Walk on Water
Mikkeller in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark 🇩🇰
Collab with: To ØlBrewed at/by: De Proefbrouwerij
Strong Ale - American Special
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Score
6.86
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Mikkeller and To Øl present to you - our effort to make the lightest beer in the world. What is the lightest beer in the world???
What we mean, is that Walk On Water is the beer with the lowest density. It simply weighs the least.
Brewers and beergeeks alike tend to describe beer by its density (or gravity). The specific density of a liquid is determined by its amount of dissolved matter. Normally proteins, carbohydrates, lipids and ashes are the four factors governing the density of a liquid. But for a beer it is more appropriate to describe its density by two factors; carbohydrates(sugar) and alcohol. Alcohol is much lighter than water, while carbohydrates (or sugars) in solution will raise the density of water.
When we brewed this beer the challenge was to ferment as much of the sugars from the malts as possible, without leaving any residual sugars. This is fairly easy for low ABV beer types, but is much more challenging for a 14% ABV beer - you could say the higher alcohol percentage the lighter, but then again high alcohol would lead to high amount of rest sugar and therefore the beer would be heavier.
After working on the breakdown of residual sweetness (dextrines etc.) and optimising our fermentation, we ended up with this beast of a boozy beer!
14% alcohol and no residual sugar making it a 100% attenuation fermented beer makes this the dryest and lightest beer in the world.
Ingredients: Water, Malt, Hops, Yeast (lager & Ale)
What we mean, is that Walk On Water is the beer with the lowest density. It simply weighs the least.
Brewers and beergeeks alike tend to describe beer by its density (or gravity). The specific density of a liquid is determined by its amount of dissolved matter. Normally proteins, carbohydrates, lipids and ashes are the four factors governing the density of a liquid. But for a beer it is more appropriate to describe its density by two factors; carbohydrates(sugar) and alcohol. Alcohol is much lighter than water, while carbohydrates (or sugars) in solution will raise the density of water.
When we brewed this beer the challenge was to ferment as much of the sugars from the malts as possible, without leaving any residual sugars. This is fairly easy for low ABV beer types, but is much more challenging for a 14% ABV beer - you could say the higher alcohol percentage the lighter, but then again high alcohol would lead to high amount of rest sugar and therefore the beer would be heavier.
After working on the breakdown of residual sweetness (dextrines etc.) and optimising our fermentation, we ended up with this beast of a boozy beer!
14% alcohol and no residual sugar making it a 100% attenuation fermented beer makes this the dryest and lightest beer in the world.
Ingredients: Water, Malt, Hops, Yeast (lager & Ale)
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6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 7
Pours hazy gold into a snifter. Bright white head with good retention recedes leaving spider lacing. Lemon joy and caramel aromas. Dry and hot with sweet caramel, yeast and candi upfront turning to hot tropical fruit in the lasting finish. Lots of heat all over the place...
Tried
from Can
on 25 Nov 2012
at 14:35
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle. Pours light hold with a thin head. Aroma is burnt basil, toast, yeast and candy sugars. Taste has yeasty orange to start. Basil and toast with strong alcohol on the finish. Lots of alcohol warmth.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Nov 2012
at 14:42
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Cloudy golden beer with a beautiful strong white head. The aroma is malty and dry, and the flavour is deeply malty with heavy bitterness, roasted'ness, some yeastyness, and brandyness. Overall a really nice very strong in alcohol malty and bitter beer. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Nov 2012
at 16:05
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Clear golden yellow colour, white head. Aroma of hops, madeira and marmelade. Quite fruity and floral. Fruity flavour, light bitter, quite sweet actually (seems in contrast with the idea of the beer), even light cloying. Finish madeira.
(From 33cL bottle @ ZZT V. Thanks for sharing, DutchDrebus!)
(From 33cL bottle @ ZZT V. Thanks for sharing, DutchDrebus!)
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Nov 2012
at 06:08
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Cotteridge Wines; pours straw yellow white head with lace whatever that is, refer back to De Molen Bombs & grenades this is very similar syrupy sweet the alcohol presents isn’t 14% not a driving ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Nov 2012
at 14:32