This weeks 🍺 Thirsty Thursday 🍺 we're talking about the ageing process in both beers and wines.
WE HAVE A THIRST FOR GOOD BEER & KNOWLEDGE
Nitro. Not the name of a 90s cartoon hero, or your doggo, but a delicious addition to words like Stout and Porter and if you’re super lucky Berliner Weiss. A word that freaks out cellar persons and beer slingers alike, with “Sorry mate, you’ll have wait what feels like 3hrs for your delicious, creamy beverage to settle before your mouth hole can indulge in its glory”.
So what is a Nitro beer and why is it worth the wait?
Many of the world’s leading breweries have indulged in a nitro beer at some point, all experimenting with a plethora of styles.
You could successfully add nitro to anything by pressurising the keg using nitrogen gas instead of CO2. Unlike a simple carbonated stout or porter, and a bit like a fancy top shelf French champagne, the bubbles are finer and that’s what makes such a creamy mousse (like the kind you find in “Irish Champagne” or Guinness for those traditionalists).
The reason it takes so long to pour and settle in your vessel is all down to the special aerated tap piece that helps disperse the nitrogen bubbles through the beer, giving that sexy cascade effect you dream of and drool over.
Really great, luxurious nitro beers have been pressurised on nitro for weeks before being delivered to you via fancy tap. This step is really important, to ensure the perfect integration of those delicious little bubbles.
Being a bit fancy ourselves we’ve gone and made our very own, single keg of Nitro Oatmeal Porter.
12 Feet 7 Inches has never looked more luxurious.
Pouring on Sunday and available until it’s not.
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