tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post1435889896208119825..comments2024-03-28T07:02:44.451+00:00Comments on The Beer Nut: 'Course I canThe Beer Nuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-61869721131983386762012-03-16T14:32:54.935+00:002012-03-16T14:32:54.935+00:00When I visited Corsica a couple of years ago, I ha...When I visited Corsica a couple of years ago, I had a chance to taste another Corsican beer - Torra (http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/duyck-biere-du-maquis-torra-blonde-a-larbouse/37640/). It's made with some local berries and actually was quite drinkable.Annhttp://breadandbeer.ltnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-19696247394007315842012-03-14T11:55:30.300+00:002012-03-14T11:55:30.300+00:00Spent 2 weeks in Corsica last summer - very expens...Spent 2 weeks in Corsica last summer - very expensive place to have a few beers. Preferred this in draught but still it is nothing more than an average beer from a really beautiful placePhilGillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-75865533894561195652012-03-13T14:16:21.736+00:002012-03-13T14:16:21.736+00:00Or not. I didn't take to Bracia at all. Too we...Or not. I didn't take to Bracia at all. Too weird.The Beer Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-62339097273565658762012-03-13T14:02:21.753+00:002012-03-13T14:02:21.753+00:00Though, of course, Thornbridge Bracia contains che...Though, of course, Thornbridge Bracia contains chestnut honey from Italy ... so there's something in Mediterranean chestnuts that can work well in beer.Martyn Cornellhttp://zythophile.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-43362520384666804702012-03-12T19:49:05.025+00:002012-03-12T19:49:05.025+00:00I have a clear recollection of sitting with Boak t...I have a clear recollection of sitting with Boak trying to work out whether we liked this. Think we decided in the end that, though chestnuts sound like a tasty beer ingredient, it was like a weird-tasting (not nice) Negra Modelo.Baileyhttp://boakandbailey.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-65834703213944307182012-03-12T14:27:43.143+00:002012-03-12T14:27:43.143+00:00I have had this beer (a present from Corsica) and ...I have had this beer (a present from Corsica) and I remember it as being very poor!DrJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01670904822220646183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-15150472797631821172012-03-12T12:17:14.000+00:002012-03-12T12:17:14.000+00:00Needs more herbs.Needs more herbs.The Beer Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-7554082925897385082012-03-12T12:10:06.403+00:002012-03-12T12:10:06.403+00:00I was involved, briefly, with the PR for the launc...I was involved, briefly, with the PR for the launch of this in the UK four or five years ago. The usp is meant to be that part of the fermentable material comes from Corsican chestnut flour, while IIRC it's also flavoured with "herbs from the maquis", that is, wild herbs from the Corsican shrubland.Martyn Cornellhttp://zythophile.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-77237009235827365102012-03-12T10:49:57.937+00:002012-03-12T10:49:57.937+00:00Oh yeah, the label does indeed say "Chestnut ...Oh yeah, the label does indeed say "Chestnut Beer" across the top. That makes it 0.3% more interesting.The Beer Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-75727656501506190752012-03-12T10:46:42.363+00:002012-03-12T10:46:42.363+00:00Isn't it made with chestnuts or something? I t...Isn't it made with chestnuts or something? I thought that was a bit remarkable.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13844169940650659196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-31380234151593208462012-03-12T09:35:01.299+00:002012-03-12T09:35:01.299+00:00Used to be common here in Manchester a few years a...Used to be common here in Manchester a few years ago. Not seen it for years.Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.com