A clara is traditionally a combination of beer and soda or lemonade in equal parts by volume.
At ForBeerLovers we're going to tell you everything you need to know about Clara beer, one of the most popular and widely consumed types of beer in the world.
Characteristics of Clara beer
The addition of soda lightens the colour of the beer, hence its name. In Spain it is understood as any mixture of beer with a sweet-flavoured carbonated soft drink.
Aroma
The fresh aroma of lemon or soda acidity, the sweetness of malt and bitterness.
Graduation
The Claras are a type of beer with a very low alcohol content (around 2.5 degrees)
Appearance
They are characterized by a matte yellow color
Taste
Super refreshing thirst quencher made from real lemon juice or soda
Ingredients of Clara beer
This type of beer has ingredients like the ones we discovered below. Take note!
- Water
- Beer
- Sugar
- Lemon juice/ Soda
- Citrus aroma
- Stabilizer E- 410
How it is made
Do you want to make Clara beer at home? You should know that by following the all grain method, you can make a great quality beer yourself. To do so, follow these steps:
- Choose your favorite: you must choose a beer that you like. Among the recommended beers are the Pilsener type, which is desirable due to its low fermentation and considered by specialists as the ideal one to achieve the right cohesion with the citrus fruit. Wheat-type beers give the final product silkiness and softness. Lager type, transmits to the combination freshness and excellent aroma.ç
- The second step in the preparation is to choose a natural lemonade or one with added gas, in both cases it is necessary that it has the right degree of acidity to counteract the bitter effect of the hops. If you prefer, you can also make this beer with soda
- You should then pour the lemonade into a preferably airtight container, and then gradually add the beer, avoiding excess or lack of foam to minimize early oxidation. The proportion of both drinks is to the consumer's liking, although it is recommended that proportional measures be mixed to experience a unique taste.
History of Clara Beer
Beer was introduced as a popular drink in Spain at the beginning of the 20th century. It is known that it was sold in large litre containers because a painting by José Gutiérrez Solana depicts a group of gatherings in the Café Pombo at the beginning of the 20th century. A litre bottle of the Mahou brand appears on the table, indicating by the number of glasses that were distributed from the bottle, and it was even mixed with lemonade and other cold drinks.2 It was not until the 1950s that La Casera appeared and later, in the 1960s, when new flavours were created, La Casera Limón and La Casera Naranja appeared. It is in this period of time in the middle of the 20th century when the mixture of both drinks appears.
Varieties of beer Clara
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In Colombia it is called refajo, which is the result of mixing beer with soda or soft drink (red cola such as Postobón or Kola Román, Colombian or Pony Malta)
Shandy
In Spain, despite having different brands of Radler , there is also a mixture of beer with lemon that is called shandy or mixed, which contains less alcohol.
Radler
The Radler is a very popular mixture of beer and soda or lemonade, very typical in restaurants and bars in Germany.
