How it is made:
A specially made barrel that has a motor to spin it is usually used. Water, ice, salt, and the beer bottles are then put into it. The combination of ice and salt create freezing temperatures while the spinning action chills the beer and prevents it from freezing.
The result? A supercooled bottle of beer that slushes right inside the bottle and tastes like a 7-Eleven beer flavoured slurpee. You will have to drink it fast though, as the slush will melt quickly at room temperature.
How to make it at home:
An easier method is to simply put the beer into the freezer. Some bars and restaurants are actually using this method over the spinning barrel.
What I usually do is keep my beers in the fridge. Whenever I want a beer woon, I will chuck the chilled beer into the freezer for about an hour and a half. When I take it out, it would have frozen over just nice. Of course, your timing will differ according to your fridge size and temperatures you set the chiller and freezer at.
By the way, short of opening the bottle, one method to check whether the beer has frozen over is to tap a few times on the beer bottle, on either the sides or bottom, with an object such as the beer opener. If the beer has frozen over already, the taps will create a reaction that causes the beer to slush inside the bottle – you will see this clearly. If the beer does not slush, it probably needs more time in the freezer.
The verdict?
The beer woon tastes of more ice than beer. It is supercold but tastes bland – similar to what you get when frozen liquids in your freezer are melted down. It is all right as a novelty or on really hot days but due to its bland taste, I would rather stick to standard beer.
A specially made barrel that has a motor to spin it is usually used. Water, ice, salt, and the beer bottles are then put into it. The combination of ice and salt create freezing temperatures while the spinning action chills the beer and prevents it from freezing.
The result? A supercooled bottle of beer that slushes right inside the bottle and tastes like a 7-Eleven beer flavoured slurpee. You will have to drink it fast though, as the slush will melt quickly at room temperature.
How to make it at home:
An easier method is to simply put the beer into the freezer. Some bars and restaurants are actually using this method over the spinning barrel.
What I usually do is keep my beers in the fridge. Whenever I want a beer woon, I will chuck the chilled beer into the freezer for about an hour and a half. When I take it out, it would have frozen over just nice. Of course, your timing will differ according to your fridge size and temperatures you set the chiller and freezer at.
By the way, short of opening the bottle, one method to check whether the beer has frozen over is to tap a few times on the beer bottle, on either the sides or bottom, with an object such as the beer opener. If the beer has frozen over already, the taps will create a reaction that causes the beer to slush inside the bottle – you will see this clearly. If the beer does not slush, it probably needs more time in the freezer.
The verdict?
The beer woon tastes of more ice than beer. It is supercold but tastes bland – similar to what you get when frozen liquids in your freezer are melted down. It is all right as a novelty or on really hot days but due to its bland taste, I would rather stick to standard beer.
