Arctic Lager

Iceland is a unique country that attracts countless curious visitors year after year Its landscapes have been shaped by thousands of years of volcanic activity, extreme weather conditions and the action of mighty glaciers and are as diverse as they are spectacular The Einstök brewery draws its inspiration from the wild nature of its homeland and brews beers that reflect the uniqueness of its country

For their Arctic Lager, the brewers have combined an innovative technique with hand-picked ingredients Dry hopping is known in German as Hopfenstopfen or Kalthopfung The hops are added to the finished beer after the brewing process This has the effect of transferring a maximum of the finest hop aromas into the beer, Without the beer becoming overly bitter To create an arctic character, Einstöck also uses the Citra hop variety in the cryo version The hop cones are subjected to a cryogenic process in which the hop's flavorful essence is extracted The result is an intense hop that gives the beer floral, fruity and grassy notes

In the glass, the Arctic Lager has a light golden hue Olfactorily, it is particularly fresh with notes of tart citrus fruits and slightly grassy The first sip is refreshingly lemony In the mouth, the lager spreads out and quickly brings a pleasant hop bitterness into play Einstöks Arctic Lager is a successful arctic interpretation of the classic lager