This is the first in the line-up and is a naturally unfined craft beer at 3.8% abv it is an easy drinking bitter with great depth of colour. we hope you enjoy it and please let us have your feedback at feedback@smokindeer.com

Talking about unfined beer can be touchy subject in the UK.  For many years now people have become accustomed to crystal clear beers being served all over the Country, and hazy or cloudy beers have always been associated with a beer being “off”.  Below is more information to help you understand why we believe unfined natural beer is best.

Brewers have been adding fining agents to their beer to improve clarity for a long time and, as a result, cloudy or hazy beer has been less popular.

 

The most commonly used fining agent is Isinglass – a substance obtained from the dried swim bladders of fish.  It is a form of collagen used mainly for the clarification or fining of beer.

 

Left undisturbed, beer will clear naturally on its own over a long period of time.  Isinglass finings merely accelerate the clearing time.

 

In other parts of the world, notably Europe and USA, beer with a natural yeast haze has long been a part of beer culture. We want to continue this culture of natural brewing to get most of the flavours out of our brews. By omitting Isinglass, our beers are vegetarian friendly. Isinglasss’s main property of dropping down yeast has also the negative side effect that it also drops down some important compounds such as hop oils and strips down some of the flavour in your beer and reduces the shelf life of your beer. Unfined beer contains higher levels of brewers’ yeast which can be used as a nutritional supplement. Brewers’ yeast is a source of B vitamins, chromium and protein.

 

Not at all!  Beer with added finings is perfectly fine and tasty, but we as a Brewery have decided to choose a different path, and we hope you will enjoy it!