# 70: BITTER & TWISTED
Harviestoun Brewery - Scotland (Est.1986 )
First Brewed - 1997
4.2% ABV - Blond Beer
IBU's - 34
IBU's - 34
Ingredients:
E: Pours a pale, golden, colour and is crystal clear, with a thin white head that dissipates quickly.
Malts: Lager, Crystal, malted wheat, oats
Hops: Hersbruker, Celeia, Perle, Bobek
Tasting Notes:
Hops: Hersbruker, Celeia, Perle, Bobek
Tasting Notes:
E: Pours a pale, golden, colour and is crystal clear, with a thin white head that dissipates quickly.
N: Lots of hop aromas here with big bold grapefruit notes and herbal spice with an underlying whiff of zesty citrus.
P: The taste matches the aromas with the grapefuit and citrus replicated on the palate, their is a slight hop bitterness that is both peppery and a little spicy.
M: The mouth is left refreshed with a bittersweet mouthfeel that has a lingering citrus and malty sweetness.
Other comments:
Harviestoun brewery was founded in 1984 by Ken Brookes on his farm just outside Dollar in Scotland, and the brewery has grown both in size and reputation. Starting out brewing just the one beer Harviestoun Real Ale, Ken had managed to get his hands on a mash tun previously used to make Jam and a boiler that was once a dye tun. It wasn't until 1989 that the brewery purchased some proper kit and the production was stepped up a gear or two and more brews were being produced. In 1997 Bitter and Twisted was first brewed, a light hoppy blonde beer that was quiet unique at the time. The name originates from a small fracas that ensued not long after the first brew and after a lot of shouting and some swearing someone used the term bitter & twisted, well the name was more impressive than the argument and it stayed. Today the label has had a face lift, but the beer is still refreshing, zingy and well balanced that puts a smile on your face and makes you wish it never ends!
Harviestoun brewery was founded in 1984 by Ken Brookes on his farm just outside Dollar in Scotland, and the brewery has grown both in size and reputation. Starting out brewing just the one beer Harviestoun Real Ale, Ken had managed to get his hands on a mash tun previously used to make Jam and a boiler that was once a dye tun. It wasn't until 1989 that the brewery purchased some proper kit and the production was stepped up a gear or two and more brews were being produced. In 1997 Bitter and Twisted was first brewed, a light hoppy blonde beer that was quiet unique at the time. The name originates from a small fracas that ensued not long after the first brew and after a lot of shouting and some swearing someone used the term bitter & twisted, well the name was more impressive than the argument and it stayed. Today the label has had a face lift, but the beer is still refreshing, zingy and well balanced that puts a smile on your face and makes you wish it never ends!
Food Pairings:
Blonde beers that are low in alcohol need to be treated with a lot of delicacy, it is important to work with the characters of the beer and if there is a bold hop bitterness or malt character then work with them. Here Bitter and Twisted has a lot of zingy citrus flavours and a slight peppery spicy hop bitterness, so there is lots to play with.
My initial direction would be towards fish, the light spritzy carbonation and relatively low abv means it would work wonders with cod or plaice. The slight hop bitterness is quite mild and would not overpower a lemon sole with a lovely citrus butter, drawing on those citrus flavours in the beer. Smoked salmon would be a good choice as well, the beer has enough peppery hop spice to stand up to the smoked flavours, whilst the malty sweetness of the beer cuts through the salt allowing the mouth to feel well balanced.
Alternatively, you can go for a dish with lots of spice and bold in heat, so go with a lovely pork or chicken curry, nothing heavy in terms of cream but a nice rich tomato based spicy curry like a madras or if you dare a vindaloo!
My recipe choice is as follows:
Grilled Pork with Lemon & Thyme Barley
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1120671/grilled-pork-with-lemon-and-thyme-barley
Blonde beers that are low in alcohol need to be treated with a lot of delicacy, it is important to work with the characters of the beer and if there is a bold hop bitterness or malt character then work with them. Here Bitter and Twisted has a lot of zingy citrus flavours and a slight peppery spicy hop bitterness, so there is lots to play with.
My initial direction would be towards fish, the light spritzy carbonation and relatively low abv means it would work wonders with cod or plaice. The slight hop bitterness is quite mild and would not overpower a lemon sole with a lovely citrus butter, drawing on those citrus flavours in the beer. Smoked salmon would be a good choice as well, the beer has enough peppery hop spice to stand up to the smoked flavours, whilst the malty sweetness of the beer cuts through the salt allowing the mouth to feel well balanced.
Alternatively, you can go for a dish with lots of spice and bold in heat, so go with a lovely pork or chicken curry, nothing heavy in terms of cream but a nice rich tomato based spicy curry like a madras or if you dare a vindaloo!
My recipe choice is as follows:
Grilled Pork with Lemon & Thyme Barley
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1120671/grilled-pork-with-lemon-and-thyme-barley
SCORE: 3.45/5
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