BELGIAN BEER WEEK
As much as Lost and Grounded Brewers are known and respected for our commitment to authentic German brewing, you may notice that these are not the only styles we create.
Along our Co-Founders Annie and Alex’s journey around the world, it was in Belgium that they discovered the beers that really let their imaginations run wild.
German brewing offered a solid and reassuring foundation for what Lost and Grounded would become, creating complexity and nuance in the simplest ingredients. But flying in the face of this precision, Belgian brewing allows space for more experimentation. By using a variety of spices and robust brewing sugars, Belgian brewers can push boundaries of brewing techniques, creating idiosyncratic and bold flavours.
Our homage to Belgian brewing tradition takes us through a rainbow of different styles:
Hop Hand Fallacy Witbier, 4.4% offers a light, fluffy and citrus wheat beer with characterful herbal tones from the yeast – featuring orange peel and coriander seeds for a proper Belgian approach.
Saison D’Avon, 6.5% also features that signature Belgian yeast character, along with a twist from the addition of Grains of Paradise – creating a pleasant spice character built on the full mouth backbone of wheat, oats and pils malt. Fruity, floral and refreshing.
And last, but by no means least, we have Apophenia Tripel, 8.4% – our version of a strong Trappist style originally brewed by monks. This beer is golden, honey sweet and warming, with a bite of spice from coriander seeds and sharp citrus peel.
We’re very proud of our Belgian range – not only is it a chance to explore the history of brewing and the wide variety of techniques at the brewer’s disposal, but it also offers us the chance to enjoy the creative and playful side of brewing. Some of these recipes have grown and developed over the years (just like us!) but our commitment to incredible European brewing is unwavering.
“For me personally I am excited by the challenge of not repeating history but rather trying to make new beers which I have seldom been involved in brewing such as Saisons, Tripels and Bocks. It is not about trying to imitate these great beers, but rather to take influence from these styles to create something new,” Alex explains.
Consistency and quality are ideals we always strive for in every one of our beers, but we should never lose site of the fun that can be had while making it.
