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ORIGINAL: KMsAngel
i admit, the question i'm going to ask is a bit odd. but i don't like beer, don't drink beer.
i want to try making a "spiced beer jelly" (as in jam, not jello for those across the other pond). problem is, what kind of beer is best for this:
"3 cups 2 ounces dark beer (that equates to exactly 2 x 341mL bottles ~ we used a Wellington Pale Ale, an amber, full flavoured beer from a Canadian micro brewery located in Guelph. Fabulous beer…they do have a dark ale which we will try next time…it may even make this jelly better…is that possible?)"
If you want darker and richer, you want a strong, real-ale based bottled beer, I would think. A porter* would probably do the trick (although Porters aren't usually that strong, as they were "working beers"), but I'm not sure how bitter or sweet you need it to be; presumably you're adding quite a bit of sugar too, so the beer being bitter isn't an issue?
If so, something like Fullers London Porter would probably be right up your street and first on the left:
http://www.fullers.co.uk/rte.asp?id=63
If you need something slightly less dark and bitter, then a malty ale would probably serve you well, like Old Crafty Hen (Old Speckled Hen has been toned down a bit for the mass market, so it's not as strong as it was, and thus not quite as sweet or malty anymore, but they've got the "supercharged" version back as Old Crafty Hen now):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Speckled_Hen#Old_Crafty_Hen
Alternatively, tell me what you can get hold of, and I'll tell you what it's like.
*very dark, but quite bitter, style of ale
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