Beer without hops!? Is it like STEEM without SBD? Not really, it is Gruit! Different, but tasty! Let’s see how Hive account@costopher did!

At first the name reminds me of Baby Groot! I can already feel the melody

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Hive account@costopher really outdid himself this time. I’ll quote him a bit so you get the idea. For the full experience of the making of this beer check out his account here and please upvote it!

https://steemit.com/beer/@costopher/the-gruit-experiments-beer-exchange-beer

What did he use instead of hops?

For the herbs and spices [Hive account@costopher] used rosemary, lemonbalm, pineapple mint, coriander seeds, orange zest and a little bag of indian spicy chai(this contains cinnamon, clove and ginger; and tea of course). [He] made a tea out of all these and added it to [his] beer at the end of fermentation instead of dryhopping.

Whoa! That is a mix indeed! He tells us that it changes taste a lot. So, like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get. I am excited!

This is the second beer I’ve tried. Both travelled from the UK. More in the old post of mine. Don’t bother upvoting it.

https://steemit.com/beer/@buzzbeergeek/first-steemit-beer-exchange-cooperation-has-been-successfully-finalized

The whole sending process took about 5-7 days and it shipped from the UK to Croatia! That is almost 2000 kilometers away!

I have to admit, I have never tried, or even heard of, gruit. So I have nothing to compare it to. I’ll keep an open mind. Ratebeer classifies Gruit as a Traditional Ale style. In their words:

ancient or resurrected styles of antiquity

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Cosgruit by Hive account@costopher - hand brewed


Style	Gruit
Country	Hive account@costopher’s abode, the UK
Alcohol	Unknown
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Appearance	Light amber color, hazy, sparkling. Decent head but dissolves quickly. I don't even have to emphasize how much I like the label :)
Aroma	Aroma gives way to wheat beer on the surface. There are underlying herbal notes difficult to discern but quite a lot. Definitely mint and herbal tea, a bit of citrus. It is a lively, thick aroma. Very promising.
Taste	Light sweetness, lightly bitter. I am not convinced here. Falls flat in comparison to aroma. Almost as if someone mixed tea with beer. But, never had a Gruit before.
Palate	Extremely light body and thin texture. Carbonation is quite fizzy and packs a punch. Finish is... unusually, like bitter tea.
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Overall	Overall, I liked Hive account@costopher's Hefeweizen more. Gruit seems a very challenging style and it is great he was willing to tackle it. You can notice that it says #1 on the label so there is room for improvement. I would very much like to try some of his beer again.
Score (subjective, personal)	15/20

Price: Hive account@costopher’s hard work (time, materials, labeling and bottling + shipping costs. Priceless basically!

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A bit strange, but Hive account@jeezzle served ice cream with beer. Check him out. More in his post!

Anyone else willing to exchange handmade beer?

Steemit Beer Exchange Tasting - Gruit ('Cosgruit' by @costopher - Hand Brewed)