Wittoen Tripel
Sunday, August 10, 2014 by Glenn Vermoortel
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The beer is brewed in the Brewery Strubbe Ichtegem since 2004. It is a
triple beer with an alcohol content of 8.2%, brewed for the municipality
Oostkamp. The beer is flavored with herbs, in memory of the local beers
that were brewed in the Middle Ages. The herbal mixtures were collected
locally at that time. The beer was named "Wittoen 'given to the knight
Oostkamp Wittoen. Knight Jan Wittoen, also known as Jan Winteyn, was
lord of the manor in 1417 Orscamp and Mayor of the Free. |
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Origine: The beer ‘Wittoen’ was flavoured with herbs,
as a memory of the local beers that were brewed in the Middle Ages. The
herb mixes were collected on-site.
Ingredients: malt, gruit (= herb mix, precursor of hop, consists mainly of bog myrtle, rosemary,...)
Characteristics: A high fermentation beer with a 7% alcohol level, brewed according to traditional methods.
Packing:
The beer ‘Wittoen’ is available in bottles of 33 cl and in big bottles of 75 cl.
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