Maine's Latest Lobster-Flavored Export: Beer

No real, live lobsters actually were harmed in the brewing of this beer
By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Jul 23, 2015 11:30 AM CDT
Maine's Latest Lobster-Flavored Export: Beer
Maine-based Oxbow Brewing is offering a beer brewed with live lobsters and a dash of sea salt. It's a saison-style beer that the brewer hopes will capture two classic Maine summer flavors.   (Patrick Whittle)

A Maine brewer is offering a quicker way to consume two of the state's summertime staples: beer and lobster. Oxbow Brewing is serving up beer brewed with live Maine lobsters and a dash of sea salt. Brewmaster Tim Adams says the lobsters were placed in a mesh bag and suspended in a kettle full of boiling wort during the brewing process. He says the lobsters add a subtle brininess and sweetness that lobster fans will recognize.

The beer is a saison-style beer brewed in collaboration with a brewery in Parma, Italy. It is 4.5% alcohol by volume and available on a limited basis. The beer is served in the brewery's tasting room. Adams says the lobsters that were cooked in the brewing process were later eaten. (More lobster stories.)

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