Here is Jessenhofke beer “brewed with garlic.”

It is not the only one. Here is another. The Belgian label is also noteworthy because it has a detailed ingredient list.

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Here are two recent spirits products with an unusal and unusually large assembly of flavors. On the following list, the first 13 flavors are on the Root label, and the next 11 are on the Pink Spruce label.

1. Birch bark
2. Smoked black tea
3. Cinnamon
4. Wintergreen
5. Spearmint
6. Clove
7. Anise
8. Orange
9. Lemon
10. Nutmeg
11. Allspice
12. Cardamom
13. Pure cane sugar
14. Spruce oil
15. Cucumber
16. Juniper berries
17. Angelica root
18. Orange peel
19. Lemon peel
20. Coriander
21. Ginger
22. Orris root
23. Grains of paradise
24. Tangerine oil

The Pink Spruce Gin label also mentions that the product is made with “free range coastal water,” it is “Seasoned in Oregon Pinot Barrels,” and distilled from grain. The Root product strangely does not mention the commodity from which distilled and probably should. It was “inspired by a potent 18th century… recipe. … It is an alcoholic version of what eventually evolved into Birch or Root Beer.” There is almost no overlap in the list of flavors from one to the other.

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These guys would not be content with a bit of lime flavor.

Theobroma has all these ingredients rarely combined into one beer:

• Honey
• Cocoa nibs
• Cocoa powder
• Ancho chilies
• Ground annatto. This is derived from the achiote tree, and can be used as a flavor with a taste of nutmeg and pepper, and as a red color. Because of the color, it is often used in lipstick such that the achiote is sometimes called the lipstick tree.

Taquamari is not far behind, with:

• Tapioca. This is a starch extracted from yuca or cassava root. Cassava is the third largest source of carbohydrates for human food in the world.
• Quinoa. Wiki explains that this is a grain-like pseudocereal closely related to spinach, beets and tumbleweeds.
• Amaranth. This is also known as pigweed. The grain was one of the staple foods of the Incas, and the leaf is widely consumed in many parts of the world.
• Basmati rice

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There are plenty of beers with jalapeno-type peppers. Cave Creek Chili Beer goes back at least 17 years. Here is an early approval, and a recent one.

But we think beers with peppercorn-type peppers are less common. Here are two. Allagash is practically a meal because it’s made with grain, sweet potatoes and black pepper. Lip Stinger is Ale Fermented with Peppercorn.

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Is it safe to assume wine is made from grapes? Not really. Is it safe to assume wine is made from fruit? Apparently not, as indicated by River Myst’s onion wine. It is fermented from 55% onions, 27% potatoes, and 18% raisins.

Jailhouse is another example of a wine with very little “fruit” and a little bit of raisin. It is 90% honey, 9% orange, 1% raisin, and spices.

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