Sources of Beer Flavor and the Importance of Sensory Training in Producing Great Beer

Sensory evaluation is an important tool for the homebrewer, as access to expensive lab equipment or testing is not typically possible. Sensory training is a powerful, inexpensive way of producing high quality beer at home. Understanding the source of beer flavor allows the homebrewer to the most powerful tool at their disposal, their senses, to improve beer quality. This session will cover the sources of beer flavor, methods of tasting and how your sensory learning will help you make better beer!