- Carlsberg has joined forces with Michelin-starred restaurant Chishuru to launch a limited-time menu perfectly paired with its new 100% Fonio brew

- The dining experience marks the launch of Carlsberg’s new lager made using the drought-resistant grain, in collaboration with Brooklyn Brewery

- The experience features a perfectly paired five-course tasting menu and is available for public enjoyment on Tuesday 6th August at 19:00

[25th July 2024, Copenhagen, Denmark]: Carlsberg has teamed up with Michelin starred chef, Adejoké Bakare of London’s restaurant, Chishuru to create a unique five-course tasting menu, showcasing the impressive pairing capabilities of its newest Fonio lager.

The new lager was brewed in collaboration with Brooklyn Brewery and is the first beer in the world to only use drought-resistant fonio grains without any bittering hops or barley. The resulting lager, brewed in the Carlsberg Research Laboratory, is clean with soft aromas of apricots, white peaches, and melon, giving a vibrant and delicate finish.

It demonstrates what can be achieved when new brewing techniques and ingredients meet curiosity, a mindset that has been at the forefront of everything Carlsberg has done since it opened the brewery doors in 1847.

To celebrate this ancient grain, and pay homage to its West African roots, the pairing menu at Chishuru features a chicken wing glazed with Fonio lager and stuffed with chicken breast, spinach, uda, uziza and served with a scotch-bonnet sauce, a goat tartare served with sour cream, fonio and mushroom shitto and of course, the restaurant’s famous fonio ice cream. It is available to the public with a bookable experience on Tuesday 6th August.

This forms part of Brooklyn’s ‘Brewing For Impact’ campaign launched by Brooklyn Brewmaster, Garrett Oliver, to celebrate 30 years with the Brewery. Its aim is to spotlight the ancient West African grain and its untapped brewing potential and ability to drive positive change in the industry. The grain, which has thrived in West Africa for over 5,000 years and is widely used in African cooking, is drought resistant and can thrive in poor soils1.

The unique Fonio bottle design was created by Kevin Bongang, a commercial muralist, designer and painter who was born in Cameroon, West Africa. The label features his vibrant signature style, awash in bold fun colours, swirling lines and whimsical imagery.

Zoran Gojkovic, Director of Brewing Science & Technology, Carlsberg said, “Carlsberg is constantly working to invigorate curiosity and I firmly believe that all progress in the world starts with a spark of curiosity. When Garrett Oliver, Brewmaster at Brooklyn Brewery, approached me to discuss what we could create with fonio, the first thing I thought was why has no one made a beer that is completely fonio? Pairing this innovative brew with such a unique menu, created by an incredible chef, demonstrates the potential of this grain. Not only for the beer industry, but beyond.”

Discussing the menu Bakare said, “I love fonio and so I was thrilled to put together a menu based around it. Pairing our food with a fonio lager - and even using that lager in one of the dishes - was a joy. The beer itself is fruity but with a hint of bitterness, making it as versatile as fonio itself when it comes to menu creation.

Fonio is a hardy crop and a little goes a long way - so it is brilliant to see the crop be put on the world’s stage, especially as this could crucially create valuable second incomes for fonio farmers”.

The five-course menu will be available at Chishuru on Tuesday 6th August with tickets available to purchase from www.chishuru.com from 25.07.

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Notes to Editors:

TASTING NOTES: The beer is clean, with soft aromas of apricots, white peaches, and melon with an underlying sweetness and lingering bitterness giving a vibrant and delicate finish.

ABV 7.5%

TASTING MENU AT CHISHURU:

Sinasir

Fermented rice cake with tomato, anchovy sauce, anchovy crumb

Goat tartare

With sour cream, fonio, mushroom shitto

Chicken wing

Glazed with Fonio lager, and stuffed with chicken breast, spinach, uda, uziza; Scotch bonnet sauce

Mutton mafe

Mutton cutlet, coffee & yaji dressing, peanut sauce, roasted shallot and pak choi, served with fonio couscous

Fonio ice-cream

With peanut crumb, macerated strawberries

About Carlsberg Group:

Established in 1847 by brewer J.C. Jacobsen, the Carlsberg Group is one of the leading brewery groups in the world, with an attractive portfolio of beer and other beverage brands. With over 30.000 employees, and with a presence in more than 125 markets, the Group has a purpose of brewing for a better today and tomorrow. Doing business responsibly and sustainably supports that purpose – and drives the efforts to deliver value for shareholders and society. For further information, visit carlsberggroup.com

About Brooklyn Brewery:

Brooklyn Brewery is a leading global independent craft brewer and a pioneer of the American craft beer revolution. From our home in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, we are always drawing inspiration from our local community of innovators, makers, and doers to spread the culture and creativity of craft beer to 30 states and over 30 countries on 5 continents. Learn more at brooklynbrewery.com.

About Garrett Oliver:

Garrett Oliver is the brewmaster of The Brooklyn Brewery, the winner of the 2014 James Beard Award for Outstanding Wine, Beer or Spirits Professional, the editor of The Oxford Companion to Beer, the author of The Brewmaster’s Table and one of the foremost authorities in the world on the subject of beer. He is also founder of The Michael James Jackson Foundation for Brewing and Distilling, an organisation which is dedicated to funding scholarship awards for Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) within the brewing and distilling trades.

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