Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Beer and Food pairing - Beer Basket


Beer and food pairing is very up and coming and goes far beyond Beer and pizza. This doesn't mean that you go out and find a great brat and cook it in your best beer either. Try these ideas!


Cheese is one food that you usually associate with wine or champagne. Discover how good a nice brie tastes with a fine wheat beer. Apples like Gravensteins is another successful pairing with a Belgian ale. There are the ester, or fruity, characteristics that are often apple or pear-like while the truffle honey harmonizes with the slight honey notes Belgian ales are known to have. Also, the flavors of the gouda complimented the Brett characters in the beer. Some American wild ale loosely assembles top-fermenting beers that have been purposefully introduced to fermenting agents beyond the typical assortment of beer yeasts, sometimes replacing them altogether. Strains of wild yeasts such as Brettanomyces, along with the lactic acid-producing bacteria such as Lactobacillus and Pediococcus, which are normally considered contaminants in beer- and wine-making circles, are employed to deliver unique sensory profiles by brewers who are willing to take risks as to both the unpredictability of the results and the perception of the public.


The company Baskets by Rita offers an assortment of beer baskets or a beer tub for gifts to that beer lover. Their gifts are designed in containers that are useful while the goodies are being consumed and after they are gone. "Our beer tub is our most popular offering this year, and would be a great holiday gift as well" say VanWoerkom, owner of the company.

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