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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Hrabren

7.8
Hrabren (9642) reviewed TYPHOON from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

1 pint can from Goblet Beer Store, Zagreb. Thanks to Karlo and Marko for leaving me some to rate. Murky milky pink, minimal head. Intensely fruity, blueberry yoghurt, citrusy and lactic acidity gently but seriously present. Berries, fruit jam. Subtle tones. Quite sour, puckering, very fruity, blood orange comes out. Sharp citrusy sourness in the finish. Soft texture, soft carbonation, lasting finish.

Tried from Can on 24 Aug 2020 at 17:17

Marko

7
Marko (22181) reviewed TYPHOON from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Can, thanks Karlo P! Misty, rosé body, almost no head. Sweetish-sour, vague berry aroma. Right proper berry sour, lemony, big sourness, simple but fairly well balanced.

Tried from Can on 24 Aug 2020 at 16:14

Douglas88

7.4
Douglas88 (7987) reviewed Freehand from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

16 ounce can. Pours a bright pinkish orange hue with a large white head. A big woody sour fruity nose. Rich tart berries, soft apricot, sawdust, sour sharp elements. Finishes with strong juicy tart fruit. Solid, fun beer.

Tried from Can on 23 Aug 2020 at 18:29

dwest

7.8
dwest (2949) reviewed Blinder from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

16oz can (Tavour). Light purple color - excellent fruits, sweet and sour. Overall pretty nice

Tried from Can on 23 Aug 2020 at 12:23

aswespeak

8
aswespeak (5845) ticked TYPHOON from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 5 years ago

Nice and sour

Tried from Can at Muted Horn on 22 Aug 2020 at 17:21

Buckeyeboy

7.8
Buckeyeboy (18941) reviewed Startate: Red Haven Peach from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

375ml bottle golden topped with a white head. Nose is big jammy sweet peach and oak funky barrel. Taste is more of the nice sweet jammy peach kick and barrel.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Aug 2020 at 22:57

deyholla

7.2
deyholla (22727) reviewed Cryptic from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 8

Can. Pours a hazy red with a purple hue and a near white head that dissipates quickly to the edges. Aroma has tart blackberry with a bit of sour blueberry and some light wheat underlying. Flavor has a nice sour blackberry and blueberry with a slightly creamy wheat underlying.

Tried from Can on 09 Aug 2020 at 01:43

bier4der

7.5
bier4der (3351) ticked Thor from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 5 years ago

@ 2018

Tried from Bottle on 08 Aug 2020 at 11:40

bier4der

4.5
bier4der (3351) ticked Supercruise: Cabernet Franc from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 5 years ago

@ 2018

Tried from Bottle on 08 Aug 2020 at 11:38

bier4der

6
bier4der (3351) ticked Oxcart: Blend A from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 5 years ago

@ 2018

Tried from Bottle on 08 Aug 2020 at 11:36

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