Deep Kimchi
17-02-2006, 00:35
I was having a Korenwolf in a pub in London that serves Dutch and Belgian beer, and I was told about this...
Korenwolf, is brewed in the Gulpener brewery in the Dutch town of Gulpen, near Maastricht - the gastronomic heartland of Holland.
Gulpener is a family-owned brewery that has been run by seven generations of the Rutten family. Established in 1825 the brewery is dedicated to developing high quality, inimitable beers that are environmentally friendly and made from locally grown crops.
The name "Korenwolf" refers to a wild grain-eating hamster, indigenous to the Limburg region. The beer was launched in 1994 to save the creature from the threat of extinction -a donation was made from every sale to contribute towards the hamster's breeding programme. The programme was successful but unnecessary - a colony was subsequently found over the border in Germany. Today both the hamster and the beer flourish and Korenwolf is the fastest-growing wheat beer in Holland.
Korenwolf, is brewed in the Gulpener brewery in the Dutch town of Gulpen, near Maastricht - the gastronomic heartland of Holland.
Gulpener is a family-owned brewery that has been run by seven generations of the Rutten family. Established in 1825 the brewery is dedicated to developing high quality, inimitable beers that are environmentally friendly and made from locally grown crops.
The name "Korenwolf" refers to a wild grain-eating hamster, indigenous to the Limburg region. The beer was launched in 1994 to save the creature from the threat of extinction -a donation was made from every sale to contribute towards the hamster's breeding programme. The programme was successful but unnecessary - a colony was subsequently found over the border in Germany. Today both the hamster and the beer flourish and Korenwolf is the fastest-growing wheat beer in Holland.