Last year I let my continued development as a beer drinker take an undeserved holiday, and some ugly habits emerged (hello cheapest beer in the craft beer aisle, how nice to see you for the umpteenth time). It’s time to course correct in the new year, so I’ put together a little list of craft beer resolutions:
Black Star Co-op just recently passed the 3300 member-owners mark (that’s amazing). We are truly fortunate to have so many people who support and care about this brewpub. Because y’all are so great, we want to do something special: let’s make another member-owner designed beer! I mean, think about how well it worked out last time (see: GABF Bronze Medal).
We’re going to manage this design session similar to how Elba was designed some years ago. To help navigate a process with so many contributing voices, we’re going to start with a couple surveys to fill out.
We need to narrow down what “type” of beer to make. Then we can start focusing on a specific style. Majority decides the winner, so make sure you vote.
After the surveys are completed and type and style are determined, we will invite a group of member-owners to Black Star for an ingredients sensory analysis to determine what will be in the final beer. Once we have gathered as much feedback as possible from our members, we will design a recipe, share it with everyone, and brew it as soon as we can fit it into the schedule (ex: if we end up with a boozy porter, it makes sense for us to wait until the colder months to start brewing).
I am excited to see what y’all will have us cook up. Please give as much feedback as you like. We will try to guide this process so that most of you end up with the beer you’ve always dreamed of.
Here is the link to the first survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CJS75S2