Hofstetten GRANITBOCK Eisbock – Austria

Hofstetten’s Granitbier (granite beer) has been a well-known name in the region for years. When we decided in 2008 that we wanted to continue building on the topic “Granite”, the logical next step was of course to strengthen it! Hence our GRANITE BOCKBIER.

The beauty was that in our brewhouse we already had everything we needed since 1929.

The first fermentation takes place in 120-year-old granite vats, combining this beer with its Stone Age roots.

The unique taste of Granitbock comes from granite stones, which are heated on an open fire until red and then thrown into the beer, caramelizing the sugar in the wort. Once cooled, our classically grown yeast is added to the vat.

Although this process is quite laborious, the resulting beer is loaded with aromas of caramel and roasted malt, like no other kid. Then we age the beer for another 6 months in our vaulted lager keller and bottle it without further processing.

We leave it without filtration so that none of the wonderful flavors created during the brewing process are lost. For a beer lover with a cool, dark place in their homes, this beer can easily age for another 3 years.