Gordon Ramsay creates new one-off beer

Dougal Sharp, owner and head brewer of Innis & Gunn, has been working alongside Gordon Ramsay to create a new one-off beer for diners at his F Word restaurant.

The F Word programme sees Dougal and Gordon brewing a special beer in Gordon's London home before ageing the beer in wooden barrels and finally transferring the beer to bottle.

 

Dougal commented: "Gordon seemed to like beers that weren't too bitter, but which were complex, with a creamy smooth flavour. So we have brewed a beer very like our own Innis & Gunn Oak Aged Beer, and we have matured it in the same oak barrels that we use – American white oak barrels, specially selected for the depth of flavour that lies deep within the grain of the oak."

 

He explained how it benefited Ramsay: "Tasting the raw ingredients and sampling the beer throughout each of these stages of the brewing process was a new experience for Gordon and he now has a multi layered picture of beer."

 

"Beer is embracing more and more as a positive addition to restaurant drinks lists as it offers at least as much potential for great food matching as wines. Beer is Britain's national drink and we should be proud of it."

 

The programme runs for 12 weeks from May to July.

 

The name of the beer is still to be confirmed.

 

Words: Maria Bracken

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