Everything(?) You Want to Know About Blood Oranges and Beer

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What is beer?

Beer is an intoxicating beverage primarily concocted of malted grains, hops, water, and yeast. It has been brewed for thousands of years and is consumed widely across the globe. Depending on adjustments to each of the four primary ingredients, as well as the optional addition of any number of other adjuncts, a wide variety of styles can be produced. These styles present with a huge array of aromas, aesthetics, and flavor profiles, many of which have become strongly associated with certain geographic areas or cultures (e.g., west coast American IPAs, German lagers, Belgian Trappist ales.

What are blood oranges?

Blood orange (Citrus x sinensis, sinensis from the Latin for Chinese) is a variety of orange (which are themselves fruits that are orange and from which orange juice comes) that derives its name from its distinctive crimson flesh. These oranges, according to Wikipedia, may have originated in either