With chutney, mango and kokum, beer brands brewing desi flavours

BEER BRANDS ARE increasingly experimenting with unique, local ingredients to give a flavourful twist to the alcoholic beverage. Recently, homegrown craft beer company Bira 91 launched Chutney Sour, a limited-release beer inspired by the flavours of Indian street food and brewed with tamarind, a key ingredient in chutneys.

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For the new beer variant, Bira 91 collaborated with US-based craft brewer New Belgium Brewing."We couldn't be more excited to collaborate with New Belgium Brewing. Colorado is at the centre of beer innovation in the world, and New Belgium is the most well-respected beer company in the United States," said Ankur Jain, founder and CEO, Bira 91. "India is known for its exciting culinary flavours, and we're excited to partner with Bira 91 on a beer that brings these flavours to life," said New Belgium CEO Shaun Belongie.