Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales

Microbrewery in Denver, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales - Out of business

Established in 2014

Out of business

Contact
1290 S Broadway A51, Denver, CO, 80210, United States
+1(720) 900-5551
topsecret@blackprojectbeer.com
Description
Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales is the passion project of James Howat, owner, brewer, and blender; of what was formerly Former Future Brewing Company. The brewery began production in January 2014 and won two bronze medals and one silver medal for their coolship ales (Category: Experimental, Subcategory: Wild Ales) at The Great American Beer Festival in 2014, 2015, and 2017. In 2016, Black Project expanded production with a small addition to the property which allowed for the expansion of their barrel program. This allowed the brewery to evolve from Former Future Brewing Company to only serving Black Project beers.

Every Black Project beer is fermented with microbes captured from the local environment via a coolship or foraged from nature. We believe this creates a beer that is unrivaled in complexity. Our beers are intended to have a sense of place, or terroir. No matter how hard one tried to, our beer cannot be replicated outside of our brewery. In fact, our microbe cultures are purposefully allowed to evolve from batch to batch, creating variations and interesting twists from different releases of the same beer.

We are meticulous about designing recipes and processes that will allow nature to take over and create beers unrivaled in their beauty and complexity. Through experimentation and research, we are continuously developing new and different techniques for use with wild and spontaneous fermentation.

We are not and do not have any intention of being a Lambic brewery. We use science and experimentation to find which processes and ingredients we want and often use that in parallel to traditional Lambic producers, however, we maintain no strict adherence to tradition for tradition's sake. While we do craft several of our beers with strict adherence to traditional Belgian processes, these beers are not and should not be called "Lambic" and "Gueuze," as we are outside of the Pajottenland region of Belgium. Instead they themselves are a form of experimentation with local terroir. Spontaneous fermentation is merely a starting point and core of many of our beers, from there our research and development extends much beyond the scope of the great Belgian brewers and blenders.

We hope you enjoy our beers

James Howat
Founder | Brewer | Blender
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djd07

8.2
djd07 (28882) reviewed Roswell - Element-115 from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bottle at DRBT 10. Pours a dark purple with pinkish head that lasts. The aroma is funk, oak, currant, earth. Slick body, jammy, berry, currant, earth, light funk, nice tartness, enjoyed this.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Sep 2021 at 20:11

djd07

8
djd07 (28882) reviewed Roswell - Lazar from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bottle at DRBT 10. Pours cloudy orange with medium white head. The aroma is strong funk, peach flesh, oak. Medium body, light acidity, tart peach, light funk, enjoyed this.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Sep 2021 at 20:05

bb

7.4
bb (18428) reviewed Wiretap from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Can. Golden-amber beer with a cream head. Tart and citrus aroma with light tropical fruit. Light sour and vanilla flavor with citrus and tropical fruit. Medium bodied. Sourness and vanilla linger with citrus and tropical fruit.

Tried from Can on 06 Sep 2021 at 18:27

bkbergen

9
bkbergen (9250) ticked MAINSTAY from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 4 years ago

Tried from Can on 02 Sep 2021 at 16:57

Cunningham

7.1
Cunningham (15598) reviewed Ivy Bells MK2 from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Clear red pour with a thin layer on top Ok intensity in the aroma Quite tart and dry this one. Also an ok carbonation level Grapes, red berries and mild vinegar in the flavor [Bottle at Skur 4 in Drammen, Norway]

Tried from Bottle on 01 Sep 2021 at 06:02

yngwie

7.1
yngwie (24278) reviewed Ivy Bells MK2 from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle, 75cl. A hazy amber-orange colored beer with a small offwhite head. Lightly funky aroma, fruity, with lemon, vinegar notes and some apricot. It's full bodied, dry and tart, with a nice carbonation level. Caramel, bread, lemon, funk, raisin, vinegar hints and some apple pie in the flavor. Long finish. Easy drinkable, but a bit dull. 210828

Tried from Bottle on 28 Aug 2021 at 19:36

allinthenameofbeer

8
allinthenameofbeer (11688) ticked Nimrod from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 4 years ago

I forget if black project uses a wild base for these or kettle sour but it's pretty good and doesn't give off that kettle sour acidity at all. Sweet cherry(makes sense for sweet cherry), hints of plum, refreshing and light.

Tried from Can on 26 Aug 2021 at 17:31

DSG

7.5
DSG (25977) reviewed Orion from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Can sample at a tasting at Yoav's place. Cloudy pinkish peach orange. Peach, a bit of berry, citrus, sour, juicy. Really good and refreshing.

Tried from Can on 21 Aug 2021 at 16:37

ShivanDragon

7
ShivanDragon (10851) ticked Matador from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 4 years ago

Nice color, quite on the sour (tart) side, a bit sharp even. fruitiness of the berries is also present, but I don't get the cocoa nibs. Dnf btw, it was a bit too sour at some point. Had enough of it..

Tried from Bottle on 21 Aug 2021 at 15:26

explosivedog

7
explosivedog (14050) reviewed Nimrod from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Can, courtesy of mansquito. Pours pinkish orange. Plum, tart, raspberry, vinegar, white wine vinegar, wood. Medium body. Decent.

Tried from Can on 31 Jul 2021 at 01:49

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