Exam Focus
- Pale beer can suggest flour or dough.
- Golden beer can suggest bread or cracker.
- Amber beer can suggest toast or caramel.
- Brown beer can suggest nutty, toffee, chocolate, or dried-fruit notes.
- Black beer can suggest roast, burnt, or coffee notes.
Color and malt flavor
Color does not tell the whole story, but it gives a useful service clue about likely malt intensity and flavor family.
Key Terms
- Malt
- Sprouted and dried cereal grain that provides extract, color, and malt flavor.