Dark beer

What is the difference between dark beer and light? Original traditional beers are dark. Until the 19th century, technology was not allowed to process malt in such a way that the drink acquired light shades. Absolutely all kinds of beer were either dark or semi-dark.

Differences in color appeared due to the peculiarities of production of different types of beverage. Everything depends on the malt that is used in the creation process. For light beer take only light malt. To produce it, the barley is germinated and dried at a certain temperature. When making dark varieties use dark, burnt, caramel, and light malt in different proportions.

Dark malt is made from sprouted barley, dried at a temperature of 105 ° C. In dark beer, less hops are added than in light beer, so that its taste is softer. In addition, there are other, less significant differences in the technologies for preparing different beverage varieties.

Dark unfiltered beer is a classic. Despite the fact that modern brewing has made possible the production of varieties with different tastes, completely independent of their color (chocolate-coffee, with the taste of raisins, dried fruits, smoked or sweet, sometimes fruit flavor), true connoisseurs consider natural drinks to be real.

The best snack for dark beer is a neutral cheese with a mild, calm taste, which does not interfere with enjoying the drink itself. Excellent smoked meat. It is noteworthy that dry fish in this context is not a good option of "accompaniment". Also, according to gourmets, dark chocolate and dark beer are perfectly combined.

The use of the drink is, first of all, in the high content of iron, which in the production of light varieties decreases due to mandatory filtration. The highest content of iron - in Mexican and Spanish dark beer. Therefore, the use of dark varieties helps to increase the level of hemoglobin, which delivers oxygen to organs and tissues.

Russian dark beer to taste and quality is not inferior to the famous European brands. It enjoys a stable demand, but, in comparison with the light, its range is not replenished with new items.

Sometimes, due to ignorance of many aspects of production and the subtleties of tastes, beer is divided into two classes according to the criterion of color: lager (bottom fermentation) and ale (top fermentation). This is a delusion. In fact, the technology of both low and high fermentation allows you to get beer of different shades. In other words, judging only by the color, to which of these classes beer refers, it is impossible.

It was noticed that different types of drinks are perceived differently depending on the time of day and year. It is believed that dark beer is a drink more suitable for the evening and more preferable for the cold season. You need to drink it from glasses or mugs made of natural materials (porcelain, wood, ceramics or glass).