FlavorActiV news

FlavorActiV has recently introduced several new flavours as part of it’s beer reference standard range – Astringent, Yeasty, Cooked Vegetable, Rotten Vegetable and Methional.

Astringent provides a tightening or puckering mouthfeel, representative of tannins and polyphenols imparted by hops and malts.

Yeasty imparts a general yeast flavour into beer.

Cooked Vegetable is a boiled cauliflower flavour and is produced by yeast during fermentation.

Rotten Vegetable imparts a boiled cabbage or rotten vegetable flavour, normally created during brewing from the heating of grains.

Methional provides a mashed or peeled potato flavour and is an oxidization product.

You can find more information on these flavour on our website or you can contact your Global Sensory Manager.

Our introduction of GMP Flavour Standards – the highest quality produced reference flavour standards available – has allowed us to expand our flavour range significantly and we will be introducing more flavours shortly.

- The FlavorActiV Team

Our GMP Flavour Standards now have an improved online ordering page. Designed to offer you the full range of our exclusive pharmaceutical quality produced flavour standards that include options for purchasing based on the beverage you normally tasting. Each of our flavours are produced to GMP Pharmaceutical grade quality control systems in blister packs for ease of use and improved stability – only FlavorActiV provide these products.

With options for Beer Flavour Standards, Soft Drink Flavour Standards, Water Flavour Standards and our new Craft Brewing Kits you can easily select and purchase any products you like via our website.

Very soon we’ll be implementing PayPal purchasing options to make the process even more streamlined including credit and debit card payments or PayPal account purchases.

If you need any help or assistance with the on-line ordering page please get in contact with us or speak to your Global Sensory Manager.

- The FlavorActiV Team

Some of FlavorActiV’s team will be attending the 34th European Brewing Convention (EBC 2013) on the 26th – 30th of May 2013. Richard Boughton and Boris Gadzov will be in attendance. The conference will take place in Luxembourg this year.

Boris Gadzov will be presenting FlavorActiV’s poster “Development and Validation of An Assay Method for Volatile Compounds in GMP Beer Flavour Standards” at the conference, be sure to speak with him about if you’re there.

Director of Global Sensory Management Dr Boris Gadzov, will be attending the American Society of Brewing Chemists Annual Meeting from the 19th to 22nd of May. The meeting this year will be taking place in Tucson,Arizona, US.

Boris will be presenting “Combining and Aligning Analytical Evaluation Improvements with Sensory in Global Beverages” to the attendees on the 19th of May. This presentation relates to the use of bringing together existing sensory and analytical evaluation methods for pharmacetical quality flavour standards.

If you would like to speak to Boris before or after the meeting please get in contact with us.

Global Sensory Manager Evelyne Canterranne will be one of the judges for the International Cider Awards 2013.

There will be around 150 different ciders to judge this year and they will require some sensory evaluation in addition to reviewing the design and packaging.

The International cider awards will take place in London on Friday the 3rd of May 2013.

FlavorActiV’s flavour standards can also be used in ciders along with other beverage types, not just in beers.

Evelyne Canterranne attended the 1st African Beer Awards earlier this month as a judge. The Beer Awards were held in Ghana, Africa and over 50 beers were entered from a wide spread of breweries across the continent.

If you would like more information about the Awards please contact Evelyne at evelyne.canterranne@flavoractiv.com

Richard Boughton and Marie Pohler are attending this year’s US Craft Brewers Conference. Richard and Marie will be speaking about the importance of  sensory evaluations in producing quality beers. They will be speaking in Wednesday 27th at 11am and Thursday 28th at 1.30pm during the BFBi surgery session. If you have any questions about our new Craft Brewers’ Sensory Kits or about the presentation please contact Marie or pay them a visit during the conference at stand No. 9041.

Evelyne Canterranne will be attending the 14th IBD Africa Section Convention in Accra, Ghana. The convention will run from the 3rd March until the 8th March.

During the convention Evelyne will be presenting a poster about in-process sensory evaluations for beverage quality.

Evelyne will also be taking part in the African Beer Awards as a member of the judging panel.

If you would like to find out more information about the poster presentation or the African Beer Awards please contact evelyne.canterranne@flavoractiv.com

Have you ever wondered why no everybody experiences the taste of food in the same way? Read about how we use our senses to process flavour here.

Global Sensory Manager Evelyne Canterranne will be attending this year’s Drink Technology exhibition in India. The exhibition will run from the 6-8th November in Mumbai. If you would like anymore information about Drink Technology India or would like to arrange to meet Evelyne during the exhibition please feel free to contact us: enquiries@flavoractiv.com