Last week The Jacobsen Brewhouse launched the second brew in its Vintage trilogy - Vintage no. 2.
Vintage no. 2 is a very limited edition with only 600 available bottles to the price of DKK 2009 each, and from Wednesday March 4 sold in The Carlsberg Souvenir Shop located in the Carlsberg Visitors Centre.
“With the Vintage trilogy we want to push the boundaries for what a beer can do, and to challenge the luxury wine segment in the gourmet restaurant market by utilising our innovation and brewing capabilities”, says Morten Ibsen, who in cooperation with four other brewmasters has developed the Vintage No. 2.
A controversial fusion of art & beer
Each Vintage bottle is labelled with a hand stencilled lithographic print made by the artist Marco Evaristti, who is mostly known for his controversial exhibition of gold fish in a blender in Denmark.
“We chose Marco to make the prints as his art is centred around being uncompromising, innovative and pushing boundaries– just like the Vintage trilogy”, says Morten Ibsen. Marco has made five different prints for the beer each with the Carlsberg elephant as the recurring motive. Only 125 items of each has been made which make the empties real collector’s item.
Inside the bottle
Vintage No.2 has, as the only contemporary beer, been matured in J.C. Jacobsen’s original crypt-like cellar from 1847 where it has been stored in French oak casks for 100 days. The beer has a jet-black colour and espresso-like foam. And it reveals flavours of vanilla and cocoa/mocha. The aroma is distinct with hints of tar and ropes, which come from the peat-smoked, Scottish malt, which has been transported from Scotland solely for this brew.
The mentioned tasting notes make the beer a natural pairing for oysters, shellfish, Parma ham and cheese. And if you crave for something sweet, chocolate also goes with the beer. The Vintage brew is best served at a temperature of 15-20°C.