Photo courtesy of Bottleworks.com

(Seattle, WA) – When it comes to bottle shop anniversary beers, there is no better example than the Bottleworks Anniversary Series.

Matt Bonney and Matt Vandenberghe of Brouwer’s Cafe/Bottleworks have been working with brewers for the last decade, collaborating on various beers, most of which are to commemorate the bottle shop’s opening in February, 1999. Recently, the list includes Tomme Arthur of The Lost Abbey, Vinnie Cilurzo of Russian River Brewing and Alan Sprints of Hair of the Dog Brewing.

Bottleworks 11th Anniversary Ale will be available beginning tomorrow. More from the official blog:

“Join us tomorrow evening (Wednesday 24th) for a special once a year tasting. Our 11th anniversary beer, brewed by Big Sky Brewing in Missoula and blended by our very own Matt VandenBerghe, Matt Bonney, and Shaughn O’Keefe, will be available for sale all day. Matt Long, the head brewer at Big Sky will be here along with the entire Bottleworks crew from 5-7 to celebrate and enjoy our new beer. Our 11th anniversary ale is a blend comprised mostly of Ivan the Terrible aged in port, bourbon, and rye whisky barrels with a few other touches like a Belgian Dark strong ale added for balance and complexity. Expect a very rich stout with equal parts fruit and wood.”

According to the video below, which gives some background on the series, the Matts are working with The Bruery for the 12th Anniversary, Stone Brewing for the 13th Anniversary, and Cascade Brewing for the 14th Anniversary. Kudos to the Grizzly Growler for capturing the video. Cheers to Seattle Beer News for spreading the word.