Description
Craft Lager by Cotswold Lakes Brew Co.
4.7% ABV
Our Cotswold Craft Lager is crisp, refreshing and delicately hopped, but full of flavour.
A careful blend of British malts combined with classic East Kent Goldings hops and locally-sourced, surplus fresh bread to make a clean-tasting, modern beer.
Base malt is Maris Otter Extra Pale, but also contains Munich malt (both British grown) and a small amount of wheat. Bread content is a mix of white and sour dough for this recipe. Hops are East Kent Goldings both for bittering and aroma
BEER STORY
Probably the most popular beer style on the planet, the humble lager has a long and varied history. Hailing from northern Europe, in what is now Germany and Austria, lager beers represent a significant evolution of brewing history.
If you’re interested in the technical stuff, our Cotswold Craft Lager is inspired by a classic German beer. Kölsch is a hybrid beer; fermented at warm temperatures like an ale, then cold-conditioned like a lager. The result is a clean, crisp beer that’s delicately hopped and far tastier than the dull and uninspiring lagers you’ll find at your local!
An overlooked – and arguably trivial – consequence of Brexit means that we could’ve, if we’d chosen, called this our Cotswold Craft Kölsch. Like Champagne from France or Gouda from Holland, Kölsch has Protected Geographical Indication in the EU, meaning that a “true Kölsch” must be made within 50km of Cologne. Outside of the EU, the PGI status is rarely recognised.
Call us sticklers, pedants or beer snobs, but this is our version of a Kölsch-style beer rather than a clone so we’ve called it our Cotswold Craft Lager.
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