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Alcazar Brewery
Church Street
Old Basford
Nottingham
NG6 0GA
T:  0115 978 2282
E:  alcazarbrewery@tiscali.co.uk
BEER AND FOOD
 
BEER - A TOAST TO YOUR HEALTH!!! THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF BEER ARE WELL DOCUMENTED AND IT IS OFTEN CALLED "THE COMPLETE FOOD". IT HAS A WIDE RANGE OF AMINO ACIDS, PROTEINS, POLYPEPTIDES, AND ESSENTIAL VITAMINS AND MINERALS.

HOPS GIVE BEER ITS UNIQUE BITTER TASTE AND ARE ALSO CREDITED WITH DELIVERING A SOOTHING, SEDATING AND THERAPEUTIC EFFECT ON THE IMBIBER. IN MODERATE QUANTITIES BEER CAN ACTUALLY AID YOUR DIGESTIVE SYSTEM, HELP YOUR BODY TRANSPORT WATER, DECREASE STRESS AND BENEFIT YOUR HEART. THERE IS EVEN EVIDENCE THAT BEER CAN HELP PROTECT YOU AGAINST CANCER. WHEN USED AS PART OF A BALANCED DIET BEER HAS A DEFINITE POSITIVE AFFECT ON HUMAN HEALTH.

BEER IS AN EXCELLENT ACCOMPANIMENT TO FOOD AND IS TO MANY A MORE COMPLEX AND SATISFYING BEVERAGE THAN WINE, ITS CHARACTER AND FLAVOURS DERIVING NOT ONLY FROM ITS PRIMARY INGREDIENT, MALT, BUT ALSO FROM HOPS, USED FOR BITTERING, FLAVOUR AND AROMA. CASK CONDITIONED BEERS, WHICH ARE BREWED IN THE ALCAZAR BREWERY LOCATED IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE FOX & CROWN, ARE PARTICULARLY RECOMMENDED FOR FLAVOUR AND CHARACTER AS THEY ARE TRADITIONALLY BREWED AND ARE NEITHER FILTERED NOR PASTEURISED.

PALE, HOPPY BEERS ARE PERFECT WITH SPICY DISHES SUCH AS THAI OR INDIAN FOOD. THE DARKER, FULL-BODIED AND LESS HOPPY ALES ARE EXCELLENT WITH MILD DISHES & DESSERTS OR AS A SATISFYING BEVERAGE ON THEIR OWN.

CHECK OUT OUR COMPLETE RANGE OF BEERS DESCRIBED IN OTHER SECTIONS OF THIS WEBSITE.