Bottle, Beer
Object number2018.133.1
Manufacturer
Draai Laag Brewing Company
Datec. 2018
Possible OriginPittsburgh, PA
Possible OriginAllison Park, PA
MediumGlass; Paper; Ink; Adhesive
Credit LineHeinz History Center Collection
DescriptionBrown glass beer bottle. Red, black, and beige paper label adhered to body of bottle. Underside has ribbed foot.DimensionsHeight x Diameter: 10.25 × 2.75 in. (26 × 7 cm)MarksFront of label has printed beige, brown, and black text "Draai Laag / BREWING Co / HAVIKEN / Aged on Lees, Bottled with Brettanomyces / WILD BY DESIGN".
Proper left side of label has printed red, black, and beige text including "ORIGINAL GRAVITY: / 15.2°P (1.062 S.G.) / APPARENT DEGREE OF ATTENUATION / 90% / MADE WITH: / Brettanomyces / Lambicus / [barcode] / 769923291291 / GOVERNMENT WARNING:... / ... / Brewed and Bottled by Hand In / Pittsburgh, PA and Allison Park, PA / 1 PINT 0.9 FL. OZ (500 ML)".
Proper right side of label has printed black and beige text "Strong. Dark. Belgian. This / swarthy Dubbel is integrated / with a distinctly porter-esque / roasted quality & our / Brettanomyces lambicus yeast / strain for an unexpectedly / cherry-tart finish. / www.draailaag.com / 7.4% ALC./VOL".
Bottle has raised text on the back just above the bottom edge "15 T8 3 0.51 [symbol] 52".
Historical NotesThis Draai Laag Brewing Company bottle is one of the last ones produced under the name Draai Laag before the brewery changed to Strange Roots Experimental Ales in 2018. This also marked a shift away from experimental sour brews to more conventional beers. The Millvale brewery focused on Belgian-style sour beers when they started in 2011 as one of the first craft breweries in the region. Millvale native Dennis Hock started the brewery after experimenting with the brewing process in college and abroad while in the military. The name Draai Laag came from the Dutch word for turncoat and refers to Hock’s ancestor Simon Girty, a Revolutionary War turncoat who fought with the Native Americans (who raised him) and the British.
Related person
Dennis Hock
Related person
Simon Girty
(1741 - 1818)
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