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Is ‘Rice Beer’ the New Natural Wine?
What's unfiltered, delicately fizzy, sessionable…and has an ancient history?
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Jennifer
December 18, 2019
Gotta ask, a coupla things:
1. Could someone define "sessionable"? The article seems to equate "sessionable" and (physically) "crushable." I would have said, "low alcohol." Opinions?
2. Ummm, where does the comparison to "natural wine" come in? Maybe "natural wine" is a stand-in for "trendy," except... for the deeply committed growers and happy bibbers for whom it means something else...
3. As so often on Food52, I wonder--was this post sponsored? IF SO, THAT'S OKAY; I'd just like to know it. Many of my favorite bloggers accept paid product placement; they explain their policies; sometimes I go with their recommendations, other times, not. (Wild guess--huh, maybe this product is sold where legal at Trader Joe's?)
1. Could someone define "sessionable"? The article seems to equate "sessionable" and (physically) "crushable." I would have said, "low alcohol." Opinions?
2. Ummm, where does the comparison to "natural wine" come in? Maybe "natural wine" is a stand-in for "trendy," except... for the deeply committed growers and happy bibbers for whom it means something else...
3. As so often on Food52, I wonder--was this post sponsored? IF SO, THAT'S OKAY; I'd just like to know it. Many of my favorite bloggers accept paid product placement; they explain their policies; sometimes I go with their recommendations, other times, not. (Wild guess--huh, maybe this product is sold where legal at Trader Joe's?)
Brinda A.
January 6, 2020
Hi Jennifer! Thanks for these Qs! Going to attempt to answer them here, hope it's helpful—
1. "Sessionable," "crushable," and "low-alcohol" are all synonymous in this context. "Session" ales, for example, have a lower ABV so you can enjoy multiple servings in one "session." "Crushable" here means "easily drinkable."
2. The comparison to natural wine in this article refers not to natural wine (or makgeolli's) trendiness, but rather the cloudy, funky properties of both makgeolli and natural wine, and the often lower-ABV qualities (take Pét-Nat, for example, which is typically 10 percent alcohol, versus Champagne's 12+ percent) of the two drinks.
3. Nope, not sponsored! We always indicate at the very top of the article (in the "tag" section, where it currently says "Food News" in this article) as to whether or not the article is sponsored. A few of us actually found/tried this beverage independently (I, myself, being one of those people!) and genuinely loved the taste and the story behind it, so we wanted to recommend it to our readers. Makku sent us product to further sample after we'd already tried it out in the wild, enjoyed it, and approached the company for an interview. (And FWIW, I don't think it's available at Trader Joe's just yet—if it is, I've definitely missed out!).
1. "Sessionable," "crushable," and "low-alcohol" are all synonymous in this context. "Session" ales, for example, have a lower ABV so you can enjoy multiple servings in one "session." "Crushable" here means "easily drinkable."
2. The comparison to natural wine in this article refers not to natural wine (or makgeolli's) trendiness, but rather the cloudy, funky properties of both makgeolli and natural wine, and the often lower-ABV qualities (take Pét-Nat, for example, which is typically 10 percent alcohol, versus Champagne's 12+ percent) of the two drinks.
3. Nope, not sponsored! We always indicate at the very top of the article (in the "tag" section, where it currently says "Food News" in this article) as to whether or not the article is sponsored. A few of us actually found/tried this beverage independently (I, myself, being one of those people!) and genuinely loved the taste and the story behind it, so we wanted to recommend it to our readers. Makku sent us product to further sample after we'd already tried it out in the wild, enjoyed it, and approached the company for an interview. (And FWIW, I don't think it's available at Trader Joe's just yet—if it is, I've definitely missed out!).
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