Jenn and I happened into a microbrewery in Athens the other day. Craft Brewery makes a light smoked beer which has an aftertaste that is just like smoked gouda. It was weird yet awesome; we would have been in danger of drinking too much if they cost less than 6 euro ($8) each. We got on a train directly after the bar so I had 12 hours to ponder over how to smoke a beverage. My solution: a modified water pipe (basically a hookah) replacing the tobacco with some sort of wood chips. Though I couldn't see any way of pulling the smoke through without bringing oxygen and thereby oxidizing the ethanol. Turns out that smoked beer is made by smoking the malts before fermentation. Probably a bit extravagant for me, but there are quite a few breweries in the states that do it - though they seem to prefer making porters.
I think I will try the method I envisioned though. I have about 3 gallons of (awful) apple wine that may taste okay as smoked apple vinegar. And how about some smoked soy milk or yogurt? Sounds a bit gross, but I bet that's what they said about the gouda.
-Jim
Monday, April 19, 2010
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miss you guys, way more than i miss having a beer!!! but have some for me anyway!!
ReplyDeleteHope you have a great rest of the trip, and take lots of pictures in Ireland, it's my FAVORITE place!
Smoked beer? Sounds interesting.
ReplyDeleteI wonder how it'd turn out if you used actual tobacco...