Mulled Ale

[baloonon]

Anyone ever successfully mulled ale? Any opinions on which varieties work
better?

There are various articles online with different ideas, such as this one:

http://gizmodo.com/hot-beer-no-really-hot-beer-1688485361

They say, a little surprised, that Bud works well, although it's maybe not
surprising that a fairly flavorless beer doesn't clash with the spices.

On the other hand, the Christmas chapter in The Wind in the Willows has Rat
mixing up a batch with some Old Burton, which is about as much of an
opposite to Bud as you could possibly get.

https://books.google.com/books?id=bqhaAAAAMAAJ (goto page 115)

I'd think that a stout would be a good candidate, but that article from
gizmodo.com says it's horrible....

[D Ash]

Post by baloonon
Anyone ever successfully mulled ale? Any opinions on which varieties
work better?
http://gizmodo.com/hot-beer-no-really-hot-beer-1688485361
They say, a little surprised, that Bud works well, although it's maybe
not surprising that a fairly flavorless beer doesn't clash with the
spices.
On the other hand, the Christmas chapter in The Wind in the Willows
has Rat mixing up a batch with some Old Burton, which is about as much
of an opposite to Bud as you could possibly get.
https://books.google.com/books?id=bqhaAAAAMAAJ (goto page 115)
I'd think that a stout would be a good candidate, but that article
from gizmodo.com says it's horrible....

First, of course, Bud is too much like making love in a canoe for any
purpose.

Second, Wind In the Willows, while quite a nice read, is fiction.

I'm thinking that somebody somewhere was the first person to muse,
"Saaaaaaaaaaaayyyyy! Why not put some odd spices and herbs into this
wonderfully tasty and delicious beer and heat it all up!" Folks like me
are left scratching our heads and asking each other, "Why would anyone
want to do that to a poor, innocent beer? Unless bratwurst is involved,
of course!"

[Bill O'Meally]

Post by baloonon
Anyone ever successfully mulled ale? Any opinions on which varieties work
better?
http://gizmodo.com/hot-beer-no-really-hot-beer-1688485361
They say, a little surprised, that Bud works well, although it's maybe not
surprising that a fairly flavorless beer doesn't clash with the spices.
On the other hand, the Christmas chapter in The Wind in the Willows has Rat
mixing up a batch with some Old Burton, which is about as much of an
opposite to Bud as you could possibly get.
https://books.google.com/books?id=bqhaAAAAMAAJ (goto page 115)
I'd think that a stout would be a good candidate, but that article from
gizmodo.com says it's horrible....

I have fond memories of a November backpacking trip with my brother in
W. VA back in the '90s, when we brought along some Sam Adams Triple
Bock. We placed the bottles next to the fire and enjoyed them warm
(though not spiced).

Adding milk to the warm spiced beer would make a posset, popular in
medieval times into the 18th century. The milk would curdle and form a
semi-solid cap over the liquid. It was drunk/eaten out of special cups
that had built in straws where one would first drink the liquid, then
eat the curds. Personally, I think it sounds gastly!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posset