Carrot Beer Debuts In Australia. Yes, Carrot Beer.

Even in the wildly innovative world of craft beer today, it's still possible to invent something new. Case in point: The new Wabbit Season beer from 4Hearts Brewing Company in Ipswich, Australia. It's made from a wort that was 16 percent carrot juice. The Australian Broadcasting Company reports that the brewery collaborated with local farmer Richard Gorman to develop the beer; he contributed all the carrots used to make it. The brew looks almost as orange as a cup of Fanta and apparently tastes strongly of carrots. The brewery has so far released 1,200 liters of the stuff, but to date it's available only at bars in northern Australia and at 4Hearts Brewery. A photo posted by 4heartsbrewing (@4heartsbrewing) on May 29, 2015 at 5:48pm PDT A photo posted by 4heartsbrewing (@4heartsbrewing) on Jun 8, 2015 at 5:40pm PDT Several breweries, including Short's Brewery in Michigan, have experimented with carrot cake-flavored beer before. And in December 2013, Delaware's Dogfish Head, which is known for its experimental brews, came out with a beer called "Wild Carrot Seed Ale," although the "wild carrot" referred to in the title is more commonly known as Queen Anne's Lace, and is rather different from carrots you'd buy at the supermarket. Yet 4Hearts is surely among the first breweries to try using fermented carrot juice to try to craft a beer that actually tastes like carrot. The only comparable beer we could find was one made by Twisted Pine Brewing Company in Colorado...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news