Brewing History with our new Brewmaster Series
Inspiration Has Been Brewing
Our new “Brewmaster Series” beers offer a rare chance for beer lovers to taste a lineup of unique and hard to find beers that in some cases have never been brewed in the modern world. Available on draft at the AVBC Tap Room in Boonville and at select on-premise locations throughout Northern California, Brewmaster Fal Allen was inspired to produce these rare beers after judging at the Great American Beer Festival.
“I have long aspired to brew these beer styles, and with all the wild flavors in beers today, I was intrigued to see what flavors could be found in traditional beers that are not often brewed…Some of these beers I have brewed before, while others are so rare and complicated to make, that I have never tasted one and know of only a few breweries in the world that have ever even attempted to brew them.”
-Brewmaster Fal
Yes, This is Your Great, Great, Great, Grandfather’s Beer
Brewed at Anderson Valley Brewing Company’s Boonville facility, our “Brewmaster Series” lineup includes Dutch-Style Kuyt Beer, Berliner-Style Weisse, German “Stein Bier”, Grodziskie, Finnish-Style Sahti, and Bamberg-Style Rauchbier. These limited release beers will be released now through 2023.
The Brewmaster’s Select Series Lineup
German Style Pilsner (available now) – Classic crisp, clean, filtered pilsner that’s refreshing and easy to drink in any season. Brewed with Pilsner malt Cara-pils malt and Saaz hops this classic never goes out of style.
Dutch-Style Kuyt Beer (Sold Out) – Popular in continental Europe for several hundred years, the distinctive character of this beer is derived from the use of 50 percent oats, at least 20 percent wheat malt. The uncommon boiling regime brings forward an unusual hop flavor. This gold to copper colored beer is distinctive and delicious. Original Gravity: 12.5 -19 °Plato.
Grodziskie (available now) – The entire grain bill is 100% in-house Oak-smoked wheat malt, creating assertive smoky aromas and rich bready flavors. This combined with fruity esters and a high attenuation from a select yeast strain produces a golden ale with an overall crispness with light smokey notes. Original Gravity: 7.1-9 °Plato.
German “Stein Bier” (available now) – There is no other beer in the world brewed in this manner. The addition of Superheated Hot Rocks results in the creation of caramelized sugars that bring toffee, smoke, and caramel flavors to the beer that would never be found in a normal boil. The aroma of dark caramel, chocolate and toffee mingles with flavors–the robust dark lager are layered in deep richness. The finish is mildly sweet with toffee and cocoa notes and finishes with a faint dryness. Original Gravity: 15 – 16 °Plato.
Berliner-Style Weisse (available now) – Regarded as “The Champagne of the North,” the unique combination of brewer’s yeast, Brettanomyces, and lactic acid bacteria fermenting in oak wine barrels yields a beer that is lightly acidic, highly attenuated, and very drinkable. Original Gravity: 7.1-11 °Plato.
Finnish-Style Sahti (available in November) – Bread yeast is traditionally used for fermenting this ancient beer style. It produces flavors and complex aromas with clove-like phenolics and banana fruitiness. The use of juniper branches and berries in the brewing process gives it additional – and traditional – unusual flavors. The overall impression is one of a herbal and sylvan aromas backed with a unique yeasty and bready flavor. Original Gravity: 14.7-21.6 °Plato.
Bamberg-Style Rauchbier (available May/June 2023). – Brewed in the characteristic style from Bamberg, Germany, this lightly smoked beer has aromas of lightly toasted sweet barley and fresh bread with mild German hop aroma and flavors. The malt is smoked over beechwood creating a perception of mild sweetness and savory meats cooked over an open fire. The overall impression of this medium bodied Lager is of liquid bread consumed in front of a warm fire in a rustic lodge on a cold night. Original Gravity: 11-12.4 °Plato.
