Black Project

A blend of Lambic-inspired, coolship spontaneous beer, brewed in accordance with the Méthode Traditionnelle guidelines, aged for one, two, and three years in neutral oak, then, combined with freshly picked Neomexicanus wet hops from Voss Farms in Arvada, Colorado. We further aged the beer for two weeks in more than 20lbs of hops in each of several freshly emptied red wine oak barrels. The slightly sour and funky base beer melds with sweet pine, melon, and berry characteristics from the hops. Wild microbes like ours are known to be able to bio-transform hop aroma compounds and flavor compounds, releasing new and interesting flavors from the hops as the beer ages. Enjoy fresh or age for a more complex flavor experience. 

SUPERCRUISE starts with wine grapes from locally-sourced, family-owned vineyards in Palisade, CO. Once the grapes have been destemmed and crushed, we allow the juice to rest for a few days - developing rich color and depth of flavor - before finally transferring the juice to neutral oak barrels along with our base Golden Sour. The beer then goes through a secondary fermentation while resting on the grapes, and after a few weeks is ready to bottle. Fruited at about half of what we do for Mach-Limit, the stone fruit character from the base beer is backed by bright fruit and soft tannins, yet the beer still shines through. This beer should age well with proper cellaring, however, the grape character may diminish over time.

MATADOR began as a blend of our solera bases that was then refermented with strawberry and raspberry. After the beer was finished, we added cacao nibs to steep. The resulting beer is sweet, tart, and finishes with a dry chocolate note. Cacao will diminish over time, we recommend enjoying MATADOR fresh.

WARSAW started as our spontaneous base with honey that has been aging in foeders for over a year. Once we felt this base was where we wanted it to be, we added pomegranate for a secondary fermentation. Warsaw is sweet and tart, that wraps up with notes of white grapes, peach, and a clean finish to make this beer perfect for the warming season.