Three Beers from the Low Countries of Europe
Not at All Hop Juice, But They Can Be Challenging
[Read “A Better Beer Glass.”]
AS CRAFT BEERS PROLIFERATED in North America, the hop flavors became stronger and stronger, and the North American varieties evolved from more herbal-catty to more citrus and emphatically grapefruit. Cultivars were being selected for powerful aromas combined with bitterness. Cooking with beer used to be a thing: braised meat…