coolship / 100% spontaneous ferm breweries

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  1. tomciu

    tomciu Initiate (0) Dec 3, 2013 Illinois

    i was wondering what breweries in the midwest have a coolship and do 100% spontaneous ferm beers.

    off the top of my head all i can think of is:

    new glarus
    side project
    whiner
    scratch
     
    #1 tomciu, Apr 25, 2018
  2. mnhopfiend

    mnhopfiend Initiate (0) Feb 5, 2016 Minnesota

    wild minds
     
    #2 mnhopfiend, Apr 25, 2018
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  3. Sabtos

    Sabtos Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,920) Dec 15, 2015 Ohio
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    Funk Factory
     
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  4. NeroFiddled

    NeroFiddled Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,276) Jul 8, 2002 Pennsylvania
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    To be honest, just the first 4 you mentioned is a lot - to have even more than that is kind of amazing! How many breweries in Belgium are doing spontaneous fermentation these days? And we're talking about just the midwest here? Impressive.
     
    #4 NeroFiddled, Apr 25, 2018
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  5. brbe6

    brbe6 Initiate (0) Nov 26, 2012 Minnesota

    Pulpit Rock does and is currently working on a collab with Forager using them.
     
    #5 brbe6, Apr 25, 2018
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  6. HammsMeASAP

    HammsMeASAP Pundit (931) Jun 14, 2012 Minnesota

    Jester King?

    Edit: just saw "midwest". Nevermind......
     
    #6 HammsMeASAP, Apr 25, 2018
  7. shadetree67

    shadetree67 Savant (1,072) Sep 11, 2013 Minnesota
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    which side project beers have been 100% spontaneous? Vintage 2014?
     
    #7 shadetree67, Apr 26, 2018
  8. dlcarst

    dlcarst Zealot (733) Aug 21, 2015 Missouri
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    I don't think Scratch has a coolship yet. White Rooster (half hour away in Sparta) has one though.
     
    #8 dlcarst, Apr 26, 2018
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  9. THANAT0PSIS

    THANAT0PSIS Pooh-Bah (2,275) Aug 3, 2010 Wisconsin
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    Dovetail in Chicago has a coolship and has 100% spontaneous beer currently aging. It will be lambic in style.
     
    #9 THANAT0PSIS, Apr 26, 2018
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  10. bread_c

    bread_c Pundit (932) Feb 19, 2015 Illinois
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    Vintage 2014 and Unblended 40 are (I believe) the only two 100% spontaneous ones. The majority of the blend for PN8 was spontaneous 3 year aged based on the description
     
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  11. dbhammel

    dbhammel Initiate (0) Oct 24, 2016 Minnesota

    I think Fair State has done a spontaneous ferm beer in the past. but I'm not positive.
     
    #11 dbhammel, Apr 26, 2018
  12. JakeJohnson

    JakeJohnson Pundit (897) Jan 30, 2015 Minnesota
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    They did a collaboration with Funk Factory recently using FF’s mobile coolship.
     
    #12 JakeJohnson, Apr 26, 2018
  13. OakvilleKGB

    OakvilleKGB Zealot (510) Dec 3, 2015 Missouri
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    I think that 2nd Shift does but not positive. I am pretty sure that J.A.C.K.E.T.S. was spontaneous which was a collab with Side Project.
     
    #13 OakvilleKGB, May 8, 2018
  14. emerge077

    emerge077 Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,962) Apr 16, 2005 Illinois
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    Jolly Pumpkin has brewed 100% spontaneous in the past, Lambicus Dexterius.
    They used an open fermenter as a coolship, according to Ron Jefferies in this article.

    Urban Artifact in Cincinnati has brewed 100% spontaneous, Beipiaosaurus & Pteranodon.
     
    #14 emerge077, May 9, 2018
  15. EvenMoreJesus

    EvenMoreJesus Initiate (0) Jun 8, 2017 Pennsylvania

    Are you just looking for ambiently inoculated beers or are you looking for breweries that employ the American version of traditional lambic making, i.e. Methode Traditionnelle?
     
    #15 EvenMoreJesus, May 9, 2018
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  16. John_G

    John_G Initiate (137) Nov 2, 2017 Minnesota
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    Speciation (if we're counting MI as Midwest)
     
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  17. 7irondave

    7irondave Pooh-Bah (1,918) Jun 22, 2016 Massachusetts
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    Does Allagash have a distro footprint out there? Their beers are consistently solid
     
    #17 7irondave, May 11, 2018
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  18. thedaveofbeer

    thedaveofbeer Savant (1,169) Mar 25, 2016 Massachusetts
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    Second this-the coolship resurgam beers I have had from Alllagash have been better or least as good as many Belgium Iambics I have had. Unfortunately the price is still also high- 18 bucks for a 375 ML bottle. I did enjoy every sip though and finished my last bottle thinking it was worth it and how am I going to get more.
     
    #18 thedaveofbeer, May 11, 2018
  19. tomciu

    tomciu Initiate (0) Dec 3, 2013 Illinois

    Looking for the Methode Traditionnelle breweries to be specific. I always liked sour beers but have fallen head over heels for traditional lambic beers. I feel it’s where craft meets art meets nature and there is something truly romantic about it for me.
     
    #19 tomciu, May 11, 2018
  20. Victory_Sabre1973

    Victory_Sabre1973 Grand Pooh-Bah (5,445) Sep 15, 2015 Minnesota
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    Not in Minnesota.
     
    #20 Victory_Sabre1973, May 11, 2018
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