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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DSG

7.1
DSG (25977) reviewed Shadow Factory - Blackberry/Pomegranate from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

[5/12/18] Draught sample at Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen 2018. Red session. Nice murky red. Berries, milky, butterscotch, tart, juicy.

Tried on 26 Jun 2018 at 08:09

DSG

7.5
DSG (25977) reviewed Shadow Factory - Blackberry/Black Currant from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

[5/11/18] Draught sample at Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen 2018. Blue session. Hazy deep red. Lots of jammy berries, spicy note, sourish, medium-bodied.

Tried on 20 Jun 2018 at 10:42

DSG

7.1
DSG (25977) reviewed MAGIC LANTERN: Peach - Tangerine - Soursop from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

[5/11/18] Draught sample at Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen 2018. Blue session. Funk, latex, stone fruits, citrus, dry, tart, juicy.

Tried on 20 Jun 2018 at 10:10

DSG

7.2
DSG (25977) reviewed Cloudmaster from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

[5/11/18] Draught sample at Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen 2018. Yellow session. Hazy yellow. Funk, earth, flowers, spiciness, citric, juicy, sour. Very good.

Tried on 13 Jun 2018 at 11:26

DSG

7.9
DSG (25977) reviewed Phazotron: Raspberry from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

[5/11/18] Draught sample at Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen 2018. Yellow session. Murky pink-red. Lots of juicy berries, funk, oak, jammy, medium-bodied. Great.

Tried on 13 Jun 2018 at 11:23

willisread

8.3
willisread (9761) reviewed Supercruise: Malbec / Merlot from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle pour at State of Origin 2018. Pours a dark red with a finger of foam that dissipates quickly. Lovely deep red vinous aromas with notes of oak, vanilla and blackberry permeate the nose. Smooth and full-bodied with a nice Malbec weight on the palate. Light pepper and dark grape notes with more blackberry, wood, and brambley character. ABV is hidden well, with a tart and slightly tannic lingering finish.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Jun 2018 at 03:59

willisread

9
willisread (9761) reviewed Stargate: Peach Rye / Nectarine Bourbon from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

Bottle pour at State of Origin. Pours a clearish gold with a finger of soapy head that lingers. Straight nectarine and peach on the nose with wet hay, cobweb, must and oak notes. Lightly tart and funky on the palate, with more wet hay, stone fruit, grass and woody barrel notes. The bourbon comes out on the finish and is tactfully done. Never boozy or cloying or overpowering, the barrel sits alongside the peach and nectarine nicely. Elegant beer that easily could have gone off the rails in the hands of a different brewery. --- Beer merged from original tick of STARGATE: Peach Rye | Nectarine Bourbon on 09 Jun 2018 at 18:09 - Score: 9

Tried from Bottle on 11 Jun 2018 at 00:37

willisread

8.3
willisread (9761) reviewed Supercruise: Cabernet Franc from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bottle pour at State of Origin 2018. Pours a clearish, deep red to purple with a finger of pink foam that dissipates quickly. Vinous forward nose with deep oaky cab notes with some dark plum aromas as it warms up. Tartness is balanced on the palate with some creamy oak and more vinous red wine flavors. Dry on the finish with some grape flesh and dark cherry. Smooth and full-bodied.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Jun 2018 at 00:36

allinthenameofbeer

8
allinthenameofbeer (11688) ticked TWR FLWR from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 7 years ago

Light, crisp, slightly tart, very golden, honey and yeast with an oak back.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Jun 2018 at 13:54

djd07

7.6
djd07 (28882) reviewed Atlas from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle thanks to Rainer. Pours a dark purple with medium pinkish white head that lasts. The aroma is strong currants, berry, oak, funk. Medium body, funky, currants, berry, plum, cherry, nice tartness, very nice.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Jun 2018 at 06:18

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