white ale

The White Ale from the Lowlander brewery goes back to a national hero of the Netherlands: Willem Barentsz. The 16th century sailor became famous as the discoverer of Spitsbergen and gave his name to numerous Arctic regions. He was also the first explorer in Europe to spend an entire winter in Antarctica. A true hero and a wonderful inspiration for a beer as extraordinary as himself.

The guys at Lowlander are big fans of the adventurer Barentsz and are honoring him with a fabulous white ale. Barentsz and his crew were stranded on one of their adventures in the Arctic and only survived by building a wooden hut from the remains of their ship. There they found refuge from the freezing cold and the hungry polar bears that hunted them. They also had the opportunity to thaw the frozen beer from the ship. True friends of barley juice still drink their beer even if they have previously had to thaw it over the fire. We doubt whether it tasted as delicious as Lowlander's white ale, but we still admire the spirit of these beer lovers!

Lowlander's White Ale is brewed with three types of aromatic extra ingredients: Curaçao orange, elderflower and chamomile. The Curaçao orange is a delicately bitter, inedible sister of the traditional orange, but it delights with an incomparably mild, soft citrus aroma. The elderflower, which, unlike the orange, can also be found in our latitudes, adds a fruity, floral touch to the beer. Elderflowers smell incredibly intense and give the white ale a tangy summer freshness. Chamomile provides a herbal undertone, not only tasting spicy like herbs, but also very subtly and elegantly like apples.

Lowlander's White Ale is an impressive blend of elegant flavors and a beer of an exceptional kind.