This can be water. Detergent. Dirty dishwasher. Or you.

Or any combination of those.

What you are writing is highly abmormal.

The dishwasher is actually better than what most people think, but a lot of them don't know that they're using it wrong.

Try non scented detergent?

Did you forget to use detergent?

If your glassware smells, something's wrong, as detergent uses water softening agents, enzymes, and rinse agents. Dishwashers do need to be regularly cleaned, and I've never met anyone who does so.

There's also the question of the dry cycle, which is crucial if you live in a high humidity environment. Otherwise things will get musty, like leaving clothes in a washing machine.

Restaurants use dishwashers (though generally not the same type as home units, but small shops have similar commercial units with fast cycles) - have you experienced this there?

Edit: For some reason the "default" way to store glassware in cupboards is upside down. I've always found this causes things to smell musty with the trapped air. Even worse in cabinets with no covering on the wood - that's just nasty. Or with old shelf paper that never gets cleaned, so there's all sorts of grubbiness making smells.

Even in dry climates I've found upside down causes funk.

I used to feel like there was an aftertaste. I switched to using a vinegar dilution in the "rinse aid" slot and that's done the trick.

... turn the glasses upsidedown when putting them into a dishwasher.

(Also all restaurants use dishwashers, albeit they are of the more speedy sort. The funny smell is just the poor lad washing the dishes.)

I agree. I can also smell and taste rot and staleness before other people.

What we get from this, other people simply don't pick up. Fun percentile eh?

Eveey dish I have used in the last 40 years I could tell if it had been in a dishwasher recently. Very unique odor. Doesn't matter who's dishwasher.

I hand wash my dishes.

To address the replies: There is no problem with my dishwasher because I do not have one. I am saying when I go to houses (plural, many) that have dishwashers I hate drinking from their glasses, because they all smell and taste gross. That's just my experience. Maybe everyone in my circle is using their dishwasher wrong.