Carlsberg 1883 clone?

[Palmettoflyer]

Just wondering if anyone has any input on an ale version of the Carlsberg 1883? I discovered this beer early this year while on a business trip to Denmark. I found it to be a wonderful smooth well balanced beer. Classic red style flavors in a beautiful clear dark red color.

Thanks in advance for any thoughts or ideas on this?

 

[Northern_Brewer]

AIUI 1883 is intended as a more "practical" version of The Re-Brew Project, which used a version of their yeast that they managed to grow from a 19th century bottle. Since the whole point is a celebration of a specific lager strain of immense historical importance, it feels like an ale would be rather missing the point, you want to be using WLP850 Copenhagen or 2042 Danish Lager.

This article by Stan Hieronymus gives an idea of the original reproduction - they grew a heritage barley variety, floor-malted it, and kilned some of the malt to make Munich, caramel and chocolate malts - I'd assume almost all Munich with just a smidge of the others. They did a triple decoction and added Hallertau Mittelfrüh to 15-18 IBU.

So if you take those knowns and throw them in the general direction of a Vienna lager recipe, you should end up with something in the right ballpark.