The Danish Herslev Bryghus has brewed a carrot beer, containing carrot juice, malted oat and heather honey. This is a part of the drive for a spectre of Nordic beers as an answer to German or Belgian beers. They are also experimenting with asparagus.
I applaud the innovative spirit, but I have a strong feeling this is more a novelty than the future of beer. And I have had enough Belgian fruit and veg beers to be a bit vary, although the Danes seem to be using this more as an ingredient in the brew than as a simple flavouring.
The story, and the photo, comes from the Danish Beer Academy. Lots of interesting stuff if you read Danish, if not you can look at the photos and try to figure it out!
Ouch! I hope the asparagus innovations remain in the lab!
That would certainly give new meaning to “carrot juice!”
I think some of the Danish experiments with new ingredients have been successful, especially the use of elderberry (hylleblomst) which seems to be spreading. Carrots perhaps not so much.
I applaud anyone trying to examine how beer has beer brewed or could be brewed as long as it is a mechanism to avoid hammering me with price rises…and as long as it is tasty stuff.
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