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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tiong

8
tiong (21350) ticked PUZZLE PALACE: 002 - DRAFT from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 7 years ago

Tried on 02 Dec 2018 at 15:42

tiong

8
tiong (21350) ticked SHADOW FACTORY: Blueberry from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 7 years ago

Tried on 02 Dec 2018 at 15:29

allinthenameofbeer

8
allinthenameofbeer (11688) ticked SUPERCRUISE: Mal | Mer from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 7 years ago

Super grapey and cherry

Tried from Bottle on 01 Dec 2018 at 16:17

chrisv10

7.6
chrisv10 (24596) reviewed Supercruise: Cabernet Franc from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle. Hazy amber/red with small head. Aroma is malt, fruit, berries, lemon, brett and wine. Flavour is malt, fruit, berries, lemon, citric, medium sweet, wine, medium dry, sour and a little almond.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Nov 2018 at 16:48

ippopotamo36

6.9
ippopotamo36 (4383) reviewed Cloudmaster from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle at So Good Rome, thank you PierLuigi. Pale golden hazy pour with a white foam lowering relatively fast. Nose: this US candy aroma, wild yeast far away. Mouth: lactose, clean citric quite hidden, mild wild overall, thin.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Nov 2018 at 19:01

Bytemesis

7.6
Bytemesis (16229) reviewed Atlas from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 7 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle thanks to Will. Pours hazy magenta, medium pink head, dissipates fairly slowly, good lacing. Aroma is funky, cheesy gueuze, must, feet. Flavor is light tart, funky funk, fruity, more funk and must. Medium body, high carbonation. Currants?

Tried from Bottle on 12 Nov 2018 at 20:24

allinthenameofbeer

9
allinthenameofbeer (11688) ticked Supercruise: Cabernet Franc from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 7 years ago

Ultra flavorful, ultra sour, wine notes everywhere but done right

Tried on 10 Nov 2018 at 14:43

djd07

7.1
djd07 (28882) reviewed Wiretap from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle thanks to Randy. Pours a cloudy yellow gold with medium white head that lasts. The aroma is citrus, oak, funk, vanilla. Thin body, vanilla cream, lemon zest, funky, tart, very good.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Nov 2018 at 03:44

gtaegeek

8
gtaegeek (6356) reviewed Roswell - MJ12 (Majestic 12) from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Sample at the Shelton Festival. Pours dark purple, with a small, pink head. The aroma is dark cherries, blackberries, cloves, leather, dry grass, and caramel. Tart and funky. Light to medium body, with a sharp, very acidic, and syrupy mouthfeel. This is a balanced, complex, and brilliant sour.

Tried on 22 Oct 2018 at 20:42

sjogro

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sjogro (11801) ticked Mach-Limit: Petit Verdot / Cabernet Sauvignon from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 7 years ago

Tried at Foeders on 09 Oct 2018 at 15:26

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