Orange is my new Love - Fruit beer

Oranges are one of the most popular citrus fruits. You can peel them and eat them as they are or squeeze their juice. However, you can also prepare a whole range of delicious dishes with them. For example, we love the sunny yellow fruits in salads. To do this, we remove the fillets from between the skin and serve them with finely sliced fennel and a vinaigrette made from extra virgin olive oil, white balsamic vinegar and honey. The whole thing is seasoned with sea salt and freshly ground pepper and is a culinary delight in both summer and winter.

No less enjoyable is what the Espiga brewery conjures up from oranges: using sun-kissed, organic fruit from Valencia, less than three hours away, the team brews an unconventional beer that combines the taste of freshly squeezed oranges with gentle hops and wild yeasts.

The creation is called Orange Is My New Love and is made from two different musts. One is an orange must fermented with lactic acid bacteria and supplemented with freshly squeezed orange juice, while the other is a farmhouse must enriched with Cascade hops and fermented with wild yeasts. In combination, they produce a fine beer with lively carbonation, a strong 7.0% alcohol content, a complex body and the elegant fruit acidity of freshly harvested oranges.