Red Stripe in U.S. - Made in Jamaica

[CosmicMoose]

Heineken owns Red Stripe now...and they are successfully using Jamaica grown cassava as one of their ingredients to replace imported rice.

Are they using that as the starch instead of malted barley or wheat? Or in addition to? Anyone know?

~Moose

[CosmicMoose]

Finally, Was able to get Jamaica Brewed Red Stripe last night in Publix here in West Coast of Florida. Better yet it was Buy 1, get 1 free, I bought them out of 28 six packs. Worked out to $17.98 a case.
If I can't be in Ja. at least I can close my eyes and savor it's flavor again not that the swill they tried to pass off is gone.

Wow, I've only seen it at pizza shops here in PA for $11.50 a six pack. Haven't tried going to a beer distributor to see a case price yet.

~Moose

[Rob]

Are they using that as the starch instead of malted barley or wheat? Or in addition to? Anyone know?

~Moose

As stated, local cassava is replacing the imported rice. No other ingredients changed! True Jamaican Red Stripe!

[CosmicMoose]

As stated, local cassava is replacing the imported rice. No other ingredients changed! True Jamaican Red Stripe!

Hi Rob,

Yeah but was Red Stripe a rice beer? I mean the true definition of beer uses only 4 ingredients: water, a starch, generally malted barley or wheat, yeast and hops. Just thinking about using rice to brew beer I hope it is in addition to a malted barley or wheat.

~Moose

[Harleymon]

Hi Rob,

Yeah but was Red Stripe a rice beer? I mean the true definition of beer uses only 4 ingredients: water, a starch, generally malted barley or wheat, yeast and hops. Just thinking about using rice to brew beer I hope it is in addition to a malted barley or wheat.

~Moose

Guess you don't drink Budweiser, its always been made with rice and barley malt.

[CosmicMoose]

Guess you don't drink Budweiser, its always been made with rice and barley malt.

Nope, but I did not know that. I wonder if the rice is supposed to sweeten it up some?

~Moose

[Blueallah]

The 4 ingredient heritage of beer (hops barley water yeast) comes from the 1516 Bavarian Purity law. Most American style light lagers have traditionally added additional grains to the mix. www.thespruce.com/rice-or-corn-in-beer-353284

[Homebrewer]

Nope, but I did not know that. I wonder if the rice is supposed to sweeten it up some?

~Moose

I suspect it's to save $$$ on the ingredients.

[Monty&Melo]

Packrat,

We just returned from spending the week in Sarasota. We were very disappointed that the B1G1 sale on Red Stripe did not not start until the Wednesday of our Saturday to Sunday trip. We stocked up early in the week on 12 packs and when I walked in Publix on Thursday I thought I had died and gone to heaven. $18.00 bucks including tax for a case is crazy. Luckily we were able to drink enough to take advantage of the deal our last few days of the trip. Had that sale been on the whole week, we might have put a big dent in the financials of the importer. I agree with the earlier comment that when you get them ice cold and drink them with your eyes closed, it almost seems like you are in JA.

M&M

[MikeyNYC]

Finally picked up a made in Jamaica six pack ($9.99) to celebrate Jersey City Caribbean day festival this past weekend. That first sip transported me right back home. Also picked up a bottle of Wray and Nephew overproof to mix with sorrel at the festival.