Use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Evaluation of Beer Foam Characteristics

Abstract

Foam characteristics in several commercial beers were evaluated using magnetic resonance imaging, a nondestructive procedure. With this method, foam texture differences and regions of cling, head, and liquid beer can be clearly distinguished. Significant differences in rates of foam collapse were measured for both straight and altered commercial beers.

• Beer
• Foam
• Magnetic resonance imaging
• MRI