‘California common’, also known as ‘steam beer’, was popular during the American gold rush. After a hard day’s work in the sun, this clear copper-colored beer with a firm bitterness was the well-deserved reward.
will be appreciated by people who are used to drinking Sagres, Superbock and other lagers, but who like more taste and more bitterness. This beer style is a “hybrid beer” style between an ale and a lager: it is made with a lager yeast which normally is used at low temperatures, but at a higher temperature to create the taste of an ale, and also to fit beer production in the Portuguese climate.
Food pairing: It goes together well with salty snacks and foods: it brings out the taste and softens the bitterness of the beer. Ver menos