Food Brews

MANDY CARTER TELLS US ABOUT BREWERIES BEING INSPIRED BY FOOD

Breweries are getting inspired by food to create unique flavored beers that not only satisfy beer enthusiasts, they impress foodies.

LEMON MERINGUE MILKSHAKE BY TIRED HANDS BREWING

Brewed with gobs of oats and lactose sugar. Conditioned atop EXTRA heaps of luscious Madagascar vanilla beans and fresh and pungent lemon purée. Intensely hopped with Mosaic and Citra. Big notes of bright lemon curd, sticky melty summertime marshmallow, pink grapefruit, and blueberry sorbetto. 7.5% abv.

PUMP UP THE JAM BY BACK COUNTRY BREWING

This double IPA mixes things up with additions of Strawberries and Lactose creating berry undertones and a nice creamy mouthfeel. This beer is intensely hopped with Simcoe and Mosaic creating a fruity dank aroma to complement the subtle strawberry character. 7.8% abv.

DAY BREAK BY MARTIN HOUSE BREWING

Inspired from a bowl of cereal, this 4-grain breakfast beer is made with barley, wheat, oats, and rye, and is finished with honey and milk sugar. They ferment this beer very dry and add the milk sugar to create a delicate and unique sweetness. 5% abv.