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Interesting Facts about craft brewing. That is, about the production of small batches of intoxicating drink, brewed according to individual recipes. However, even the most hardened witches would marvel at some of these recipes.

Japanese tomato beer Tomato Bibere, which has not only the taste of tomatoes, but also a spicy bitterness from hops. The initiator of the creation of such a product was the owner of a well-known Tokyo bar, and the product was brewed by Echigo Beer Co. The manufacturer claims that the beer includes only organic ingredients and is even good for health.


The American company Flying Fish offers a beer called Exit 1, which is brewed with oysters.

The idea of ​​mixing beer and milk together may seem crazy to many, but the beer company Bilk thought it was a good idea. This drink contains 30% milk, lovers of this beer say that it has the usual traditional taste, but there is light milky shade.


In Holland, they created a drink called Kwispelbier. The manufacturer positions it as a beer for dogs. The liquid smells like beef; according to the idea of ​​the creators, even the most spoiled dog will appreciate it.


Pizza flavored beer was invented in 2006 by Tom and Athena Seafurt in Illinois. For the preparation of the drink they used own brewery. A beer called Mamma Mia! Pizza Beer contains, in addition to the usual ingredients, such as basil, tomatoes, garlic, etc.

American brewers from Dogfish have once again made one of the most unusual ales. Their foamy drink is brewed with lobster and chocolate. The strength of the dark beer Choc Lobster is 5.6 percent. This drink has an unusually pleasant and light aftertaste of chocolate. There are also hints of herbs. Pacific Ocean. For cooking, live lobsters are used, which, after boiling, are sent to the kitchen for further processing.

Today, the production of craft beer is gaining more and more popularity. Craft beer brewers brought out hundreds different varieties this drink. The first craft brewery appeared in 1975 in Northamptonshire. The founder of the brewery is Bill Urquhart.

The concept of craft beer emerged in the 1970s. During this period of time, small-sized breweries were organized and developed, which produced beer according to copyright or according to traditional recipes. If translated from in English Name craft beer , then it would mean "craft" beer. The concept means that the brewer prepares a drink according to traditional recipes and uses all the skills and craftsmanship that he inherited from his ancestors. The purpose of craft beer is customer satisfaction rather than producing large volumes of the drink.

To date, the production of craft beer is successful business area. The development of the craft brewing business was significantly influenced by American entrepreneurs. In the middle of the 20th century, large corporations that were engaged in the production of beer represented the standard lines of the drink. Standard beer became boring to people and then enterprising businessmen, true lovers of the drink, decided to build small factories for the production of beer different varieties. Such small factories fully satisfy all the needs of the client and produce a completely diverse variety of intoxicating drink.

The most famous brewers are the brewer Fritz Maytag and Jack McAuliffe.

Many people often confuse concepts craft and draft beer, so it's worth finding out what a draft is.

draft is a beer that is in barrels, and craft means a microbrewery without the use of barrels.

However, in the production of craft drinks, innovative technologies along with the traditional ones.

What is the difference between craft beer and regular beer?

To understand how a craft hoppy drink differs from a regular one, you should know The main differences between these drinks:

Types of craft beer

Before determining the varieties of craft, it is necessary to indicate what types of drink generally exist.

To date, two types are known:

• Lager.
• Stout.

Lager is a kind beer drink, which matures during its storage. Lager production is quite common in Russian Federation. Lager introduced light, dark and black beer.

staun is dark ale look. The recipe for this drink involves the use of roasted malt in the preparation of beer. Because of this, the drink becomes peculiar taste and pronounced aroma.

List all varieties of fragrant foamy drink impossible, as producers often experiment and improvise, using various ingredients in production, creating completely new varieties.

As for the production of Russian craft, we can distinguish the following varieties of this drink:

Large producers of craft beer in Russia

To date, the production of craft drink in the Russian Federation has expanded significantly. The expansion of this type of brewing was the commitment of people to traditional recipes for the production of a foamy drink. In Russia there is great amount entrepreneurs who are engaged in the production of craft, but especially large are the following breweries:

• Bakunin.
• AF Brew.
• Brickstone.
• Victory Art Brew.
• Vasileostrovskaya brewery.
• Brewery 1 Ton.

