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Keywords: Acrid, Sour, Caustic, Bitter, Brew
Sour or severe.
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an acrid or sour flavor. A fault in coffee sometimes due to over heating. Like when you leave the glass coffee pot on the heater and tste it a few hours later.
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A taste fault in the coffee brew giving an acrid and sour sensation on the tongue. The result of excessive heat after brewing which stews the coffee.
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sour or bitter in taste
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harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"
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A term referring to a taste fault in the coffee brew that leaves an acrid and sour sensation on the tongue.
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is anything sour, bitter or sharp - cutting, caustic, acid, mordant, barbed, prickly, biting, pointed. The opposite flavor would be mild, sweet, or honeyed.
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