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[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 month ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Funny you should call it beet-flavor. Geosmin is literally the reason why beets have that flavor :)

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yup! I know, I was an expert taster at a large brewery :)

It was fun! And a little bit ruined some beer for me.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I'm an enthusiastic amateur taster with a terrible palette and I bet it would ruin it for me, too.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Fitting username

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

At 45 i consider myself to have reached Pro-am status.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"Earthy" if you will.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Wayoooo

[–] TriflingToad 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

You train to taste beer?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

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/