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Saturday, December 28, 2013

Seef Bier? Rare beer style...

Back in stock!

Very rare style.
Right now, we are the first and only place in the U.S. that show this beer available.


Antwerpse Seef Bier...$3.99 / 11.2oz
Antwerpse Seef Bier...$15.99 / 4pk
Antwerp, Belgium

Seef is an old style of beer that was produced in small family breweries in Antwerp. It disappeared entirely after WWI as these breweries were dismantled for the war effort, by one side or the other. People remembered it, but the beer was not brewed for almost 100 years until Johan Van Dyck—who had been intrigued by stories of the beer—set out to recreate what had been a very popular beer.

Seef
Seef is hard to describe. It’s effervescent, full-bodied, nicely finished. It has fruity, wheat beer-like notes in the nose and palate, but it also has a beguiling earthiness. Moderate hops nevertheless leave Seef dry and more-ish, easy to enjoy. Do I taste brettanomyces? Is it sour? Not really, but sort of. . .

Seef is a totally unique beer. It will remind you of many other beers you love but nothing is exactly like it. Fermented with a very special strain of yeast, it’s unlikely to be duplicated.


6.5% ABV Bottle Conditioned

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