Suffolk-based brewery The Krafty Braumeister has built on its award-winning success by taking two medals at the London Beer Competition.
Wheat beer Blau & Weiss was awarded a silver medal with 89 points, making it top of the silver medal listing. Kölsch-style Rut & Wiess was awarded a bronze medal with 73 points.
The Krafty Braumeister handcrafts beers in small batches using traditional German brewing techniques. It follows Reinheitsgebot, the German purity law, meaning that the only ingredients used are malted grains, hops, yeast, and water. There are six core beers, all of which are vegan and free from added sugars and supplements.
Blau & Weiss is a traditional Bavarian wheat beer (hefeweizen) with a light body and banana and clove flavours from the yeast. Suspended yeast gives this beer its characteristic cloudiness. The London Beer Competition judges said: “Unexpected and delightful body, with sweet honey and peachy aromas. Notes of banana, flowers, orange, toasted malt, butterscotch, smoked cherries on the palate, with good bitterness and beautiful aftertaste.”
Rut & Weiss is hand crafted in small batches in the tradition of the top-fermented ‘white’ beers of Cologne, home of Krafty’s founder Uli Schiefelbein. A hybrid between ale and lager, it is based on a 100- year-old recipe that Uli brought with him to Suffolk. A bit hazy in appearance, it is crisp and light.
The name Rut & Wiess translates as Red & White and comes from the colours of the coat of arms of the city of Cologne. The judges said: “Slightly hazy appearance with notes of cream and vanilla, balanced sweetness and bitterness on the palate, with a sour finish and dry aftertaste.”
Uli said: “I still think I’m dreaming. Seven awards within 12 months for our hand crafted beers! A big thank you to our whole team. We receive a lot of wonderful feedback from our loyal customers, too. It is enormously encouraging and, at
Krafty, we are very excited to see where this will lead us to next.”
