It is time for Zurich Beer Tour's Top 3 beers for June 2021. Simona decided to feature a beer from one of the most well known #traditional Bavarian breweries. Sandro's top beer for June is a of course a #hoppy sensation, a double IPA from the UK . This month's staff pick is also an IPA, this beer from #Catalonia is a more modern take on the style. Let's do this!
Simona's pick: Ayinger Privatbrauerei (DE) - Celebrator Doppelbock
The Beer:
This beer is a #German classic. The name "Celebrator" goes back to one to the so called Salvator by the Paulaner Brewery, originally brewed for the feast of St. Francis of Paola. Nowadays a lot of breweries use names ending in -ator as a signpost of the style. The Doppelbock is a dark and strong bottom fermented brew, focusing on aromas of #roasted malt, like coffee, caramel and even a hint of chocolate. As the name suggests, this beer style is a stronger (doppel = double) version of the German #Bockbier, a beerstyle that originates in city of Einbeck, Germany.
The Brewery:
Located in Aying, Germany this brewery is one of the most well known #traditional Bavarian breweries. Founded in 1878 by Johann Liebhard, this brewery has since brewed several styles of beers, of which many have won international beer #awards. Their production range consist of 15 different beers, some of which are only brewed seasonally and some are available all year round. The range included well known styles like #Helles and #Hefeweizen but also local specialties like #Maibock and #Kirtabier.
Our food pairing recommendation:
Cream cheese with honey
Sandro's pick: Mad Squirrel (UK) - Sapwood DIPA
The Beer:
This beer is an awesome combination of a classic #English, hoppy west coast and malt forward double IPA. And it features all the great aromas that come from those styles: citrus, pine, resinous sweetness and an awesome #bitterness. This brew is a welcome change to all the tropical almost non-bitter DIPAs that are being served in beer bars all over the globe. Not that we don't like those, but it is nice to have a beer that shows also the beauty of a bitter beer.
The Brewery:
Mad Squirrel is located in #Hertfordshire, England, just outside of London. They were founded in 2010 and they have even opened 6 #Taprooms until today. Their three main goals are:
-To produce the best beer possible
-To share our passion and products with as many people as possible
-To continually evolve; bettering ourselves, our products, our reach and our impact.
They started with a brewing system that produced about 50'000 litres of beer in their first year, nowadays their #brewery has evolved and produces over a million litres annually.
Our food pairing recommendation:
Spicy Tacos
Zurich Beer Tour's pick: Freddo Fox (ESP) - Not Even the Sky Is the Limit NEIPA
The Beer:
This beer is a super juicy #NewEngland IPA, perfect to drink in the sun of #Barcelona. It was brewed with huge amounts of 4 different hop strains: Citra, Simcoe, Enigma & Columbus. The beer features aromas of grapefruit, peach and mango. It has a really big body for a beer with just 6.5% ABV, but it's still super drinkable. The perfect beer to have several of, sitting in front of a #bodega. And of course the name is ingenious.
The Brewery:
Freddo Fox is a really new brewery, it was founded in 2021 3 by guys with lots of #brewing experience (2 of them were part of Edge Brewing from Spain and 1 was part of Brewski, Sweden) . The #history of this brewery is obviously not very rich of stories yet, but they have already produced amazing beers. Especially the IPA's we tried were amazing.
Our food pairing recommendation:
Cassoleta de cheddar, xistorra i salsa chipotle
These are our three beers for June. Which ones were your favorite brews this month? Tell us in the comments!
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Stay tuned for our July recommendations!
Cheers,
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