Hofstetten's G'frorens Ariana Heller Bock

Dry-hopping

After five weeks of lagering, this beer undergoes a freeze distillation process where the water is extracted. From there, the newly created ice bock is dry hopped, meaning it is combined with fresh hops in a lager tank and left for weeks to develop and absorb the wonderful hop aromas.

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Previous versions:



Mühlviertel Aurora (DH)

Mühlviertel Aurora (PE)

Mühlviertel Saphire (DH) 2012 (annual)

Mühlviertel Saphire (DH) 2013 (biennial)

Bavaria Mandarin (DH) Bavarian aroma hop

Relax

· DH = Cone hops (“Doldenhopfen” in German)

PE = Pellets



With hops, each processing method lends the hops specific characteristics. With cone hops more of the hop oils are extracted, making the beer more balanced and less intense.

With pellets, more hop resin is preserved, thus making them more robust and aggressive.