Viking Brewing Company

Products

Randy and Ann Lee are committed to take Viking's beer to its highest level. Before they brew a style of beer, they research its history and its tradition: where it originated, who brewed it and with what ingredients. Gives them deeper understanding about the complexities of the beer style, which aids in their ability to brew a product that captures the heart and soul of the beer.

The Lees select the highest quality ingredients from around the world and brew with water that is naturally pure and soft. Purity is important. No fining agents, chemicals or preservatives are used in any of Viking's beers. Viking's beers are natural, unpasteurized and not sterile filtered. Viking's beers are live products (with active brewer's yeast) so they continue to age and develop over time.

According to the Wikipedia Encyclopedia. "Brewer's yeast is known to be a rich source of nutrients; therefore, as expected, beer can contain significant amounts of nutrients, including magnesium, selenium, potassium, phosphorus, biotin, and B vitamins. In fact, beer is sometimes referred to as 'liquid bread.' Some sources maintain that filtered beer loses much of its nutrition."

While we are talking about brewer's yeast, it is important to point out here that unlike many breweries, Viking does not use the same yeast for all of its beers. Instead, the proper yeast is chosen for each style of beer. Randy and Ann recognize that the yeast is the underlying signature flavor of the beer. Viking's beers are not only different from other breweries', but they are different from each other.

The Lees' greatest passion is to brew beer. Because of that, they brew many, many different styles of beer. In fact, they brew over 22 different styles beer. Five of these beers: Blonde, Vienna Woods, CopperHead, Whole Stein Big Swede and are available throughout the year; the rest of them are seasonal beers. Viking releases one or two seasonal beers each month so there is always something new to look forward to.

The beers that are listed below and are marked (Now) are the beers that are currently available at the brewery. Unpasteurized, Keep Cool!

Year Round Beers

	(Now) Blonde is a light Pilsner brewed with rye. Its faint aroma has notes of buttery and toasted malts, aromatic hops, ripened apple, and lemongrass. The taste starts crisp with the rye and has a dry finish.
(Now) Vienna Woods is a Vienna Lager with a subtle, a but complex flavor of roasted, sweet malts and a calm bitterness with dulled orange and deep woodish tangs with a crisp, lightly creamy finish.
	(Now) CopperHead is a Märtzen, ruby lager brewed with caramel malts producing sweet, buttery, nutty & fruity flavors. It also has a slight burnt orange with a dark coppery influence.
(Now) "Breakfast Beer!" Whole Stein a coffee, oatmeal, milk porter. Sweet dark roasted malts, dark chocolate tanginess and lovely notes of oatmeal and molasses then finishes with a nice rich easy coffee flavor.
	(Now) Big Swede is a Swedish Imperial Stout brewed to the maltier side. Nose of vanilla, coffee, currants and wood. Nutty & creamy, a hint of molasses, dark fruits, carob, & a whiff of whiskey.

Seasonal Beers

January (Now) Invader is a Doppel Bock with a caramel apple laden nose and aromas of allspice, heather and wildflowers. The taste starts with a bold caramel malt and apple character with a woody and floral finish.
	January (Now) Mørketid (The Norwegian name for midwinter polar darkness) is a German Schwartz beer (black beer) Sweet chocolaty nose with slightly spiced notes up front leading to maple and molasses flavors and a hint of nuts with a quick dry finish.
February J.S. Bock a Helles Bock. Nice light amber color with small off white head. It's lightly malty with a mild roasty side some hints of fruit and caramel and a mild hop finish.
	March (Now) Weathertop Wheat is a dark wheat beer that pours a deep amber with a nice sized tan head. Aroma and flavor are of toffee, (light) honey and dark fruits. Finish is mildly sweet with light bitter hops.
March (Now) Sylvan Springs is a Bohemian Pilsner. Nice golden color. Mild malts. Flavor is malty mildly sweet taste and mild fruit with the after taste being delicate hops. Palate is refreshing and light yet full.
	April (Now) Honey Pale Ale is an English-style, not an American-style Pale Ale. Clear golden color. Flavor of soft honey English toffee with a floral & grassy bitterness rolled outward, leaving grasses and honey at the finish.
May Lime Twist is a light and refreshing American style wheat beer made with a twist of lime. It is very refreshing - a perfect summer beer.
	June Queen Victoria's Secret is a British India Pale Ale. Light amber color with a hoppy aroma and taste along with some mid-palate floral fruitiness and finishing citrus. Lively, medium to light palate.
July Dim Whit is a Belgian-style Whit Beer spiced with coriander and ginger. Golden Color with a huge airy meringue white head. The flavor is coriander, toasty pale malts, nice ginger, and yeastywheat. Clean, refreshing, & light.
	August Abby Normal is a Trippel Abby-style Ale. Flavor is sweet toasted buttery malts, honey and some candi sugars. Also spicy with notes with green apples and molasses and a floral hop garnish.
September Rauch is an Oktoberfest beer made with Beechwood smoked malt. Mild aroma is sweet with a bit of smoke and fruit. Flavor is nice, sweet and smokey, some dark fruit and a light smoke finish.
	October Berserk is an English Barleywine - low carbonation & hopping. Intensely malty, and fruity with notes of plumb, apricot, raisin, apple & a hint of vanilla. Finishes with a lingering earthy bitterness. Berserk was named after the Berserkers who were the fiercest of all of the Vikings, which is also where the term "Going Berserk" comes from.
November JuleØL is a Scandinavian Christmas Beer - a light lager delicately spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg & sweet orange rind. Slightly sweet light citrus fruit followed by a mild dry spiced finish.
	December Wow! An Awesome Beer! Hot Chocolate is a Chocolate Stout brewed with lots of Fair Trade organic cocoa & cayenne pepper. A real soft beer with light roasty flavors with good dark chocolate, & coffee notes and a nice, spicy, peppery finish.

Soon To Be Released

2008
Mjød is a Honey Brackett; the 1st brewed in the US. It is like a Mead - a honey wine with malt. Flavor is a sweet honey. Light caramel malts. Grassy hoppiness. Apple, orange, semi-tart tangy finish.
Mjød is special to us at Viking because it was the first beer that we brewed.

Play Meadshock (lower left side of their web page) Try to keep the Vikings' tankards full of mead before they become angry and start smashing the tables. Good Luck!

2008
HoneyMoon is our 2nd Brackett. Light with delicate flowery flavors. It is much like a light, honey champagne. The tradition of the honeymoon began with the wedding couple drinking honey wine for one month (moon).

Contract Beers

*Jorstad's Old Fashioned Root Beer*		Available only at Jorstad's Store in Ridgeland, WI.
*Old Style Root Beer*		Available only at the Old Farmers' Merchantile in Dallas, WI.
*JD's Old Fashioned Root Beer*		Available in 1/4 bbls at Viking Brewing Co, in Dallas, WI. Please order two weeks prior to date needed.
*3 Privately Labeled Beers*		Monarch Tavern in Fountain City, Wisconsin.

Why we can't brew bland beer...