It wasn’t until we installed additional tanks in our fermentation building that we achieved the capacity to be able to brew a lager (with its longer conditioning time) alongside our existing range of faster fermenting ales. For our first ever lager, we wanted to give it the appearance of a beer everyone was familiar with, but with the added twist of more fruit-driven hops. We were keen to use Australian Galaxy Hops and did several trials on our pilot brew kit to try to get just the right balance, before settling on the final recipe. Dry-Hopped Lager is part of our Jack Brand range of beers. They give a firm nod to many years of Adnams brewing heritage, at the same time as introducing modern styles, flavours, and recipes. The 'Jack Brand,' or 'Southwold Jack,' is Adnams oldest trademark and the design is inspired by some old, refillable 'Jack Brand' bottles found in our cellars.