by The Ministry of Belgian Beer
A craft lager is quite an un-Belgian style of beer, so for that reason alone I thought this would be a good beer to try in the beer packs.
The concept behind The Ministry of Belgian Beer was to establish a brewery which only brewed low ABV lager styles. A pretty brave move for a new Belgian brewery indeed.
The two fellows who started this specialised brewing label are two-thirds of the founders from DOK Brewing Co. We’ve had a couple of beers from them in earlier packs, and they are one of the hot new Belgian breweries on the scene, making all sorts of styles, unconstrained by the low-ABV remit.
A little intriguing is the unusual name of the beer. Apparently it came about as it wasn’t until the 13th attempt that the guys settled on a recipe they were happy with!
To the beer, and it is a more than decent, all-Belgian malt and hops lager. Light and crisp as you’d expect, there is a small hint of grainy malt sweetness. There is a moderate hoppy bitterness giving off grassy aromas. Medium carbonation and a lingering, prickly hop bite finish off this beer nicely and proves that lager doesn’t have to be boring!
by Birrificio Angelo Poretti (Carlsberg)
The flagship lager from Angelo Poretti that uses four different hops
A milkshake lager with popcorn and pineapple - a crazy combination that just seems to work
Maltgarden's take on a traditional Oktoberfest style lager
by Not For Sale Ale (brewed by Brouwerij De Molen)
This dry-hopped lager is the symbol of a very worthwhile charity raising awareness and support to fight forced labour, exploitation and human trafficking around the world
