Beverage

Specialty

Specialty beer groups strong, flavoured, or atypical brews—barrel-aged stouts, spiced holiday ales, fruit beers, smoked beers, and high-alcohol barley wines—that bring bold secondary flavours into cooking. They are not everyday braising liquid; a little goes far. Pair smoked beer with barbecue sauces, chocolate stouts with desserts and braised short ribs, and spiced ales with holiday gravies. Reduce gently and taste often; residual sugar, oak, and smoke concentrate. When a recipe says “beer,” default to mild ale or lager unless specialty character is intentional.

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Quantity

Unit

Kg Liters Whole

Note

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Characteristics

Preparations

Braise AccentDessertDrunkGlazeSauce

Traits

Adjunct Or Barrel NotesBold FlavourCharacterfulComplexIntenseOften StrongSweet Or SmokyUse Sparingly In Cookery

Nutrition

Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.

Nutrition Facts

Per 100 g edible portion

Calories 38.3

Amount per 100 g

Total Fat 0.1 g
Saturated Fat 0 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 5.06 mg
Salt 0.01 g
Total Carbohydrate 8.53 g
Dietary Fibre 0 g
Total Sugars 8.07 g
Complex / starch 0 g
Protein 0.53 g
Water 92.1 g

Detailed nutrients

Energy 38.3 kcal
Water 92.1 g
Carbohydrates 8.53 g
- Sugars 8.07 g
Protein 0.53 g
Fat 0.1 g
Vitamins 20.5 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.02 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.05 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.51 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.1 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.02 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 0.5 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 0.05 mg
- Vitamin K 0.2 µg
Minerals 257 mg
- Major Minerals 255 mg
  - Calcium 35 mg
  - Sodium 5.06 mg
  - Potassium 215 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
  - Iron 1.5 mg
Salt 0.01 g

Vitamins

vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.02 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.05 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 0.51 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.1 · vitamin-b6: 0.02 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 0.5 · vitamin-b9-folate: 2 · vitamin-e: 0.05 · vitamin-k: 0.2 ·

Minerals

Sodium: 5.06 · Potassium: 215 · Calcium: 35 · Iron: 1.5 ·

Specialty of Beer: composition reflects this culinary part relative to the whole ingredient.

History

1700

Regional specialty beers (smoked, spiced, strong) served festive and monastic tables in Europe.

1990

Craft brewing made barrel-aged and adjunct specialty beers widely available to chefs.

2010

Pastry stouts and experimental specialties entered dessert and sauce applications in restaurants.