Today, these manufacturers are the largest suppliers of craft to a variety of pubs and shops across the country. They make a drink according to their own recipe, resulting in author's varieties. St. Petersburg is considered the capital of craft production. Many connoisseurs say that St. Petersburg beer is the most delicious.

Craft Beer Recipes

Kraft is easy to make at home. However, it is worth paying attention Special attention on water quality, which is used to prepare this drink. Before use, the water must be well cleaned, boiled.

Recipe #1

Used as ingredients for making beer 5 kilograms barley malt coarse grinding And water, purified drinking. You don't need to boil the jam.

Malt must be poured 35 liters of water which must be preheated to 70°C. The drink should be infused for 20 minutes. After the drink has been infused, the wort must be filtered and put on fire for 1 hour.

After 25 minutes, you need to lay in the wort 30 grams of granulated malt, and after another 5 minutes - 20 grams. The finished wort must be cooled for 15 minutes at 22 ° C, periodically need to be filtered. The wort should be poured into a fermentation tank and added 11 grams of beer yeast, previously bred in warm water. The fermentation process continues for 14 days.

Recipe #2

A drink prepared according to this recipe will have a bitter taste and a beautiful taste. amber. In this case, it is necessary to prepare a congestion.

For this, it is taken 7 liters of water which is heated up to 65°C. Water must be filled 3 kilos of malt brands Coopers light malt, 250 grams of malt Crystal and Briess Victory 50 grams of chocolate malt. All this must be thoroughly mixed and brought to a boil.

When the suspension boils, it is necessary to add one teaspoon Irish moss And 6% hops Hallertau (42 grams). All this again must be boiled for 40 minutes, after which more should be added. 28 grams of hops. After three minutes, the wort must be removed from the heat. Then you need to enter 20 liters cold water, yeast and 3/4 cup corn sugar. Yeast should be added at 23°C. The drink will ferment for 2–3 weeks at a temperature of 12–13 ° C.

Types and varieties of craft beer

who deserve attention and respect.

Top three most popular craft beers

Perhaps you should start with Indian pale ale(India Pale Ale). IPA is more typical for English-speaking countries, prepared in Britain, the USA and Australia. It is characterized by a specific, rather strong hop aroma, with citrus and coniferous notes. There are individual varieties that are dominated by fruity notes, due to the esteriness or characteristic properties of the hops.

The same applies to palatability beer. Indian Pale Ale has a medium to strong hop flavor. Hop bitterness is medium to high, dominated by a high degree. The taste of malt is moderate, a slight sweetness is characteristic. A slight bitterness in the aftertaste.

As for color, there are varieties from golden-dark to copper-red.

Barleywine another variety from English-speaking brewers. It is characterized by rich maltiness, and the malt aroma can be sweet, sugar-caramel, bready or traditional. The hop bouquet is low to very strong, dominated by citrus, fruity, herbaceous, and sometimes spicy notes that are typical of English beers.

The bouquet combines pure, persistent malt flavor and hop bitterness. Individual varieties can have both low and significant sweetness. Hop bouquet is dominated by moderate to aggressive.

The color of beer can be from bright amber to copper, sometimes dark. The foam is very resistant, the color of the cream.

Oatmeal Stout (Oatmeal Stout)- This English rendition of sweet stout. The aroma is dominated by soft notes of roasted grain, with a characteristic malty sweetness. Hop notes are weak, or may be completely absent. Often in the aroma we can distinguish the smell of coffee.

The taste is sweet to dry, with a slight hint of oatmeal and roasted grains. Perhaps a little bitterness in the aftertaste. Roasted grains combined with malty sweetness can bring coffee or chocolate flavors to the bouquet.

The color of oatmeal stout can vary from dark brown to black coffee. The beer cap is persistent, dense with a creamy tint.

These are just three of the most popular varieties In the future, I will continue to share interesting information with you.