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Everything we have from Arend
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A distillate of beer instead of fruit
On this shelf, nearly everything is made from fruit or grape residues. The Arend Oak Distilled is the exception: it starts with beer. The French call such a drink eau-de-bière, literally beer water, by analogy with eau-de-vie.
The base is Arend Tripel, a blond top-fermented beer from Brouwerij De Ryck. That beer is distilled at Stokerij De Moor in Aalst and then matured on toasted oak chips. That maturation gives the spirit its copper color; most bottles on this shelf are in fact clear.
It is a limited, numbered edition in a bottle with gold printing. We have one in stock.
The bottle we have in stock
Arend Oak Distilled
Distilled from Arend Tripel and matured on toasted oak chips. 50 centilitres, 40 percent according to the label. Limited, numbered edition.
€ 39,99
What is an eau-de-bière?
With beer the fermentation work is already done: malt has been fermented into a drink of about eight percent. When that beer is distilled, the malt base and the yeast character remain recognizable, while the alcohol ends up much higher. An eau-de-bière is therefore closer to whisky than to a fruit distillate, with the difference that a finished beer goes in rather than wort.
A brewery and a distillery together
- The bottle at a glance
- De RyckThe brewery in Herzele behind the Arend brand.
- Arend TripelThe beer that forms the base.
- De MoorThe distillery in Aalst that does the distilling.
- OakMatured on charred oak chips.
Arend is the beer brand of brewery De Ryck in Herzele in East Flanders. Under that name a blonde, a dubbel, a tripel and a winter beer appear. The brewery celebrated its 135th anniversary in 2021.
For the Oak Distilled, the brewery worked with Stokerij De Moor in Aalst. It distilled the Arend Tripel and oversaw the maturation in wood. The same wood treatment is also behind the beer Arend Oak.
The result is a drink with a copper colour, which stands out on a shelf where almost everything is clear. Ageing on charred oak is what gives that colour and the wood character.
Why is a beer distillate on this shelf?
Because the category eau de vie, obstler and slivovitz is where we place distilled drinks that do not fit one of the fixed boxes. Marc, kirsch, palinka, pisco and bagaceira are there, and so is this eau-de-bière. What they share is that the raw material is the story, not the ageing or the brand.
Who is this bottle for?
This bottle is interesting if you know beer well and want to taste what remains of a tripel after distillation, or if you come from the whisky side and are curious about a malt distillate with a different background.
It is a limited, numbered edition, so what is there is there. Call if you want to know how many are left.
Not sure? Call 0570 541 278 or email info@bockje.nl. We're happy to help you choose.
Frequently asked questions about Arend
How many bottles of Arend does ’t Bockje have in stock?
One: the Arend Oak Distilled of 50 centiliters, available immediately.
What is Arend Oak Distilled?
An eau-de-bière: a distillate of beer. The base is the Arend Tripel from De Ryck brewery; the distilling was done at Stokerij De Moor in Aalst.
Why is this drink not clear?
Because after distillation it was aged on charred oak chips. That gives the copper colour. Most bottles on this shelf are clear, precisely because they are not aged in wood.
How much alcohol does it contain?
The label states 40 per cent.
Where does Arend come from?
Arend is the beer brand of the De Ryck brewery in Herzele in East Flanders. In 2021 the brewery celebrated its 135th anniversary.
Does ’t Bockje also ship Arend abroad?
Yes. We ship to around forty countries. Email info@bockje.nl if you want to know whether your country is included.
Order, collect or drop by
- In stock in our shop at Brink 2 in Bathmen
- Available to order online and have delivered, including abroad
- Order online or collect in Bathmen
- Personal advice via 0570 541 278 or info@bockje.nl
- Opening hours: Tuesday to Friday 09.00–18.00, Saturday 09.00–17.00. Closed Monday and Sunday
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Wij verkopen geen alcohol aan personen onder de 18 jaar. NIX18
- Tuesday to Friday 09.00 – 18.00
- Saturday 09.00 – 17.00
- Monday and Sunday closed