The Devil Went Down to Oregon, Imperial Dark Rye Beer, Available January – April 2015
Press Release:
EUGENE, Ore.—Dec. 23, 2014—In a partnership spanning Oregon’s bountiful Willamette Valley to Virginia’s heartland,
Ninkasi Brewing Company and
Devils Backbone Brewing Company
unite to offer a collaboration beer that is crisp, complex and a nod to
a traditional German beer style. The beer, The Devil Went Down to
Oregon, is an Imperial Dark Rye, brewed with West Coast-style hops, Dark
and Crystal rye, and fermented with an Alt yeast
strain.
“This
beer offers a lot of complexity from start of finish and is unlike
anything we’ve brewed before,” says Jamie Floyd, founding brewer and
co-founder of Ninkasi. “The
Alt yeast offers a slight hint of vanilla that opens to a spicy hop
aroma. A sweet, malt flavor follows which lends itself to the drying,
nuttiness of the rye and then is softened in the finish by the wheat and
earthy, grassy and floral hop notes.”
Floyd
became good friends with Steve Crandall, Devils Backbone founder,
almost five years ago when Crandall visited the brewery and toured with
Floyd.
“I
had, and continue to have, a huge amount of respect for Ninkasi,”
explains Crandall. “We visited the brewery to gain some insight into how
Ninkasi was successfully
managing its growth; we learned a lot and have been able to use some of
that knowledge as we grow our own brewery here in Virginia.”
This
past year, Floyd also judged the 2014 World Beer Cup alongside Jason
Oliver, Devils Backbone brewmaster. “It became clear that we shared a
love for traditional brewing,
especially when it comes to German styles of beer, along with a love of
metal music, which is always close to my heart,” says Floyd.
“This
beer was developed organically,” Oliver says. “We took an initial idea
of brewing an Alt beer and eventually landed on a recipe that nods to a
relatively unknown
Old World German-style of beer, the German-Style Roggenbier, and brewed
it with modern West Coast ingredients.”
“Collaboration
in my mind should always strengthen friendships and this beer is a
perfect example of how fun the process can be,” says Floyd.
The Devil Went Down to Oregon Stats
Description:
It might be a sin, but take the bet and you won’t regret this beer from start to end!
Description:
It might be a sin, but take the bet and you won’t regret this beer from start to end!
In
a collaboration spanning Oregon’s bountiful Willamette Valley to
Virginia’s heartland, Steve Crandall and Jason Oliver of Devils Backbone
Brewing took the bet and gave the Devil his due when
our founding brewer, Jamie Floyd, came ‘a-calling. What the trio first
described as “a sort of West Coast, German-Style Roggenbier” turned into
an Imperial Dark Rye, offering an elevated alcohol percentage and a
crisp, lager-like finish from the Alt yeast
fermentation. Give the Devil his due!
Style: Imperial Dark Rye
Series: Special Release Series
Available: January – April 2015
ABV: 7.2%
IBU: 65
Starting Gravity:
1074
Malt:
Bohemian Pilsner, Premium Pilsner, 2-Row Pale, Dark Wheat, Rye, Crystal Rye, Golden Naked Oats, Midnight Wheat
Hops:
Chinook, Simcoe, Mt. Hood, Willamette, Tettnang
Packaging: 22-ounce bottles and draft (12-ounce bottles included in the Ninkasi Spring Variety Pack)
Packaging: 22-ounce bottles and draft (12-ounce bottles included in the Ninkasi Spring Variety Pack)
Distribution:
Alaska; Alberta; Arizona; California; Colorado; Idaho; Nevada; Oregon; Washington; and Vancouver, British Columbia
About Ninkasi Brewing Company
Founded in 2006 by Jamie Floyd and Nikos Ridge, Ninkasi Brewing Company continues to grow from its first batch of Total Domination IPA, to two brewhouses, a 55-barrel and a 90-barrel brewhouse, located in Eugene, Ore. Ninkasi’s Flagship beers—Total Domination IPA, Tricerahops Double IPA, Believer Double Red, Oatis Oatmeal Stout, and Vanilla Oatis Oatmeal Stout—are sold throughout Alaska; Alberta; Arizona; California; Colorado; Idaho; Nevada; Oregon; Washington; and Vancouver, British Columbia. The brewery remains privately-owned and is committed to community support and giving. Ninkasi’s Beer Is Love program offers in-kind donations and support for organizations throughout its footprint.
Founded in 2006 by Jamie Floyd and Nikos Ridge, Ninkasi Brewing Company continues to grow from its first batch of Total Domination IPA, to two brewhouses, a 55-barrel and a 90-barrel brewhouse, located in Eugene, Ore. Ninkasi’s Flagship beers—Total Domination IPA, Tricerahops Double IPA, Believer Double Red, Oatis Oatmeal Stout, and Vanilla Oatis Oatmeal Stout—are sold throughout Alaska; Alberta; Arizona; California; Colorado; Idaho; Nevada; Oregon; Washington; and Vancouver, British Columbia. The brewery remains privately-owned and is committed to community support and giving. Ninkasi’s Beer Is Love program offers in-kind donations and support for organizations throughout its footprint.
About Devils Backbone Brewing Company
Devils Backbone Brewing Company,
the largest craft brewery in Virginia, and has won three consecutive
Great American Beer Festival titles in the last three years with the
Small Brew pub title in in 2012, Small Brewing Company in 2013 and the
Mid-Sized Brewing Company title in 2014. The Company operates two
breweries in central Virginia. Basecamp, which opened
in 2008, is the company’s original brewpub and restaurant in Nelson
County. The Outpost is a modern production brewery outside of Lexington.
The company produces approximately twenty beer styles commercially,
with many more experimental styles in production
at Basecamp. Their beer is inspired by brewing traditions around the
world. Vienna Lager, the company’s flagship, is one of the top craft
brands in the nation, and continues to be one of the fastest growing.
The company employs approximately 100 people, primarily
at their breweries in Virginia. In the United States, Devils Backbone
products are available only in Virginia, Maryland and Washington DC and
they will move into North Carolina, East Tennessee and West Virginia
this summer.
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