Behind the Barrel: Rock the Worlds ESB

Beer collabs begin brewing in a variety of ways.  In the case of our recent collab with Rock Hill Brewing Company, it started with a conversation.  The two head brewers, Jerod Jones of RHBC and our own Head Brewer, DG, started chatting about their brewing systems.  As luck would have it, RHBC has a very similar Brew House to the one Lost Worlds has procured -- both direct-fire Deutsche systems. Jerod graciously invited the Lost Worlds crew to spend a day brewing their Bad Mama Jama Imperial Brown Ale and give the system a test run.  

With a great brew day under their belt, and the two teams in sync, they decided to plan a true collaboration beer.  Together they chose a style that is unfortunately rarely seen any more in craft breweries – an ESB (short for Extra Special Bitter).  Jerod had been wanting to brew one for a while and both teams appreciate this more sessionable style.  We call our collab beer, Rock the Worlds. The teams had a blast brewing together and the Deutsche equipment did not disappoint.  Rock the Worlds is scheduled for release on January 9th at Rock Hill Brewing.

About Rock the Worlds

An ESB is an English style of beer, and even though the word "bitter" is in the title, really the beer is not as "bitter" as most would think. This style tends to be a little malty with a nice earthy hop character. Combine these together and it makes for a very sessionable, easy drinking brew.

The Malts:

·      Maris Otter: A nice English base malt to give the fermentable sugars.

·      UK Crystal II: Another nice English malt to give a little a nice caramel-like sweetness as well as a little bit of color.

·      Biscuit malt: Adding a touch of this, gives a little "bready" and "biscuity" malt character

·      Chocolate malt: Also adding a touch of this gives a tiny bit of a chocolate-like malt flavor, as well as a little bit of color.

The Hops:

·      Fuggle and East Kent Golding: Both traditional English hops that lend an "earthy" type aroma and flavor.

Yeast: 

·      We used a classic English Ale strain

ABV:  5.8%