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==Beer== | ==Beer== | ||
While they have beer, they lack the variety that Earth or Bardeez has. Trillan grain holds more starch per gram than Terran analogues, and this leads to two classes of beer produced, beers with higher alcohol content, and beers that are a little sweeter. Over time this lead to brewers correcting for either the harshness of the alcohol or the sweetness of the un-fermented sugars, by adding in extra flavors to the brew. There is some region by region variation, although at this point in time you can find just about any style of beer in any region. Brewers in colder climes favored warming spices for their products, temperate breweries leaned towards various herbs, and small set of brewers from tropical regions made use of what amount to citrus analogues. Below is a short list of brewers organized by region as with any list in this document it is not exclusive or free of exceptions. | While they have beer, they lack the variety that Earth or Bardeez has. Trillan grain holds more starch per gram than Terran analogues, and this leads to two classes of beer produced, beers with higher alcohol content, and beers that are a little sweeter. Over time this lead to brewers correcting for either the harshness of the alcohol or the sweetness of the un-fermented sugars, by adding in extra flavors to the brew. There is some region by region variation, although at this point in time you can find just about any style of beer in any region. Brewers in colder climes favored warming spices for their products, temperate breweries leaned towards various herbs, and small set of brewers from tropical regions made use of what amount to citrus analogues. The region surrounding the city of Yerisha is unique due to it's location on Trill. Based in the center of the grain belt, breweries in Yerisha often produce all varieties of beer even though the city is technically located in the planet's temperate region. | ||
Below is a short list of brewers organized by region as with any list in this document it is not exclusive or free of exceptions. | |||
===Cold Weather Brewers=== | |||
*Talanack Brewery | |||
**One of the oldest breweries, it was started by the Talanack family, including Barton Teel, the middle son of the family. The Brewery claims that every host Barton included, has preferred Talanack’s products over the competition. In an effort to avoid any issues with reassociation the Teel’s hosts have uniformly never commented on this claim. | |||
**Produces in enough volume to be shipped off world. | |||
*Bastion Rock Brewers | |||
**Named after a famous rock formation near its home town. | |||
**Generally considered one of Talanack’s prime competitors. | |||
**Available off world. | |||
**A little more experimental. Routinely comes out with new varieties. | |||
===Temperate Breweries=== | |||
*Alfondin Brewers | |||
**Located on the edge of the planet’s capital, Leran Manev | |||
**For Non-Trill this is one of the most well known beers as it has the most exposure to Aliens visiting the planet on Federation and Trade business. | |||
*Ret’uni Cooperative Brewers Association | |||
**Not a single brewer but a cooperative group of brewers sharing equipment and ideas. Brewers agree to attach the name Ret’uni to the beginning of any of their beers. | |||
***Ret’uni Bowhawk | |||
***Ret’uni Sunrise | |||
***Ret’uni Redflower | |||
**A number of Breweries started at the Ret’uni Cooperative and when their following became large enough to support opening a brewery of their own. | |||
*Border Brewers | |||
**Based in Yerisha. | |||
**Produces beers of all three categories and is one of the most popular breweries worldwide. | |||
===Tropical Brewers=== | |||
*Ettini Brewery | |||
**Rivals Talanack for being one of the oldest active brewers on Trill. | |||
**While not generally available off world, it is the favorite beer of the Trill representative to the Federation Council, and those invited to the Trill Embassy on Earth can taste it there. | |||
*Red Brewers | |||
**Relatively new brewery. | |||
**Located right on the coast and is well known for their attached restaurant. | |||
==Wine== | |||
While they lack variety in beer, Trill’s wine industry rivals that of Earth and Betazed. Over the millennia, wineries have developed a vast array of juilea varieties and a wider array of wines made from them. Juilea based wine comes in three broad categories, Pale wines are similar to Terran whites, Amber wines that have a dark orange to orange red color, and Blush wines that sit somewhere between. There are dozens of regions that have long been known for their wine production on Trill, and within those regions wines can vary greatly from estate to estate and from year to year, terroir is a vital part of the juilea growing process. Quality varies along a scale similar to Terran wines, and there are laws that require wines bearing certain names to meet certain qualifications. | |||
Prior to replicators becoming ubiquitous, quality of wines varied greatly as one would expect. Simpler, cheaper wines were generally known by the variety of juilea used to make the vintage. Often these table wines were made with juilea from multiple vineyards from multiple areas, this had the effect of muting the differences inherent to each vineyard, and the taste of the juilea variety being dominant. More expensive wines tend to list the location where the juilea is grown, focusing on the village, and the most expensive on the vineyard, over even the producer. Trill wines produced by standard replicators produce generic varieties, a dark amber ullia, or a pale banadal, for instance, without accounting for vintage or the terroir of a specific estate or vineyard. | |||
Below are a list of the two best known wine producing regions. There are many more throughout Trill, big and small. | |||
===Gatlin Valley=== | |||
*Known for their dedication to tradition. | |||
*The Gatlin Valley has 32 villages, almost all dedicated to winemaking, and it’s support. | |||
*80% of the production in the valley is pale wines, with the remaining production being 15% amber and 5% blush. | |||
*Some of Trill’s most sought after wine comes from this region | |||
*Generally speaking wine produced in this region are produced by family owned and operated vineyards. Some producers will buy juilea from various local vineyards that either don’t make wine themselves, or from vineyards that have extra stock. | |||
**Ra’Stian House - Pale | |||
**Hastia Vinyards - Pale | |||
**Stone Ground Estate - Pale (Astian Vineyard), Blush (Yantanas), owned by the [[Delan Han|Talan]] family | |||
**Yen'te'et Estate - Blush (Yantanas Vineyard), Amber (Te'et Vineyard) | |||
**River’s Edge - Pale, Blush | |||
**Great Dawn - Pale | |||
===Holti=== | |||
*Located near the Eastern coast of the largest continent. | |||
*Due to ocean currents, varied elevations and soil quality due to historical volcanic activity, Holti offers a huge variety potential growing climates. | |||
*Offers a large diversity in varieties and qualities. Most growers offer a handful of varieties in each class of wine. | |||
*Wine tend to be labeled by grower and variety. | |||
**Holtin House - Actani Amber, Tetali (pale), Helasti (pale), Ashkina (amber and blush) | |||
**Downside Estate | |||
**Jassick Winery | |||
**Bolarin | |||
**Double Life Winery | |||
There are a number of other wine regions some full of variety, others focusing on only a few varieties of juilea, and everything in between. | |||
==Spirits== | |||
As with most cultures, there are a large variety of spirits, from distilled wines similar to brandy, to clear spirits similar to vodka. In this document we touch on a single unique spirit that while produced in a single specific region, is widely enjoyed across the planet. | |||
===Wansat=== | |||
Wansat is a spirit produced in the Deshani region of Trill. It is twice distilled from teta, with a third distillation that includes a variety of spices and herbs, and then aged in wood barrels. Each distillery has its own blend of spices and herbs that it fiercely protects. Traditionally aged in new balat wood barrels, some younger distilleries have experimented with using wine barrels as well to add new flavor notes to their crafts. There are dozens distilleries in the Dashani region, each with its own subtle, or not so subtle, differences. | |||