Kasteel Cru
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Kasteel Cru is a lager
brewed in Alsace
, France
. Kasteel Cru Rose is also brewed in Alsace with a hint of elderflower & elderberry. Kasteel Cru Rose is a fine, crisp lager with a distinct rose-like colour and a clean, sparkling taste. Kasteel Cru is brewed at Brasserie la Licorne(en: the unicorn brewery) in Saverne
, Alsace
, France, using malted barley, hops
and pure Alsace water from the Vosges mountains
; alcohol volume of 5.2%, and is 129 calories.
This light and zesty beer was first introduced in 2001 they can be found major stores across the UK. As Beer Advocate states, "One of the newest and most interesting styles of beer with much potential in the beer industry as a top-shelf crossover beer. Primarily brewed in Belgium, these beers typically undergo a lengthy maturation. Some are even cave-aged in France and are then subjected to remuage and dégorgement, which is the "methode de champenoise" process of removing yeast from the bottle. Most are delicate, high in alcohol, highly carbonated and sometimes spiced. Color can range from very pale to dark hues."
Kasteel Cru is the only beer in this style made entirely in France, even its bottle is produced by glass-moulders in Reims.
Other beers in this style are mostly ale
style (except one other) and all are packaged in 750ml glass, corked and caged bottles, Kasteel Cru is unique because it is a lager
, and packaged in a thick 330ml (11.2 oz) bottle with a crown cap and punt.
Other beers in this style are:
Deus,
Malheur Brut Noir,
Malheur Bière Brut (Brut Reserve)
The heavy carbonation in these delicate beers makes them extremely light tasting and refreshing.
Lager
Lager is a type of beer made from malted barley that is brewed and stored at low temperatures. There are many types of lager; pale lager is the most widely-consumed and commercially available style of beer in the world; Pilsner, Bock, Dortmunder Export and Märzen are all styles of lager...
brewed in Alsace
Alsace
Alsace is the fifth-smallest of the 27 regions of France in land area , and the smallest in metropolitan France. It is also the seventh-most densely populated region in France and third most densely populated region in metropolitan France, with ca. 220 inhabitants per km²...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. Kasteel Cru Rose is also brewed in Alsace with a hint of elderflower & elderberry. Kasteel Cru Rose is a fine, crisp lager with a distinct rose-like colour and a clean, sparkling taste. Kasteel Cru is brewed at Brasserie la Licorne(en: the unicorn brewery) in Saverne
Saverne
Saverne is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. It is situated on the Rhine-Marne canal at the foot of a pass over the Vosges Mountains, and 45 km N.W...
, Alsace
Alsace
Alsace is the fifth-smallest of the 27 regions of France in land area , and the smallest in metropolitan France. It is also the seventh-most densely populated region in France and third most densely populated region in metropolitan France, with ca. 220 inhabitants per km²...
, France, using malted barley, hops
Hops
Hops are the female flower clusters , of a hop species, Humulus lupulus. They are used primarily as a flavoring and stability agent in beer, to which they impart a bitter, tangy flavor, though hops are also used for various purposes in other beverages and herbal medicine...
and pure Alsace water from the Vosges mountains
Vosges mountains
For the department of France of the same name, see Vosges.The Vosges are a range of low mountains in eastern France, near its border with Germany. They extend along the west side of the Rhine valley in a northnortheast direction, mainly from Belfort to Saverne...
; alcohol volume of 5.2%, and is 129 calories.
This light and zesty beer was first introduced in 2001 they can be found major stores across the UK. As Beer Advocate states, "One of the newest and most interesting styles of beer with much potential in the beer industry as a top-shelf crossover beer. Primarily brewed in Belgium, these beers typically undergo a lengthy maturation. Some are even cave-aged in France and are then subjected to remuage and dégorgement, which is the "methode de champenoise" process of removing yeast from the bottle. Most are delicate, high in alcohol, highly carbonated and sometimes spiced. Color can range from very pale to dark hues."
Kasteel Cru is the only beer in this style made entirely in France, even its bottle is produced by glass-moulders in Reims.
Other beers in this style are mostly ale
Ale
Ale is a type of beer brewed from malted barley using a warm fermentation with a strain of brewers' yeast. The yeast will ferment the beer quickly, giving it a sweet, full bodied and fruity taste...
style (except one other) and all are packaged in 750ml glass, corked and caged bottles, Kasteel Cru is unique because it is a lager
Lager
Lager is a type of beer made from malted barley that is brewed and stored at low temperatures. There are many types of lager; pale lager is the most widely-consumed and commercially available style of beer in the world; Pilsner, Bock, Dortmunder Export and Märzen are all styles of lager...
, and packaged in a thick 330ml (11.2 oz) bottle with a crown cap and punt.
Other beers in this style are:
Deus,
Malheur Brut Noir,
Malheur Bière Brut (Brut Reserve)
The heavy carbonation in these delicate beers makes them extremely light tasting and refreshing.
External links
- Beer Advocate http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/141 retrieved on 12 March 2008
- Kasteel Cru website http://www.kasteelcru.com retrieved on 12 June 2008
- Kasteel Cru description at Molson Coors International https://www.molsoncoorsinternational.com/contentpage.aspx?tabId=12 retrieved on 6 April 2009