DENVER, CO— The immense amount of support the craft community has shown to one another is heartwarming and shows the strong spirit of the industry. Strange Craft Beer Company is able release their first canned beer, aptly named Strange Times, as a direct result of the kindness and generosity of friends in the industry.
Strange Times is a Baltic Porter barrel-aged for three months in a Kentucky Wheated Bourbon barrel provided by Argonaut Wine & Liquor. The resulting beer stands up well to the sweet floral and bold vanilla notes of t he bourbon barrel, coupled with hits of spice and cinnamon as it finishes. Strange Times will be a very limited release of 750 cans.
Heres’s how it all came together with the help of our special community. Strange Craft’s own Dave Palmer designed the tongue-in-cheek artwork featured on the inaugural cans. The cans were provided and filled by Codi Manufacturing, a Colorado canning line manufacturer who generously offered to can beers for front range breweries after the breweries were suddenly shut down as part of the COVID19 stay at home order.
The Baltic Porter recipe is a collaboration between Strange Craft and Freetail Brewing of San Antonio, Texas. This batch was initially brewed for the Colorado Brewers Guild’s 7th Collaboration Festival, which has been cancelled due to the current pandemic.
Tim Myers, Strange Craft’s head brewer shares, "We brewed a seven barrel batch, but only put four barrels in Rye Whiskey barrels that had just held Freetail's award-winning La Muerta Imperial Stout. I had all this extra Baltic Porter that we were just going to tap when Argonaut's James Fisher called me about a Kentucky Wheated Whiskey barrel he had just received. His timing was perfect, and we filled it the next day."
As it says on the label, "In these unprecedented times, it is important that we not lose sight of what is most important - family, friends, and neighbors. We must support one another, because only together can we overcome this challenging ordeal." Strange Craft is honored to participate in this limited release collaboration with Argonaut because they’ve consistently been supportive of Strange Craft.
You can find Strange Times only at Argonaut Wine & Liquor and the Strange Craft taproom for to-go sales starting April 2nd. But at 750 cans, this special release won't last long!
ABOUT STRANGE CRAFT BEER CO.
When Strange Craft Beer Co. opened south of Denver’s Mile High Stadium in May 2010, it was the first nanobrewery in the city brewing one barrel of beer at a time. Strange has since become a destination spot for Colorado beer drinkers, and taken home multiple Great American Beer Festival® medals and World Beer Cup® awards. Late in 2017, Strange Craft joined forces with Wit’s End Brewing Company to create Denver’s first co-tasting room. Both brands are brewed on Strange Craft’s now 10BBL brewhouse and served at Strange Craft’s original (now shared) space on Zuni Street. Learn more at strangecraft.com.