Laugas

BA Imperial Gruit

12.3% vol

A traditional ale, spiced with Estonian herbs, caraway and juniper berries, aged in bourbon barrels.

RETIRED

Cellar Series

Forest Series

Taste

Rich sweet malty notes come through, before being dashed through with the somehow citrusy taste of juniper berries drying by a fireplace. Earthy spices then appear, including long forgotten herbal aromas that are strangely familiar, as if remembering a childhood hike through nature, or the wild, gnarly, primeval end of your grandmothers herb garden. As the beer warms, even the bitterness starts coming through as a rounded, medicinal quality rather than aggressive hops. Finally, the gentle carbonation lifts the creamy notes from the bourbon barrels, adding a delicate smoothness to the beer.

Nose

Bourbon vanilla and toffee comes through at first, joined by hints of a jammy Berry character. As the head dissipates some aromas of farmhouse bread spice start to dominate, before being joined by a sweet and spicy herbal character - rosemary, eucalyptus and more.

Appearance

Copper red with a quickly fading beige head.

Hops

Malts

OG

FG

IBU

0

Serve

12–16 ˚C

A traditional ale, spiced with Estonian herbs, caraway and juniper berries, aged in bourbon barrels.

Cellar Series

Forest Series