i.p.a.

In beer jargon, the term IPA stands for India Pale Ale. In the case of Lowlander's IPA, however, this is not true: Since the Lowlander brewery refers to the eventful history of the Netherlands and draws from the cornucopia of seafarers' loot, one must assume that the "I" in IPA does not represent India but rather Indonesia stands. The Dutch never reached India but had flourishing trade relations with Indonesia. So we present a truly Dutch Indonesia Pale Ale.

For the IPA with an Indonesian touch, Frederik used the exotic aromas of coriander and white tea. Ground coriander seeds add a fruity, lemony-fresh note to the beer and are also beautifully spicy. White tea is a rare delicacy that gives the beer a fragrant, floral elegance.

Incidentally, in Holland it used to be not uncommon to pay one's bill with living goods. Anyone who thinks of edible animals such as fish or beef is far from the truth. The hard-drinking sailors of Dutch colonial times were only too happy to drink to their thirst - and beyond the limits of their financial means. In order to be able to have a drink in their favorite pub on their next shore leave, the sailors simply paid with monkeys that they had brought with them from their distant voyages. The innkeepers liked the funny fellows and accepted them as a means of payment - at least until they discovered the fleas that had traveled along in the monkeys' thick fur.

Whether paid with a lousy primate or with cheap money, the Lowlander IPA tastes fabulous in any case!