BAR - Butchers Tears
The new Butcher's Tears shop on Witte de Withstraat 108, Amsterdam-West.
Fridays from 16:00 - 19:00 hrs
Saturdays 15:00 - 19:00 hrs
Inspired by the lesser known sides of European brewing culture and devoted to uncommon artisanal techniques, Butcher's Tears makes distinctive beers that progress beyond fashion and convention.
We use the old-school practice of cultivating our own yeast within the brewery, by harvesting a fresh crop from one batch of beer and adding it to the next in a continous cycle.
We are consequently not making "wild" beer but the process is likewise not fully controlled such as when using common laboratory grown yeast. Instead we put our trust in the natural behaviour and eccentricities of our culture, which through this method gives the beer a distinctive character of its own.
The fermentation is carried out in open vessels, which is a rare practice nowadays. This allows the yeast to work under more natural conditions and produce a greater depth of flavour - imparting a "bouquet" so to speak.