Beer Basics Taster Training
The hands-on companion to Brewing Sensory Analysis for Quality Control. Taste real AROXA™ Flavour Standards as you learn to identify, describe and score them with confidence.
Launching soonThe flavours you’ll train on
Six of the off-flavours that matter most in beer quality control, each tasted blind against a clean control. Each is a certified AROXA Flavour Standard.
Like boiled sweetcorn or tomato sauce
Like boiled eggs or rotten eggs
Like green apple, emulsion paint or white wine
Like corked wine or a damp cellar
Like dry paper or cardboard
Like vinegar
Each Flavour Standard is dosed at three times its flavour threshold, around the levels you’d find in real products on the market.
How the session works
A structured, tutored session.
Start with the control
Get familiar with a clean reference beer. Every sample is judged against it.
Tutored tasting
Taste each Flavour Standard in turn, with guidance on what it is and where it comes from in the process.
Blind test
Samples are shuffled, then you identify each one on your own and submit your answers in the platform.
Results and repeat
See the correct answers, then re-taste to lock the flavours into memory.
What’s included
On Nexus
- Guided video tasting module
- Scored blind recognition test
- Results saved to your account
In the kit
- Six beer AROXA Flavour Standards
- Nano-encapsulated for stability
- Tasting materials matched to your option
You supply the base beer: a fresh, defect-free example of your core product.
Built on AROXA™ Flavour Standards
The Flavour Standards in every kit are made and quality-checked in-house by Cara Technology, the team behind Nexus.
- Food grade (FEMA, GRAS)
- Free from impurities
- Nano-encapsulated for stability
- Safe to smell and taste
- Extensively analysed and validated
Who it’s for
Anyone responsible for catching off-flavours before they reach the customer.
Why it matters
Recognition is the foundation of every sensory skill. You can’t measure what you can’t reliably detect.
Knowing where each fault comes from turns a tasting result into root-cause analysis.
Regular exposure keeps the whole team’s detection sharp and consistent.
Be first to taste it
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Part of Brewing Sensory Analysis for Quality Control on Nexus.