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No - Nun


It’s not because nun and no are derivatives we recommend this beer, but rather that they both hold the same story. No is about the referendum to stop Gen. Pinochet’s dictatorship and the memorable fight of the opposition. The Nun hold the same underground bitterness but results in a sweet feeling nevertheless.


For 4 people

⊆4 duck legs

⊆40g butter

⊆1 onion, peeled and finely chopped

⊆500ml Nun

⊆5 tbsp. cream

⊆1 tbsp. neutral oil (sunflower)

⊆1 tbsp. sifted flour

⊆5cl eau-de-vie

⊆2 cloves of garlic, peeled and crushed

⊆1 carrot, peeled and sliced up

⊆1 bouquet garni

⊆6 juniper berries

⊆Salt & Pepper

¥Completely rub the duck legs with flour

¥Heat up the butter and oil in a pressure cooker. Add the duck legs and stir them constantly for 2-3 min.

¥Season and add the crushed garlic, chopped onion, the sliced carrot, the bouquet garni and the juniper berries.

¥Mix everthing up and braise on a high heat for 4-6 min while stiring.

¥Mix in the beer and eau-de-vie.

¥Close the pressure cooker and turn the heat down to medium. Let it cook for 25 min once the pressure valve is active.

¥Depressurize the cooker and open it

¥Take out the duck legs and keep them warm by covering them with aluminum foil.

¥Filter the leftover liquid in the cooker through a chinois and add it back to the cooker.

¥Add the cream to the cooker and bring it to a gentle boil while stiring. Let it reduce to a third on a low head and constant stir.

¥Season according to whish.

This dish needs to be served quickly on a warm plate, add the duck leg and dress it with the sauce, together with spaetzle (Alsace pasta) fried in butter.

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The flying Nun

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Herbs and Spices in Brewing


  1. •The use of herbs is still very common in beers, partly because the culture is used to having herbs and spices in beer and recipes or to cover up changes in flavour. An example of the first can be found in countries with a UK background where you find a variety of ginger ...

  2. •Herbs/spices are added to create a certain sent and flavour, the aroma is carried through the alcohol in the beer. The alcohol in the beer is released by the foam on top of the beer, it is thus to the interest of the flavours to create a beer that has a nice and stable head...

  3. •In most cases herbs/spices are added during the boiling process and most commonly during the last 15 minutes of the boiling. The boiling process will optimise the release of the herb’s aroma and yet not evaporate completely...

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The Silver Linings Playbook - Oompa Loompa


What more need we say, a movie about bipolar disorder and a beer called Oompa Loompa. Like the main character in the movie, there’s nothing normal about this beer and is completely off center normal. It’s all about a manic life....And while you think you have everything under control the result may be not...

Stoker - Jay Cee


Park Chan-wook is the korean version of Quentin Tarantino and with this slow pace psychological thriller you need something as macabre as the Jay Cee when you reflect and peer into the lives of the Stocker family. When you are take the suspenseful ride you will enjoy the roller-coaster flavours of this beer.

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