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The description of a beer as thin or full bodied can be appropriate for certain styles of beer. Although “alcoholic” is sometimes considered a taste, its warming sensation caused by ethanol and higher alcohols is also considered a characteristic of body. Astringency is a dry, puckering sensation that is more mouthfeel than flavor. There are two other characteristics often associated with mouthfeel. These include sweet, neutral, dry, bland, vinous, firm, smooth, rough, watery, and proper or improper for the style. Body accounts for five points out of a possible 50 points, or 10 percent of the score.īody is rated as thin (light) to full (heavy), with many other descriptors applying. The Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) and the American Homebrewers Association (AHA) on their beer competition score sheet have five major categories that include appearance, bouquet/aroma, flavor, body, and drinkability. Mouthfeel qualities are distinctly different from flavor. The terms mouthfeel and body may be interchangeable. Protein, unfermentable sugars (dextrins), beta-glucans, carbon dioxide and, sometimes as in Guinness, nitrogen, nuetral alcohols, and foam, which really depends on most of these factors, make up beer’s body. It is a characteristic of beer that reflects its ending density and refers to the mouth-filling and thickness properties that a given sample contains. A Definitionīody is the sensation of palate fullness, the viscosity and feel of beer in the mouth. A good understanding of the techniques and processes that influence body will aid the homebrewer in making that special beer. Not to worry.Ī variety of steps cause the body to be different than intended. It should be firm and smooth - but wait, something is wrong. On your second taste you turn your attention to the body, or mouthfeel. Your first taste reveals some maltiness and then notes of hop spiciness.

The aroma is a fragrant bouquet with some fruity esters and a nice balance of malt and hops. You pour your beer and admire its creamy head, good color, and sparkling clarity. You pop the cap, nice hiss, good carbonation. It is time to try your first bottle of that (hopefully) great beer you have just brewed.