In this hotel, in addition to the brewing fermentations, we also venture into other fermentations. We haven’t produced penicillin from yeast yet, but with time we will. A lot of bread has already been made (without ever letting it spoil), garlic fermented in honey, sauerkraut, kimchi, onions and we even fermented the tomatoes (the cherryContinue reading “Fermented Peach Golden Sour”
Category Archives: mixed fermentation
Old School Berliner Weisse
A few years ago, it was very rare to hear about Berliner Weisses in the world of modern craft beer. The culture surrounding this beer was still on the streets of Berlin, where what Napoleon once called The Champagne of the North, was drunk. Originated in and around Berlin, there is no complete precision aboutContinue reading “Old School Berliner Weisse”
Coffee, Cocoa, Maple Syrup, Salted Caramel Gose
Time passes and passes quickly, the summer days are gone and almost back and we still haven’t written about it. Sorry about that, life happens. Well, remember that kitchen sink Black Gose? This beer is the opposite. Like that Beatles song that when played backwards left an enigmatic message. Turn me on, dead man. TheContinue reading “Coffee, Cocoa, Maple Syrup, Salted Caramel Gose”
Carbonic Maceration Grape Ale
We continue to insist on a truth that we believe in: the grape in Portugal and its combination with beer. And as we wrote earlier, we believe in more possibilities than just your usual Grape Ale. For this beer we explore another of these possibilities. For the first time we approached a technique from theContinue reading “Carbonic Maceration Grape Ale”
Brett IPA
Faire Attention! A gathering was sighted in this pot, more than 5 microorganisms inoculated in a small closed bucket, high risk of contagion. It is true, you read it, we’ll explain later, all of this will make sense at the end of the this article. We promise. We’ve been running around like a teenager inContinue reading “Brett IPA”
Lichtenhainer with Grapes and Lime
Lichtenstein, Lichtenhainer and Lichtsteiner. For us these names all sound the same but only one remains in memory. Lichtenhainer, because it’s beer. This was an easy guess. We’ve started to think that beer geeks come up with “historical” styles just to validate stupid ideas that someone had. They should be considered “anecdotal” styles since whenContinue reading “Lichtenhainer with Grapes and Lime”
Cherry Kombucha Red Ale
In this Hotel, the cult around fermentation is stronger than us. Today, we inaugurate a new wing of our Hotel, dedicated to another fermented liquid that we like so much. Kombucha is basically a fermented tea. If in beer we ferment the sugars extracted from the malt, in Kombucha a tea of some variant ofContinue reading “Cherry Kombucha Red Ale”
Kitchen Sink Black Gose
N: My leftover bag has these ingredients.The mission, if you choose to accept it, is to turn this into a decent beer to drink.I smell Gose.What do your eyes say?J: Kitchen Sink Black Gose?N: I won’t even argue anymore…J: When P. reads, he’s gonna get the chillsJ: Let’s get the color of the Sinamar /Continue reading “Kitchen Sink Black Gose”
Kveik Grape IPA
Where can Portugal improve and differentiate itself? Taking advantage of the wide resources it has. In our beer world, given the whole tradition surrounding wine, it seems strange how little importance, so far, breweries give to this opportunity, especially when compared to our fellow Italians. Be it barrels, yeast, or in this case, grapes. GrapesContinue reading “Kveik Grape IPA”
Kveik Hazy Pastry Sour
Haze boyz, haze boyz, whatcha gonna do, whatcha gonna do, when they come for you? The pastry trend rolled out in the beer world and not even sour beer is safe from this. And if you can’t beat them, join them. It’s a strange day today since we have mixed feelings regarding this concept, butContinue reading “Kveik Hazy Pastry Sour”