“Well, well, well. Time for another raid. Time to swing the old sword again”
Sword drops over the side of the boat
“The sea giveth, and the sea taketh away. And this time the sea tooketh my sword.”
– Orm, Norsemen
Available now at Daft Brewing, Another Raid, our kveik lager.
“Orm was the perfect inspiration for the name of this newest release, as we feel he perfectly parallels the level of competence we have come to expect from our head brewer Ryan.” CEO Adam Rondeau had to say about the inspiration for the name behind this latest release.
“This level of confidence and support is exactly why I’ve been stealing from the company,” Ryan mumbled under his breath when he thought no one was listening.
Another Raid is made with a grain bill of mostly pilsner malt, resulting in a light coloured beer with high clarity and a creamy white head. This beer has a slightly higher ABV, coming in at 5.8% which produces a slight warming feeling when you drink it.
The ABV in this spring edition is higher than normal summer lagers, because Ryan wants to capture the spirit of a traditional German spring lager, such as a maibock. This spring lager is halfway between a higher alcohol winter beer and a light, crisp summer beer – resulting in a refreshing and subtle warming lager. The next edition is already lagering in the tanks with a 4.9% ABV and will be a more traditional light summer lager.
“What sets the kveik lager apart from other traditional lagers is that this strain of yeast can handle high temperatures and lots of stress. A typical lager yeast has to be fermented between 10-13 degrees Celsius to avoid off-flavors, but the kveik lager yeast will happily ferment at higher temperatures and produce subtle tropical fruit flavors. In the first couple sips you will get a crisp, malty flavour but after that, if you pay close attention, you will pick up on these subtle tropical notes.” Nathan insightfully added.
Attempts to reach Ryan’s wife, Lindsay, for comment have gone unreturned at the time of publication of this blog.
Another Raid is available now in Daft’s bottle show. Make sure to grab a bottle before our shelves are pillaged.