Great Lakes Brewery 7 Barrel Series: Wanderlüst Wallonian Rustic Lager

Great Lakes Brewery 7 Barrel Series: Wanderlüst Wallonian Rustic Lager

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Brewed by Great Lakes Brewery

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Style:  Lager

5% Alcohol by Volume

14 International Bittering Units

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The idea behind the beer was to make something along the lines of a pilsner using some of the ingredients and processes more common in traditional Belgian brewing. Not quite a hybrid, but more of an experiment for the production team, to see how we could use alternate techniques to achieve something unique but firmly recognizable as lager. In addition to pilsner malt we used generous percentages of wheat, oats, rye and corn to give a complex grain character, which retains body while hitting the dryness of some of our favourite Belgian beers. It was hopped at multiple stages in the kettle before a light dry hop. Instead of using German spunding valves for carbonation (something we are doing more and more to give our lagers a better mouthfeel and head retention) we opted to can condition in the Belgian tradition for six weeks, followed by a second round of cold conditioning after this was complete. The result - Wanderlüst Wallonian Rustic Lager retains noticeable lager yeast character while picking up a light peppery spiciness from the rye, prickly carbonation and a hint of herbal citrus notes from the hops