Lowlander Botanical Brut

There are situations when even men want to pop a cork Crown corks don't require a special occasion, but there are occasions when it can be a little more festive When you become a father, when your club wins the cup, when your mother-in-law finally packs her bags and goes back home, when the new ride-on lawnmower can do even more than expected or when a pay rise flutters into the house - then you pop the cork If you don't like to reach for sparkling wine despite all the festivities, you can now reach for beer! The Dutch brewery Lowlander has a beer in its range that comes in a 0.75-litre bottle similar to a sparkling wine and is sealed with a real cork - the perfect sparkling wine for anyone who doesn't like champagne

Lowlander's Botanical Brut is an exceptionally dry beer that gets its character from the yeast used: a Riesling yeast conjures up a champagne-like taste in the beer and gives it a wonderfully dry style that is otherwise only known from fine sparkling wine In addition to the special yeast, white grapes and spruce needles are also brewed in, which provide a wine-like sweetness and resinous spiciness

The Botanical Brut is a sparkling beer that tastes of sour gooseberries, fresh citrus fruit and spicy resin The finish is incomparably dry and tempts you to drink the next glass straight away

A festive treat that should appeal to men and women alike!