# Randy Mosher on Sensory Science and Beer Flavor Synergy Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/respecting-the-beer-6821210/randy-mosher-on-sensory-science-and-beer-flavor-synergy Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/respecting-the-beer-6821210/randy-mosher-on-sensory-science-and-beer-flavor-synergy.md Podcast: [Respecting the Beer](https://stenobird.com/podcast/respecting-the-beer-6821210) Published: 2026-04-30T10:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://respect-the-beer.captivate.fm/episode/randy-mosher-1 Audio file: https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/14cb2923-3059-4f9f-a0c1-ddf70f46f438.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/respecting-the-beer-6821210/episodes/randy-mosher-on-sensory-science-and-beer-flavor-synergy Duration seconds: 1958 ## Resource Do you taste beer? Or do you taste beer? Chicago-based beer author Randy Mosher stops in to break down the science of taste. A foremost authority on beer tasting, Randy's new book takes your tastebuds to task! Pre-order your copy of "Your Tasting Brain" by Randy Mosher: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/Y/bo264674950.html Randy's Website: https://randymosher.com/ Randy's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chemosensationalist/ PATREON SUPPORT patreon.com/respectingthebeerpodcast Uncut episodes with bonus content Access to exclusive beers Access to 50-minute video tour of McFleshman's FACEBOOK GROUP https://www.facebook.com/groups/respectingthebeer QUESTIONS? Email us at respectingthebeer@gmail.com -- CHAPTERS 00:00 Welcome to Respecting the Beer! 01:04 Meet Randy Mosher 01:30 Why Write Your Tasting Brain 03:32 Deep Dive Into Sensory Science 06:53 Siebel Institute Changes 09:58 Ray Daniels and Beer Education 12:14 Smell Loss and Retraining 19:05 Inner Taster and Memory 21:49 Flavor Lab and Synergy 26:17 Wine vs Beer Tasting Myth 31:40 Freshness and Beer Ratings -- CREDITS Hosts: Bobby Fleshman - https://www.mcfleshmans.com/ Allison Fleshman -https://www.instagram.com/mcfleshmans/ Joel Hermansen Gary Ardnt - https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ Music by Sarah Lynn Huss - https://www.facebook.com/kevin.huss.52/ Recorded & Produced by David Kalsow - https://davidkalsow.com/ Brought to you by McFleshman's Brewing Co ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/respecting-the-beer-6821210/episodes/randy-mosher-on-sensory-science-and-beer-flavor-synergy/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/respecting-the-beer-6821210/randy-mosher-on-sensory-science-and-beer-flavor-synergy.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.