Two great tastes that taste great together?
11-03-2005 | 11:04 AM
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Two great tastes that taste great together?
Coffee Beer....
http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn8248
A drink somewhere between coffee and beer could soon be on the menu. Nestec, part of the Nestlé empire in Switzerland, has filed patents in every major market round the world on a "fermented coffee beverage" that pours and foams like beer, but smells of strong coffee and packs a concentrated caffeine kick.
The beverage is made in a similar way to beer, but fine-tuned temperature control stops the formation of ethyl alcohol. So the new drink could go down well with people who want a long tall pick-me-up while driving.
Nestlé admits it was tricky to preserve the characteristic coffee smell in the production process. Coffee beans are roasted normally, and the chemicals containing the natural aroma collected in a cryogenic condenser, before being converted into coffee oil. The remains of the roast are then ground to powder, mixed with yeast and sucrose, and fermented for 4 hours at just below 22°C. At this temperature the yeast can still metabolise but does not generate alcohol.
The aroma oil is then mixed in with the liquid and nitrogen is injected to make it foam. Adding a touch of extra sugar also helps trap the aroma until the drink is poured, Nestlé claim.
link to patent:
http://www.wipo.int/ipdl/IPDL-CIMAGE...IME=1130775119
http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn8248
A drink somewhere between coffee and beer could soon be on the menu. Nestec, part of the Nestlé empire in Switzerland, has filed patents in every major market round the world on a "fermented coffee beverage" that pours and foams like beer, but smells of strong coffee and packs a concentrated caffeine kick.
The beverage is made in a similar way to beer, but fine-tuned temperature control stops the formation of ethyl alcohol. So the new drink could go down well with people who want a long tall pick-me-up while driving.
Nestlé admits it was tricky to preserve the characteristic coffee smell in the production process. Coffee beans are roasted normally, and the chemicals containing the natural aroma collected in a cryogenic condenser, before being converted into coffee oil. The remains of the roast are then ground to powder, mixed with yeast and sucrose, and fermented for 4 hours at just below 22°C. At this temperature the yeast can still metabolise but does not generate alcohol.
The aroma oil is then mixed in with the liquid and nitrogen is injected to make it foam. Adding a touch of extra sugar also helps trap the aroma until the drink is poured, Nestlé claim.
link to patent:
http://www.wipo.int/ipdl/IPDL-CIMAGE...IME=1130775119
11-03-2005 | 11:34 AM
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11-03-2005 | 10:21 PM
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There are a few chocolate stouts that are around that taste pretty much like the coffee/beer description, not too bad in my opinion....I wonder if they'll come out with a "Starbucks Ultra" lo-carb version, or maybe a "Starbucks Select"...?
11-04-2005 | 09:17 AM
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Guinness
When I was drinking Guinness in Ireland, the first thought that crossed my mind was, "Wow, I'm really buzzed!". The second thought was, "This tastes like it has chocolate or maybe a slight coffee after taste to it.". Then I realized how much better Guinness is in Ireland than it is here in the states. Actually now that I think about it, it was more of a chocolate after taste. It was just damn good.
11-04-2005 | 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Chrisnonstop
When I was drinking Guinness in Ireland, the first thought that crossed my mind was, "Wow, I'm really buzzed!". The second thought was, "This tastes like it has chocolate or maybe a slight coffee after taste to it.". Then I realized how much better Guinness is in Ireland than it is here in the states. Actually now that I think about it, it was more of a chocolate after taste. It was just damn good.
11-05-2005 | 12:42 AM
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Originally Posted by mbquarts
I saw this in Safeway the other day...anyboby ever try it?
Pretty much just tastes like Baily's or Bushmill's Irish Cream. IMO it is overpriced. I work in sales for the second largest spirits distributor so I'm in liquor stores and grocery store spirits iles all day, and that Starbucks stuff never really seems to sell.
-Chris
11-05-2005 | 06:42 AM
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Originally Posted by bassplayrr
Pretty much just tastes like Baily's or Bushmill's Irish Cream. IMO it is overpriced. I work in sales for the second largest spirits distributor so I'm in liquor stores and grocery store spirits iles all day, and that Starbucks stuff never really seems to sell.
-Chris
-Chris