Daily Infographic, Beer Edition: The Beer Flavor And Aroma Wheel
Beer Flavor Wheel Beer writer Mark Dredge separates out the different flavors and aromas of beer by their source: hops, grain, water and yeast. Those with slightly less adventurous palates might be surprised to see "farmyard" or "sour" in the legit flavor column, but rest assured, there are beers out there whose brewers want those characteristics in their brews. Mark Dredge/Dog'N'Bone BooksIdentify your brew's tastes and smells with a consumer-friendly beer flavor wheel. Flavor wheels -- a visual depiction of the varieties of flavors or aromas that a particular substance might display -- has a long, if somewhat gnarly history. For centuries, physicians used a urine flavor wheel to help them diagnose a patient's illness based on the taste of the patient's pee. While this wasn't particularly accurate overall, it was quite helpful in detecting diabetes mellitus, a disease that makes a patient's urine taste sweet. Since those more adventurous...