Weissbier Etalon

[wessmith]

Has anybody seen Weissbier Etalon in the bottle shops? This beer (from the Ukraine) has been getting rave reviews and winning plenty of gold around Europe and the UK.

Wes

 

[warrenlw63]

Wes.

The said beer being from the Ukraine I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for such an obscure brand. :blink:

That said I once managed to aquire a Macedonian Lager at a local market.

Sometimes the best bet is to actually go to a bottlo or deli where the proprietor's an expat of the country from which you seek the beer and imports a healthy supply for his fellow expats.

BTW The Macedonian beer (Skopsko) was an absolute stinker. <_<

Warren -

 

[wessmith]

Point taken Warren, but the reason I asked about Etalon is that it is seemingly anything but obscure. There is a big writeup about it in the latest Brewers Guardian mag complete with tasting notes.

Wes

 

[warrenlw63]

Here's the brewer's website. No sign of any distributor's link.

link

Pretty sexy looking glass by design that they provide with it. :beerbang:

Warren -

 

[wessmith]

The notes in the magazine article gave the following:
"The grist is 55% wheat and 45% barley. Hop variety is Perle. Top fermented in open fermenters for 5 to 7 days then transferred to maturation vessels for a further 12 to 14 days"

The tasting notes indicated a slight tang which one taster at least thought to be a lacto taste.

Interesting.

Wes

 

[warrenlw63]

The tasting notes indicated a slight tang which one taster at least thought to be a lacto taste.

Interesting.

Wes

[post="109096"][/post]​

Yum! Possibly the questionable food-hygiene standards of a former Eastern-Bloc country or a deliberate introduction? :lol:

Hmmm, bit of Kiev meltdown residue in your Weizen Vladimir?

Warren -

 

[Bobby]

there is a ukranian club at lidcombe. right next door to doolies opposite the train station. that might be worth a shot.