THE PHANTOM BRIDE IPA

Belching Beaver Brewery

Alcohol By Volume (ABV): 7.1%

 Ok, I’ll be honest, THIS was the beer that started it all for me. I have been a fan of the Deftones since I was a youngling riding the bus back and forth from home to middle school so, when I heard that they were teaming up with Belching Beaver Brewery on an IPA, I was aaaaaaaall about it!

This beer was named after a song with the same title on their most recent album Gore. I’m sure we were all thinking the same thing…

“If this sweet ass song SOUNDS amazing… I wonder if it would TASTE amazing too?!”

Cuz I sure as hell did! Just like the song, the flavor of this brew starts out very soft and pleasant with just a hint of sweetness. As it develops, the layers come in and take you on a journey…and it ends with a BITE!

I’ve always been fascinated on how such a collaboration takes place. Questions like, “Who contacted who first?” and “Who came up with the flavors?” just started running rampant in my brain and I knew I wanted to talk about beer. A gigantic THANK YOU to Belching Beaver and the Deftones for bringing the worlds of music and craft beer together so deliciously!

Here is a link to the song The Phantom Bride. Enjoy! CHEERS!