What is an Imperial Golden Stout

What is an Imperial Golden Stout you might ask? Where traditional stouts seek darker malts to achieve their desired color and flavor profile, a golden stout uses lighter malts intertwined with raw ingredients to achieve a stout complexity.

For this year's edition of the Village Friend, brewers Josh Hanson and Kirk MacDonald sought out the freshest ingredients from local purveyors they could, harvesting cocoa nibs and fresh vanilla bean from The Silk Road Spice Merchant and coffee beans from Calgary Heritage Roasting Company.

Hear from Kirk, head brewer with Zero Issue Brewing, on what the process looks like and what you can expect from this hefty collab brew. #madebettertogether #villagefriend2018