Beer Tasting by Jeff Alworth

Author:Jeff Alworth [Alworth]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9781452113951
Publisher: Chronicle Books LLC

Flavor and aroma

Belgian ales are often full of fruity notes or exotic spices; some are tart or tangy (or full-blown sour), while others are dry and vinous. All these form a cluster of qualities some people use shorthand to describe as “Belgian character.”

Character

Belgians are the free spirits of the beer world. They are simultaneously the most innovative and the most traditional. Some brewers use the same techniques that were used a millennium ago, but Belgian brewers also sample broadly from other countries, use strange ingredients, and merrily flout convention. In Belgian beers, you can see the future and the past.

Some of the more important sub-styles include two worth bookmarking: farmhouse ales and strong ales. Farmhouse ales (saisons and biere de gardes) are rustic beers often made with spices and wheat; like hearty bread from a good bakery, they are rich, fresh, wholesome, and delicious. Belgians regularly employ sugar to make strong ales of winelike strength and complexity, some dark, some golden, most deceptively approachable.

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