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Certified Beer Server · Beer Flavor and Evaluation

Dirty Draft Lines

Syllabus Path

Recognize buttery or sour character as possible draft-line problems.

  1. III. Beer Flavor and Evaluation
  2. C. Off-flavor knowledge
  3. 3. Dirty draft lines

Exam Focus

  • Dirty draft lines can create buttery off-flavors.
  • Dirty draft lines can create sour off-flavors.
  • A suspected line problem should be escalated rather than served through.

Draft-line fault recognition

Servers do not need lab diagnosis for Certified Beer Server study, but buttery or sour draft beer can indicate a system cleanliness issue that needs attention.

Key Terms

Diacetyl
A buttery flavor compound that may be a fault depending on beer and context.

References

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