Barrel Aged Sensory Kit
Build your recognition of aromas and flavors related to barrel-aging of beer.
A comprehensive Flavor Sensory Training Kit designed by the Siebel Institute of Technology and Lallemand Brewing.
Creating high-quality barrel-aged beers requires the ability to recognize common flavors and aromas associated with wood and with distilled spirits.
Benefits
Key Product Features
- 12 unique flavor compounds
- Each distinct flavor is closely associated with barrel-aged beer
- Every single vial allows for spiking up to 1 liter of beer
- Almond, Vanilla, Exotic, Woody, Tobacco and Smoky
- Peat-like, Barnyard, Coconut, Caramel, Whiskey and Pineapple
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This kit covers a variety of common flavors associated with the traditional process of aging beer in barrels, including:
Almond – – Marzipan, almonds
Vanilla – – Custard powder, vanilla essence
Exotic – – Coconut, Vanilla, Fruity, Glue-like
Woody – – Woody, Resinous
Tobacco – – Natural, Woody, Sweet, Fruity, Plum, Spicy Tobacco Nuances, Menthol-like
Smoky – – Smoky (smoked wood/smoked fish), Phenolic
Peat-Like – – Peat-like, Smoky, Woody, Medicinal
Barnyard – – Barnyard, Horsey, Brett-related flavors, Wine-like, Alcohol
Coconut – – Dill, Earthy, Coconut
Caramel – – Caramel, Spicy, Sweet, Almond
Whiskey – – Woody, Oakey, Coconut, Rum-like, Green
Pineapple – – Pineapple-like, Brett-related flavors, Rum-like, Tropical Fruit
The Barrel-Aged Flavor Sensory Training Kit makes preparation of spiked beer easy, with each vial able to spike up to 1 liter of beer. Suitable for beer judging, brewery tasting panels and group training.
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