Mexican beer makers are using bugs to supplement barley

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  1. Jack123456

    Jack123456 Initiate (15) Jun 24, 2023

    "Cheers to climate change!"
    Give me a break
     
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  2. Todd

    Todd Founder (13,518) Aug 23, 1996 Finland
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    For those who missed it, he's referencing a comment from today's email.

    From the article:
    Deniers gonna deny.
     
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    zid Grand Pooh-Bah (3,132) Feb 15, 2010 New York
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    Well, that made me laugh. So one of my kids asked "What's so funny?" and then I had to contemplate explaining the entire thing to him. So now the joke's on me.
     
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  4. MBurgat

    MBurgat Initiate (105) May 3, 2018 New York

    Mexican brewers, and a few Americans, have been using leaf cutter ants, colloquially known as Chicatanas, in dark beers for some time. As beer evolves and we get away from the restrictive Reinheitsgebot, new fermented beverages and local
    “Beer” traditions are being uncovered regularly. This is both progress and history. Cheers and pass me a taste of what you’re making!
     
    #44 MBurgat, Jul 9, 2023
  5. HouseofWortship

    HouseofWortship Pooh-Bah (2,735) May 3, 2016 Illinois
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    Dung Beetle Gose
     
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    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,375) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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    #46 JackHorzempa, Jul 9, 2023
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    HouseofWortship Pooh-Bah (2,735) May 3, 2016 Illinois
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    #47 HouseofWortship, Jul 9, 2023
  8. unlikelyspiderperson

    unlikelyspiderperson Grand Pooh-Bah (3,966) Mar 12, 2013 California
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    Do you know of any examples of that? I've never heard of it
     
    #48 unlikelyspiderperson, Jul 9, 2023
  9. HouseofWortship

    HouseofWortship Pooh-Bah (2,735) May 3, 2016 Illinois
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    A quick google yielded an article that Forager did one…I stopped reading after seeing it was barrel aged and that there were 5lbs of ground flying ants in each barrel…because of course ants aren’t extreme enough on their own in beer.
     
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    unlikelyspiderperson Grand Pooh-Bah (3,966) Mar 12, 2013 California
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    Were they local Illinois flying ants or did they import them?
     
    #50 unlikelyspiderperson, Jul 10, 2023
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  12. Roguer

    Roguer Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,811) Mar 25, 2013 Connecticut
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    No, no, no; the question is, "Do crickets count as an adjunct or an additive?" :wink:
     
    #52 Roguer, Jul 11, 2023
  13. Rug

    Rug Grand Pooh-Bah (3,454) Aug 20, 2018 Massachusetts
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    The bugs must be giving those Goses a bit of salinity lol
     
    #53 Rug, Jul 11, 2023
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