Fortune Tamer - Porter

Figs are noble trees with delicious fruit that grow throughout the Mediterranean region and in parts of Asia Numerous legends and stories surround the ancient cultivated plant, and each region has its own legends While the tree symbolizes a god in India and is worshipped in morning prayers, the ancient Greeks believed in the aphrodisiac effect of figs and associated them with Dionysus, the god of excess and exuberance In Christianity, the leaves of the fig are mentioned above all: They clothe Adam and Eve after they had tasted the fruit from the tree of knowledge In paintings by the Old Masters and sculptures of their time, countless shame-covering fig leaves can also be found

Today, the fig adorns the shelves of our supermarkets and can also be seen in more unconventional places: On the labels of fine craft beers, for example One of our absolute favorites with fig is Fortune Tamer The Baltic Porter is the result of a collaboration between Browar Pinta and Sofia Electric Brewing and is matured with figs from Bulgaria and Bourbon Gold vanilla pods A full 10.5% alcohol content gives the Dark Lager soul-warming properties that go perfectly with the strong sweetness and intense spice A crisp bitterness rounds off the taste experience skillfully

Figs have never been more palatable!