Up-Dated 2-13-8

The information presented here is from The Beer Judge Certification Program and is presented as an aid to help you identify where those flavors come from in your homebrew. Please visit the BJCP site to learn more about this worth while effort. All this time you thought they were
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Does your beer have:

• the taste and aroma of fresh-cut green apples, grass, green leaves and latex paint
• a spicy, vinous character in the aroma and taste, a warm or prickly mouth feel
• a mouth-puckering sensation that is comparable to chewing on grape skins or grape seeds
• a harsh dry taste on the back of the tongue
• the fullness of the flavor and mouth feel
• an artificial butter, butterscotch or toffee-like aroma and taste
• the aroma and taste of cooked vegetables, notably corn, celery, cabbage or parsnips
• the taste of bananas, strawberries, pears, apples, plums, papaya and/or other fruits
• the flavor and aroma of freshly cut grass or green leaves
• Head Retention
• the flavor of spent grains
• the aroma and taste of a skunk
• a stale aroma and taste
• the aroma and flavor of paper or cardboard
• an aroma and taste often compared to Band-aids (tm), medicine chest or disinfectant
• the aroma and taste of dry sherry
• an aroma and taste similar to turpentine or acetone
• a sour or acidic taste on the sides of the tongue, towards the rear of the mouth
• have the aroma and taste of rotten eggs, shrimp or rubber
• taste sweet