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Brewer: New Belgium Brewing Company (Lion Co. - Kirin Holdings)
Style: Schwarzbier / Black Lager
Alcohol Content: 6%
Seasonal: No
Description:
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New Belgium 1554
Brewer: New Belgium Brewing Company (Lion Co. - Kirin Holdings)
Style: Schwarzbier / Black Lager
Alcohol Content: 6%
Seasonal: No
Description:
A surprisingly bright taste and a dry, chocolaty finish -- one evocative of dark brews enjoyed in Belgian taverns 500 years ago. Not a porter, not a stout -- it's 1554.
from https://www.newbelgium.com/beer/1554 :
Enlightened Dark Ale
1554 defies the style guidelines of modern beer. Although dark in color, 1554 is not a porter, stout, schwarzbier or bock. Rather, it is a rebirth of a lost beer style called zwert (Flemish for black), which uses gruit for bittering. The oldest reference to zwert beer comes from 1285. However, our brewing inspiration came from a book published in 1554, which was the height of popularity for zwertbeer. First released in 1998, our whimsical improvisation includes a variety of specialty dark malts, a dash of licorice root, and a European lager yeast that’s fermented at ale temperatures.
YEAST Lager Yeast
HOPS Nugget
MALT Pale, Carapils, Black, Munich, Chocolate
from FoBAB dinner at dusekschicago :
Style
Belgian Dark
Malt Varieties
Munich, Caramel 80, Black, Chocolate, & Pale
Color
Brilliant, clear, dark mahogany & sturdy tan head
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