B. United International Inc. - Ichtegem's Grand Cru

Base Beer:

Pale Ale brewed at 15 ° Plato with a blend of three malt types
- pilsner malt at 4 EBC
- munich malt at 12 EBC
- caramel malt at 120 EBC

Hops:
- 2 year old belgian hops of Poperinge
- Kent Golding England
- Styrian hops
- Saaz Zatec at the end of boiling for Aroma

The final IBU of the base beer is calculated to be around 19 IBU.

Maturation: For two years in wooden casks {from the Bordeaux wine area in France) .

Young beer:

The young beer is brewed at around 50 EBC . The young beer is indeed a very important part of the secret of the Real Flemish Red Ale.

It is a “full malt” beer ( with caramel malt and roasted barley ) and a little dark candy sugar. It is hopped with Kent Goldings and Saaz at 22 IBU.

It is very difficult to assign both brews to a specific beerstyle .They are both special brews destined for blend only. The base beer is too acid to drink by itself while the young beer is too sweet and without “special” character.