![]() Today, craft beer and the outdoors go hand in hand.Ĭhemical tests of ancient pottery jars uncovered in what is today Iran reveal that beer was produced as far back as about 7,000 years ago! A 3,900-year old Sumerian poem honoring Ninkasi, the patron goddess of brewing, contains the oldest surviving beer recipe. Gose beer is a warm fermented beer hailing from 13th century Goslar, Germany.Ĭraft breweries like Dogfish Head have evolved the ancient practice into citrusy flavors and long, earthy finishes like their Super Eight Super Gose, Sea Quench Ale Session Sour, Slightly Mighty Low-cal IPA and Namaste White Belgian Wheat. Its trademark flavor is high on the sour and salt and low on the hop bitterness. Super Eight Super Gose, the Dogfish Head version, is a 5.3 percent-alcohol berry-flavored salad bar of a brew containing nine ingredients: prickly pear, mango, boysenberry, blackberry, raspberry, elderberry, kiwi juices, red Hawaiian sea salt and toasted. Dogfish Head certainly wins creativity points for adding toasted quinoa. However, not long after drinking it, a canker sore erupted inside my mouth thanks to the kiwi juice (I have a food sensitivity to kiwi). ![]() Because I didn’t want to be swayed or biased by marketing, I didn’t research any of the beer online prior to tasting it. Founded in Boston in 1996 by brothers Jason and Todd Alstrm, BeerAdvocate is your go-to resource for beer, publishers of BeerAdvocate magazine, and hosts of world-class beer fests, like Extreme. But prior to canker sore, a variety of flavors waged warfare on my taste buds. In the end, that winning flavor was a distinct after-tone of sour with the smallest hint of sea salt at the very end and slightly bitter. ![]() Outdoor Activity PairingĪny activity with easy access to a drug store or urgent care for kiwi-related food allergies. If you’ve been around craft beer for any given time, you’ve likely heard of “session beer”. The origins are somewhat debated although there is speculation that session beer was the preferred brew of the British munitions workers during WWI. While they toiled long hours in the factory, the overlords granted them “session” breaks, which they took at the local pubs.
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