Innovating is fine, but from time to time so is looking back and remembering the origins. In addition, innovation and tradition can go hand in hand to create a unique product. The Catalan brewery is an expert in this Estrella Damm that, while advancing, always cares for and honors the long history of the mediterranean beer by excellence. You just have to look at your Bock damm, the company's black beer, which not long ago renewed its image. What better way to highlight the values of a 145 year historyWhat about recovering the original 1888 labels? This exclusive drink collects everything that the firm intends to project: a lifestyle that is based on raw materials respectful with the environment, local and 100% natural.
Bock style beer
To understand and appreciate this unique Estrella Damm beer, you have to start at the beginning: what is a beer? Buck? It is a very popular variety -and traditional, as we will see now- in Germany, where its origin is located. It is specifically in the city of Einbeck, famous for its exquisite beer quality, where this type was born, back in the XNUMXth century. The Duke Maximilian I wanted to endow Munich with that popularity too, so he set up a brewery in the city with the help of the Brewmaster Elias Pichler -from Einbeck-.
Thus, little by little, the production of the Buck - named after the transformation from "Einbeck" to "ein bock" - concentrated on the Munich region. The result was a beer powerful and dark that soon became a symbol that, as we see, has endured in time to this day. Another curiosity is the reason for the new label of the Bock damm; It's a simple matter: "bock" in German translates literally as "goat". Hence, that is the animal that was chosen to represent this beer.
Bock Damm, Estrella Damm's dark beer
The main characteristic of the Bock is its intensity, achieved by the flavor of the malts with which they are made. In the case of Bock Damm black Munich, the brewing is given from three types of malts: roasted, caramel and Pilsen; all of them toasted to provide different nuances. Let's get to know them a little more to understand the unique flavor of this black beer.
Malts roasted are in charge of providing the Bock damm of its unmistakable color, in addition to providing notes in the nose and mouth to coffee and cocoa. This result is achieved by roasting the dry malt grains at high temperatures -between 200ºC and 220ºC-. The candy they are roasted without drying. The process consists of heating the grains to temperatures between 60 and 75ºC, which causes sugars to form in the center of the grain; and then it is roasted at about 150ºC, achieving a caramelization that gives the beer notes of honey, raisins and caramel. And finally the Pilsen. These malts are characteristic of the stock and they are roasted at a lower temperature and less time than the other two. In addition, they are responsible for providing the cereal taste to the drink.
As we have mentioned before, Estrella Damm operates under certain values that place the company as a beer benchmark. To begin with, the use of ingredients are one hundred percent natural, without preservatives or additives. Continuing with this line of maximum authenticity in the raw material, one of the firm's priorities is quality. That is why they work with Mediterranean local farmers to guarantee the level.
And in case that not enough, they are also committed to sustainability, which is why cans of Bock damm are grouped by a system that uses 100% biodegradable cardboard called LatCub. In relation to this, this black beer can be purchased online at Estrella Damm and in supermarkets such as El Corte Inglés, Carrefour or Alcampo, among others. From the link placed above you can also buy it on Amazon.
As you have seen, it is a unique beer whose elaboration is taken care of down to the smallest detail. Flavor, tradition and quality they come together in an intense drink that, true to its origins, lasts over time. Have you already tried the Bock damm? What do you think compared to others in its category?
