July 31th, 2014 Poncha Springs, Colorado- Elevation Beer Company® is set to release its next seasonals in its Black Series and Double Black Series of Seasonal specialty and barrel-aged beers.
Elevation will release its Wild Flowers Imperial Saison in the Black Series, while Fanboy it’s virgin oak barrel-aged Double IPA will be released in its Double Black Series.
“We changed up Wild Flowers this year, using a different Saison yeast strain, says head brewer and Elevation Co-founder Christian Koch, “This resulted in a drier finish, which has made the beer a tad more traditional to the style.”
Elevation was rewarded for this slight change in recipe with a Gold Medal for Wild Flowers in the Saison/Farmhouse Category earlier this month at the US Open Beer Championship. Marking this their fourth medal in that contest over the past two years.
Elevation is also re-releasing Fanboy, which was aged this year in a combination of first and second use Virgin Oak barrels custom made for the brewery.
“Fanboy sat in barrels for 8 months before being blended with a fresh Double IPA base and then dry-hopped to giving it its signature blend of oak, vanilla, and citrus. It is a big grapefruit bomb this year and we are extremely excited for it.” Exclaims Koch. 
Fanboy is currently rated 92+ on Ratebeer.com and is one of only a handful of virgin oak barrel-aged beers made in the US.
Both beers will be finding their way to liquor stores and beer bars in Arizona, Colorado, and Texas starting in August.
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