C1 ... Oak-aged Smoked Rye Pale Ale ... on tap at Schlafly Tap Room in St. Louis.

I'm envious!

And thirsty!

That's more exclamation marks than I've used in years!

NABC's allotment of the collaboration ale will be headed this way soon. I'm under the impression that we'll have four kegs for our two establishments, and that a wee bit will be poured at the forthcoming Indiana Microbrewers Winterfest in Indianapolis on January 30.

NABC's Jared Williamson has tasted the finished product, and he's enthused. So am I. "Pumped" just doesn't do it justice.

(Graphic cribbed from Schlafly)

A collaboration report.

Hoosier Beer Geek tastes it before me ... so it goes. I'll get my chance -- just wait and see.

Scenes from a Sneak Preview: Schlafly/O'Fallon/New Albanian Collaboration

Looks like they brewed some beer in St. Louis.

Update: Coverage and photos at the STL Hops blog.

Photos of the first Schlafly/O'Fallon's/NABC collaboration are up at Scott Shreffler's Facebook page. I borrowed one of them, and will let you know more once Jared reports back to home base.

First Schlafly, O'Fallon Brewery and NABC collaboration brew to be created on Tuesday.

On Tuesday, December 1, NABC's Jared Williamson will be in St. Louis at the Schlafly Taproom. The occasion? It's a brewday, and the advent of a three-way collaboration between Schlafly, O'Fallon Brewery and NABC.

Jared writes:

We're calling it the C-Series for short so this is C-1. It will be a Oak Aged Dry Hopped Smoked Rye Pale Ale, 6.5% and 35 IBU.

I just saw on Facebook that Scott Shreffler, Schlafly's rep in the Louisville metropolitan area, is going to be in St. Louis, too. He's promising coverage, so when the photos appear, I'll link you to them.

Is there any business as fun as this one?