Also known as “live beers”have not been pasteurized and come from the factory without having undergone any type of treatment that could have affected the flavor and smell, more intense, characteristic of a beer that, as a base, will always offer greater organoleptic complexity.
In Spain, specifically in Madrid, they lived their best moment early 20th century. But now some brands have insisted on rescuing the production processes of that time to attract the attention of those who lose their sanity when they see that opaque and cloudy liquid that they see through the glass.
We enter this world full of sediments and yeasts in suspension to discover to beer lovers the secrets of this variety that is gaining more and more followers.
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Filtered or unfiltered? That is the question
The answer to this question will depend on the moment of the day, or of life, in which you ask yourself, since you can find exquisite examples on both sides. Another thing is that, in a specific situation, the body asks you something lighter and refreshingwhich can be easily provided by any beer that has been treated, or that we are more for the work of something intense that lasts on the palate, which is what unfiltered beer will offer us.
Some people resort to a comparison to explain in a very simple way the difference between both types of beers. And what is being said is that unfiltered beer is a fresh productsimilar to a loaf of village bread, while commercial or filtered beer would come to represent that non-perishable product such as sliced bread.
On the other hand, you don’t have to be the CFO of a brewery to know that it is much more profitable to produce filtered beer that unfiltered. And this is so because the former has a longer shelf life on the market, thus reducing losses due to expiration and being able to remain much longer in any warehouse or supermarket shelf that meets the necessary conditions.
And it seems that another of the great reasons for which it is decided to filter the beer is merely aesthetic. Yes, as you hear. And it is that most consumers like to see that their beer has a clean and crystal clear appearance. And that, one cloudy beera term used to refer to the unfiltered, it will never be able to give it to you.
In return he will give you, in addition to infinite pleasure, many yeasts and many nutrients that are what make beer evolve and that we can enjoy wonderful wheat beers today or those intended for aging stout either barley wine. Different styles of beer that deserve that we all give them at least one opportunity, then each one chooses what he likes the most.
And at this point, we leave you to decide between that beautiful ad beer that we mentioned above or those that, everything has to be said, they have much worse the issue of transport and conservation. And it is that, friends of the ancestral, the truth is that the yeast does not cease to be a living being, and it is already known that living beings, just as they are born, die. And where do we want to go? Because if, for whatever reason, the beer has not been properly preserved, both the flavors and the aromas coming from the autolysis (same technique as the one applied to artisan breads) or protein degradation will become evident.
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