Oerbier

Oerbier means original, from the source. This beer was brewed on a small scale (5 gallons) at home in a copper wash kettle by two brothers who were students at the time. They took over an old brewery that had gone out of business and said: "If we don't bring the brewery back to life, nobody will!". It was also a unique opportunity to create some interesting brews, so why not try it? So we went ahead. We did most of the work ourselves and kept the scale of the brewery as it was. Since then, the brewery and its beers have been an inspiration to many brewers. Oerbier is brewed using a variety of malts, Poperinge Golding hops in flower form, and a special yeast that gives it a slight tartness, especially with aging. At the brewery, we have excellent cellars with a constant temperature of 8°C, allowing Oerbier to age at its best. After a couple of years, Oerbier tastes as if it has been blended with wine… Oerbier is bottle-conditioned and contains a layer of yeast, which provides B vitamins. NAT en STRAF on the glasses means WET and STRONG, a warning for its 9% alcohol content. The little figure on the glasses is the Oerbier man, a simple creature holding a brewer's fork in his right hand, symbolizing work and science, while looking toward the other side—the result of all this: the glass of (Oer)beer. The artwork on the poster is a wall painting found in Spain (Altamira) and is considered by art lovers to be the finest prehistoric artwork (30,000 years BC).