Quality Focus — Sensory Playbook
Sensory Investigation App
Sensory snapshot · March 2026
2 brands below 6.0. Brand A NB-01 at 5.28 (Burnt (4 panelists)) is the worst. Investigate.
Cross-brand defect spread
Attributes hitting 2+ brands · top 4
When the same defect fires on multiple brands at once, the cause is usually process-side (kettle, water, malt lot) — not brand-specific.
Brand A
Recovered
9.0
latest · NB-05
4 panels · range 5.3–9.6
Brand B
Mid range
7.0
latest · LL-06
5 panels · range 7.0–9.6
Brand C
Below floor
5.6
latest · PA-09
4 panels · range 5.6–9.6
Brand D
Mid range
7.0
latest · BL-03
3 panels · range 7.0–8.7
Brand E
Strong
10.0
latest · HIPA-03
3 panels · range 9.6–10.0
Sensory investigations
8 panels · sorted critical-first
- Resume →Brand A · NB-012025-12-03High▸ In progress
Panel score 5.28
- Panel score 5.28 below floor of 6.0
- 4 major defects with 2+ panelist agreement — Burnt (4 panelists), plus 3 more
- Resume →Brand C · PA-092026-02-06High▸ In progress
Panel score 5.59
- Panel score 5.59 below floor of 6.0
- 3 major defects with 2+ panelist agreement — Metalic (5 panelists), plus 2 more
- Yeast Autolysis cluster firing on Metalic + Pumpkin/ Gourd, plus 1 other cluster
- Resume →Brand B · LL-062026-02-13High▸ In progress
Panel score 6.95
- 2 major defects with 2+ panelist agreement — Spicy (5 panelists), plus 1 more
- Major defect Sulfidic/ Eggy (H2S) recurring from prior panel (LL-05)
- Fermentation Health cluster firing on Spicy + Sulfidic/ Eggy (H2S)
- Resume →Brand D · BL-032026-02-24High▸ In progress
Panel score 6.98
- 2 major defects with 2+ panelist agreement — Metalic (5 panelists), plus 1 more
- Resume →Brand D · BL-022026-02-17High▸ In progress
Panel score 6.99
- Major defect Burnt flagged by 2 panelists
- Resume →Brand C · PA-022025-11-05High▸ In progress
Panel score 8.66
- Major defect Pumpkin/ Gourd flagged by 2 panelists
- Resume →Brand A · NB-052026-02-13High▸ In progress
Panel score 9.01
- Major defect Diacetyl flagged by 2 panelists
- Resume →Brand B · LL-052026-02-06High▸ In progress
Panel score 9.25
- Major defect Sulfidic/ Eggy (H2S) flagged by 4 panelists
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