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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Dedollewaitor

6.8
Dedollewaitor (22132) reviewed Ivy Bells from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle @ Mikkeller, Odense. Thanks Jonathan. Pours Hazy deep Golden with bubbles on top. Tart and yeasty nose with notes of plum and Apple skinz. Various fruity notes. Salty, tart and dry. Incomplex and a bit rough acetonish.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Sep 2018 at 16:50

Kraddel

7.3
Kraddel (15844) reviewed Oxcart: Blend B from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9

Sampled at BXL bierfestival 2018. Thnx for sharing, everyone ! Pours rather clear blonde, no real head. Smell is full, creamy and tart. Taste is full. Tart, bit dry, mild buttery. Pretty decent, but not to the Belgian level.

Tried on 12 Sep 2018 at 15:22

Kraddel

7.3
Kraddel (15844) reviewed Oxcart: Blend A from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9

Sampled at BXL bierfestival 2018. Thnx for sharing, everyone ! Pours bit unclear. No real head. Smell is a bit lemony tart. Taste is tart. Bot dry. More subtile than version B. It's far better, as it doesn't have as much diacetyl. The better of both!

Tried on 12 Sep 2018 at 15:20

beerhunter111

7.5
beerhunter111 (50581) reviewed Supercruise: Cabernet Franc from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Sampled @ BXL Beerfest 2018. A clear reddish orange beer with a small white head. Aroma of tart Red fruits, grapes. Taste of fresh tart red grapes, brett, some vinegar.

Tried on 10 Sep 2018 at 18:36

beerhunter111

7
beerhunter111 (50581) reviewed Oxcart from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 7 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Sampled @ BXL Beerfest 2018. A clear pale golden beer. Aroma of grapes, brett, soft tart fruits. Taste of apples, tart apples, some grapes, hints of vinegar.

Tried on 10 Sep 2018 at 18:35

Martin Lindström

7
Martin Lindström (24380) ticked Super Constellation: Peach from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 7 years ago

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Tried on 07 Sep 2018 at 11:36

Martin Lindström

7
Martin Lindström (24380) ticked Constellation: Blackberry from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 7 years ago

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Tried on 07 Sep 2018 at 11:36

madmitch76

5.8
madmitch76 (40452) reviewed Phazotron: Raspberry from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

13th May 2018
MBCC Sunday session, 'No riff raff'. Keg. Hazy raspberry colour beer, small pink head. Thin dry palate, decent fine carbonation. Pretty tart raspberry jam. Mild lemon acid. Light dry finish. Too much for me.

Tried on 07 Sep 2018 at 10:14

Martin Lindström

8
Martin Lindström (24380) ticked Dreamland from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 7 years ago

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Tried on 04 Sep 2018 at 10:30

Sebletitje

6
Sebletitje (15877) reviewed Ivy Bells from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Sample @ BXL BeerFest 2018, shared with Belgian RB crew, thanks. Orange, col fin blanc. Arôme sur un bouquet marqué niveau acerbe et aigre, rétro fruité moyen entre rouges et abricot sur une tonne de funk. Palais est assez marqué niveau aigreur presque vinaigre, rhubarbe en rappel, effet sour est haut et marqué de trop pour moi. Heureusement que on reste au sample, jamais je na paierai 20$ pour cela .... meh.

Tried on 29 Aug 2018 at 13:40

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