{"id":2555,"date":"2022-03-25T12:58:59","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T12:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londondrinker.camra.org.uk\/wordpress\/?p=2555"},"modified":"2022-03-25T12:59:02","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T12:59:02","slug":"two-tribes-truly-an-international-brewery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/londondrinker.camra.org.uk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2022\/03\/25\/two-tribes-truly-an-international-brewery\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Tribes \u2013 truly an international brewery!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Outside the brewery<\/em>
(photo<\/em> by Nic Crilly-Hargrave)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Those drinkers who have been following N7 brewery, Two Tribes in recent years will know from their Metroland beer range that, unlike some breweries which are influenced by just one country, Two Tribes have worldwide influences and the international element is reflected in more than just their beers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Until last year, the head brewer was a Finn, Christoffer Tuominen. He has been succeeded by Dominic, who really does have an international pedigree. Born in Germany, Dominic did his brewing training there before going to Australia where he worked for Stone in Hand, best known for their Pacific Ale. He eventually arrived in the UK where he first became a production brewer for Beavertown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dominic heads up a small team, assisted by Stirling Mitchell who was formerly with Affinity. Their beer production core beers are Dream Factory and Power Plant. These are complemented by their Metroland range which is where the international influence really comes into play. Metroland Mariachi lager uses Mexican yeast, Metroland Tokyo uses rice and the biggest seller in the range, Metroland New York, is packed with American hops. The newest edition is Metroland Colombo, inspired by Sri Lanka ingredients: coriander, Penang leaves and curry leaves. At 3.9% ABV, it is a refreshing, fruity and slightly spicy golden ale. It was produced especially for a Sri Lankan restaurant called Hoppers to match their curries and the first batch sold out in a month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You may have guessed by now that Dominic likes to experiment. A recent collaboration was with a Mexican restaurant with a 2,000 litre beer run. They started the development with a blind tasting and ended up with a beer using tortilla paste! The latest development is a hibiscus beer, combined with an experimental hop from Yakima Chief (HBC630) for those who fancy a pink beer!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It isn\u2019t all experimentation however. Dominic\u2019s first commercial brew for Two Tribes was a \u2018Cold IPA\u2019 at 5% ABV. You would expect someone who trained in Germany to has grown substantially over the last couple of years. Also, by the side of the brewery, they appreciate a traditional Helles and Dominic has started brewing his own version, albeit with a lower ABV than usually found in Munich (4% ABV), using three Noble hops (Tenang, have created Campfire, a large outside tap room, food and events area. This has freed up space for more brewing kit inside the brewery building and so they have been able to increase their production. They brew twice a day, two or three days a week, using a 1,100 hectolitre kit with 12 tanks. This however isn\u2019t enough to satisfy demand. Consequently, they are having a few of their most popular beers contract brewed. Their lager, for instance, is brewed by De Proef in Belgium. Managing such contracts does however takes time. \u201cWe currently have an apprentice, who is with us until later this year. Once she was trained, it freed me up to manage the contracts more closely<\/em>,\u201d said Dominic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Their brewing kit enables them to rotate the wort to extract the maximum possible from the hops. This means that the level of hopping needed to get the flavour profiles that they want is far lower than on a traditional kit. It also means that the spent hops can be washed out by the CIP system (cleaning in place) and go down the drain instead of their having to find a home for them. Used malt is sent to a biodigestor which is used to produce energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Around 14% of their production is canned, which helped during the pandemic (they have a small canning line). Their Hallertau Mittefruh and Hallertau Traditional) and lagering it for four weeks after two weeks fermentation. Called Rockar, it is intended that this easy drinking beer will take over from the Mariachi lager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For further information, see https:\/\/twotribes.co.uk\/ <\/a><\/em>and, for tasting notes for the beers tasted, go to the brewery section of the regional website: www.london.camra.org.uk.<\/em><\/a>
Christine Cryne<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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