tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post4856176103127329471..comments2024-03-28T13:20:29.156-07:00Comments on Shut up about Barclay Perkins: Fruit and vegs that should not be used in beerRon Pattinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-73035511929508973432008-12-25T02:56:00.000-08:002008-12-25T02:56:00.000-08:00Peas in beer were used in Lithuania. They were sup...Peas in beer were used in Lithuania. They were supposed to improve the head and "mouthfeel". Yes, I hear they're still being used in some more traditional beers.ramtynashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08629080284570223533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-1518881365573447772008-11-25T16:07:00.000-08:002008-11-25T16:07:00.000-08:00OK, post is almost a year old, but: Brouwerij Rege...OK, post is almost a year old, but: Brouwerij Regenboog is doing a mustard beer.<BR/><BR/>It's...eh.Edmundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18381730567264768225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-24993403746758693082007-12-06T00:26:00.001-08:002007-12-06T00:26:00.001-08:00or tonic even!or tonic even!Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-25055052590508407952007-12-06T00:26:00.000-08:002007-12-06T00:26:00.000-08:00Cucumber with gin and tomic is good. With beer? I ...Cucumber with gin and tomic is good. With beer? I doubt it.<BR/><BR/>http://tandlemanbeerblog.blogspot.com/Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-55572923170567797752007-12-04T07:59:00.000-08:002007-12-04T07:59:00.000-08:00I'm imagining a hefeweizen base with a bit of rhub...I'm imagining a hefeweizen base with a bit of rhubarb tartness.<BR/><BR/>Or else a wit brewed with celery. Coriander always tastes a little bit like celery to me, anyway.<BR/><BR/>And while we're at it, how about adding a slice of cucumber to a glass of lemon-flavored summer beer?erictrimmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03232618429644841580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-37105877052860350992007-12-04T01:48:00.000-08:002007-12-04T01:48:00.000-08:00lars, I've not tried mustard beer. I'm not sure I ...lars, I've not tried mustard beer. I'm not sure I would bother, as mustard is one of the few flavours I really dislike. <BR/><BR/>Endmund, I seem, to remember reading that peas were used in one of the Baltic countries. Do't know if they still are.Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-28629747827395133982007-12-03T17:34:00.000-08:002007-12-03T17:34:00.000-08:00Pumpkin is historically supported at least as far ...Pumpkin is historically supported at least as far back as the 18th century in the eatsern US (other squashes should work just as well).<BR/><BR/>In pre-hops British brewing (which was ended by law in England and Wales in the 16th century) you've got flavoring with gorse, heather, burdock, seaweed and just about any plant with a medicinal application. I ran across a reference to someone using peas as a mash adjunct also...I somehow doubt that went well, though.<BR/><BR/>--EdmundEdmundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18381730567264768225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-45539630216228026632007-12-03T13:45:00.000-08:002007-12-03T13:45:00.000-08:00"What fruit and veg should be used in beer? Any - ..."What fruit and veg should be used in beer? Any - as long as it tastes good."<BR/><BR/>I couldn't agree more.<BR/><BR/>This, incidentally, is why mustard does not belong in beer.Lars Marius Garsholhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15442220825022305581noreply@blogger.com