{"id":1509,"date":"2019-11-04T10:49:35","date_gmt":"2019-11-04T08:49:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/s3.fotogriausmas.lt\/?p=1"},"modified":"2019-11-04T10:49:35","modified_gmt":"2019-11-04T08:49:35","slug":"hello-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beertourism.lt\/?p=1509","title":{"rendered":"One of the oldest beer traditions in Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What Is the Flavor of Beer in \u201cGame of Thrones\u201d? Lithuania Opens \nDoors to Its Secret Centuries Old Brewing Traditions with Beer Tours for\n Visitors<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Game of Thrones\u201d characters seem to be enjoying their ale \u2013 no serious meal goes without it. But what would it taste like? Homemade beer \u2013 and its flavors \u2013 is one of the best time travel machines. While cities, traditions and people change throughout centuries, some well-kept local beers preserve the same yeasty, raw flavors for ages. Lithuanian beers, for example, is one of the best kept secrets in homemade brewing world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Homemade beer in Lithuania usually leaves reviewers fascinated and confused, mostly because they feel they have stumbled upon tastes they have never known existed. For example, the Jovaru <\/a>alus \u2013 an amber-colored, hoppy, fruity, sweet and bitter beer \u2013 has a yeast strain that hasn\u2019t been identified<\/a> as a part of any known species yet, making it a totally unique beer DNA sequence. Brewed by Aldone Udriene, the 70-year old queen of Lithuanian home brews, Jovaru beer receives some of the highest ratings in the beer world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The same way as Mrs. Udriene,  most \nsmall Lithuanian brewers don\u2019t buy yeast from the lab, but pass the \nyeast on, generation after generation. The yeast is collected after each\n fermentation, and is used for the next batch, adding to the unusual and\n unique flavor of the beer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The use of odd ingredients \u2013 such as \npeas, flowers or raspberry stems \u2013 combined with brewing methods never \nused by any other tradition, make Lithuanian beer tasting into one of \nthe most unexpected culinary experiences in Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the oldest beer traditions in Europe<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lithuanian beer brewing traditions \ncome from Pagan times \u2013 Lithuanians had several beer gods. There is even\n a small \u2018altar\u2019 to one of them, Ragutis, in the capital of Lithuania. \nRagutis was not only the god of beer, but also of fermentation that \nhelped preserve food and survive long winters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While beer brewing was common in most\n of the northern Europe, with farmers making their own bread and beer, \nthis tradition eventually died out \u2013 but not in Lithuania. Rich in \nfarmland that is perfect for beer ingredients, Lithuania kept its \nbrewing secrets for centuries, with generations passing them down to the\n next ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even though Soviet occupation did not\n allow any private activity and took over all commercial breweries, \nlocal people still kept brewing, often semi-legally. Hundreds of private\n tiny breweries existed all over the country, using local ingredients \nand guarding their centuries-old traditions, and operating in isolation \nfrom the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where can one taste unique Lithuanian beer?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those who have more time to spend in the country, can take one of the famed beer tours in the countryside, visiting one of the most well-known beer brewing towns, Birzai<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, it is possible to enjoy \ndifferent kinds of unique, flavorful Lithuanian beer, and to learn about\n its history without leaving Vilnius, the capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the unique Vilnius beer tours<\/a>, organized by Vilnius in Love<\/em> (a quirky local tour company) has true beer enthusiasts guiding people through some local brewpubs and bars, serving local brews from all over the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the bars of the tour, \nSnekutis, was one of the first country-style beer pubs in Vilnius. \n Visitors will get the feel of the old times \u2013 combined with tasting of \nsome of the most unique beer flavors in the world. This was also the \nfirst beer bar in Vilnius, opened by a true local personality and beer \nlover. Snekutis also offers \u201clive beer\u201d \u2013 not fully fermented type that \nkeeps brewing after one drinks it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To find out more about beer tasting tours in Lithuanian, visit Vilnius in Love<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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