Leathery Beer Flavour Standard

Importance of the Leathery Beer Flavour Standard

Leathery is an off flavour or taste associated with the intermediate stages of ageing. Acts synergistically with papery flavour to impart a stale flavour character to beer.

Origins of flavour

Precise origins of leathery are unknown – formed from reactions of precursors during beer storage.

Remarks

Suggested standard of ASBC and the EBC.

Associated terms

• Hay like
• Mouth drying
• powdery

Analysis

• Gas Chromatography
• High Performance Chromatography

Typical concentration in beer

• Not detected in fresh beer.

Approximate flavour threshold

• 10 µg/l

Beer flavour wheel number

• 830