. has launched its first hopped craft lager beer ‘Lawless’ which brings together the 500 year old techniques of the German Purity Law with a meticulously crafted 4.5 ABV brew.Lawless is made using four pure ingredients and is matured for 40 days to produce a flavoursome craft lager beer.
Florent Vialan, head brewer at Purity Brewing Co. led the team behind the beer’s development, said:
“We wanted to brew a craft lager that was different to what’s already on offer but that was also very drinkable, a premium lager with a Purity twist.
“Thanks to the Braukon system, designed to brew Bavarian beers, we’ve been able to create a refreshing, fruity and hoppy lager just in time for summer.”
Florent used the same Caragold malt as Pure Gold to begin with, replacing Maris Otter with Pilsner malt.
He then developed the yeast strain using a lager yeast.
The flavours come from El Dorado from the US and Bobek, one of Florent’s favourite varieties.
The resulting aroma has subtle hops, peach, apricot and melon and the taste has round, slightly citrus flavours with notes of grapefruit and lemon, Lawless is bitter with a complex malt note due to the Caragold.
Paul Halsey, managing director at Purity Brewing Co. said:
“We’ve added three new beers to our portfolio since the installation of our new state of the art brewery last year and without doubt this has been integral to the creation of Lawless, which is rooted in traditional German brewing techniques.
“With Lawless, Flo has produced a wonderfully balanced and full flavoured craft lager which could well entice big brand lager drinkers into the world of craft beer.”
Available to pubs, bars, restaurants and cafés in 30 litre barrels from June 2014.
