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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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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6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at Christian Firtal. Hazy golden with a small white head. Strong alcoholic aroma, with some fruit and herbs, but mostly some fine spirits, like grappa/eau de vie or calva. The flavour has fruit, lime peel, herbs and alcohol. There is a bit of fruity sweetness, though the beer is clearly technically dry. Like it or not, they have produced a very unique flavour for a more or less "Reinheitsgebot brewed" beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Oct 2012
at 04:48
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 330ml.Light light unclear medium yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, fruity, moderate to heavy hoppy, soap, leather, alcohol, sweet vinegar - apple vinegar and wood notes. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, tart, sweet, alcohol. IMO a stange - weird beer ! Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20120829]
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2012
at 03:14
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle 33 cl. Pours a hazy golden with a small, rough white head. Odd spicy, citrusy nose. Medium body only, some sweet sugary syrup, citrus - and oddly a little funk and salt. Rather subdued bitterness. A crazy odd lovely beer. 030812
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Aug 2012
at 14:18