Description
A dark lager featuring the rich aroma of roasted malt and a clean throat-feel unusual for black beers, brewed using Taiwan's unique 'Peng Lai Rice'.
Restaurants serving Taiwan Black Beer (Formosan Bear)
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Roasted malt
- Hops
- Peng Lai Rice
Instructions
- [Delicious Way to Drink]
- [Label Features] Marked by packaging illustrating Taiwan's endemic 'Formosan Black Bear (Hei Xiong)'.
- [Temp & Pouring] Chill thoroughly in the fridge, pour into a glass. Pouring from slightly high opens the aroma and creates creamy, fine foam.
- [Taste] One sip spreads the savoriness of roasted malt like coffee or bitter chocolate. Not as heavy as an Irish stout, leaving a clean aftertaste that doesn't clash with Taiwanese food.
- Pairing with strong, sweet/savory dishes using soy and five-spice like 'Hongshao Rou (braised pork)' or 'Luwei' lets the dark beer's bitterness elevate the dish's richness to the limit.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Roasted aroma like bitter chocolate or coffee
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Asahi Black Draft or Guinness (will be heavier)
Pairing
Hongshao Rou (Braised pork) or Hujiao Bing
Trivia
[For Adults] A glass condensing malt umami that overturns the 'Taiwan beer = thin' image. Despite the cute packaging, it's an authentic dark lager that enhances food flavors. The perfect liquor to sip in a hotel room with takeout night market food.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] In Taiwanese taverns, many older men custom-blend regular 'Gold Medal Beer' and this 'Black Beer' half-and-half themselves to match their preferred bitterness!
Allergen
Wheat (from malt)