A new, limited-edition beer made with caramel biscuits and spread will be released next month as part of a collaboration between two leading UK microbreweries.

Mike Mason
Driftwood Spars head brewer, Mike Mason, gets the mash under way

Driftwood Spars Brewery, in Cornwall, and Fallen Acorn Brewing Co, in Gosport, Hampshire, have released just 800 litres of a 10% ABV imperial stout, called Nilfheim. Not surprisingly, it’s described as “sweet, malty, and loaded with silky caramel”.

The beer will be launched at simultaneous events in Cornwall and Hampshire. Red Elephant Beer Cellar, in Truro, and Fallen Acorn’s own taproom, in Gosport, will be opening kegs and casks of the sweet stuff on 9th October.

Following the official launch, cans of Niflheim will be available direct from both breweries and via a small number of independent beer cellars in Cornwall and beyond. It will also be on sale at The Driftwood Spars brewpub in Trevaunance Cove.

Nilfheim

Mike Mason, head brewer at Driftwood Spars, where the beer was brewed, said: “We’ve got a great relationship with Fallen Acorn. As breweries we share a very similar ethos, brewing both traditional and contemporary beers with a mindset for innovation and experimentation.

“Lead brewer Felix Granell and I both worked at the Brewhouse and Kitchen chain of brewpubs, albeit at different sites, so we had a similar beginning to our brewing careers and have parallel views on the future of brewing.

“We decided to collaborate on two beers which would push the boundaries of our respective brew kits, the first of which is Niflheim, a beer we brewed over two days and four very sticky mash cycles.

Felix Granell
Fallen Acorn lead brewer, Felix Granell

“I actually brewed a lower-ABV Biscoff coffee caramel stout a few years back in collaboration with an excellent pub called The Dog in Burton on Trent. It went down really well, so we decided to revive and adapt the idea for the first leg of the collaboration.”

Felix added: “We’re really pleased with the result of our first collaboration with Driftwood. It was a brilliant way for both of our teams to meet for the first time, and we got the chance to enjoy the amazing Trevaunance Cove — plus, the beer isn’t bad either!

“Now we’re really looking forward to getting part two brewed here in Gosport, with input from the boys in Cornwall. The beer will be a highly-hopped New England IPA, using the English hops which the Driftwood Spars Brewery is renowned for sourcing.”