Cormorant Cornus Lupus + CARDBOARD BOX
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Cornus Lupus is a Boil Down Baltic Porter with dogwood – a powerful beer with an extract of 36.6 blg and 10.5% alcohol.
The beer was created in a unique way. It is a boiled beer – in the sense of boiled wort. Boiling of wort lasted 24 hours, which is a record long result. What is the result of this?
| Container Vol. | Bottle 375ml |
|---|---|
| Alkohol | 10.5% |
| Style | Evaporated Baltic Porter, Unfiltered |
| Original Gravity | 36.6% |
| EAN | 5902528310249-28 |
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Cornus Lupus
Once upon a time, an old, wandering singer came to the land of forests and lakes – a sage like few anymore. He visited the land once a year, everyone knew him very well and looked forward to the evening talks. When the gathered sat down by the fire, the singer’s fingers struck the strings of the lute, an ancient, forgotten story flowed…
“Once upon a time, the land of forests and lakes was guarded by a black-colored wolf. He guarded the inhabitants from charlatans who tried to confuse their minds. They deceitfully tempted with goods which only they possessed, and which led to the oblivion of the traditions of their fathers. At the same time, they demanded a handsome payment for them. The wolf appeared like a ghost whenever it was necessary to guard the traditions of the land. It was enough for him to walk among the people, and the wisdom of his ancestors was revived.
Charlatans, however, invented more and more clever ways of seduction. No one has seen the wolf for a long time, and many have even forgotten about it. Only the court druid was concerned. Driven by a foreboding, he went into the forest. He found a wolf struck in the side with a dagger! And there was not much life in it…
He quickly began to collect herbs, roots, fruits and began to prepare a magical decoction of power. Without squinting, he cooked the broth around the clock, gaining power so great that he could send many mortals to sleep. Finally, he added mysterious red fruits that combined all the powers of the decoction in harmonious interaction.
He gave the decoction to the wolf. For two days the wolf slept as if dead, only to rise like a phoenix from the ashes. As he began to walk anew among the population, the memory and wisdom of his ancestors returned and came to his senses. The charlatans fled the land before the anger of the inhabitants could turn to them. Wolf to this day guards the traditions of the land.
Such power lies in the native crops of the earth. You do not know yours…” With these words he ended the song. “It is this wolf that appears in the coat of arms of your illustrious Porter,” he added quietly, and retired.
Among the listeners was also the royal brewer. Inspired by the song, he hurried to the brewhouse and began to cook something… and cooked around the clock until he fell asleep. The next day he walked through the royal gardens, along the hedges… with red fruits! Is it possible that we have everything we need at our fingertips?! Once again, the hunch did not disappoint him.
This is how a powerful Baltic porter was created, cooked for a day, whose power reached over 36 measures of sweetness, softened by the healing and tart power of dogwood. “You don’t know your own…” – the brewer mentioned smiling to himself. And the latest, outstanding work was named CORNUS LUPUS… in memory of tradition.
Cornus Lupus is a Boil Down Baltic Porter with dogwood – a powerful beer with an extract of 36.6 blg and 10.5% alcohol.
The beer was created in a unique way. It is a boiled beer – in the sense of boiled wort. Boiling of wort lasted 24 hours, which is a record long result. What is the result of this?
First of all, this process strongly thickened – he raised the beer extract. Thanks to this, we obtained a wort with an extract of 36.6 blg. On the other hand, boiling wort significantly reduced its volume. The finished beer is therefore very small. Thirdly, such a long cooking time caused a process that we would call kettle carmelization to work very strongly. Caramelization in the boiler is a process in which strong heating of wort and a long duration of this process causes caramelization of sugars, production of dextrins (non-fermentable for yeast), flavor enhancement, formation of a specific aroma.
Why didn’t we use other methods of compaction, e.g. freezing? Beers cooked before fermentation have a much stronger taste. Sugars are concentrated, more caramelized, but not in the character of light caramel, and more dark pumpernickel flavors. The whole process is much more difficult, yeast has a difficult job, but… Cornus Lupus is probably the first beer in Poland concentrated before fermentation :-).
And dogwood? We added it as whole fruit and it was aged with beer. It is a counter to its sweetness and rounds the taste. The beer was aged for over 2 years!
Here’s what you can expect.
The beer is very dark, but not black. In the glass it gives the impression of black, but towards the edges it brightens to a ruby border. When we stir it in the glass, the amber-copper curtain slowly flows down the walls of the glass. There is no foam. This is due to the fact that the beer is extremely thick and viscous and gas bubbles cannot be released from it. In addition, its power is not conducive to the formation of solid foam.
The aroma is very intense and volatile. When the beer warms up, it attacks the nostrils. The smell is intensely bread, pumpernickel, dark caramel and red fruits, such dipped in liqueur. The volatility of the aroma immediately betrays the noble alcohol, where the sweetness is permeated with delicate acidity. You can also feel the roasted, chocolate elements.
The taste is very complex. The beer changes during each sip. It begins with sweet notes of raisins, caramel. As the beer spills over the mouth, the flavor becomes firm and goes towards dark caramel and increasing malt bread towards pumpernickel. When the sweetness changes into an intense taste of dark bread, a delicate sour note appears from roasted malts and the addition of dogwood. The taste is very intense, long, extremely velvety. Carbonation is imperceptible and is lost in the density of beer.
The density, oiliness and intensity of Cornus Lupus makes it a typical tasting beer (and not alone ;-)), or even as a concentrate, an addition to other beers.
PRODUCENT - Kormoran
As co-hosts of a land valued for its unique natural diversity and fascinating cultural diversity, we try to represent our little homeland with dignity. We remember that it is to its natural richness that we owe the opportunity to pursue our passion - brewing beers in accordance with the patterns of traditional brewing art. We hope that the effects of the work of enthusiasts gathered under the wings of Kormoran will gain your favor, sympathy and recognition. They were created to enjoy the senses with the unique taste and aromas drawn from the world of nature throughout the year, regardless of the place where they will accompany you.