tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post164274481853180572..comments2024-03-28T06:20:10.699-07:00Comments on Shut up about Barclay Perkins: Doctor Hassall explainsRon Pattinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-71096333730622574362011-08-26T06:17:08.761-07:002011-08-26T06:17:08.761-07:00"Chamomile is one of the supposed flavor comp..."Chamomile is one of the supposed flavor components of Belgian Wit Beer, and is suspected of being Celis's "secret ingredient" . I really like it, and have used it in many wit type beers. "<br /><br />Are sure its not jamil zainasheffs interpretation of a wit beer?<br /><br />Grains of paradise is probably more histrionically relevantOblivioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04184794716327407609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-44267323332823655652011-08-25T11:18:00.175-07:002011-08-25T11:18:00.175-07:00Chamomile is one of the supposed flavor components...Chamomile is one of the supposed flavor components of Belgian Wit Beer, and is suspected of being Celis's "secret ingredient" . I really like it, and have used it in many wit type beers. <br /><br />Used with too heavy a hand, it can come across like Jucyfruit chewing gum.<br /><br />What is most interesting is that it is regarded as "like the hop." Any more thoughts on this?Bikeraggienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-83437081873068797012011-08-25T04:35:40.382-07:002011-08-25T04:35:40.382-07:00I've run into a number of American craft beers...I've run into a number of American craft beers flavoured with chamomile: ales and saisons seem picked out for this purpose.<br /><br />Rogue Ales in Oregon made one a few years ago, here is a Beer Advocate review:<br /><br />http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/132/9727<br /><br />The range of opinion was wide but a majority of the raters liked it quite a bit and their taste notes give a good indication of the taste. I think the honeyed notes, noticeable also in tea made from chamomile, might have been a factor for the brewers in Bristol, i.e., this quality together with the dextrins in their ale might have lent a honeyed richness similar to what Burton beer had.<br /><br />It's interesting how chamomile has resurged here and there in brewing, I doubt the brewers (or most of them) would know of its historical use. Perhaps the knowledge is in the folk memory so to speak.<br /><br />GaryGary Gillmannoreply@blogger.com