Ken Schmidt, Iron Fist, Stone Mint Chocolate Imperial Stout Is FINALLY Here!
The Ken Schmidt / Iron Fist / Stone Mint Chocolate Imperial Stout is FINALLY here! Chock full of fresh chocolate mint from Stone Farms and organic stone-ground cacao from ChocoVivo, we’ve gotta say… this beer is exceptionally exceptional. Kudos to Ken on another brilliant homebrew win!
By Randy Clemens via The Stone Blog
Surely by now you know the name Ken Schmidt. After all, he’s the homebrew mastermind behind not just one of our handsome collaboration beers, but two of em! You undoubtedly recall the glory that was the Ken Schmidt / Maui / Stone Kona Coffee, Macadamia, Coconut Porter, yes? When Ken took first place at our 2009 March Madness Homebrew Competition & AHA Rally with what he’d named “Aloha Plenty,” we knew we’d made a new friend.
Fast forward to 2012, and Ken came back with yet another winning combination that he called “Pillow Mint at the Ritz.” After taking the champion title for the second time, he worked with our illustrious brewmaster Mitch Steele to select Brandon Sieminski of nearby Iron Fist Brewing as our third partner in crime to help scale this awesome recipe up for our big 120bbl system. The result? A decadently rich, decidedly bold, and oh-so-delicious libation we call Ken Schmidt / Iron Fist / Stone Mint Chocolate Imperial Stout.
