Hop Grail
Smultronstället
- Wild / Brett / Lambic-style
- 6% ABV
- Label approved Sep 25, 2019
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90 seek it out · 80 would buy again · 70 fine, wouldn't seek it · 60 disappointing · 40 flawed or drain pour
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The Referend Bier Blendery's Wild / Brett / Lambic-style. Label approved 25 September 2019.
Lighter than 58% of the 297 Wild Ale labels we've read.
From the label“Smultronstället is a blend of young and old spontaneously fermented golden ale aged in oak barrels and refermented with ripe local strawberries. Each individual berry was carefully triaged for quality before being crushed and added to aged beer for spontaneous refermentation. "Don't be afraid of the wind. Don't be afraid of the birds, the jackdaws and the seagulls. Don't be afraid of the waves of the sea." -Ingmar Bergman”
How to serve it
- Serve at
- 46–54°F (8–12°C)
- Glass
- Teku: a stemmed bowl that gathers aroma, built for sour and hoppy beers
- Goes with
- Goat cheese and brie, Mushroom dishes, Fruit desserts
About 150–180 calories and 9–16 g carbs
About 120 of those calories come from the alcohol.
General guidance for Wild / Brett / Lambic-style. Calories and carbs are estimates from the ABV and how the style usually finishes; numbers the brewery prints beat ours. More beer tools
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About this beer
This is the 6th of 14 labels we have from The Referend Bier Blendery. It is one of 41 wild / brett / lambic-style labels approved in September 2019. Its label was approved 15 days after it was submitted. The label carries barrel-aged, fruited on the front.
Brew it
A starting-point recipe from the style and the ABV on the label: derived, not tasted, and the sheet says which is which.
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