Dea Latis hosts pre-Easter beer and chocolate tasting
As part of its continuing quest to encourage more women to enjoy our national drink, industry group Dea Latis hosted its traditional pre-Easter beer and chocolate tasting earlier this week. Twenty guests gathered in the Clarence pub on Whitehall to taste five beers, each paired with a chocolate chosen to enhance the flavours in each. Expert guidance to the beer and chocolate matches was provided by beer sommelier Jane Peyton. Peyton said, “The Mayans described chocolate as the ‘Food of the Gods’ – I know a lot of people who agree with that! Beer and chocolate are perfect partners. Essentially, they both have a balance of bitterness and sweetness. So when they’re consumed together, the tastes and textures complement each other. Add to that the carbonation in beer, which cuts through the fattiness of the chocolate and you have a truly magical match.” The beers and chocolates tasted by guests at the Clarence were: Elgood’s Coolship with Divine Dark Chocolate with Raspberries Erdinger Weissbier with Green & Black’s White Chocolate Bager Ales Poacher’s Choice with …