3-mercaptohexanol

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grapefruit

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Ways to suppress ester production

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Increased amount of lipids (these use acetyl-CoA which leaves less of it for ester production)
Increased aeration/oxygenation
Increase hydrostatic pressure via fermentation vessel shape
Higher pitching rate
Lower temperatures

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Ways to increase ester production

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Higher OG=higher esters
Too much or too little FAN
Increase zinc
Higher temperatures
Agitation/stirring
Under pitch yeast
Under aerate/oxygenate
Lower hydrostatic pressure

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Organic acids: Acetic acid

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vinegar, sour
Acceptable Styles: Flanders Red Ale

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Organic acids: Butyric acid

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Baby vomit, putrid, rancid cheese, parmesan
Acceptable Styles: NONE

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Organic acids: Isovaleric acid

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Gym socks, sweaty socks, aged parmesan cheese
Acceptable Styles: according to BJCP not acceptable in any style of beer

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Organic acids: Lactic acid

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tart lemon/ yogurt, sour milk, sour cream, acidic sourness
Acceptable Styles: Gose, Berliner Weiss, Lambic, Fruit Lambic, Gueuze, Flanders Red Ale

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Organic acids: Caprylic acid

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candle wax, goaty, crayons
Acceptable Styles: none

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Phenols: 4-ethylphenol (4EP)

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Barnyard, wet hay, band-aid, medicinal, horse blanket (Brett character)
Acceptable Styles: Lambic, Gueuze, Fruit Lambic and in VERY limited levels in Berliner Weiss

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Phenols: 4-vinylguaiacol (4VG)

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Low level: pleasant clove/spice flavor, carnation flowers, root beer
High level: pharmaceutical off-flavor
Acceptable Styles: Weissbier, Dunkles Weissbier, Wiezenbock, Belgian Dark Strong Ale and Belgian Dubbel

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Phenols: Chlorophenol

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antiseptic, mouthwash, plastic, Iodine, pool shed, vinyl, swimming pool
Acceptable Styles: NONE

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Phenols: Vanillin

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sweet, vanilla
Acceptable Styles: Weissbier, Dunkel Weissbier, Weizenbock, witbier and barrel aged beers

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Phenols: 4-ethylguaiacol (4EG)

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Clove, phenolic, spice, woody, vanilla, smoky character- either from smoked malt or barrel aging

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Phenols: 4-vinylphenol (4VP)

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Phenolic, medicinal, bitter

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Phenols: Guaiacol

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Burnt or Smoky

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Phenols: 4-vinylsyringol

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“Old-beer-like”

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Phenols: Isoeugenol

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dental antiseptic

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Sulfur-containing compounds (Thiols): 4-methyl-4-mercaptopentan-2-one (4MMP)

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Black currant, catty, diesel fuel typically from use of Simcoe or Cascade hops
Acceptable Styles: Amer IPA, Hazy IPA, APA, DIPA

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Sulfur-containing compounds (Thiols): Dimethyl Sulfide- (DMS)

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Creamed corn, cooked cabbage, cooked vegetable, tomato juice (in darker beers), vegetal
Acceptable Styles: at very low levels in German Pils, Munich Helles – (Rolling Rock) Cream Ale

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Sulfur-containing compounds (Thiols): Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S)

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rotten or boiled eggs, sewer gas, drains
Acceptable Styles: acceptable at REALLY low levels in some German Lager Styles like Helles

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Sulfur-containing compounds (Thiols): 3-methyl-2-butene-1-thiol (3MBT)

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“Light-struck”- detectable at very low levels and highest consumer rejection rate. Skunk, freshly brewed coffee
Acceptable Styles: NONE

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Sulfur-containing compounds (Thiols): Mercaptan/ aka. Methanethiol

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Dirty drain, sewage, rotting garbage
Acceptable Styles: NONE

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Sulfur-containing compounds (Thiols): Sulfur Dioxide (SO2)

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Young white wine, freshly struck match, vitamin
Acceptable Styles: BJCP possibly a wine like character in Kolsch

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Sulfur-containing compounds (Thiols): 2-furfurylthiol

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burnt coffee (source: malt)

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Vicinal diketones (VDKs): Diacetyl

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Butter, butterscotch, buttered movie theater popcorn
Acceptable Styles: okay at low levels in all Czech lagers, Oatmeal Stout, British Bitters, Dark Mild, and Tropical, Sweet and Foreign extra stouts

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Vicinal diketones (VDKs): 2,3-pentanedione

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buttery, cheesy, sweet, nutty, fruity, creamy, caramel
Acceptable Styles: okay at low levels in all Czech lagers, Oatmeal Stout, British Bitters, Dark Mild, and Tropical, Sweet and Foreign extra stouts

