Station 26 Announces 2018 Nightfall of Diamonds Variant List
This year’s Station 26 Imperial Stout variant list includes Chai, S’mores, Pumpkin Spice Latte, and more.
DENVER, CO— Darkness falls on Station 26 Brewing Co. this Black Friday with the annual release of their famed Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout. It's the highly anticipated annual release of the beer formerly known as Dark Star Imperial Stout— now called Nightfall of Diamonds.
Nightfall of Diamonds will be released on draft today at 11am. This year’s variant list includes Chai, S’mores, German Chocolate, Mexican Chocolate, Pumpkin Spice Latte, Manhattan, Strawberry Balsamic, Moghli, and vintages of the base beer from 2016 and 2017. Get more event information on Facebook.
If you’d like more information about Nightfall of Diamonds, contact Emily Hutto at coop@radcraftbeer.com.
ABOUT STATION 26 BREWING CO.
Station 26 Brewing Co. brews craft beers in a 1960 fire station in Denver’s Park Hill neighborhood. The brewery was founded in 2013 by Justin Baccary and friends. It’s an ideal first stop for travelers coming from Denver International Airport. Find the brewery online at www.station26brewing.co.
Where To Shop For Brewery Merch This Season
Discounts and deals at craft breweries on Black Friday and Small Business Saturday
While the shoppers rage the shopping mall on Black Friday, beer lovers can flock to craft breweries for liquid relief from the crazed holiday, specialty beers, and merch deals galore.
Funkwerks Cyber Sale and Black Friday Giveaway
On Friday, November 23 Funkwerks will be offering free tote bags in their tasting room with each purchase of merch and beers to-go while supplies last.
Funkwerks is also offering 20% off all merchandise on Winky’s Warehouse, the brewery’s online store, beginning Friday, November 23 through Monday, November 25. Winky’s Warehouse offers free shipping on all orders and features something for everyone on your lists including apparel, glassware, gift cards, and new custom bottle openers made locally by a taproom regular in Fort Collins. During this season of giving, Funkwerks will be donating 20% of the profits from their shirts, tanks, and hoodies to local water charities.
25% Off at Strange Craft
Get 25% on all merchandise in the StrangeWit tasting room in Denver on Black Friday. While you’re shopping, snag a pour of the Sweet Potato & Green Chili Ale that made its yearly debut on Wednesday, November 21.
Gift Cards + Free Beer at Thirsty Monk
Purchase a $25 gift card at Thirsty Monk and enjoy a beer on the house. Monk also has an array of merch options for the beer lovers in your life, including $12 growlers that come with growler fill cards!
$2 Beers for Shoppers at Call to Arms Brewing
How often do you get discounted beer when you make a Black Friday purchase? Luckily CTA has you covered. On Black Friday and Small Business Saturday, buy any piece of merchandise from Call to Arms and get a $2 core beer.
A Day of Deals at Maxline Brewing
Skip the holiday rush (or reward yourself for enduring it) and head to Maxline where they will be offering a ton of Black Friday specials throughout the day, including 50% off periodic table of Fort Collins t-shirts, and 15% off merchandise from 1 to 2pm.
Black Friday at Brink Brewing
Brink will also have "gift bags" available up for purchase at its Black Friday celebration if you want to jump start your holiday shopping. Brink Brewing will be opening early, and can promise dark beer goodness that will bring you all the warm and fuzzies and won't require being trampled to death in the doorway of a big box retailer.
DIY Gift Sets from Elevation Beer Co.
Nothing says Happy Holidays like beer, especially if it’s Elevation Oil Man with a bag of the coffee that was aged in its barrel or bottles of Red Wine-aged Apis IV with jars of the local honey used in the beer’s production. Get it all at Elevation Beer Company’s tasting room with a beer in hand. If you’re headed to Monarch Mountain, don’t miss Elevation’s beanies and sunshields. Shop online, too!
Join the 1623 Family
1623 Brewing launches their new online store on Black Friday with two items: long-sleeve tees and trucker hats. More to come in 2019. Shop now.
Karl Strauss Brewing Company
Gear up with KARL for the holidays! Head to the company’s new merch store now until December 14th and use the code KARL50 for free shipping on orders over $50.
Station 26 Brewing Co. Announces Dark Star Varietals, Brewery List, and Bomber Sale for inaugural Black Friday Invitational
In past years Station 26 has released its famed Dark Star Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout the day after Thanksgiving. This year the tradition has expanded.
DENVER, CO — Station 26 Brewing Co. has finalized the pour list for its upcoming event, the inaugural Black Friday Invitational.
In past years Station 26 has released its famed Dark Star Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout the day after Thanksgiving. This year the tradition has expanded to include ten variants of this sought-after Stout, as well as beers from other breweries.
Here is the Dark Star variant list—
Almond Joy: toasted coconut, cacao nibs, toasted almond
Mexican Chocolate: Mexican vanilla bean, Saigon cassia, Pequin chiles, cacao nibs
Sesame Brittle: toasted sesame seeds, ginger, toasted coconut, caramel
Root Beer Float: root beer herbs/spices (sarsaparilla, sassafras, ginger, birch bark, licorice root, dandelion root, Cascade hops, wild cherry tree bark, juniper berries, cinnamon), Mexican vanilla
Manhattan: bitters herbs (cardamom, coriander, gentian root, allspice, clove), orange zest
Gingerbread: ginger, vanilla, molasses
IKEA: lingonberry, garnished with Swedish meatballs
The Forager: roasted mushrooms (crimini, shiitake, oyster), red and golden beet, chapulines (grasshoppers), rosemary, thyme, sage
Breakfast: maple syrup, coffee, bacon, blueberry
Black Walnut and Port: Port barrel aged Dark Star with toasted black walnuts
Limited bombers of Almond Joy, Root Beer Float, Manhattan, and Black Walnut and Port will be available for reserve beginning Tuesday, November 14. Guests can pick up bombers beginning Saturday, November 25.
Here is the brewery list —
4 Noses Brewing Company, Broomfield
Call To Arms Brewing Company, Denver
Powder Keg Brewing Company, Niwot
River North Brewery, Denver
Ratio Beerworks, Denver
TRVE Brewing, Denver
Our Mutual Friend Brewery, Denver
Melvin Brewing, Jackson, WY and Bellingham, WA
Tickets to the Black Friday Invitational cost $55 each, and include a 2.5-hour tasting session, 13 drink tickets for 3oz pours of Dark Star and other specialty beers, passed appetizers, and a commemorative Black Friday Invitational glass. Purchase tickets and reserve bombers via Eventbrite here.
For more information about this event, contact Emily Hutto at coop@radcraftbeer.com.
ABOUT STATION 26 BREWING CO.
Station 26 Brewing Co. brews craft beers in a 1960 fire station in Denver’s Park Hill neighborhood. The brewery was founded in 2013 by Justin Baccary and friends. It’s an ideal first stop for travelers coming from Denver International Airport. Find the brewery online at www.station26brewing.co.