Jason Cohen (1), Ryan Ahn (1), Zachary Bushman (1), Yuqi Zhou (1); (1) Analytical Flavor Systems, State College, PA, U.S.A.
Sensory
Supplier Poster
Sensory testing is widely renowned as one of the most important steps
in QC and QA in the beer industry. Next to consumer safety, the most
important variable in beer production is that the flavor is pleasant and
consistent. Using our novel sensory data collection tools we can
collect 24 flavor variables that completely encompass gustatory flavor
space (anything you can taste you can graph). This data, analyzed with
our machine learning and artificial intelligence algorithms, can then be
used to positively identify the 20 most common flaws with greater than
90% accuracy, even if the taster is unfamiliar with the flaw in
question.
Before starting Analytical Flavor Systems, Jason was the founder
and executive director of the Tea Institute at Penn State, which
oversees 20+ researchers in 5 fields of study in traditional Chinese,
Japanese, and Korean teas. Jason did his research in sensory science and
data mining, eventually developing the Gastrograph system after three
and a half years of research. Jason is a professional coffee, tea, and
beer taster, and when he is not trying new products, he enjoys rock
climbing, ice climbing, and fencing.
