Great things can be accomplished through collaboration, and no one understands this better than craft brewers.
Do you want proof? Then, you’re going to want to get to the Flying Saucer, Meddlesome Moth or one of our other sister restaurants if you’re in or near the Dallas area. If you’re not nearby, you’re going to want to find your way there.
Why?
Michael Peticolas from Dallas’ Peticolas Brewing Company and Chuck Silva from San Diego’s Green Flash Brewing have collaborated to create something awesome. That’s why.
It’s called Operation Collaboration, and it’s hitting the Fort Worth and Addison Flying Saucers Thursday, March 26. The specially brewed India Pale Ale debuted at Meddlesome Moth on Wednesday and it took only 23 minutes to float the first keg. Early returns have it at 4.45/5 on Untappd. Captain Keith’s tasting notes mention a “strong hop nose. Dank with fruity notes and a hint of tangerine. Lingering dryness and deceptively strong at 8%.”
So, how did Operation Collaboration come to be? We’ll let the master, Michael Peticolas take it from here:
Peticolas and Green Flash’s
Operation Collaboration
India Pale Ale
8% Alcohol by volume / 75 IBU
What better brewery partner for our first collaboration than Green Flash Brewing, the pioneer of the “West Coast IPA?” Michael Peticolas and Green Flash’s Chuck Silva selected just two malts and two hop varieties to brew this IPA. Both malts are premium English malts and each hop is an experimental varietal grown in the Yakima Valley. If these hops prove successful commercially, they will be assigned names. Until then, the hops are simply known as 07270 and 06277.
Operation Collaboration pours with a thick, dense, off-white head atop a golden orange colored beer. The head leaves a healthy lacing in the glass as it is enjoyed. The aroma is dank, but with subtle hints of citrus and juicy fruit. The gentle bitter character allows the hop flavors to shine though with an abundance of tropical orange, pineapple, grapefruit and tangerine-like flavors. The mouthfeel is creamy smooth and the finish exceptional – pleasant tropical flavors linger on the palette long after your last drink. The evolution of this IPA from aroma to finish is a tremendous ride; you’ll be surprised how quickly this beer disappears from your glass.
