Granitbock 330ml – fermented in granite troughs – dark bock-style beer – caramel and roasted flavours – matured beer from Hofstetten Brewery

To bring the wort up to temperature, the master brewers at Hofstetten Brewery begin the process with glowing granite stones. The stones are heated over an open fire and then cool rapidly in the wort. The beer ingredients caramelise and the yeast is provided with optimal fermentation conditions. In addition, the yeast is ‘stirred up’ in the traditional manner – that is, poured from vat to vat – to aerate it. Thanks to the open fermentation vats, the foam head can be skimmed off, thereby removing undesirable hop bitter compounds. The result is a dark bock-style beer with lovely caramel and roasted aromas and a wonderful hop bouquet. After sufficient ageing in the old vaulted cellars, the bock is bottled as early as July so that it can continue to mature until Christmas.