Deep red liquid slides smoothly down the side of the clear glass. Then, with a tilt of the bottle, a flood!
Embedded bubbles coalesce at the surface, forming white foam, a sign of life! Littleorganisms, single-celled yeast, float comfortably in the cold liquid, many of them in a dormant state, sleeping soundly after much feasting. Having found themselves plunged into a delicious and inviting sea of sugar, they gorged for weeks. In appreciation, these little guys produced carbon dioxide gas and a delightful organic molecule known as ethyl alcohol.
Of course, they didn’t find themselves in such a paradise by chance. Fresh chocolate and caramel malts, expertly singed in a kiln, were carefully steeped to add color, texture, and taste. Lightly roasted malt sugars were then boiled in to provide the little organisms with plenty of food. Finally, the ground flowerings of the hop plant are added in painstaking intervals, balancing the sweetness of the malts with fresh bitterness, delicious flavor, and fruity aroma. Courtesy of Adam and Mother Earth.
Thus is the life of a beer. An elixir of the natural world under the guidance of man. A divine partnership.
Notes of cocoa and toffee. A soft red hue topped by a frothy head. A clean finish. Smooth and highly drinkable. Ladies and gentlemen: The Red Beard Ale.
The Brewmaster
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