Those sneaky scientists are up to it again. Meet your new beer
testers: robots with Lego parts.
As you may have noticed, beer is very popular these days. Heavy
competition puts pressure on brewers to improve processes and save
time and money in innovative ways. A research group in Australia
has created an option to test new brews for consumer acceptance
without spending time and money on sensory tests that involve
people doing the judging.
When you try a new brew, how do you judge it? Not just taste.
Before you taste it, you most likely see it and even may feel it.
Color, foam qualities, and even smell can affect your opinion of a
beer. When a beer is hoppy, the hoppiness affects not only the
flavor, but also smells that are released when the foam bubbles
burst.