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Other Compounds: Damascenone

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Black tea, tobacco, berries or artificial grapes (aroma of grape jelly), stale hopped beer (more common than T2N)
Acceptable Styles: NONE

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Other Compounds: Geosmin

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sugar beets, damp/ wet soil – petrichor
Acceptable Styles: NONE

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Other Compounds: Metallic- Ferrous Sulphate

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Iron, rusty, coins, taste of blood, aluminum foil, inky
Acceptable Styles: NONE

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Other Compounds: Tricholoroanisole (TCA) “Cork taint”

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damp cork, musty, moldy – detectable at very low levels
Acceptable Styles: NONE

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Other Flavors: Oxidation

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Diminished hop flavor and aroma
Decreased bitterness
Damascenone- Berries, stale hopped beer, tobacco, black tea
Malt shift—increased honey/caramel/toffee/dark fruit
Papery/wet cardboard (trans-2-nonenal) Papery, wet cardboard, stale
Waxy/lipstick
Sherry-like

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Other Flavors: Autolysis

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Meat broth, bbq chips, yeast, soy sauce, umami, meaty flavor
Acceptable Styles: at very low levels in some aged styles like English Barleywine or Old Ale, really perceivable levels not acceptable

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Other Flavors: Astringency/ tannic

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more of a mouthfeel than a flavor: caused by over-sparging, over-hopping, oak barrel too long

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Other Flavors: Lactones

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Lipids contained within the oak itself, make up a large part of the aroma we associate with oak.
In lower concentrations, it strikes the nose as simply “oaky” and pleasantly herbaceous
In higher concentrations, it can become rose-like
The highest concentrations giving powerful impressions of coconut.
Open air seasoning of oak staves tends to decrease lactone content, but charring of oak can bring this character foreword. As a result, both the seasoning of the wood and the char of the wood will affect its flavor.

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Technical Panel | Compound Descriptors: Eugenol

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All spice, cinnamon, nutmeg, general spiciness. (barrel aging)

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Technical Panel | Compound Descriptors: Ethyl Hexanoate

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Red Apple, aniseed (ester)

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Technical Panel | Compound Descriptors: Benzaldehyde

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Cherry, Bitter almonds, marzipan (from barrel aging)

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Technical Panel | Compound Descriptors: Benzyl Acetate

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Cherry (Ester)

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Technical Panel | Compound Descriptors: cis-3-hexenol

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Grassy (from hops)

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Technical Panel | Compound Descriptors: Ethyl phenylacetate

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Honey (oxidation)

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Technical Panel | Compound Descriptors: Guaiacol

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Smoke (smoked malt or barrel aging)

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Technical Panel | Compound Descriptors: 2-isobutyl 3-methoxypyrazine

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Green Pepper (from oxidation of coffee additions or from microbial activity in water used for brewing)

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Technical Panel | Compound Descriptors: Linalool

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citrus orange, floral, blueberry, rosewood (from hops)

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Technical Panel | Compound Descriptors: Beta-pinene

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woody-green pine-like smell

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Technical Panel | Compound Descriptors: Alpha-Humulene

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Spicy, ginger beer (from hops)

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Technical Panel | Compound Descriptors: Dimethyl Trisulphide

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onion, garlic (From hops)

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Technical Panel | Compound Descriptors: Caprylic Acid

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waxy, candle wax, wax crayons, goaty (from autolysis)

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Technical Panel | Compound Descriptors: Butyric Acid

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baby vomit, putrid, rancid cheese (infection)

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Technical Panel | Compound Descriptors: 3-mercaptohexyl acetate

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Grapefruit (thiol)

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Technical Panel | Compound Descriptors: 2-methylbutyl isobutyrate

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green apple, apricot (from hops)

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Technical Panel | Compound Descriptors: trans-Lactone and cis-Lactone

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Fresh Oak, coconut (from barrel aging)

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Technical Panel | Compound Descriptors: Furfural

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Bread/Toast/Butterscotch/Caramel; Acrid in very high concentrations (from barrel aging)

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Technical Panel | Compound Descriptors: Terpinyl Acetate

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Cherry, marzipan/almond, or cardamom (ester)

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Technical Panel | Compound Descriptors: Ethyl Formate

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Raspberry (ester)

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Technical Panel | Compound Descriptors: Heptanol butyrate

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Red currant (ester)

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Technical Panel | Compound Descriptors: Isoamyl octanoate

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Pear or melon (ester)

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Technical Panel | Compound Descriptors: Geraniol

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Floral, roses (from hops)

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Technical Panel | Compound Descriptors: 2-acetyl pyridine

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Malty, biscuity, malt dust (found in almost every beer, formed during malt kilning, becomes more prominent in beer contaminated with caustic cleaning chemical)

