Technical Compounds
barrel aging
All spice, cinnamon, nutmeg, general spiciness
Bitter almonds, marzipan
Smoke
Fresh Oak, coconut
Bread/Toast/Butterscotch/Caramel; Acrid in very high concentrations
ester
Red Apple, aniseed
Cherry
Raspberry
Red currant
Pear or melon
cherry soda, cherry flavoring
Lavender, Earl Grey Tea (ester)
hops
Grassy
citrus orange, floral, blueberry, rosewood
Piney, spicy
Spicy, ginger beer
onion, garlic
passionfruit, gooseberry, guava (thiol)
Grapefruit (thiol)
green apple, apricot
Floral, roses
woody, cedar, cigar box, black pepper
Pine Resin, woody (from hops)
floral, lime, lemongrass, insect repellent (from hops)
woody, damp wood, decaying leaves (from hops)
honeydew melon, cantaloupe (from hops)
Orange juice (from hops)
Peach (from hops)
oxidation
Honey
sherry (malt shift)
smoked malt
Smoke
other
Green Pepper (oxidation of coffee)
waxy, candle wax, wax crayons, goaty (autolysis)
baby vomit, putrid, rancid cheese (infection)
malt
Malty, Biscuty, malt dust (found in almost every beer)
Burnt coffee (from dark malt)
Dark Chocolate, cocoa nibs (from dark malt)
Brown Sugar, Madeira wine, curry leaves (maillard reaction)
Aniseed, Fennel