Beer Styles # 6 - Honey Beer

Honey Beer -Honey Beers incorporate honey as a fermentable sugar in addition to malted barley. (Fermentation - Mash In – convert starch to sugar – boil down – transfer to fermenter – add yeast – also add honey) -Honey character should be evident in aroma and flavor, but should not be overpowering. -Beara Brewing Co. – Castletown Honey Brown – Northern English style Brown Ale with local Honey from Sea Bee Honey in Rye, NH (www.seabeehoney.com) – interviewed Joe Martilla, Founder/Bee Keeper on Craft Beer Storm Podcast Episode # 3 (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/craft-beer-storm/id1438117278?mt=2) -Color: Very light to black depending on underlying style -Clarity: Clear to hazy is acceptable -Hop Aroma and Flavor and Bitterness - Very low to very high but Honey should come through -Body: According to style -ABV: 2.5%-12.0% - anything more may be considered a Mead (Mead or honey wine is the oldest alcoholic drinks known to man. It is made from honey and water via fermentation with yeast.) The alcoholic content ranges from about 3.5% ABV to more than 20% - usually higher ABV -Glassware: Pint glass or Belgian Style glass for aroma Honey Beer Examples (courtesy of Beer Advocate) (https://www.beeradvocate.com) Subscribe to Craft Beer Storm Podcast iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/craft-beer-storm/id1438117278?mt=2 Michael Potorti is the Host of Craft Beer Storm and Founder/Brewer at Beara Brewing Co. in Portsmouth, NH Michael Potorti Founder/Brewer Host of "Craft Beer Storm" Podcast [email protected] [email protected] *** Come visit our brewery for some delicious local craft brew! *** Beara Brewing Co. 2800 Lafayette Road Portsmouth, NH 03801 Tel. (857) 342-3272 www.bearairishbrew.com Like us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bearairishbrew/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BearaIrishBrewingCo Twitter: https://twitter.com/BearaIrishBrew Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beara-brewing-co-30776075/ **LISTEN to our Craft Beer Storm Podcast and share with a friend** Craft Beer Storm Podcast iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/craft-beer-storm/id1438117278?mt=2 Craft Beer Storm You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp3PVuCGmywNWlGFh0N0ukg?view_as=subscriber Craft Beer Storm Podcast Radio Public: https://radiopublic.com/craft-beer-storm-WdbK0L Craft Beer Storm Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/craftbeerstorm/ Craft Beer Storm Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/craftbeerstorm/