COSMIC
Black Witbier

6.2 % Alcohol By Volume

17 International Bittering Units (IBUs)

CREATOR = Gary

Beer Description:
Close your eyes. The delicate aroma, flavor, texture of this beer whisper “witbier”. Now open your eyes. The color is deceiving. You take another sip. Yes, witbier … but black as night. It is something quite peculiar—BuT it is brilliant—something shimmering and [not so] white.

BEER LINE:
"Completely Cosmic?"

2009 Crew Brew Series:
Heading into 2009, the NINE of us will each design|name|brew a beer to be released in 2009. We are all very excited about this series. It’s a great way to “freeze” this time and space – right before we jump into the new place and add new folks. These NINE beers will be fabulously eclectic and delicious.

Creator of This Beer:
Gary is our General Manager. A Mid-West upbringing and strong backgrounds in civil engineering and homebrewing create a basis that is consistent, fair, and knowledgeable in his role at the brewery. Gary is our sounding board. He gives the weekly tour – now on Thursdays at 6 PM – with poise and grace. Gary is a golf fiend, playing justly regardless of the competition or the stakes. That says a lot about him. A longtime fan of The Church, Gary chose this song for its yin and yang: white stars against a black sky. COSMIC is a cool representation of this concept.

SONG INSPIRATION:
“And its something quite peculiar,
Something that’s shimmering and white.
Leads you here despite your destination,
Under the milky way tonight"
Lyrics from Under the Milky Way by The Church
on Starfish LP, published 1988

Check out Lincoln's commercial for its new SUV, which features Sia singing these same words that Gary's chose for his song inspiration. It's 30 seconds.

Check out our iTunes iMix; add No 9 to 5.

Availability:
AK - draft and 22-oz bottles (limited release begins 10/16/2009)