What does "DRY" mean in beverages such as beer or martini? Can you distinguish it through tasting?

Answer 1

Dry is more bitter or sour. Sweet is self-explanitory.

Answer 2

Dry usually refers to the lack of sweetness in a drink.

For martinis refers it to the amount of vermouth in it. The drier the martini, the less the vermouth. As legend has it, Winston Churchill liked his martinis so dry that he'd simply look in the direction of France, whisper "vermouth" over the drink or simply pass the vermouth cork over the glass.

For wine it refers to the sugar content. A dry wine is not sweet but it might be fruity which can give the illusion of sweetness.

For beer it means a beer that has been brewed to have little aftertaste.

Answer 3

a dry martini has only a very small amount of vermouth added.

Dry in regards to wine means lack of sweetness.

Dry as a term for beer was invented by the Japanese and taken by American breweries. It is a light crisp beer with no aftertaste. That is, practically water.

Answer 4

Only know of the term dry from martinis and wine. Martinis: the drier, the less vermouth added or none... Vino: not as sweet or fruity.

Answer 5

Dry martinis means there's no vermouth on the glass. (Vermouth gives it a sweet edge.) For beer, it's in terms of bitterness or "bite," for wine, it describes the level of tannins (only in red wine).

Answer 6

Dry means unsweet. Taste alone is the determining factor.

Answer 7

It is not sweet, it leaves a Dry taste in your mouth.

Answer 8

Beer is the beverage for those days ending in any letter of the alphabet.