Sour Beetroot Ale - Sour beer

Lithuania is known for its down-to-earth cuisine: Potatoes, meat, cereals and sour cream are the basic ingredients of many dishes Dumplings, pancakes, bread and potatoes with dill are popular dishes that find their way onto plates at every meal If you want something more unusual than that, Lithuanian chefs like to use beet: šaltibarščiai is a cold beet soup that is eaten on all sorts of occasions in Lithuania When it's particularly hot outside, for example, or when you've turned night into day and had one or two too many beers In Lithuania, people swear by the hangover-relieving effect of the healthy tuber, and the bright pink soup also brightens up any table

Why are we telling you this? Our favorite brewery Sakiškių alus from Lithuania has taken šaltibarščiai as inspiration and created a beer to match In addition to the usual suspects, a considerable amount of beet juice has gone into the kettle for the Sour Beetroot Ale This not only provides a wonderfully deep red color, but also the characteristic taste

As expected, the Sour Beetroot Ale flows into the glass in a deep red hue and forms a pink head When the bottle is opened, the beet is undeniable: Its earthy and unmistakable aroma tickles the nose And the beet runs like a red thread through the entire drinking experience From the aroma at the beginning through the first sip to the aftertaste, the tuber is always present and ensures an unusual beer flavor A gentle citrus note and a bitterness that increases towards the finish underline the strong character of the taste

Anyone who likes beet will love this beer!