Blending Belgian Beer with Bakery

Beer has long been used as an ingredient in baking as its acidic nature allows it to react perfectly with dry ingredients such as sugar, yeast and baking powder. Here at Belgique, we think that when adding beer to a favourite dish nothing adds taste and aroma like a hand pulled Belgian tipple.

Deep, Rich and Devastatingly Devilish!

As beer is closely related to bread, its flavour gives any dish those deep sumptuous notes that are hard to replicate. Fuller than the average stock its complex combination of hops and fruit allow it to permeate through the whole dish bringing a home cooked rustic feel to any plate. Delicious when paired with cheese or meat, beer is also perfect for another of our guilty sins- chocolate.

Belgique's Catering Selection

Belgian Beer is Best

When we looked a little closer we found that Belgian beer was almost made with our baking experimentation in mind, as some have honeyed notes of coriander and lemon (perfect for pork) whilst others omit a strong yeasty taste that makes them ideal for loaves. The fruity Belgian beers are ideal for adding to chocolate mousses and cakes and the best bit is a little goes a long way!

Delerium Red - A strong cherry beer

Our Favourite

Those of you who already adore Belgian cuisine will be familiar with the carbonnade a la flamande that is similar to a British stew. Braising onions until sticky, brown and sweet, bacon is added along with brown sugar with beer as the stock. Served with some grilled cheese topped bread this is the ideal warming dish for those watching the late night Olympic games however we fear the smell may distract Team GB as they race for the side-lines rather than the finish line!

Basically anyone can experiment with Belgian beer in bakery, simply replace stock with the good stuff, or add instead of milk in cakes. A beer batter is the perfect place to start mixing flour; beer and baking soda dip anything from fish to fruit into the mix before deep frying on a high heat! We have a huge selection of Fruit beers, Trappist beers, Amber beers, Blond beers, Pils beers, Dark beers, Gueze beers, Belgian Ales and Beer gift packs. All are available to be delivered in the UK from our website http://belgique.co.uk/