Wheat Beer With A Dash Of Cordial.

[Dave70]

I'm sure (fairly..) I didn't imagine, but actually read somewhere that purveyors of wheat beers in certain places in Europe offer the punters a selection of different flavoring's to add the their beers, I'm assuming principally to offset the tartness.
I gave this a whirl on Saturday night by adding a tablespoon or so of Grenadine to a pint of weizen. You know what - not bad, which is to say I had another. Certainly better than that Kriek from DM's.

So what do you say, anybody else know about flavoring beers in this fashion? Got any ideas? (Please, not Milo but)

 

[Silo Ted]

Sounds sacri-licious

 

[JimC]

Never tried it in my own brewing, but a mate of mine just got back from Singapore where he said he saw a beer menu almost exclusively comprised of different kinds of 'flavoured' Hoegaarden. I personally thought this was a pretty obscure find in Asia.

He said he tasted one flavoured with some kind of Lychee syrup that was quite enjoyable. Sounds okay to me for something a bit different.

 

[Pennywise]

I've used the rasberry flavor from CB (in a whole keg, not just added to the glass), was a while ago now but I remember it was pretty shit at the start, just tasted like I added cordial, then it got nice and mellow, then it got real overpowering. I'm not sure what was going on but I would have thought that the flavor would dissapear over time if anything. I plan on using a few different ones this summer also but I'll just add it to the glass I think, keg was only in a good stage for a week or so. Wouldn't mind trying a blueberry stout or something

 

[Nick JD]

Last night I added 4 drops of boysenberry extract to a schooner of Cascade APA just for shits and giggles.

 

[Supra-Jim]

I think one of the beers commonly flavoured with a sweet fruit syrup in Germany is a Berliner Wiesse (low alc, sour wheat beer). As these are very tart beers on their own, however the lightness and high carbonation makes them quite refreshing beer on a hot day.

Cheers SJ

 

[Malted]

The French bung syrup de cassis in all sorts of things, notably champagne - you can even buy cheap bubbles in the supermarket that already has syrup de cassis in it. It's just black currant syrup, so us folk could just throw a slug of Ribena into bubbles or beer...

 

[Tony M]

When I was in Pommieland a few years ago, there were all these old drinkers hanging onto the bar drinking pink beer. Out of curiosity, I asked what it was, but all I got were icy stares (they must have thought I was a Yank). I eventually came across a friendly barman who told me they were adding rasberry syrup. I guess English megaswill is as boring as our own and needs anything for some flavour.

 

[seanokil]

When I was in Pommieland a few years ago, there were all these old drinkers hanging onto the bar drinking pink beer. Out of curiosity, I asked what it was, but all I got were icy stares (they must have thought I was a Yank). I eventually came across a friendly barman who told me they were adding rasberry syrup. I guess English megaswill is as boring as our own and needs anything for some flavour.

Might find they were drinking a snake bite . Half pint beer half pint lemonade and a dash of rasberry

 

[Blackapple]

In Ireland its common to ask for a dash of blackcurrant with your Guiness. Especially for the ladies.....

 

[Blackapple]

Last night I added 4 drops of boysenberry extract to a schooner of Cascade APA just for shits and giggles.

Did it give you the shits? Or the giggles

 

[jzani]

Used to work in a pub in Liverpool where they always have lime, orange and blackcurrant cordial on hand. From what I can remember, a dash of lime went in larger, blackcurrant went in many things like cider, snakebite (otherwise known as a pint of diesel) and even Guinness on occasion. I guess it takes all kinds...

Weirdest one was a pint of black velvet, which was half a pint of Guinness, with half a pint of champagne (or more often cider for the poverty stricken) which may or may not have had some added blackcurrant.'

“de gustibus et coloribus non est distputandum”

 

[Malted]

A few old timers in rural Queensland add a dash of sars cordial or sars softdrink to their beer.

 

[manticle]

Might find they were drinking a snake bite . Half pint beer half pint lemonade and a dash of rasberry

I though snake bite was half beer, half cider?

 

[gjn200]

I though snake bite was half beer, half cider?

Yes it is, or even a 'green *******' when you put a shot of Blue curacau (sp) in it.

As for cordial, lager and lime, cider and black(currant) been done for years.

 

[jzani]

I though snake bite was half beer, half cider?

Lager and lemonade is a "shandy", the name says it all.

 

[hsb]

I though snake bite was half beer, half cider?

Snakebite and Black (currant cordial shot) - the student piss up beverage of choice, 20 years ago at least. mmm, blackcurrant and sugary cider to mask the unpleasant lager lurking in there.
This isn't me, just a google random, but you get the idea:

 

[hsb]

Weirdest one was a pint of black velvet, which was half a pint of Guinness, with half a pint of champagne (or more often cider for the poverty stricken) which may or may not have had some added blackcurrant.'

Guinness is great to drop things in like a shot of black, (just between us) I used to top my winter ones off with a shot of Tia Maria :lol: The Drambuie - Guinness nights are just a blank.

 

[jameson]

I though snake bite was half beer, half cider?

+1 back in the early teenage years 2 liters of old English and 3 cans of harp lager with some raspberry. Great for a Saturday night piss up in the town. They were the days