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Technical Panel | Compound Descriptors: 2-furfurylthiol

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Burnt coffee (from dark malt)

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Technical Panel | Compound Descriptors: beta-caryophyllene

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woody, cedar, cigar box, black pepper (from hops)

78
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Technical Panel | Compound Descriptors: benzyl acetate

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cherry soda, cherry flavoring (ester)

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Technical Panel | Compound Descriptors: Alpha-pinene

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Pine Resin, woody (from hops)

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Technical Panel | Compound Descriptors: beta-citronellol

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floral, lime, lemongrass, insect repellent (from hops)

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Technical Panel | Compound Descriptors: beta-farnesene

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woody, damp wood, decaying leaves (from hops)

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Technical Panel | Compound Descriptors: cis-6-nonenal

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honeydew melon, cantaloupe (from hops)

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Technical Panel | Compound Descriptors: D-limonene

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Orange juice (from hops)

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Technical Panel | Compound Descriptors: furfuryl octanoate

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sherry (malt shift)

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Technical Panel | Compound Descriptors: linalyl acetate

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Lavender, Earl Grey Tea (ester)

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Technical Panel | Compound Descriptors: 2,3,5-trimethylpyrazine

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Dark Chocolate, cocoa nibs (from dark malt)

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Technical Panel | Compound Descriptors: Gamma-undecalactone

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Peach (from hops)

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Technical Panel | Compound Descriptors: Sotolon

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Brown Sugar, Madeira wine, curry leaves (maillard reaction)

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Technical Panel | Compound Descriptors: Trans-anethole

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Aniseed, Fennel

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Flavor Interactions: Complement/resonate/harmonize

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Similar or compatible flavors present in both the beer and the food complement one another (e.g., an Indian curry with cloves resonates with the clove flavors found in a Dunkles Weissbier)

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Flavor Interactions: Contrast

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By offering an opposing flavor, the beer highlights a flavor in the dish or vice versa. (e.g., mussels served with gueuze seem richer and sweeter due to the acidity of the beer)

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Flavor Interactions: Cut

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Some beer traits help refresh the palate by lifting, cleansing, or removing rich or fatty flavors from the palate. Common “cutting” beer traits include carbonation, sourness, and bitterness, and to a lesser extent, alcohol and roastiness

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Flavor Interactions: Accentuating

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A flavor from one side of the pairing highlights or heightens the perception of a flavor from the other side. (e.g., light diacetyl in a beer accentuates a faint caramel note in cooked meat; bitterness in a beer accentuates capsaicin heat from chili peppers)

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Flavor Interactions: Canceling

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Similar flavors in both sides of the pairing can seem to eliminate perception of that flavor in one side of the pairing. (e.g., smoky flavors seem diminished when a smoky beer is paired with smoked foods; fruit flavors seem bland when a fruit beer is paired with a fruit dessert)

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Flavor Interactions: Clashing

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A flavor present in the beer creates an unpleasant juxtaposition with a flavor in the dish (e.g., high bitterness and briny fish create clashing, metallic flavors)

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Flavor Interactions: Softening

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A flavor in the beer diminishes the intensity of a flavor in the dish, or vice versa (e.g., malt sweetness soothes spicy capsaicin “heat”)

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Beer and Food Interactions: Malt flavors

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Complement toasted and caramelized flavors in a variety of foods
Soothe/soften capsaicin heat (spiciness)

98
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Beer and Food Interactions: Hop flavors

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Depending on hop variety, can complement fruit, citrus, herb, and spice flavors

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Beer and Food Interactions: Fermentation-derived flavors- Esters

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Complement fruit flavors
Complement dairy

100
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Beer and Food Interactions: Fermentation-derived flavors- Phenols

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Complement spices
Contrast fat and umami
Can become harsh in some pairings

101
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Beer and Food Interactions: Carbonation

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Cuts fat, umami, and sweetness
Accentuates capsaicin heat

102
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Beer and Food Interactions: Bitterness

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Cuts fat, umami, and sweetness
Accentuates capsaicin heat
Can create harsh or metallic effects with certain foods (e.g., oily fish)
Can complement bitter foods (e.g., bitter salad greens)

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Beer and Food Interactions: Roastiness

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Complements chocolate, caramelized, and burnt flavors
Cuts fat
Contrasts sweetness
Accentuates umami

104
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Beer and Food Interactions: Alcohol

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Can cut fat
Generally complements sweetness
Can accentuate capsaicin heat

105
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Beer and Food Interactions: Tartness/ sourness

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Can brighten some food flavors
Can complement or accentuate sour flavors
May favorably contrast fat, umami, or salt

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Beer and Food Interactions: Sweetness

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Soothes capsaicin heat and other spices
Accentuated by saltiness

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