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Easy-drinking herbal beer gruit inspired by era when ale was aphrodisiac, medicine, hallucinogen
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Gruit is a beer from medieval times made with an array of herbs and consumed as aphrodisiac, medicine and hallucinogen. It's enjoyed a revival among American brewers.
"I said, 'Let's go the opposite way. Let's make an easy-drinking beer with zero hops and no bitterness.'" Kerry J. Byrne is a lifestyle reporter with Fox News Digital.
He landed on an ancient herbal beer style called gruit. His version is made with black walnut, bay leaf, black walnut, bog myrtle, caraway, juniper and rosemary.
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