Michigan's Brewery Vivant has just finishing canning "Kludde" their first "Brewer's Reserve Limited Release" beer. This Belgian Style Dark Ale gets it's name from Belgian folklore and refers to a "water spirit which roams the Flemish country side." Judging by the can design, and what we've read online, "Kludde" is not necessarily a nice character. However, this beer sure sounds nice. It weighs in at 9.5% and is brewed with star anise and green raisins.

From the Brewery Vivant site:

"Watch out for Kludde! Belgian folklore’s water spirit who roams the Flemish countryside in the form of a monstrous black dog… This monstrous ale is made with green raisins, star anise and dark Belgian candi sugar. Notes of dried plum, fig and chocolate mingle with the complexity of our two house yeast strains. Let Kludde warm you up…"

Four-packs of Kludde go on sale at the brewery tomorrow and to area retailers in the coming weeks.

Super fresh cans of Kludde

From what we can gather it looks like Brewery Vivant will be utilizing a can that was designed to allow them to simply affix a sticker that designates the beer inside. They're the fifth brewery to go this way with their seasonal/limited releases.