SPREADABLE BEER . . . A DREAM COME TRUE

GET READY because spreadable beer is here. You can bet Homer Simpson is licking his lips right now. Italian condiment Birra Spalmabile the result of a collaboration between chocolatier Pietro Napoleone and Emanuela Laurenzi’s brewery Alta Quota. “We created a cream made of beer by balancing every ingredient we used and also by knowing the reactions by mixing these ingredients,” said commercial manager Francesca Napoleone. “So we’ve made a product which is very smooth and creamy, resulting, as the name itself suggests, in a spreadable beer because it can be spread just like chocolate cream.”

According to the product description — the beer butter is a “product with an intense, full-bodied and high creaminess…goes well with appetizers and cheeses, great on crostini, original idea to decorate or fill sweet pastry, fluffy cake and ice cream.” The creamy, alcohol-free spread comes in light and dark brews and is predominantly sweet to the taste. “The pale one couples best with seasoned cheeses,” recommends brewer Emanuela Laurenzi. “The other one, which is darker, we couple it with very fresh cheese. We’ve also made cakes with it, and used it instead of marmalade to make a tart.” If you’re intrigued try for yourself: firebox.com/product/6559/Spreadable-Beer.