London’s ORA Brewery is collaborating with other British breweries in a series of beers inspired by Itaian gelato.
The first beer is a Fiordilatte Milkshake IPA with Scottish berries (5.5% ABV), produced by collaboration with Shilling Brewing Co, of Glasgow.
Fiordilatte is one of the most classical Italian gelato flavours. The phrase ‘fior di latte’ translates to ‘flower of milk’, and it refers to gelato in its purest form: just dairy, sugar and starch — no flavourings, no egg yolks.
“Imagine the flavour of the milkiest milk imaginable, with a floral nuance that’ll make you swear there’s something else to it,” says the brewer.
Lactose in the beer gives a creamy mouthful which reminds one of the velvety Fiordilatte, and it is enriched by a significant addition of local brambles (Scottish blackberry), raspberry and passion fruit, to give an intense fruity and tart note.
The second in the series will be a Stracciatella porter, to be brewed in collaboration with Brew York.
