Free State Vienna Secession Lager

COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
This medium bodied, malt centered lager borrows its name from disparate sources. Though, given the history behind our name, it might seem that “Secession” is an allusion to the Civil War (a.k.a. the War of the Secession), but it isn’t. It is a Vienna-Style lager and therefore alludes to the Vienna Secession, a group of artists in turn of the century Vienna that shunned the formalism of the Academy in favor of a more organic art form that became synonymous with the Art Nouveau. Gustav Klimt was the Secession’s founding president and most famous member. Inscribed outside the group’s exhibition building are the words, "to every age its art and to art its freedom", a fitting evocation to the spirit of Free State. A pronounced toasted malt character comes from the use of Vienna Malt, similar in character to Munich Malt. A touch of Black Malt adds a hint of color and roastiness to this medium amber lager. A modest amount of Tettnanger hops are used to counterpoint this beer’s clean maltiness. There are few commercial examples of this style of lager, Negra Modelo being the only one that comes to mind. O.G. - 13.7/1.055 Hops - 25 IBUs

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