Kvasny Prum. 1994; 40(8): 229-232 | DOI: 10.18832/kp1994016

Importance of pungency on sensory quality of beer.Peer-reviewed article

J. POKORNÝ, J. PÁNEK, J. ČEPIČKA

A dependence between the summary sensory quality and contents of some constituents was monitored at the set of 43 beers from Czech breweries. The contents of bitter substances and especially the pungency are of moderate influence. Even the method applied of multiple regression was not successful in finding the expression, giving a satisfactory explanation of the influence of various factors on the summary quality of beer. Its temperature was of no considerable significance. Three groups of consumers gave their opinion with respect to the pungency and its impact upon quality. One third attached a great importance to pungency, which significantly determined the summary sensory quality; next third perceived its influence as dramatically less significant, while the remaining third considered the influence of pungency on sensory quality as negligible.
(In Czech, English summary only)

Keywords: beer, pungency, sensory quality, taste

Published: August 1, 1994