It’s all a question of balance…
The perfect autumn beer: An amber/copper ale 4.7% abv a well-balanced malty caramel base with a fruity finish.
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND
Lord Wimount our very special ESB – first brewed last year and now back by popular demand.
Wimount is of course a name for a hare but we felt it appropriate to bestow the title Lord on him such is the grandness of this ale.
To recap on it’s history, the team wanted to brew an ESB for the first time, while the younger members of Team Moon Gazer also fancied trying their hand at something contemporary and US inspired – in particular they had their eye on an American Amber.
So, we decided create a UK and USA hybrid. Sorted! And what a hit it was.
After all the style actually have more in common thank you might think – and both rely heavily on the importance of balance.
Take American Amber – typically darker amber, copper in style, mid-strength beer with a caramel malty flavour with good hop notes but not overly aggressive and too the fore.
An ESB is also well known – and respected – for its balance and the interplay between the malts and the hop bitterness. The hop character can be medium to high bitterness, but key is that the hops impart a fruitiness to their aromatics and flavour, sufficient to be noticed but not so dominant as to overpower the residual malt sweetness. This leads way to a richly flavoured and medium bodied beer.
So, there you have it. 2 styles both with shared aims.
Take a mix of UK malts – predominantly Maris Otter – add in some Dark Munich lager malt and mix with bold US hops such as Centennial and Cascade and you get a very grand beer.
Enjoy.