Glasgow brewery Simple Things Fermentations are delighted, excited and as proud as Rudolph after a long night’s sleigh-pulling to announce their beer release schedule for the winter and Christmas season 2023.
Topping the tree is this year’s iteration of Belgian Christmas Ale; rich, full-flavoured and laden with dried fruit notes courtesy of a grist that includes Maris Otter, Vienna and Melanoidin malts. At 6.5% it’s lighter in ABV than previous versions, and it’s lighter in colour too, pouring an inviting – and seasonal – dark, ruby red. As ever, the beer is fermented with a Belgian yeast strain, adding to the fruit-spice mix and continuing a now-anticipated series Simple Things began in their first year of brewing.
At 2.0% ABV, STF’s Lemonale is a brand new beer that offers a moderate alternative to the usual excesses of the party season. Styled as a ‘winter radler’, fresh lemon juice and zest give a juicy, thirst-quenching edge to a classic British Bitter brewed with Maris Otter and Crystal malts and East Kent Goldings hops; essentially a craft bitter shandy minus the sugar-sweetness. A very tasty low-alc choice and the perfect counterpoint to the indulgent delights from the stronger end of the Christmas dinks spectrum.
Appearing alongside Belgian Christmas and Lemonale are a range of beers designed to lift spirits and warm hearts as we progress into winter and towards the Big Day, including Honey Tripel (8.4%), brewed with Manuka honey from New Zealand; STF’s first Barley Wine (9.0%); a re-brew of last year’s very popular British Strong Ale (8.2%) and a mixed-ferm Barrel-Aged Stout matured for 18 months in whisky casks (ABV TBC).
| The planned release schedule is as follows: | ||
| 9th October Honey Tripel
16th October Belgian Christmas Ale + Lemonale |
30th October
27th November |
Barley Wine British Strong Ale + Barrel Aged Stout |
STF’s owner and founder Phil Sisson commented “As a brewery we’re always looking to promote the less well represented styles and winter’s a great time of year to explore and celebrate stronger, malt-forward ales. Beer’s a broad church and, while I’ve no doubt we’ll sell plenty of pale ale and lager over the next few weeks, it’s always a pleasure to see things like Tripel, British Strong Ale and – hopefully – our new 2% bitter flying out of the door”.
All beers are naturally carbonated and available through the Simple Things web store
(www.simplethingsfermentations.com/shop), independent bottle shops and pubs, bars and restaurants across the UK.
ABOUT SIMPLE THINGS FERMENTATIONS
Established in late 2019, Simple Things Fermentations is a small brewery based in Glasgow’s Southside. The brewery seeks to celebrate variety in beer and brewing, shining a light into some of the lesser explored niches, and uses traditional, low intervention processes while maintaining the highest product quality. All beers are naturally carbonated through re-fermentation in can, bottle, keg and cask.
Contact:
| Phil Sisson | phil@simplethingsfermentations.com |
| 0141 237 2202 or 07980 552425 | /STFermentations |
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