Minty Menthol-like taste - Where is it coming from?

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A recent beer has a fairly prominent minty, menthol-like quality that I have decided I don't like. I assume it comes from the hops, most likely the late and/or dry additions. The suspects are Centennial, Simcoe, and Amarillo. Are my assumptions correct? If so, which suspect is this quality most likely from?
 
None of those hops have minty qualities at all. Citrusy, even a bit floral, but no menthol/mint flavors. Maybe it's a fermentation temperature/yeast stress issue?
 
ForumMember said:
A recent beer has a fairly prominent minty, menthol-like quality that I have decided I don't like. I assume it comes from the hops, most likely the late and/or dry additions. The suspects are Centennial, Simcoe, and Amarillo. Are my assumptions correct? If so, which suspect is this quality most likely from?

Did you dryhop? If so, for how long?
 
6gallon final volume
1.5 lbs Crystal 20 Steeped
7.0 lbs light DME
6.0 lbs light LME
Chinook 1 0z 60 minutes
Warrior 1 0z 60 minutes
Amarillo 1 0z each at 30 minutes, flameout, dry(10 days)
Simcoe 1 0z each at 30 minutes, flameout, dry(10 days)
Centennial 1 0z each at 30 minutes, flameout, dry(10 days)

5 liter starter Wyeast 1056, < 72 degrees fermentation
OG 1.086
FG 1.022
 
I would suspect too a high primary fermentation temp. This is a common cause of "off flavors" in beer.
 
I would suspect too a high primary fermentation temp. This is a common cause of "off flavors" in beer.
 
One of the recipes I brew frequently has just a tad hint of mintyness to it, and I use centennial as bittering and flavor in that recipe (but not aroma).

I don't consider it an off-flavor, I actually like it... it adds complexity to the hop flavor.
 

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