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COLON BLOW
RELEASED ON NOVEMBER 23
ESCONDIDO, CA (Nov. 23, 2015) – The latest release from the Stochasticity Project incorporates newly developed
forms of grain yet to be widely used in the brewing world. Malted buckwheat and malted millet were developed by Grouse
Malting and Roasting Company and included in the grain bill to create this deep-red, hoppy ale with a unique malt
character. Making its debut beginning this week, Stochasticity Project Grainiac will start arriving in 22-ounce bottles and
on draft at select retailers nationwide.
Upping the hop factor is common practice for West Coast-based craft breweries, but this beer transpired from a different
search, one that’s outside of America’s finest hop fields and eventually led to a small malting facility in Wellington,
Colorado. Here, Stone Brewmaster Mitch Steele came in contact with Grouse, a company known for malting millet and
buckwheat grains.
“Earlier this year, we learned about Grouse Malting and their innovative take on these malted grains,” said Steele. “After
exploring their unique offerings, we realized that the Stochasticity Project would be the perfect avenue to incorporate them
into a recipe.”
With a malt bill composed of seven grains—2-row pale malt, malted buckwheat, malted millet, white wheat malt, CaraRye,
flaked oats and flaked triticale—there are distinct nutty and cereal-like malt qualities in the flavor and aroma. Columbus,
Chinook, Centennial and Cascade hops (aka the “4 C’s”) were added to balance out the intense malt backbone, resulting in
a blend of spice, citrus and pine flavors.
After brainstorming concepts and deciding on the final recipe, what came about next for this multigrain ale was highly
unexpected. But then again, that should be expected from the Stochasticity Project, a series of beers intended for exotic
notions, ingredients and ideas. A daring, slightly controversial name was proposed by the brewing team that references the
title of a Saturday Night Live commercial parody, “Colon Blow.” Boss shut it down. Hard. More names were floated. For a
while it was Multigrains of Truth. Then Let It Grain. Someone on the sales team spoke up: “But we LIKE the name Colon
Blow. It’s…hilarious!” Since they would be the ones selling it, the Boss gave in.
Ultimately, the federal government nixed the name when it was submitted for approval, citing a perceived suggestion of
health benefits. Um, OK. Plan B then: Grainiac.
This one-time limited release should be enjoyed fresh in order to fully experience the generous dose of hop character. The
story of Stochasticity Project Colon B…errr…Grainiac will live on inside the brewery’s halls and on the back of every bottle.
TASTING NOTES
Provided by Stone Brewmaster Mitch Steele
APPEARANCE: Deep amber with a light-tan head.
AROMA: Aroma starts off with a nutty, spice note from the malts, then slowly evolves into a citrus and resin hop character.
TASTE: Nice blend of maltiness and hoppiness. Unique nutty and cereal-like malt flavors at the start, then the
hops come through with a classic American Amber Ale hop profile, with elements of citrus, pine, and hop resin.
PALATE: Full bodied (not sweet) and smooth with a lingering bitterness.
OVERALL: This beer gave us a neat opportunity to use some grains we had never used before in brewing a beer. We recently
learned of Grouse Malting and Roasting Company in Colorado, and as I explored its website and catalog of malted grains, I
realized that our Stochasticity Project series would be a perfect place for experimenting with these. We combined malted millet
and malted buckwheat from Grouse with barley malt, rye malt, wheat malt, oats and triticale to make a true multigrain ale.
Hopped with the classic “4 C’s” this beer is reminiscent of many amber ales I have brewed over the years, but with a slight twist
on the malt character.
ABOUT STOCHASTICITY PROJECT
There is no happenstance or coincidence. Dumb luck is a fallacy a nd randomness a commonly accepted mistruth.
Much of what seemingly falls into place yet seems so natural is a result of Stochasticity, a concept embraced and
exalted by this special a nd unpredictable series of beers where exotic notions, ingredientsa nd ideas coalesce at an
interesting and often unexpected endpoint.
@StoneBrewingCo
#GRAINIAC
A HOPPY, MULTIGRAIN MASTERPIECE
This deep, amber ale beauty was created to shine a light on
rare, unexplored grains seldom used in the brewing world.
In addition to barley, wheat, rye and triticale, we’ve added
malted buckwheat and malted millet to bring the total unique
grain count to seven. The earthy, nutty notes of granola found
in this experimental, multigrain malt bomb are complemented
by the citrusy, floral flavors of four classic American hops.
By dry-hopping the Cascade and Centennial hops at the
end, we were able to up the hop factor and round out the
grain bill’s rich, bready, roasty character.
ALCOHOL/VOLUME:
8.5%
BITTERNESS:
60 IBUs
HOPS:
Columbus, Chinook,
Centennial, Cascade
MALTS:
2-row pale malt, malted buckwheat,
malted crystal millet, malted roast
millet, white wheat malt, CaraRye,
flaked oats, flaked triticale
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U.S. DISTRIBUTION:
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KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN,
MO, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM,
NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN,
TX, VA, VT, WA and Puerto Rico
INTERNATIONAL
DISTRIBUTION:
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Columbia, Canada; Japan; Korea;
Singapore; Sweden; Thailand; and
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