Brothers Cascadia Collabruary is a celebration of collaboration
One of the best parts of being involved in the beer industry is collaboration. From the earliest-known collaboration between Avery Brewing and Russian River Brewing to settle a trademark dispute in 2004, collabs have blossomed into an exciting avenue to promote a brand, experiment with new recipes, learn from other brewers and share in the camaraderie and community of beer.
Brothers Cascadia Brewing company takes those ideas to a whole new level with their 2-month celebration of collaboration - Collabuary. The punk-rawk-show themed event kicked off on January 15th with the release of Electric Funeral, a 10.3% ABV Winter Ale collaboration with one of their nearest neighbors, Doomsday Brewing. The collaborators are coming from all over the PNW, from Sig Brewing and Stemma Brewing up north, to Oregon neighbors like Breakside Brewing and Hammer & Stitch.
The releases continue today with collabs from Baerlic Brewing and Everybody's Brewing.
Left to right: Jason Harper of Stemma Brewing (New School's 2020 Most Underrated WA Brewery) with Jason Bos and Eric Van Tassel of Brothers Cascadia Brewing on collaboration brew day.
This collaborative nature doesn't stop at beer. Brothers Cascadia has asked local design agency Ambient to spearhead a collaboration of artists for the label designs as well. Artwork is coming from independent designers like Jenna Hill, Matthew Fields (former brewer at Brothers Cascadia), Matt Lloyd and Michael Lindberg (creating under the alias Dusty Brockaway) as well as design agencies like Riff Creative, Ambient and ZZeppelin.
Check out the "set list" and head to Brothers Cascadia Brewing in the Hazel Dell neighborhood of Vancouver, WA to experience all of the flavors, styles and designs that come together during Collabuary! You're bound to find a number of musical culture references...
Jan. 15th Doomsday Brewing - Electric Funeral, Winter Ale - Design: Matt Fields (DRAFT ONLY)
Jan. 22nd Everybody's Brewing - Everyone & Their Brother, NWIPA - Design: Ambient (Cans & Draft)
Jan. 22nd Baerlic Brewing - To DIY For, Hazy IPA - Design: Riff Creative (Cans & Draft)
Jan. 29th Heathen Brewing - Oye Como Va?, Mexican IPL - Design: Matt Lloyd (Cans & Draft)
Feb. 5th Logsdon Farmhouse Ales - Full Glycol Jacket - Schwarzbier - Design: Jenna Hill (Cans & Draft)
Feb. 12th Breakside Brewery - Tri-Clamp Down, NWIPA - Design: Ambient (Cans & Draft)
Feb. 19th Stemma Brewing - Borderlands, Hazy IPA - Design: Jenna Hill (Cans & Draft)
Feb. 19th Hammer & Stitch - Hammer On, English Mild - Design: Matt Fields (DRAFT ONLY)
Feb. 19th Stoup Brewing - Right For Your Fight, Imperial IPA - Design: Riff Creative (Cans & Draft)
Feb. 19th Sig Brewing - Publicity Stunt - Imperial Smoothie Hard Seltzer - Design: ZZeppelin (Cans & Draft)
Feb. 26th Trap Door - In the Loop, Mixed Culture Sour w/Muscat grapes in Red wine barrels - Design: Michael Lindberg (500ml Bottle & Draft)
Feb. 26th Grains of Wrath - No. 13 Baby, Mexican Chocolate Imp Stout aged in Tequilla & Whiskey - Design: Michael Lindberg (500ml Bottle & Draft)
