Connected through a mutual love of the land and pride in the local ingredients they use, this collaboration brew between Adnams and Five Points celebrates locality, harvest time and culture, in classic landbier (‘country beer’) style.
Toasting to land and harvest, this golden amber brew offers initial toast and bready notes on the nose followed by autumnal red berries and a touch of citrus lemon, which balances the light spice and charred maltiness. The full and round taste of red berries and redcurrants becomes gradually more pronounced on the mouth.
Adnams Head Brewer, Dan Gooderham, comments: “Part of the inspiration was our locality – being the heartland for malting grade barley means provenance is key. Plus, we’ve got a local roaster in Simpsons Malt. We both try to use English ingredients whenever we can, so we brewed with a broad range of malts, all English hops, and a special yeast to bring everything together.”
Distant Fields was brewed with Vienna, Dark Crystal and Double Roasted Crystal malts from Simpsons and East Anglia. Hukins Hops in Kent supplied the Bullion and Fuggles, and Admiral hops were also used from the UK. Swiss yeast strain, Après Ski, was selected in a nod to Five Points’ Head Brewer Max Descloux’s Swiss heritage, adding a touch of fruit and floral notes.
The resulting landbier is a slightly hazy, amber 4.5% ABV vegan beer.
Available on cask and in keg now in Adnams pubs and Adnams stockists across East Anglia, and in Heineken Free Trade, and Star Pubs and via Adnams key partner Wholesalers.
Available in cans for £29.99 for 12x440ml from Adnams.co.uk from 5th September.
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About Adnams
Founded by George and Ernest Adnams in 1872, Adnams began as a Southwold brewery on the Suffolk coast and has been fiercely independent for the last 150 years. In 2010, Adnams became the first brewery in England to build a distillery on the same site. Its pioneering spirit has enabled Adnams to become a distinctive brewer, distiller, wine merchant, retailer, publican, and hotelier. From its Southwold home, Adnams crafts award-winning premium beers and spirits which are available from its retail stores, managed properties, partner pubs, and in outlets nationwide and overseas. Adnams has long taken pride in its heritage and strong values and is committed to running its business sustainably, leaving its footprints in the sand, not on the planet.
About Five Points Brewing Company
The Five Points Brewing Company is an independent brewery based in Hackney, London, brewing with a commitment to quality and the community since 2013. It champions flavour, provenance, consistency and quality, and its range of award-winning beers are unfiltered and unpasteurised for a better flavour and aroma. Its beers are inspired by its founder’s passion for both British real ale tradition and the best of the international craft beer movement. Its flagship beers are complemented by regular, limited and small batch releases including its barrel-aged project. It is committed to the local and wider community; supporting local charitable, arts and community projects and all its electricity is sourced from 100% renewable sources.
Media contact: Olivia Hedges, olivia.hedges@thisisphipps.com
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