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minus-squarefrank@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32·8 months agoIt’s also an off flavor that tasters train for in beer, from water inclusion. It’s not good for beer but I don’t mind the smell at all Very beet-flavored to me
minus-squareedwardbear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·edit-28 months agoFunny you should call it beet-flavor. Geosmin is literally the reason why beets have that flavor :)
minus-squarefrank@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down1·8 months agoYup! I know, I was an expert taster at a large brewery :) It was fun! And a little bit ruined some beer for me.
minus-squareTexasDrunk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·8 months agoI’m an enthusiastic amateur taster with a terrible palette and I bet it would ruin it for me, too.
minus-squareRedfox8@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoAt 45 i consider myself to have reached Pro-am status.
minus-squareTriflingToad@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 months agoYou train to taste beer?
minus-squarefrank@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·8 months agoAbsolutely, if you’re serious about sensory science! At the large craft brewery I worked in we trained on like… ~40 attributes? Weekly usually, with taste panel and impromptu trainings most every day.
minus-squaresevan@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 months agoYou can study to become a beer judge, even just for fun: https://dev.bjcp.org/education-training/exam-preparation/beer-judge-training-study-program/ One of the parts of that is to get a kit that helps you recognize “off” flavors: https://www.bjcp.org/education-training/education-resources/sensory-kits/
It’s also an off flavor that tasters train for in beer, from water inclusion. It’s not good for beer but I don’t mind the smell at all
Very beet-flavored to me
Funny you should call it beet-flavor. Geosmin is literally the reason why beets have that flavor :)
Yup! I know, I was an expert taster at a large brewery :)
It was fun! And a little bit ruined some beer for me.
I’m an enthusiastic amateur taster with a terrible palette and I bet it would ruin it for me, too.
Fitting username
At 45 i consider myself to have reached Pro-am status.
“Earthy” if you will.
Wayoooo
You train to taste beer?
Absolutely, if you’re serious about sensory science!
At the large craft brewery I worked in we trained on like… ~40 attributes? Weekly usually, with taste panel and impromptu trainings most every day.
You can study to become a beer judge, even just for fun: https://dev.bjcp.org/education-training/exam-preparation/beer-judge-training-study-program/
One of the parts of that is to get a kit that helps you recognize “off” flavors: https://www.bjcp.org/education-training/education-resources/sensory-kits/