Firkin Friday at Steamworks

by Jason Cox
FYI - For all you Lambic Lovers out there, this may be something to check out over in D-town!

Cheers ~

Randini

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Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2011 8:27 PM
Subject: Firkin Friday at Steamworks

Hello all,
The featured firkin at Steamworks in January is a Belgian Framboise style ale. Yum. Please find information attached and below.
 
Happy New Year and thank you for your continued support of Steamworks Brewing Co.,
 
Indiana Reed
 

News     
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – December 27, 2011
For further information, contact:
Ken Martin or Spencer Roper, Steamworks Brewers 970.259.9200
Or Steamworks Co-Founder Kris Oyler, 970.769.0776
 
 
 
First 2012 Firkin Friday at Steamworks Brewing Co. on Jan. 6
A Belgian Framboise style ale is planned for the January firkin
 
DURANGO, Colo. – The monthly Firkin Fridays continues at Steamworks Brewing Co. on Friday, Jan. 6, 2012, as the Steam Team introduces a Belgian Framboise style ale. The firkin will be tapped at 3 p.m.
“A traditional Framboise or Frambozenbier is a spontaneously fermented raspberry Lambic ale specific to the region near Brussels,” said Ken Martin, Steamworks head brewer. “Our rendition can’t be quite like that because the authentic version involves open air, wild fermentation. The Lambic can trace its roots back more than 400 years. They say to drink a Lambic style beer is to take a trip back through time.”
Instead of brewing a Lambic, Steamworks’ Framboise Firkin will use a rich Belgian style brown ale as the base, re-fermented and naturally carbonated, or conditioned, in  its cask with raspberries. The yeast transforms the sugar into alcohol within the cask, and carbonation results from the trapped carbon dioxide occurring as a byproduct.
“The Belgian Framboise firkin promises to be a balance of rich chocolate and fruit, cut with tartness. Think chocolate raspberry truffles,” explained brewer Spencer Roper. “The beer will have roughly a 7.5 percent ABV, so it should be a nice warm up for these cold winter nights.”
A firkin is an old English unit of volume, typically a wooden cask equal to approximately one-quarter of a regular barrel, or nine gallons. Unlike most draft beers, firkin beer is served at about 55 degrees - cool but not cold, and is unpasteurized, unfiltered. Because it contains no preservatives, a firkin beer is designed to be consumed after tapping.
Steamworks initiated its Firkin Fridays to introduce additional and unusual specialty craft beers to its regular offerings.
The award-winning Steamworks Brewing Co., open 11 a.m. to closing seven days a week, is located at 801 E. Second. Ave., Durango (970.259.9200). For further information, visit www.steamworksbrewing.com.
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