Creemore Springs launch Kellerbier

Slacks · Post by **Slacks** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 11:27 pm

Hey all,

Quick "open and honest" disclaimer that this information comes via the right sources - straight from the brewery - as my day job allows me to work with the friendly folks at Creemore on a regular basis.

Creemore Springs have produced a new seasonal called Creemore Springs Kellerbier. The promise from the brewmaster, who got the idea during a trip to Germany, is "lower in carbonation and abundant with hop aroma and flavour, we small batch brew this unique style of beer using only 4 natural ingredients and package it unfiltered. Surprisingly thirst quenching our Kellerbier has a citrus spicy finish left by the unfiltered yeast and a lavish malt backbone."

It's a special LCBO and retail store release of only 400 hl (roughly 80,000 cans) and hits shelves starting July 19th.

Check the Events section shortly for some information on a special launch tasting coming up Monday, June 22nd. Hope to see some of you there!

Cheers,
Rick.

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 11:41 pm

Hell, yeah! Bring it on Creemore - a beer style for those who 'get' it.

Creemore are remarkably restrained producing only two flagship products plus a seasonal Bock before this Kellerbier. So it can't be bad! (Maybe in time they will produce a Dortmunder for the holiday season.)

northyorksammy · Post by **northyorksammy** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 12:06 am

a weizenbock

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 8:31 am

I'm really looking forward to this one. Is it a different recipe than their regular lager?

With Creemore's hard water, I'd vote for a munich dunkel!

SteelbackGuy · Post by **SteelbackGuy** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 8:40 am

Can't wait to try this!

Bytowner · Post by **Bytowner** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 9:29 am

I've really been looking forward to this. One of the things I look forward to most on trips to Germany is hitting up a beer garden with a good kellerbier. Hope it shows up in O-Town.

Dokta Owange · Post by **Dokta Owange** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 7:15 pm

looking forward to attending this Monday night !

Slacks · Post by **Slacks** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 10:36 am

Hey all,

Great to see so many Bartowelers last night, great turnout and I thought a pretty great beer. I must also acknowledge last night was my first ever pretzel bun and I'm completely hooked.. haha.

Hope everyone enjoyed themselves. For those of you who missed it, or those want to taste it again, you'll be able to pick some up in cans at the LCBO (failing any elongated strikes) on July 19th.

Cheers,
Rick.

SteelbackGuy · Post by **SteelbackGuy** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 10:39 am

The thought of this delicious unfiltered lager is driving me to thirst for beer at 10 AM!

GregClow · Post by **GregClow** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 11:46 am

I had to make just a quick visit last night, and left by 6:15, but there was still a good crowd even that early on. And the beer was fantastic! If it's anywhere near as good in cans as it was on tap, I'll be going through a lot of it this summer.

And yeah, those pretzel buns they were serving the sausages on were damn good, weren't they?

velovampire · Post by **velovampire** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 11:48 am

I'm regretting my decision to work last night - sounds like the event was great, and the beer even better. I'm also anxiously awaiting the arrival of the cans.

Matty D · Post by **Matty D** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 1:38 pm

Well this sounds very promising, plus it might actually show up locally for me

SteelbackGuy · Post by **SteelbackGuy** » Wed Jun 24, 2009 12:13 am

Thinking about their other offerings, and thinking about this up and coming Kellerbier has me thinking that the creemore line up in its entirety is quite German, and also quite delicious.

The_Jester · Post by **The_Jester** » Wed Jun 24, 2009 7:06 am

I'm really looking forward to this one. I've only ever tried one beer in this style (Kulmbacher Mönchshof), but I quite liked it. Creemore has produced two decent lagers so far, so, here's hoping. Gotta ask, though: Would this still be happening without the Molson's $$$ ?

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Wed Jun 24, 2009 10:57 am

SteelbackGuy wrote:Thinking about their other offerings, and thinking about this up and coming Kellerbier has me thinking that the creemore line up in its entirety is quite German, and also quite delicious.

They use to say their "premium lager" was a Bohemian Pils... and while it is entirely Saaz hops, I think it's definitely more of a Munich Helles. I wonder what they're calling it now that they have a Pils?

When I toured the brewery last summer, the guide said they now used the Czech hops exclusively (in all three brews). I must say that I prefered the UrBock when they were using German hops (years ago). I wonder what hops they're using in the Keller?