New Belgium Action Reaction is a Sour Nitro version of Fremont Brewing’s Barrel-Aged B-Bomb

In the most unexpected collaboration of the year so far, New Belgium Brewing and Fremont Brewing have made a sour version of the latter’s bourbon barrel-aged B-Bomb and bottled it up with nitrogen. Action Reaction is described as B-Bomb meets New Belgium’s landmark flanders-style red/brown La Folie and is now available in very limited 750ml bottles in select markets.

"Action-Reaction's roots began, like many beer collaborations, with a friendship forged while pouring next to super dude Joe Kirpes from Fremont Brewing at Treefort Music & Beer Festival in Boise in 2019. Bottles were exchanged. I am a stout FREAK, and they are the stout masters!

After meeting up later with Fremont’s Matt Lincecum and others, we dreamed up our own fun collaboration: an imperial sour stout.

We started with Fremont’s B-Bomb, a bourbon barrel-aged imperial winter ale. This was it! The aromas completely engulf you in toffee, chocolate, vanilla, bourbon and barrel char. Add to that our Oscar dark sour lager, and boom: A beer that starts intensely sweet and thick, warm and boozy with a perfect balance of sourness and does not let up. It’s not for the faint of heart, but if you need an inside sweater this winter season, it fits quite well.” said New Belgium’s Lauren Limbach, Wood Cellar Director and Blender

Fremont will be offering a very limited amount of this special collaboration beer for purchase via their website on January 28th for pick up at the Urban Beer Garden on January 30th.  Action Reaction can also be found at specialty retailers, bottle shops and grocery stores throughout New Belgium’s distribution area.

About Fremont Brewing:  

We are an independent, family-owned, award-winning craft brewery founded in 2009 to brew small-batch artisan beers made with the best local ingredients we can find…Because Beer Matters! Fremont Brewing is known for its barrel-aged beers including B-Bomb Imperial Winter Ale, The Rusty Nail, an Imperial Stout with Licorice and Cinnamon Bark and Bourbon Barrel Aged Dark Star Imperial Oatmeal Stout. Fremont’s year-round offerings include Lush IPA®, Golden Pilsner, Interurban® IPA, Sky Kraken Hazy Pale Ale, Dark Star Imperial Oatmeal Stout and creative one-off beers, such as its Head Full of Dynomite Hazy IPA Series and the Field to Ferment fresh hop series. Fremont Brewing…Because Beer Matters! www.fremontbrewing.com