Under the type "Special", unsurprisingly, we find a great diversity of
beers that do not fall into a well defined category. These beers are
often the product of a brewing tradition attached to a given region,
but some are on the contrary the creation of innovators.
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In both cases, they
are often manufactured by small independent breweries and are the pride
of their locality.
Most are high-fermentation beers,
but diverse in colour, character, and strength. They are often
fermented with distinctive yeasts and sometimes from unusual cereals
and malts, with
additional ingredients, such as candi sugar or honey, various herbs and
spices.
On the stronger side are blonde ale, generally of high alcoholic
strength and complex flavour, somewhat like English barley wines.
On the opposite are dark amber to brown ale, with a great diversity of
character: sweet to tart, medium to heavy,
spicy or herbal. |
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