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2024 is ON and American craft brewers are addressing the new year with an intriguing roster of dark beers you’re gonna want to have around.
Darkness, Darkness (Portland, OR) – StormBreaker Brewing has a tradition of introducing new dark beers in the early part of the year. They’ve never asked for ‘permission,” and they’ve done it again.
Crafted with a deft menu of Czech Saaz, New Zealand Motueka, and Hallertau Mittelfruh hops and a smart blend of Vienna and Munich malts, Stormbreaker Permission to Land, is an approachable 4.8% ABV, Mexican Dark Lager that’s unlike the heavier dark ales that are so commonly available at this time of year.
“It’s definitely the season for people to gravitate towards darker beers,” commented Rob Lutz, StormBreaker Brewing’s brewmaster and co-owner. “Like a lot of breweries, we see more demand for darker beers at this time every year, because the weather and general mood calls for them. But we wanted to give the option for those customers to get the dark beer experience with a lighter body – which for a lot of people is a big selling point after an indulgent holiday stretch.”
(Courtesy Brooklyn Brewery / Four Roses)
Darkness Done Right (Brooklyn, NY) – Brooklyn Brewery has returned something special a collaboration that again unites the craft beer pioneer with an esteemed bourbon icon, Kentucky-based Four Roses Distillery, a collaboration that began in 2019 and continues to flourish, thanks to the camaraderie between Brooklyn Brewery Brewmaster, Garrett Oliver, and Four Roses COO Ryan Ashley.
Aged for 9 months in Four Roses Small Batch Bourbon casks specially-chosen by Four Roses Master Distiller Brent Elliott, Brooklyn Black Ops is a 12% ABV Imperial Stout a decadent cocoa nib and milk chocolate profile that is tempered by a vanilla-forward oak presence.
“Black Ops is a modern classic with its own personality,” Brooklyn Brewery’s James Beard Award-winning Brewmaster, Garrett Oliver said, “brisk, light on its feet, and complex without being heavy. The Four Roses Small Batch Bourbon barrels take this beer where no other barrels could carry it, and I’m very proud of working with Brent and Four Roses’ brilliant team.”
This Buzz Free Dark Ale Rules! (Anaheim, CA) -Since its inception in 2015, Bravus Brewing, North America’s first non-alcoholic craft brewery has never stopped innovating. Founded by software engineer-turned-brewer Philip Brandes, Bravus was born when Brandes sought to solve a craft beer-loving friend’s dilemma of how to maintain his new sobriety without having to give up his favorite beverage. And they’ve a dark new limited release that won’t muddy your head.
Ghoulishly dark and intense, with a roasted malt base and a blend of hops that gives you coffee, chocolate, and hop bitterness, Bravus BLK IPA a rich and robust buzz-free Black India Pale Ale that combines the characteristics of both a classic IPA and a stout is buzz-free pleaser with subtle hints of chocolate, caramel and roasted coffee. If you’re a fan of Guinness but looking to steer clear of alcohol over the holidays, this is the brew for you!
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