Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Dogfish Head Pangea

I had gone down to Dogfish Head in Rehoboth Delaware a few weeks ago with Devin, and brought back a bottle of Pangea.
The premise behind Pangea is to take one ingredient from each continent of Earth and incorporate it into the beer.

As I recall, there was

Crystallized ginger from Australia

Water from Antarctica

Basmati rice from Asia

Muscavado sugar from Africa

South American quinoa

European yeast

and North American maize

This was a slightly spicy ale that pairs well with mid to heavy flavored dishes.
It's on the sweet side (like most hardcore ales), with deep, bold, complex flavors.

I served it with a plate of olives, saucisson sec, castillo blue cheese, parmesan cheese, and tomato salad.
Simple finger foods while sipping on this great brew.

1 comment:

Devin Stewart said...

My mouth is watering!

It is amazing how Sam is able to get a bit of muskiness in his top tier (big bottle) beers like this one. we paired ours with spaghetti carbonara.