ABOUT THIS EVENT

Event Category

Food & Drink

Event Overview

Train Your Senses to Recognize the Most Common Flaws in Beer

Many of the beers we drink contain off flavors, but can you correctly identify them? The best beer tasters in the world do not contain a special "beer tasting gene" in their DNA. They practice their craft by spiking beers and training their palates to recognize certain flavors. Over time they hone their senses to pick up even the slightest trace of an ingredient.

And that's what we're doing to do in this class.

We're going to spike 10 beers with the following certified beer flavor standards:
- Diacetyl
- DMS
- Metallic
- Hop oil
- Sulphur
- Esters
- Lightstruck
- Oxidized
- Musty
- Phenolic

Will you be able to taste them? Will you be able to identify what you're tasting? We'll find out!

Who is this class for?
- Homebrewers who want to evaluate and diagnose their beers to improve them.
- Cicerone and BJCP Beer Judge students who want to pass their exams.
- Passionate beer drinkers who want to improve their palates and become better beer tasters.

In this class I'll teach proper beer tasting techniques and explain not just what off flavors you're tasting, but how they might have gotten there. As an experienced homebrewer I can dive into the beer making process to teach you common causes of off flavors.

Sign up now & let's taste some bad beer together!

What to Bring

Pen and paper for notes

Minimum age

All ages welcome

What's Provided

Off Flavor Standards and Control Beers

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