Crooked Stave Releases Progenitor NOIR For Spring
(Denver, CO) – On Wednesday, March 11th, Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project will kick off a spring full of bottle releases with a special edition of Progenitor: Progenitor NOIR.
In February of this year, Crooked Stave released Progenitor, a 6.2% ABV dry-hopped Golden Sour Ale. Progenitor NOIR is a little bit of a different take, using dark malts to create a “Dark IPA,” for lack of a better term, while still being primary fermented with Crooked Stave’s mixed culture of wild yeast and bacteria.
“Sometimes it’s the small tweaks that happen in the brewery that lead to something unique and fun,” says Crooked Stave Owner/Head Brewer Chad Yakobson. “Progenitor NOIR arose from the idea that Dark IPA is tasty, so why not a sour version for the darker months we are enjoying.”
While both Progenitor and Progenitor NOIR received ample dry hopping, Progenitor NOIR was concocted to have a fresh, resinous hop bite. Thanks to great hops like Amarillo, Citra and Simcoe, Progenitor NOIR is a hoppy sour worth seeking out fresh to enjoy the full citrusy, resinous goodness!
“With all the work we are doing here at the Barrel Cellar and soon to be brewery, it’s just a matter of time until we can really start to show our full potential as a brewery,” says Yakobson.
About Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project
Crooked Stave is the culmination of “Founder and Brettanomyces Guru” Chad Yakobson’s open source Master’s research, The Brettanomyces Project. Crooked Stave’s progressive approach to brewing blends science and art through creativity and passion. The artistic creations, all of which use Brettanomyces yeast and mature in oak, result in beers of extraordinary complexity.
