Beer Flavour Terminology¹

Joint Working Groups of the European Brewery Convention, the American Society of Brewing Chemists, and the Master Brewer's Association of the Americas have developed a system of flavour terminology to meet the dual needs of (i) enabling brewers to communicate effectively about flavour and (ii) naming and defining each separately identifiable flavour note in beer. The system comprises 44 terms to meet the first objective while 78 additional terms are suggested for the second. The Industry is urged to use this terminology and comment on it.