Cooling ships are relics of times long past: in the past, the wort was fed from the wort copper directly into the cooling ship in order to be cooled down there as quickly as possible. During the cooling process, the turbidity in the beer settles and the wort clears. This process typically took about an hour and required scrupulous cleanliness to keep the beer from becoming infected with germs or bacteria as it chilled. The technological progress of the last centuries gave brewers new possibilities for cooling and made sure that the cooling ship went out of fashion more and more.
Only a few breweries still have a refrigerated ship and actually use it. One of these selected breweries is Drei Kronen from Memmelsdorf. Not all beers are cooled in the refrigerated ship for a long time, but some beers go through the historic copper tank.
An exceptional talent in the brewery’s range is Nessie. Not only does the refrigerated ship IPA represent the craft beer between all the Franconian classics, it is also cooled in the refrigerated ship. The brewers have put their own stamp on the darling of the craft beer scene and created a modern beer that is brewed using the old-fashioned art of brewing. Nessie scores with a magnificent copper-red color and a tasty symphony of fruity hops, tart hints and malt tones that taste of nuts and caramel.
Brauerei Drei KronenWater, barley malt, wheat malt, hops, yeast
