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

7
djd07 (28882) reviewed Shadow Factory: Blackberry / Raspberry from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Can thanks to Russell. Pours a cloudy pink with small white head. The aroma is berry, cherry, and yogurt. Thin body, berry, lacto, yeast, light tartness, very good.

Tried from Can on 11 Dec 2021 at 03:12

bb

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

Can. Amber beer with a dark cream head. Light sour and strawberry aroma. Sour and vanilla flavor with berry. Medium bodied. Sour and light acetic notes linger with vanilla and strawberry.

Tried from Can on 10 Dec 2021 at 19:32

allinthenameofbeer

7
allinthenameofbeer (11688) ticked Foxhound from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 4 years ago

Ultra tart as expected but at least the mosaic is a nice touch to sour plums.

Tried from Can on 05 Dec 2021 at 20:46

allinthenameofbeer

7
allinthenameofbeer (11688) ticked Spirit from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 4 years ago

Acidic raspberry peach punch, not bad but all these kettle sours kinda taste similar for me. I miss OG black project.

Tried from Can on 04 Dec 2021 at 18:25

DSG

7.2
DSG (25977) reviewed Chemtrail from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Can sample at a tasting troubles' place. Thanks Lior D. Hazy yellow. Funk, passion fruit, oak, tart, juicy. Very good and refreshing.

Tried from Can on 03 Dec 2021 at 12:07

djd07

7
djd07 (28882) reviewed Habu - Framboise from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle thanks to Rainer. Pours a hazy copper pink with small off white head. The aroma is berry, oak, funk. Thin body, funky, raspberry, light tartness, oak tannin, very good.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Nov 2021 at 02:22

djd07

7.2
djd07 (28882) reviewed Dagger from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Can thanks to Rainer. Pours a hazy pink with small white head. The aroma is berry and wheat. Thin body, cherry, berry, wheat, tart finish, very good.

Tried from Can on 24 Nov 2021 at 01:05

djd07

6.6
djd07 (28882) reviewed Cygnus: Cherry (Blend A) from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle thanks to Rainer. Pours a hazy pink with small white head that lasts. The aroma is cherry, oak, floral, brett. Thin body, tart cherry, light funk, very acidic, good.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Nov 2021 at 04:43

Arsol

7.2
Arsol (4727) reviewed Rivet Quick from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Rødorange farge med brusende hvitt skum som forsvinner med en gang. Lukter sure bær,, gjær og sitrus. Syrlig frisk i smak. Smaker sure bær, rabarbra.

Tried on 11 Nov 2021 at 21:03

ippopotamo36

7.4
ippopotamo36 (4383) reviewed Roswell - MJ12 (Majestic 12) from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle at Luppolo Station in Rome-Italy. Very Dark red color with a pink lacing. Nose: starts sweet, cherry, a bit tart. Mouth: lemon and tart prevails, red fruit.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Nov 2021 at 18:54

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