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Gruit beer: how this antique brewing recipe is different from that of hoppy beer
Today, most beers contain hops. But once upon a time during the Middle Ages, a blend of herbs was responsible for a brew’s bitterness and flavor. Discover all there is to know about gruit beer and its differences from hoppy beer. The essentials of gruit beer Nowadays, beer is unimaginable without hops. They provide bitterness, which tends to counteract the sweetness beer malt brings to a brew....