Klostergarden is a small farmhouse brewery on the island of Tautra. Here, the traditional Stjordaisol malts are prepared as they have been for 2000 years. They are steeped for 4 days, then dried over fire for 20 hours using a slow burning wood called Alderwood. They use the smoked malts for a bit over 50% of the grist and then use caramel malts to round out the flavor and give it a more full flavor. A British dry ale yeast is used, which makes this beer kind of an oddity. Really traditional on one hand, but not so much on the other. The malting is done on a nearby farm called Alstaberger. A really smokey nose, but finishes much sweeter.
Alstadberger is made using alder dried malt as part of its bill which 52% Norwegian malt comes from the Craft Malt Cooperative. Using an old Norwegian recipe, smoked malt, and British Ale yeast, Klostergården Alstadberger is a unique creation and has a distinct alderwood-smoked flavor following kilning on an open fire, balanced with a good caramel sweetnes s and a rich malt body.
Alstadberger was in 2014 awarded the first specialty brand to a Norwegian beer.
Alstadberger
Alc./Vol.: 6.5
