An off flavor in beer that causes cheesy, rancid, putrid, and baby vomit-type flavors at concentrations above its beer flavor threshold.

Geosmin is considered an off-flavor in beer and is cause by contaminated brewing liquor, rinse liquor, or dilution liquor.

Originally a term used to designate beers made for the crowned heads of Europe, but is now used by craft brewers to designate a beer that is typically higher in alcohol and possibly hop bitterness.

Orthonasal and retronasal olfaction send messages to your brain to tell it what you are eating or drinking. While you can taste five basic tastes (sweet, sour, bitter, salty, and umami), you can distinguish thousands of volatile chemical compounds.

The fullness or thickness of a beer on the tongue and palate. Body is part of mouthfeel, which is the tactile sensation beer produces in the mouth. Body is one of the physical qualities of a beer.