De Molen hold an annual beer festival in September (Borefts) inviting some of the most innovative small brewers in Europe to attend. Menno, brewmaster and festival organiser for De Molen, shared the recipe for his celebrated Vuur & Vlam with the attending breweries and challenged them to brew their version of the beer.

We've got three of the versions in stock: Fyr & Flamme from Haandbryggereit (Norway), Ignis & Flamma from De Stuise Brouwers (Belgium) and Vuur & Vlam from De Molen (Netherlands). For the De Molen version expect aromas of tropical fruit (especially mango and passionfruit), resin bitterness and toffee body from the malt - we'll leave it to you to see how the 'challengers' compare!

Technical beer details

Malts: Pilsner and Cara

Bittering Hops: Galena

Late Hops: Chinook, Cascade, Simcoe and Amarillo

Dryhopping: Cascade

EBU: 42.6 OG: 1058 FG:1012 EBC: 22.2

Details of Borefts beer festival

Location: Brouwerij de Molen, Bodegraven, Holland

Date: 28th-29th September

Details: website

De Molen Vuur & Vlam (6.2% abv, 24x355ml)

De Struise Brouwers Ignis & Flamma (7.0% abv, 24x355ml)

Haandbryggeriet Fyr & Flamme (6.2% abv, 12x500ml)

For more information or to order please call us on 01422 377 560 or email sales@jamesclay.co.uk