Vermont's Independent Voice
Browse News
Browse Arts + Culture
Browse Food + Drink
Browse Cannabis
Browse Music
Browse On Screen
Browse Events
Browse Classifieds
Browse Personals
Published May 3, 2012 at 2:53 p.m.
Champagne and stout seem like unlikely bedfellows. The first is usually expensive and sipped in celebration, while and the latter was long been the preferred everyday drink of the working-classes.
Yet when they first met behind a London bar in 1861 — created to mark the death of Queen Victoria's hubby, Prince Albert — sparks must have flown, because bartenders still sling this drink today. To make one, they'll fill a glass halfway with stout, then slowly top off with sparkling wine so that it appears to float above the beer. Each sip combines the lusciousness of stout with zippiness of sparkling wine, an unexpected but alluring mashup of flavors. (Pictured is stout alone, sans its champagne counterpart).
If you've never sampled one, join us this Friday at 6 p.m. for Booze & Brews: Meet the Beer Cocktail. We'll have half-glasses on hand of each of the cocktails so you can try a few.
Tomorrow, we'll take look at both the Beer-Ini and our own creation, On the Seventh Day.
More By This Author
About The Author
Corin Hirsch
Bio:
Corin Hirsch was a Seven Days food writer from 2011 through 2016. She is the author of Forgotten Drinks of Colonial New England, published by History Press in 2014.
Corin Hirsch was a Seven Days food writer from 2011 through 2016. She is the author of Forgotten Drinks of Colonial New England, published by History Press in 2014.
Comments
Comments are closed.
From 2014-2020, Seven Days allowed readers to comment on all stories posted on our website. While we've appreciated the suggestions and insights, right now Seven Days is prioritizing our core mission — producing high-quality, responsible local journalism — over moderating online debates between readers.
To criticize, correct or praise our reporting, please send us a letter to the editor or send us a tip. We’ll check it out and report the results.
Online comments may return when we have better tech tools for managing them. Thanks for reading.
