My most recent adventure has been learning about beers. what is it that makes a beer a good beer, what kind of food would compliment different beers, and where do these beer flavours come from and how do they come about? Most of us know a good beer or what we imagine is a good beer just based on a sip. But there is more to our beloved brew than just awesome branding and marketing. Today I will share with you some lessons I have learned from drinking beers across Africa through a 5-course food and beer pairing available at SAB World of Beer. A Nile Special on the river Nile, Uganda. What’s in a beer? Most beers are made up of four basic ingredients: Barley, which is processed into malt, then brewed Hops, which are added during brewing to balance the malt with a more bitter flavor Yeast, which adds carbonation and alcohol content during fermentation Water To make a good pairing, you first need to understand the different flavors that are present in...