Juice

The Basics

Style - Baltic Porter

ABV - 7.6%

Description

Caramelized sugar notes intermingled with licorice and dark chocolate before giving way to subtle notes of dark fruit that linger on the palate.

BEER INFO

While most porters land firmly in the “Ale’ family of beers, Baltic Porters, despite the category name, are actually a lager style of beer. Meaning: it is a smooth, cold fermented and cold lagered beer brewed with lager yeast. Typically they have a an alcohol content well in excess of 7.5% ABV and feature very low to low complex alcohol flavors along with a lager fruitiness. The name Juice is Aussie Slang for “fuel or petrol” and it was chosen in reference to the dark color and rich full body (similar to oil – don’t drink oil).

BEER FACT

Technically speaking a “real” Kölsch can only be brewed within 50 km of Cologne, Germany. They are also, traditionally a lower alcohol content (4.4%-5.2%). This style of beer is referred to as a “hybrid” style because it is warm fermented like an ale, then conditioned at cold temperatures like a lager.

The Ingredients

• Malts: Dark Munich, Pilsner, Carabohemian, Melanoiden, and Carafa Special II

• Hops: Chinook Hop Extract and Willamette

• Yeast: Saflager S-189

The Pairings

Roasted and grilled meats; aged gouda, chocolate desserts