London craft brewer Meantime has developed a celebratory beer brewed with champagne yeast to commemorate its 2,000th beer tap listing.
The new IPA 2000 is the latest addition to Meantime’s limited edition Brewer’s Collection and “combines one of its most tradition styles of beer, the Meantime IPA, with champagne yeast to infuse the beer with a delicate carbonation”. The complex and fruity flavours of the IPA are allowed to develop and work with the champagne yeast to give bready notes typically associated with sparkling wine, the brewer added.
Launched this week, the beer is presented in a 750ml Champagne corked bottle and has an ABV of 8%. Its launch marks the 2000th tap listing for the craft beer pioneer, which follows another successful year for the company and reaffirms its position at the forefront of the UK’s craft beer revolution.
Meantime founder and brew master Alastair Hook said: “Our 2000th tap listing is a huge milestone for Meantime and we wanted to brew something truly unique to celebrate this achievement. By taking one of our signature beers, the IPA, and giving it our own special twist, we’ve created an ale that encapsulates the pioneering spirit that has brought us to this momentous occasion.”
Meantime expect 2016 to be another promising year, with the installation of the new pilot brewery allowing a new beer to be brewed every few weeks. The coming year will also see the launch of the Make Time for It campaign, where Meantime will partner with craftsmen across the UK and challenge them to create something unique in six weeks – the time it takes Meantime to brew a beer from start to finish.
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