DailyDirt: If You're Into Weird Beers...

from the urls-we-dig-up dept

There are thousands of different beers in the world, so it would take a while to try all of them. And at some point in a hypothetical exhaustive test taste, you'll run into the problem of how to define what a beer really is. If you're not too picky, here are a few kinds of beer-like beverages that you might want to try.

• Heineken has diluted beer with lemonade and introduced this concoction to 23 markets. Adding a lime wedge to a Corona isn't too strange for Americans, but a 50-50 mix of lemon soda and beer strays pretty far from beer. [url]
• If you've ever wanted to "just add water" to beer concentrate to get a beer, you can buy such a thing from Pat's Backcountry Beverages. Pat's BCB sells a portable carbonator and a couple of different beer mixes that take a few minutes to turn into 16oz bottles of freshly-made beer. [url]
• Starbucks is testing a beer-like beverage (without alcohol) called the Dark Barrel Latte. Supposedly, it mimics the dark, malty flavors of a Guinness... but you can get it with whipped cream and a caramel drizzle. Uh, yum? [url]

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Filed Under: alcohol, beer, beverages, corona, drinks, food, lemonade, reinheitsgebot
Companies: guinness, heineken, pat's backcountry beverages, starbucks