Tasting of Vintage Beers at Yats Restaurant on Friday 24th May 2013

A special treat for beer connoisseurs at Yats Restaurant and Wine Lounge to be held on
Friday, 24th May, 2013
5pm to 7pm
A Tasting of the famous Vintage Beer
a luxurious class of beer that is produced to improve with age after bottling.
For only php 250 per person

 

 
For two hours on Friday 24th May, 2013, starting promptly at 5pm, beer lovers as well as wine connoisseurs may take this opportunity to sample these luxurious beers that are only available here at these restaurants in Clark Pampanga. Not everyone, and that includes some beer lovers, is familiar with this class of luxury beer. This beer tasting event at Yats Restaurant in Clark is a great chance to find out all about this luxurious beer. For two hours, several kinds of Vintage beers will be served, including:

Vintage 2005
Edition 2005
Frigante
Terrible
Maudite
La Fin du Monde
Don de Dieu

Vintage 2004
Edition 2004
Frigante
Terrible
La Fin du Monde

Vintage 2003
Maudite (rare)

Vintage 2002
Old Prize Ale 275ml (extremely rare)
 

 
RESERVATIONS AND INQUIRIES

Please click here to contact Yats Restaurant for inquiries or reservations.
 
Yats Restaurant and Wine Lounge
Mimosa Drive past Holiday Inn,
Mimosa Leisure Estate, Clark field,
Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga, Philippines 2023

Tel: (045) 599-5600 0922-870-5194 0917-520-4401 Lito, Glennda or Marissa

At the Clark Wine Center
Call Glynis at 0927-988-4486
 

 
Manila Sales Office
3003C East Tower, Phil Stock Exchange Center,
Exchange Rd Ortigas Metro Manila, Philippines 1605

Tel: (632) 637-5019 0917-520-4393 0926-686-5955 Rea, Gerlyn or Chay
 
 
Email: Manager@YatsRestaurant.com
 
 
http://www.yatsrestaurant.com
 
A special vintage-beer based set dinner menu is also offered to guests planning to stay on after the vintage beer tasting event at this restaurant in Clark Pampanga. Here is the menu:

Soup of the day

choice of
Vintage Beer braised beef brisket served with Broccoli and cauliflower cheese
or
Pork Feet braised in Vintage Beer and Apples served with potato pancakes

Beer Braised Pork Feet at Yats Restaurant in Clark Philippines

Dessert of the day

 
 

php750 per person

php550 for the entree a la carte

 

Food service starts at 7pm but orders can be placed ahead of time during the tasting event.

 

Please click here to contact Yats Restaurant for inquiries or reservations.

 
 
 
 

Here are some FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) about Vintage Beers

What is the difference between a Vintage Beer (VB) and an ordinary strong beer?

Just as most wine is made to be drunk right away, so are most ordinary beers. Fine vintage wine improves with age. Likewise for these great vintage beers, although very delicious when young, they will improve significantly after a few years of age.

After undergoing extended re-fermentation in the bottle, VBs continue to improve inside the bottle for as long as 15 years depending on their styles and alcohol strengths. The taste of matured vintage beer is very different from ordinary strong ales. A 3-year-old VB for example already has a fascinating aroma, a wonderfully rich taste and a full body.

How does a Vintage Beer improve with age?

Bottle re-fermentation gives the VB its complexity which cannot be achieved with a normal one-shot fermentation. As the yeast feeds on the residual sugars in the beer, the beer loses some of its body and becomes dryer. Even after the yeast runs out of sugar to feed on it contributes to beer’s body, aroma and flavor profile. One of the main flavoring ingredients – hop – carries certain bitterness that mellows down after a few years of ageing allowing the VB to become balanced and round.

Because VBs are fermented on lees, there is a deposit of the yeast in the bottle and they are partly filtered. Ageing potential for VB varies according to their structure and composition. High alcohol content protects the beer against negative effects of bacteria. With as much as 11% in Alcohol-By-Volume (ABV), a VB can easily age for 15 years. If well kept, they can easily preserve if not improve for another decade or more.

What exactly is “Bottle Re-fermentation”?

Fermentation is the transformation of sugars by micro-organisms – yeast – to yield alcohol. This process takes place in big tanks, called fermentation tanks. VBs undergo another round of fermentation not in these tanks but inside the bottles, hence the term bottle re-fermentation (or sometimes called bottle conditioning).

Yeast is added during bottling to provoke re-fermentation inside the bottle. The yeast that is kept in the bottle provides a good source of vitamin B which gives the VB a very special aroma. Since it is re-fermented in bottles, like Champagne, there is no oxidation because the yeast that eats the sugar also eats up the oxygen. This preserves the freshness of VB while it ages for many years.

How do I cellar my Vintage Beers?

Keep your VBs like you would for your vintage Champagne and Sparkling wine. Ideally, you should lay them on their sides in a cool cellar totally away from any direct contact with sunlight. That’s easy if you happen to own a chateau in Bordeaux with a cave the size of a tennis court. For some of us who might have to cut a few small corners, the good news is that VBs are incredibly resilient to oxidation. If you can avoid sharp intraday temperature fluctuation and direct contact with sunlight, lay them down on their sides and they will mature nicely for many years.

Some Manila residents might want to take this opportunity to leave the stress and pollution of the crowded city, head north on North Luzon Expresswat, or NLEX for a short getaway to relax and unwind in Clark Pampanga.

The journey to Clark is no more than 90 minutes and it is all highway, no city driving. Clark Field offers more than just peace and quiet. Clark airbase is one of the few cities north of Manila that is now regarded as the best place to wine and dine outside of Manila. Here in Clark field, food and wine lovers from Manila can wine and dine at some of the best restaurants in Philippines, like the fine dining Yats Restaurant in Clark Philippines. Frequent visitors to Pampanga know that this is one restaurant in Clark Pampanga that they can depend on to enjoy good food wine fine wine at reasonable prices.

Those visitors who plan to relax and unwind in Angeles City, Subic, Pampanga, Clark Philippines might make an effort to book a room at the famous beach and lake resort Clearwater Resort & Country Club. This famous hotel in Clark Pampanga is frequently visited by families with children looking for a good place in Clark to see, a good holiday destination for the family to relax and unwind in the beautiful outdoor facilities. For more information, log on to www.ClearwaterPhilippines.com

Tel: (045) 599-5949
Mobile: 0917-520-4403
 
 
Have a safe and pleasant trip to Clark!