Steel & Oak Brewing and Freigeist Bierkultur Steinbier Lager

Rating

3.8 out of 5

Aroma

4.1 out of 5

Appearance

4.3 out of 5

Taste

3.7 out of 5

Palate

Total

4

4 out of 5

Overview

• Brewery: Steel & Oak Brewing Co.
• Beer Style: Lager, Steinbier
• Pros:

  A delicious lager with an added, dry caramel flavour that is quite nice

• Cons:

  Doesn't taste like it's 6.0%

• Conclusion:

  A smooth lager with a nice caramel and lingering bitter finish

Steel & Oak Brewing and Freigeist Bierkultur Collaboration Steinbier Lager

Steel & Oak Brewing and Freigeist Bierkultur are both breweries that love to brew traditional German-styled beer. This collaboration is a Steinbier lager which uses hot stones submerged in Wort as a way to caramelize the sugars. This results in a unique brew flavour and aroma. Pouring this beer it is a colour of amber and is topped with two fingers of lightly lacing head. The aroma is rich with malt tones and a light caramel sweetness. Don’t let the brewing process scare you here as the caramel notes are subtle on the nose. The flavour has a malt forward character but also a toasted, caramel tone that adds body and flavour. The sweetness of caramel doesn’t come through in strength but the roasted character is quite pleasant and has a light lingering bitterness. This is a subtle twist that make a big difference and this Steinbier is a delicious, flavourful beer that is worth giving a try!

Alcohol – 6.0%
IBU – 30
Size – 650ml
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