Fat Head’s co-owner and brewer Matt Cole will travel to Fort Collins, Colo., next week to make the beer and a New Belgium crew will travel to Middleburg Heights in November to make a reciprocal brew.
“Matt and I are both flavor freaks – he’s a chef in his own right,” New Belgium brewer Matty Gilliland said in a news release Wednesday. “His hot wings are the best I’ve ever had and a discussion about the spices in his recipe inspired this beer. Once we nailed down habanero, lemongrass and lime, we started talking about our stainless souring program here at New Belgium and it all came together. There’s a lot of moving pieces between the sourness, the spice and the other flavors – it’s a real balancing act to get it right!”