WHEAT BEER
WHEAT BEER Belgian Dubbel is a rich malty beer with spicy and mild alcoholic characteristics. Some dark fruit aromas and flavours may be present, with no lingering hop flavour. It gets its caramel colour not from roasted malts but from a highly caramelized sugar syrup called “candi syrup.” ORIGIN FOOD PAIRING FISH GRILLED VEGETABLES FRUITS ORIGIN FOOD...
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STOUT A beer brewed with black unmalted barley, which imparts the dark colour and rich flavour characteristics. ORIGIN FOOD PAIRING BBQ FONTINA CHEESE CHOCOLATE ORIGIN FOOD PAIRING BBQ FONTINA CHEESE CHOCOLATE BEER STYLES PORTER Named because of its popularity with London transportation workers in the 1770s (due to low cost and longevity), porter was originally a mixture of different beer styles. Stouts were...
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SOUR ALE Beers are made by allowing wild yeast strains or bacteria into the brew. Before Pasteurization, almost all beer was sour in some way due to naturally occurring wild yeast strains. ORIGIN FOOD PAIRING BRIE SHELLFISH LIGHT SALAD ORIGIN FOOD PAIRING BRIE SHELLFISH LIGHT SALAD BEER STYLES AMERICAN WILD ALE Beer brewed in America using wild strains of yeast or bacteria instead...
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PALE ALE A beer made by warm fermentation using predominately pale malt. ORIGIN FOOD PAIRING HAMBURGERS COLBY GOUDA ORIGIN FOOD PAIRING HAMBURGERS COLBY GOUDA BEER STYLES ENGLISH PALE ALE English pale ale can be traced back to Burton-upon-Trent, a city with an abundance of rich, hard water. A mix of fruity, hoppy, earthy, buttery and malty aromas and flavours can be experienced. Typically...
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MEAD An alcoholic beverage created by fermenting honey with water, sometimes with various fruits, spices, grains, or hops. The alcoholic content of mead may range from about 8% ABV to more than 20%. The defining characteristic of mead is that the majority of the beverage’s fermentable sugar is derived from...
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BROWN ALE Spawned from the English mild ale, brown ales tend to be maltier and sweeter on the palate, with a fuller body. Colour can range from reddish-brown to dark brown. Some versions will lean towards fruity esters, while others tend to be drier with nutty characters. All seem to...
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BELGIAN Belgian Dubbel is a rich malty beer with spicy and mild alcoholic characteristics. Some dark fruit aromas and flavours may be present, with no lingering hop flavour. It gets its caramel colour not from roasted malts but from a highly caramelized sugar syrup called “candi syrup.” ORIGIN FOOD PAIRING BRIE STEW LAMB ORIGIN FOOD PAIRING BRIE STEW LAMB BEER STYLES BELGIAN...
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