1896 Danish Export Lager
Golden, bitter, strong, and brilliantly clear, export lager was built for the age of steamships.
By the late 19th century, breweries in northern Europe were shipping beer across oceans and rail networks to distant markets around the world. But long journeys demanded a different kind of lager. Export beers were brewed stronger, hoppier, and fuller-bodied than ordinary domestic lagers so they could survive travel while retaining flavour and stability. They were robust enough for commerce, but still designed to remain crisp and highly drinkable.
Our 1896 Danish Export Lager is brewed in tribute to this world…
980 Raøl
No hops. No boil. Juniper branches. Farmhouse yeast.
Raøl is one of the oldest surviving forms of beer in Europe.
For centuries, people believed beers like this had vanished. Then, hidden in isolated farmhouses in western Norway, brewers were discovered still making raw ale much as their ancestors had generations before. Some families had preserved their own yeast cultures for hundreds of years. These yeasts, now called kveik, turned out to be genetically distinct from modern industrial brewing strains and uniquely suited to hot, rapid fermentation.
The discovery stunned the brewing world.
Because this was not archaeology. It was a living tradition…