date:May 23, 2012
of beer, and chemical analyses showed it could originally have featured hints of rose, almonds and cloves.
Enigma of burned flavour
A pale golden colour indicated that the beers were made from unroasted malt, with the VTT researchers unclear as to whether a resultant burned flavourindicated that heating during the mashing stage was not properly under control, although it was possible that consumers in the 1800s appreciated a smoky flavour.
The beers were probably made from grain barley or