Mixing Scottish Heritage with Italian Poretti Beer on Beer Saturday

Mixing Scottish Heritage with Italian Beer on Beer Saturday

I had a spot of work to do in St Andrews yesterday, and managed to blend some work and pleasure!"

The golfers amongst you might know that St Andrews is the home of golf ⛳️🏌️‍♀️
But it also holds incredible historical and religious significance. Not only in Scotland but Europe as well...

The Fife Pilgrim Way

Photo from me...

For 400 years, St Andrews was one of the main pilgrimage destinations in Medieval Europe. Rich and poor flocked to be near the bones of St Andrew, one of Jesus’ disciples. This was considered to be the next best thing to being in the Holy Land and walking in the footsteps of Jesus himself. Therefore, St Andrews joined ranks in terms of importance with the popular disciple destinations of Rome (St Peter) and Santiago de Compostela (St James the Great).

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Here we have the ruins of St Andrews Cathedral which was the goto place for these pilgrims.

As you can see we had meh weather, being winter it in Scotland it is hit and miss. So after a wee wander around our Scottish heritage it was time to get some Italian cuisine and beer!

The observant in the audience will notice an item that gives the food away ...

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Did you see the cookie cutter?

And there wer have it.

It was the only beer they sold. We were in a Neapolitan pizza restaurant.

So of course I had to have an Italian beer!

Birrificio Angelo Poretti

I am not a big lager drinker and to be honest not much of an Italian fan ... you can keep your Prosecco thank you very much.

It was a frothy pint and that is what they recommend to have a good white head.

The food wow...

Incredible pizza with beer

I had a number 13 and fluff me the Poretti beer was so drinkable.

It really went well with the pizza which by the way was the best I had ever had.

I am not a pizza fan at all so this was a compliment!

The artichoke was awesome. Poretti has a refreshing bitterness and a sweet malty body and paired so well with artichokes and black olives in my pizza!

The Stats - Birrificio Angelo Poretti

Screenshot Source Birrificio Angelo Poretti

We are Birrificio Angelo Poretti and ours is a story of curiosity and discovery. We were born in Italy in 1877 from the curious mind of our founder, Angelo Poretti.

The big thing is they made the beer to be drunk at the table with food.

And I can agree with that, it really went well with that flavoursome pizza.

With its sparkling effervescence, full bodied sweetness and distinct hoppy bitterness that helps ignite your appetite, it has a natural affinity with a wide range of foods Birrificio Angelo Poretti is versatile enough to enhance a simple bowl of olives, a light lunch or a gastronomic dinner.

It really went well with those black olives. I loved the fizz and bitterness to be honest.

4.8% ABV
COLOMBUS HOPS

MODERATE CARBONATION
MODERATE BITTERNESS
LIGHT BODY

4 Hop varieties
Premium Italian Lager

I am not a hop affeciando but they were damn tasty!

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Thanks for visiting and enjoy the rest of your day!