Struise and Portsmouth Brewery to blend Kate the Great and Black Albert into ‘Kabert’?

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(Lovell, ME) – It’s not April Fools as far as I know, but if it was April 1st nobody would believe it. Ebenezers Pub Owner, Chris Lively, announced on Beer Advocate earlier today that Struise, at some point this week, took a trip down to Portsmouth Brewery in New Hampshire to brew a special batch of Black Albert. And according to Lively, there are “hopes” of blending it with Portsmouth Kate the Great at the brewpub. Ratebeer’s #1 brewers in the world meet Beer Advocate’s #2 beer on the planet. How often do we see a collaboration of this magnitude?

The guys from Struise are attending Ebenezers Belgian Beer Festival in tiny Lovell, Maine, which winds down this weekend. All the details of what they have been brewing, blending, and sharing with festgoers can be found right here.

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3 thoughts on “Struise and Portsmouth Brewery to blend Kate the Great and Black Albert into ‘Kabert’?

  1. We from Struise Breweries, confirm today that after a very intersting and creative with Todd Mott, head brewmaster at the Portsmouth brewery, to have brewed Black Albert last wednesday at their fine brewery.

    The first option was to launch Black Albert as a guestbrew at the pub. After a serious blending session with Kate The Great & Black Albert, we decided to follow this new option. Marry The King & The Tsarina through a magnificent blend which will be called Kabert and to be released February 2009.

    Urbain @ Struise
    Brewmaster

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