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A mix of beer and fruit is a rather popular combination, although not all producers manage to find the optimal balance of ingredients. Such a drink turns out either too sugary, or too weak, or too fruity, or even completely reminiscent of carbonated compote. But the creators of “Garage” – the company “Carlsberg” – the experiment was a success. The bright low-alcohol product fell in love with the consumer and collected a lot of positive feedback.
It is also worth clarifying that this is still a beer drink, although it has a rather high strength – 4,6%. To be completely meticulous, then “Garage” is better classified as “hard drinks”, but not in the traditional sense of “strong liquor”, but as a variant of alcoholic cocktails.
The history of the creation of Garage beer
The drink was invented relatively recently: it appeared on the Russian market in 2014. The Danes got the idea for the development of a fruit-beer composition from the Americans.
According to legend, residents of the southern regions of the United States were afraid to drink strong alcohol because of the heat and made a habit of diluting alcohol with cold juice, lemonade or tea.
Peculiar soft drinks are called “hard drinks” (“heavy drinks”). Over time, they spread to European countries and turned into low-alcohol drinks, but the name remained. The word “hard” is also present in the name of “Garages”.
Features of beer production Garage
The first batch of the original drink was released at the Finnish brewery Sinebrychoff, which is part of the Carlsberg concern. In Russia, the Garage line is produced by Baltika, in Ukraine the product is made at the factories of Carlsberg Ukraine.
It is noteworthy that the composition of the drink, unlike most analogues, is almost completely natural. It includes purified water, hops, barley, malt, sugar/glucose-fructose syrup, citric/ascorbic acid, natural flavors, berry/fruit juice.
The list of components may vary slightly depending on the specific manufacturer and type of drink. The type of bottles is also unusual: “Garage” is poured into glass vessels with a volume of 0,44 liters.
Description of beer flavors Garage
Seth & Riley’s Garage fruit beer line is constantly growing. At the moment, the collection includes 5 varieties of products:
Hard Lemon Drink
White-yellow drink with citrus aroma. The taste is sweet and sour, not cloying, refreshing. Contains lemon juice.
Hard Lemon Tea
The drink is yellow-orange in color, close to light beer. Contains lemon juice and tea flavor. The taste is sweet, with slight sour notes.
Hard Ginger Drink
Yellow-brown beer with ginger aroma and citrus notes. The taste is sweet-spicy, with a subtle bitterness. Includes lemon juice.
Garage Hard Drink Lingonberry
A drink of bright ruby color with the aroma of wild berries. The composition includes lingonberry juice. The taste is pleasant, refreshing, sweet and sour. Looks like a berry juice.
Garage Granny’s Anti-Compote
Ukrainian version of the drink containing grape skin extract, acacia, dogwood. The product stands out with a catchy bright pink color. It really tastes like “grandmother’s compote” from garden fruits and berries: moderately sweet, moderately sour.
Garage Radja
Hard drink has a clean, refreshing aroma and a soft, harmonious taste that combines hints of mango and spicy-refreshing notes of mint and black pepper, and a light hop bitterness gives the drink a special piquancy. It is best to drink chilled.
Drinks are easy to open, thanks to a special ring, they foam well, and are perfectly refreshing in the heat. Before use, “Garage” is recommended to cool: strongly or slightly – at the discretion of the taster. You can drink solo or in company with popular beer snacks. In terms of snacks, Garage is unpretentious: it can be smoked seafood, cheese and meat cuts, chips, nuts, sweets, fruits, kebabs.
Relevance: 10.03.2019
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