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BEER FIT FOR THE ROMANS, CARLSBERG SHEDS LIGHT ON GLADIATORS' FAVOURITE TIPPLE
Carlsberg Research Lab has shared the technique that the Romans may have used to brew beer.
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According to Gojkovic, the beer drunk by the Romans was likely to be lighter in colour than we are used to due to the malt not being dried over an open fire like modern day beer. This in turn would impact the flavour of Roman beer as the Maillard reaction in malt wouldn't have occurred. Romans (in Rome ) used barley but there are indications that in some area's rye was the predominant cereal for brewing beers.
These brewing methods would have also resulted in a brew with a lower alcohol percentage, akin to that of a Session Beer, with 2-3% ABV being the norm. In terms of flavour, Egyptian brewers tended to use dates as a starter culture, resulting in a sweeter, not fully fermented beer. It can be assumed that in Roman times they would take a similar approach.
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It's fair to say that the beers that were drunk by gladiators would be very different to what is served up at a local pub these days, but still probably the best beer in the world.
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