What is the flavor of beer? Here is a brief introduction. Different people have different understandings of beer flavor, but in general, the beer flavor we explain includes the following factors: wheat flavor, wine flower flavor, mellow flavor, and taste. The raw material of beer is malt, including barley malt, small malt, and some will also add oats, so the smell of wheat is the basis of beer flavor; Hop is also the main raw material of beer, which provides beer with bitter taste and a special plant fragrance (similar to tea, mainly phenolic and tannin substances); As a fermentation product, beer contains a large number of yeast metabolites, which mainly contain esters and acids. For example, some beer yeast will produce an ester of isoamyl acetate during the fermentation process. This ester has fruit flavor, mainly the flavor of banana. In fact, this is the source of banana flavor in Fujia white beer, and this flavor mostly exists in Belgian style wheat beer; Different people have different drinking habits. Some people like to eat at once, while others like to turn around on the tip of their tongue and swallow slowly. But one common feeling is the killing taste of beer after it is imported. The so-called killing taste is actually an external stimulus when the small bubbles of carbon dioxide in beer break on the tongue, so the killing taste of beer rich in carbon dioxide will be strong.
After a brief introduction of beer flavor, it should be said that the beer cup has an impact on beer. As shown in the figure below, there are two kinds of beer cups and cold beer to choose from, and you are hungry and thirsty. Which cup would you choose?
I think most people will choose A, because when drinking beer with this cup, you must raise your chin to drink it. Because such cold beer can quickly pass through your throat, the world will soon cool down. If you choose B, the beer may touch your face when you drink it with your head up, so you must drink it without raising your chin. In this way, the beer will stay in your mouth for a longer time, and your tongue can fully play its role to enjoy the various flavors of beer.
So if you want to drink cold beer, choose A, and if you want to taste beer carefully, choose B. Changing the drinking container according to the type of beer or your situation at that time is also a pleasure of drinking beer. At this time, you are not only drinking beer, but also enjoying the beer culture.