Connected through a mutual love of the land and pride in the local ingredients they use, Adnams and Five Points have created a ‘landbier’, Distant Fields.
Otherwise known as a country beer, the 4.5% ABV slightly hazy amber brew celebrates locality, harvest time, and culture.
It offers initial toast and bready notes on the nose followed by autumnal red berries and a touch of citrus lemon, which balances the light spice and charred maltiness. The full and round taste of red berries and redcurrants becomes gradually more pronounced.
“Part of the inspiration was our locality — being the heartland for malting grade barley means provenance is key,” said Adnams head brewer Dan Gooderham. “Plus, we’ve got a local roaster in Simpsons Malt.
“We both try to use English ingredients whenever we can, so we brewed with a broad range of malts, all English hops, and a special yeast to bring everything together.”
Distant Fields was brewed with Vienna, Dark Crystal, and Double Roasted Crystal malts from Simpsons and East Anglia. Hukins Hops, in Kent, supplied the Bullion and Fuggles, and Admiral hops were also used from the UK.
Swiss yeast strain, Après Ski, was selected in a nod to Five Points’ head brewer Max Descloux’s Swiss heritage, adding fruity and floral notes.
