Cumin, coriander, and cardamom — not ingredients you’d expect to see on your average bottle of beer. But then, little about Oleana has ever been average. The Cambridge restaurant, acclaimed for the cuisine of chef/owner Ana Sortun (of Casablanca fame), has added Oleana 3C Ale, an India pale ale, to its list of beverage options. Made specially for Oleana by Nantucket’s Cisco Brewers, the highly flavorful beer features three spices — thus the " 3C " moniker — used frequently in the restaurant’s kitchen. So if the pretty and popular patio isn’t enough to lure you to Oleana this summer, maybe a bit of the sudsy stuff will do the trick.
Available at Oleana, 134 Hampshire Street, in Cambridge, for $12 for a 25.4-ounce bottle. Call (617) 661-0505.