Birra Etrusca, an Ancient Ale based on evidence found in 2,800-year-old Etruscan tombs, is back on taps and shelves where Dogfish is sold.
To develop the recipe for Birra Etrusca Bronze, Dogfish Head's Sam Calagione traveled to Rome with molecular archaeologist Dr. Pat McGovern and analyzed drinking vessels found in 2,800-year-old Etruscan tombs.
Although Italian historians were a little reluctant to admit it, the team clearly found that the Etruscans had a taste for ale (along with wine, of course).
The backbone of Birra Etrusca comes from two-row malted barley and an heirloom Italian wheat. Specialty ingredients include hazelnut flour, pomegranates, Italian chestnut honey, Delaware wildflower honey and clover honey. A handful of whole-flower hops are added, but the bulk of the bitterness comes from gentian root and the sarsaparilla-like Ethiopian myrrh resin.
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Hang in there, all you fans of big beers. We'll be releasing 2015's second and final batch of the Holy Grail for hopheads next month. Grab a four-pack so you can try a couple fresh and lay a couple down for a few years!
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