Raise a glass of herbal beer for the Super Bowl

by Shayna Glick, Posted Jan 28th 2008 @ 1:00PM

Finally, a product that combines my two favorite beverages: beer and yerba mate tea. This new beer, Dado Beir Ilex, is made by a Brazilian brewery called Dado Beir. They've managed to successfully integrate the two flavors in this new brew.

Yerba Mate is an herb that originates in South America and has been brewed into beverages since long before the Europeans arrived. It's a drink that has also gained popularity in the U.S. recently for its health benefits. Hopefully soon we'll be able to get those benefits when reaching for a cold one. Dado Beir Ilex has been released in Brazil, and should be exported to other South American countries later this year. No word yet on its potential export to America.

For those of us interested in a yerba mate beer sooner rather than later, there is one for sale in the U.S. It's called Mateveza and is brewed by Butte Creek Brewing Company. You can order it online through their website if it's not sold in a store near you. I can't wait to try this herbal beer.

[via BeerAdvocate]

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Filed Under: Drink Recipes, New Products
Tags: beer, south america, yerba mate, YerbaMate

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1-28-2008 @3:19PM TLR said... I tried this beer over at Elixer in SF. I have to say that you better LOVE the idea of tea flavored beer because that is what this is... not for me (ant I like Mate!).
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