You’ve likely noticed lately that beers geeks and brewers are going nutty over peanut-butter beers, and for good reason—a well-made peanut-butter beer delivers satisfying flavors that call back to childhood. When adding peanut flavor to beer or mead, there are several options—whole nuts, real peanut butter, peanut-butter powder, and peanut flavor extracts. Here we look at how different brewers and meadmakers are using these alone or in combination to maximize flavor.
Before we get into it, a couple of quick notes.
First, two words: Allergy. Warning. Always let potential drinkers know before sampling your beer that it was brewed using peanuts. Anaphylaxis is no joke.