Global village
Sierra Nevada is taking its Beer Camp Across America concept across the ocean.
It debuted in 2014 as a mixed 12-pack of collaborations with brewers around the country. Last year’s encore featured six beers from groups of partner breweries nationwide, including Moxee-Moron Imperial Session IPA from a Northwest team led by Yakima’s Bale Breaker.
Now comes Beer Camp Across the World, which will again involve a dozen collaborative brews: six with other U.S. breweries (including Bend hop gods Boneyard), and six with brewers from Germany, Belgium, Denmark, England, New Zealand and Japan, featuring such well-known names as Ayinger, Duvel, Fuller’s and Mikkeller.
It’s a logical step for Sierra Nevada, which has released Oktoberfest collaborations with German breweries the past two autumns.
According to a sneak preview by All About Beer magazine, the new Beer Camp lineup will include:
• Ginger Lager with Surly (Minnesota).
• Thai-Style Iced Tea with Mikkeller (Denmark).
• Raspberry Sundae with The Bruery (California).
• Dry-Hopped Berliner Weisse with Saint Arnold (Texas).
• Dunkel Weisse with Ayinger (Germany).
• Hoppy Belgian-Style Golden Ale with Duvel (Belgium).
• Atlantic Vintage Ale with Fuller’s (England).
• White IPA with Kiuchi (Japan).
• East Meets West IPA with Tree House (Massachusetts).
• West Coast Double IPA with Boneyard (Oregon).
• A smoked Campout Porter with Garage Project (New Zealand).
• Dry-Hopped Barleywine with Avery (Colorado).
Look for this year’s variety pack in June, at a suggested retail of $25. As usual, a series of festivals showcasing the beers will take place across the U.S. this summer.