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The world's strongest beer is now available in the UK for the first
time exclusively at WEST, the Glasgow-based independent brewery.
At an amazing 40% vol, the Schorschbock is the strongest lager beer
in the world. It is brewed by Schorschbräu, a craft brewer of
speciality strong beer based in Oberasbach, in the middle of the
Franconia's lake region. And it is a Franconian connection that has
brought Schorschbräu to the UK for the first time.
Petra Wetzel, from Bamberg in Bavaria, is the woman behind the
award-winning WEST bar, brewery and restaurant on Glasgow Green.
Ms Wetzel said, "As a Franconian, I'm delighted to introduce
Schorschbock, the world's strongest beer, to the UK to show my
support for the tremendous work done by my fellow countrymen and brewers.
"The Schorschbock has a totally unique flavour that will appeal
to any beer connoisseur and sits well alongside our own range of award-winning
premium quality lagers brewed right here in Glasgow. Due to its
exceptional strength and rarity, we are restricting sales of
Schorschbock to one measure per customer."
Schorschbock is produced through Schorschbräu's own proprietary
fermentation process using a combination of traditional brew house
work and a rarely used method for producing ice bock supplemented by
extended cold-lagering (a minimum of six months).
Like the Schorschbock, all WEST's beers meet the Reinheitsgebot of
1516 (the German Purity Law; the oldest food law in the world which
ensures only the finest, purest beer is deemed fit for consumption).
WEST recently won three gold medals from the DLG, the prestigious
Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft (German Agricultural Society) -
the first time that any lager brewed in the UK has received a medal
from the DLG. WEST achieved triple gold medal status at its first attempt.
WEST won gold for its St. Mungo lager, it's homage to Glasgow's
patron saint and fellow brewer St Mungo, a second gold for its
Hefeweizen, a wheat beer which rivals the great wheat beers in
Europe, and a third gold for its Dunkel, its speciality dark lager,
which the DLG assessor described as 'simply outstanding'.
WEST operates a full production brewery and is home to a stylish beer
hall and restaurant with a beer garden overlooking Glasgow Green.
WEST brewery, bar & restaurant is open seven days a week, 11am
till 11pm Sunday to Thursday and 11am to midnight Friday and
Saturday. Brewery tours are available by arrangement. |
