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Amager Fruiticus Lambicus Raspberry

Amager Bryghus
Kastrup, Denmark
Beer style: Lambic - Flavored
Ref: ratebeer.com May2024

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Editor’s note: a special made for the Copenhagen Beer Celebration 2013.

Danish: Vi bryggede denne lambic helt tilbage i juli 2009 på vores gamle brygværk. Basisøllen undergik en ret kompliceret mæskning og blev derefter kogt med gammel humle. Så lagde vi øllen på Bourgogne-fade i hele 3½ år tilsat en surølskultur, som rummede hele 3 Brettanomyces-stammer og en hel del andet godt. I 2013 vækkede vi øllen fra dvalen ved at tilsætte friske bær, som den derefter er lagret med i 3 måneder. Vi er glad for friske bær, men kan ikke anbefale nogen at købe dem midt om vinteren - ever!

English: This beer was brewed a very long time ago on our old system, July 8th 2009 to be precise. The base lambic underwent a rather complex mashing and then had a boil with old hops. Then we put the beer to rest for 3½ years on a Bourgogne barrel adding a sour blend containing 3 different Brett strains – and all sorts of cute bugs. In early 2013 we woke up the beer by adding fresh berries, and put it back to rest for another 3 months. We love fresh berries but cannot recommend anyone buying them in the middle of the Danish winter.