Broyhan - Weizenbier

Broyhan is the name of a medieval beer style from Hanover The inventor of this unusual wheat beer and its namesake is Cord Broyhan Born in Gronau, he lived in the 16th century and was a brewer He learned the craft of brewing as a farmhand with a master brewer in Hamburg and then moved on to Hanover to open his own brewery there He invented a completely new style based on the dark Hamburg wheat beer, which was light and mild or not hopped at all At that time, most of the grain was kilned over fire, which gave the malt a strong smoky taste and its dark color Cord used air-dried malt for his beer, which tasted much finer and resulted in a light beer Instead of hops, the resourceful brewer flavored his brew with spices

The Gutsbrauerei Das Freie comes from the same region as Cord Broyhan and his legendary beer As a tribute to his creative spirit, the team has developed a modern version that comes surprisingly close to the original thanks to two years of research The brewery took a recipe handed down from 1516 and painstakingly transported it to the present day thanks to sophisticated brewing technology, elaborate fermentation processes and a handful of unconventional ingredients such as galangal, cinnamon sticks and violet root, we can now present you with a Broyhan that probably tastes just like its medieval predecessor