Stichting Noordhollandse Alternatieve Bierbrouwers

IJsbok - A beer that has won many awards for the SNAB.

The North Holland Alternative Beer Brewer's Foundation (Dutch: Stichting Noordhollandse Alternatieve Bierbrouwers (SNAB)) is a Dutch organisation dedicated to promoting alternative beer and beer culture in the Netherlands.

Overview

The SNAB was founded on 24 January 1991 to promote what they term alternative beers and beer culture. They explain this as meaning beers which are brewed either with unusual ingredients or by unusual methods. In order to achieve this they work to develop and commercialise types of beer which are relatively unknown in the Netherlands.[1] Specifically, the SNAB lists its goals as:

The SNAB does not operate its own commercial scale brewery. Instead, new recipes are developed using the foundation's own micro brewery but the beers are then brewed on a commercial scale under license by the Proefbrouwerij in Lochristie, Belgium.[2]

Products

Beers produced by the SNAB are:[1][3]

Beers produced all year round

NameStyleFirst BrewedABVNotes
X-PorterBrown Porter19944.5%
Koning HoningSpeciality Beer19987.5%Brewed with honey. Gold award, European Beer Star, 2007.
SNAB Pale AleAmerican Pale Ale20006.3%
MaelstrømAmerican Barleywine20019.8%
Czaar PeterRussian Imperial Stout20028.5%
Otter SBExtra Special Bitter20085.6%

Seasonal beers

Seasonal beers include:

NameStyleFirst BrewedABVNotes
SpeculatorChristmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer19969.9%Winter beer, produced from November.
EzelenbokDoppelbock19987.5%Autumn beer, produced from October. Winner of the Best Dutch Bokbeer award 2001, 2002 and 2005.
IJsbokEisbock19989.0%Autumn beer, produced from October. Silver award winner, World Beer Cup, 2006. Best Dutch Bokbeer, 2007. Best Strong Dutch Bokbeer, 2008.

References

  1. 1 2 "Official SNAB Website" (in Dutch). Retrieved 2009-03-03.
  2. "PINT SNAB Article" (in Dutch). Retrieved 2009-03-03.
  3. "Cambrinus SNAB Details" (in Dutch). Retrieved 2009-03-04.

External links

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