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Brewer: Big Penny Beer
Style: Stout - Extra / Foreign / Tropical
Alcohol Content: 8%
Seasonal: Special
Description:
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Truman's London Keeper
Brewer: Big Penny Beer
Style: Stout - Extra / Foreign / Tropical
Alcohol Content: 8%
Seasonal: Special
Description:
Truman’s is now offering a very special limited release of the first ever beer brewed at the Eyrie, Truman’s new home in Hackney Wick.
Just 2,000 bottles of Truman’s London Keeper 1880 Double Export Stout were produced. Each 75cl bottle has been hand signed and finished in ivory wax. It will improve and develop in bottle for up to a decade and provide a lasting reminder of the opening of our new brewery and the start of the next great chapter in Truman’s history.
The first Truman’s beer brewed in London for 24 years had to be something special. A beer that linked the old brewery to the new and showcased the quality of the ale that the Eyrie can produce. After hours spent looking through Truman’s Gyle books at the London Metropolitan Archive, Truman’s London Keeper – based on the recipe for a Double Export Stout from 1880 – was born. Head Brewer, Benedikt Ott, explains: “A recipe from 1880 just jumped at me. It was an 8% ABV double export stout – but the intriguing thing was that it was brewed with American hops.”
Despite their modern popularity, American hops were only used in the 19th century when the UK hop harvest failed. Although it was impossible to find out which hops were actually used at the time, Willamette and Sterling were selected due to their similarity to older hop varieties and suitability for the style.
The beer pours a gorgeous midnight black, with aromas of toasted nuts and dark chocolate. It then delivers an explosion of crunchy, malty flavours with background notes of liquorice and black treacle. The malty sweetness is balanced with a delicious lick of hop bitterness. No tricks, no gimmicks – just a very special beer.
The labels were printed by Baddeley Brothers, east London’s finest and most historic printers, using the age-old letter press technique. The bottles were then hand sealed with ivory wax. Each label has been individually signed by James Morgan, re-founder, and Ben Ott, Head Brewer.
Just 2,000 bottles of Truman’s London Keeper 1880 Double Export Stout were produced. Each 75cl bottle has been hand signed and finished in ivory wax. It will improve and develop in bottle for up to a decade and provide a lasting reminder of the opening of our new brewery and the start of the next great chapter in Truman’s history.
The first Truman’s beer brewed in London for 24 years had to be something special. A beer that linked the old brewery to the new and showcased the quality of the ale that the Eyrie can produce. After hours spent looking through Truman’s Gyle books at the London Metropolitan Archive, Truman’s London Keeper – based on the recipe for a Double Export Stout from 1880 – was born. Head Brewer, Benedikt Ott, explains: “A recipe from 1880 just jumped at me. It was an 8% ABV double export stout – but the intriguing thing was that it was brewed with American hops.”
Despite their modern popularity, American hops were only used in the 19th century when the UK hop harvest failed. Although it was impossible to find out which hops were actually used at the time, Willamette and Sterling were selected due to their similarity to older hop varieties and suitability for the style.
The beer pours a gorgeous midnight black, with aromas of toasted nuts and dark chocolate. It then delivers an explosion of crunchy, malty flavours with background notes of liquorice and black treacle. The malty sweetness is balanced with a delicious lick of hop bitterness. No tricks, no gimmicks – just a very special beer.
The labels were printed by Baddeley Brothers, east London’s finest and most historic printers, using the age-old letter press technique. The bottles were then hand sealed with ivory wax. Each label has been individually signed by James Morgan, re-founder, and Ben Ott, Head Brewer.
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