Carlsberg Re-brew, a recreation of a beer first brewed in 1883 that used the world’s first pure yeast, is being launched in October.
The company’s Copenhagen-based research laboratory spent three years recreating the lager, cultivating the yeast and using 19th century brewing techniques to create a limited run of the 1883 beer, named ‘Re-brew’.
All proceeds from sales of the Re-brew will be given to the University of Nottingham’s International Centre for Brewing Science.
Liam Newton, vice president of marketing for Carlsberg UK, explained: “It has taken Carlsberg’s brewers years of craft and dedication to get to a point where we can make Re-brew available to the public.
“I’m incredibly excited to be able to sample the beer that our forefathers drank, which is recognised globally as the ‘Father of Quality Lager’. This is a fantastic opportunity for UK beer-drinkers to purchase the Re-brew beer before anyone else in the world.”
The original 1883 lager was one of the first to be brewed using the groundbreaking discovery of pure yeast which eradicated ‘beer sickness’, a common problem affecting the smell and taste of beer in the 19th century, explained Carlsberg.
They added: “Rather than patenting the development of the yeast strain, Carlsberg decided to give away the yeast for free to other breweries around the world. Today, most lagers originate from the 1883 yeast-discovery, including major international brands.”
The beer is available from 1 – 31 October 2016, with 600 bottles of Re-brew available to purchase at London’s St Bart’s Brewery, priced at £12.95 per bottle.
