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OT: Decocted lagers in Wales
Posted by Jeff Romain on 2017-02-01 17:02:00
While poking around the other day on the internet, I came upon an intriguing little Welsh brewery who's been specializing in German lagers since opening in 2013.  Perhaps Barry has caught wind of them?  The core range is pleasingly small and comprised of four beers (pils, dunkler bock, "zoigl" and weizen, along with a collaborative 4.4% (!!) pils that appears to be Czech-inspired). Simply quality traditional beer seems to be their focus. German malts, German hops (e.g. Spalt Select, Perle, Hersbrucker, etc.), decoction-mashed, unfiltered and unpasteurized, country water.   And, thankfully none of the bells and whistles or hyperbole of being "craft" (although the "zoiglbier" just might ruffle a feather or two around here).  I believe one of the two brewers is a North American expat, and other a Welshman.  

Again, kudos to them for a range that's small, focused and obviously from the heart.  I find it refreshing when "farmhouse" actually means just that-- where here in the States nearly everything is anything but what it claims to be--  although techincally these are brewed inside a barn. 

http://www.geipel.co.uk/about/

http://www.geipel.co.uk/gallery/e67t8vblsjwxm5cfzh5ed7hup9aco8
 
Followups:
   OT: Decocted lagers in Wales by Andy H on  2017-02-02 07:58:25
     OT: Decocted lagers in Wales by Barry on  2017-02-04 00:21:27
       OT: Decocted lagers in Wales by Jeff Romain on  2017-02-04 17:48:38
         OT: Decocted lagers in Wales by Barry on  2017-02-05 03:06:06
           OT: Decocted lagers in Wales by Nick B. on  2017-02-05 04:31:57
             OT: Decocted lagers in Wales by Jeff Romain on  2017-02-05 07:31:53
             OT: Decocted lagers in Wales by Barry on  2017-02-05 07:33:38
               OT: Decocted lagers in Wales by Barry on  2017-02-05 07:34:29
               OT: Decocted lagers in Wales by Nick B. on  2017-02-07 05:25:14
                 OT: Decocted lagers in Wales by Barry on  2017-02-08 09:21:36
                   OT: Decocted lagers in Wales by Jeff Romain on  2017-02-08 20:01:58
                     OT: Decocted lagers in Wales by Barry on  2017-02-09 00:49:14