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F<\/span>or the first time in its history, Budweiser Budvar has collaborated with another brewery \u2013\u00a0Wild Beer Co<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 to produce a limited edition beer:\u00a0SAAZ TREK<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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With its name a nod to the Czech Saaz hop prominent in the finish, this is actually a dark beer that brings together two different brews \u2013 a dark lager and a dark ale \u2013 created from a blend of Czech and English ingredients and the breweries\u2019 own house brewing yeasts. The recipe was developed over 6 months and a thousand miles and, as well as two different yeast, it brings together two different fermentations: one bottom, the other top. These brews are then blended and matured at Wild Beer Co. in Somerset to create a beer you\u2019d never be able to make in one batch.<\/p>\n

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Fusing Budvar\u2019s dedication to tradition and ingredients with the innovation and experimentation of Wild Beer Co,\u00a0SAAZ TREK\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>is a beer that boldly goes where no beer has gone before. Deep roasted tones with a balanced bitterness in the finish; crisp but with rich fruity notes \u2013 it\u2019s unforgettably good.<\/p>\n

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On the first brew day we travelled to Wild Beer Co\u2019s brewhouse in the rolling countryside near Glastonbury to catch up with Brett Ellis, co-founder of Wild Beer Co. and Ale\u0161 Dvo\u0159\u00e1k, beer sommelier at Budweiser Budvar, to get the lowdown on this landmark project.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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“We knocked on a number of doors of our friends: brewers we respect and breweries we like. We asked them to be involved in this cask-only collaboration project to create something new that neither one of us would have been able to create by ourselves.” <\/span><\/h3>\n

Brett Ellis, Wild Beer Co.<\/span><\/h3>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Q: THIS PLACE IS AMAZING. TELL US A BIT ABOUT WILD BEER CO. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN GOING?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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BRETT:<\/span><\/strong><\/span> Well we started the brewery six years ago. The aim was to pursue alternative ways of making beer and alternative flavours in beer to challenge our own perceptions and to challenge those of Britain and the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Q: WHAT\u2019S YOUR ROLE AT THE BREWERY?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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BRETT:<\/span><\/strong><\/span> I head up all the world of flavour and beer creation. I came into the world of beer from being a chef so taste and flavour have always been at the heart of what inspires me. We set up the brewery to try to discover and find innovative new ways of brewing for ourselves. And also, to introduce new flavours and beers that stand rooted in tradition, but try to take another step and go beyond it. So, our beers are rooted in tradition, but yet seek to take a step beyond it and discover a world after tradition, and where tradition can take us.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Q: THE CELLARMAN PROJECT IS THE NAME OF YOUR COLLABORATION SERIES. WHAT\u2019S IT ALL ABOUT?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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BRETT:<\/span><\/strong><\/span> It\u2019s really about three things: collaboration, cask and innovation. We knocked on a number of doors of our friends, breweries; brewers we respect and breweries we like. We\u2019ve asked them to be involved in this cask-only collaboration project so we can share our own information and findings about making beer but also they can share. And in that collaborative spirit create something new that neither one of us would have been able to create by ourselves.<\/span><\/p>\n

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ALE\u0160:<\/span><\/strong><\/span> Budweiser Budvar is very traditional producer of lager-beer. We make a hand-made traditional lager where consistency and quality is everything and we have never collaborated before. But my first impression in this brewery is that this is real craft: it feels modern but real old-fashioned too and I\u2019m very excited. I like it and when I see these wooden barrels, I\u2019m surprised. I\u2019m really excited.<\/span><\/p>\n

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