Hello beer friends, here is my post to @detlev's weekly Beer Saturday #382 🍺 Thanks a lot for hosting the fun challenge!
The #BeerSaturday Challenge - Week 382
Continuing with my dark beer series from last week, I thought I’d share an alcohol-free dark beer this time. But then, I realized... this is actually malt beer! I picked it up along with last week's Dolden Dark Porter from Riedenburger Brauhaus, intending it for my partner. They were just placed next to each other on the shelf of an organic store.
According to Wikipedia, malt beer is brewed like regular beer but fermentation is suppressed, resulting in minimal alcohol content. Despite being called "malt beer," the ingredients listed are water, malt, hops, yeast, agave syrup, and carbon dioxide. Given Germany’s strict regulations and definitions, it might not even be considered "beer" ... 😅
Checking the description of this beer on Riedenburger Brauhaus’ website, there’s no mention of the word "beer" at all. Yet, near the top of the bottle, it says "Bio Bier-Spezialität" (organic beer specialty). So, is it beer or not?
As long as it tastes good, it doesn’t really matter. So I opened it up to enjoy with some ultra-comfort food — mac and cheese 🥳
The beer didn’t have much of a head at all, which makes it seem less like beer... maybe it really isn’t beer after all. But it had a lovely deep brown color like dark beer.
As for the taste, malt beer is often called "Kinderbier" (children’s beer) because of its sweetness. This one had a roasted, yet mild sweetness, which surprisingly paired well with the meal I had planned for a dark beer. My partner noticed that the malt beer is organic and doesn’t use high-fructose corn syrup, which might also contribute to its mild flavor.
It might have been a bit of a quirky Beer Saturday post, but I have to say, after a few years away from malt beer, I really enjoyed it!
I'll be back to regular black beer post next week 😉
Happy Beer Monday (Saturday)!
@detlevさん毎週開催されているBeer Saturdayに参加します🍺
The #BeerSaturday Challenge - Week 382
先週から黒ビールシリーズで、今週はアルコールフリーの黒ビールと思ったら、これ、マルツビールでは・・・と。先週紹介したRiedenburger BrauhausのDolden Dark Porterの隣に並んでいて、相方用にPorterと一緒に買ってきたのでした。
Wikipediaによると、マルツビールは、ビールのように醸造されるものの、発酵を抑えて、アルコール成分が極控えめになるとのこと。マルツビールと呼ばれるものの、原材料は水、モルト、ホップ、イースト、アガベシロップ、炭酸と記載があり、定義と法律の国ドイツでは厳密には「ビール」ではないのかもしれません 😅
実際にRiedenburger BrauhausのWebサイトでこのビールの説明を見てみると、Bierの文字は一つも出てこないんですよね。でも、ボトルの口に近い部分には「Bio Bier-Spezialitaet」と書いてあって、ビール？ビールじゃないの？どっちなの！と。
もうこの際おいしければいいや、ということで、ウルトラコンフォートフードなマカロニチーズの夕飯で抜栓。
全然泡が乗らないところはビールらしくなくて、やっぱりビールではないのかもしれません・・・。きれいな焦茶色をしていました。
お味は、マルツビールはKinderbier（子供ビール）とも呼ばれるだけあって、甘い。でもマルツのこうばしくもマイルドな甘さで、不思議と黒ビールを想定して作った食事にも合いました。「オーガニックのマルツビールは転化糖シロップをつかっていないのもいいね」と原材料を見た相方が言っていて、そんなところもマイルドな味わいに寄与しているのかもしれません。
なんだか間抜けなビアサタデーのビールレポートになってしまいましたが、数年ぶりのマルツビールはおいしかったです。来週からは普通の黒ビールレポートに戻ります。
みなさんよいビアマンデー（サタデー）を🍻
In the end, enjoyment is only what matters. If it was good for you, then it was good! Sometimes, when you drive for example, you cannot drink, and these types of "drinks" if we do not call them beers, are life savers! Cheers, and enjoy.
You are right. Thank you for the kind comment. I just thought it’s alcohol free version like regular light colored beer has. Learning by drinking 😉🍻
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