Smoked in history
November 2014
Dundee Heritage Trust have teamed up with pub chain BrewDog and Livingston-based brewery Alechemy to develop a new beer reflecting Dundee’s rich historical associations.
Graham Duff, General Manager of BrewDog Dundee said: “We joined forces with James Davies, Head Brewer and Director of Alechemy Brewing Co, to come up with a recipe that would have a local significance.
“After toing and froing with ideas such as adding Oranges to represent Dundee’s long association with Marmalade, we came up with a more bold and adventurous plan. We wanted to utilise something that Dundee holds dear. Something with a significant historical value that has spanned generation upon generation of Dundonians…The RRS Discovery… and we wanted to burn it….
“We approached Mark Munsie, Operations Director of Dundee Heritage Trust to ask if it were possible to have wood from the ship so that we could burn it to smoke the malts in our beer. Mark was really excited about our concept, explaining to us that parts of the deck of the RRS Discovery had been recently restored and there had been sections of original wood removed. WIN!
“James took the pieces of Teak away with him that day…”
Mark Munsie, Operations Director at Dundee Heritage Trust said: “We are delighted to be involved in this exciting project with BrewDog. Using wood from the ship in the brewing process is extremely unusual, but the outcome is fantastic”.
On September 19th, the BrewDog team travelled to Alechemy’s brewery in Livingston to brew the beer with brewer Shaun Rogerson. ‘Smoked in History’ is a Smoked Porter; a dark and roasty beer with a smoky aroma of Chocolate and Coffee. Its rich, sweet roasty flavour is complimented by the use of Grains of Paradise, adding hints of citrus and pepper. It comes in at a modest 5.2% ABV.
“Having lived in Dundee all my life and always admired the RRS Discovery, it’s a real honour that we’ve been allowed to work with Dundee Heritage Trust to make history all over again”, added Graham.
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