Crooked Stave Working On Lucky Strike Irish-Style Red Ale & Vintage Vinyl

Happy 2026 St. Patrick’s Day. Today I’ve got a perfectly timed, holiday‑appropriate craft beer release coming soon from Crooked Stave Brewing in Denver, Colorado. The brewery is preparing to debut Lucky Strike, an Irish‑style red ale brewed with St. Patrick’s Day drinkers in mind. This seasonal red ale lands at a highly sessionable 4.7% ABV, making it an easygoing option for anyone looking to celebrate with a flavorful yet approachable beer.

Lucky Strike will arrive in 12‑oz cans, showcasing Crooked Stave’s continued focus on expressive, small‑batch, Colorado‑brewed ales. Fans of Irish reds, malt‑forward craft beers, and holiday‑themed releases will want to keep this one on their radar.

Stay tuned for full release details, distribution info, and availability as Crooked Stave gets closer to launching this festive Irish‑style red ale.

Label Text Crooked Stave Lucky Strike:

“Here’s to a long life and a merry one.
A fresh keg, and a flowing one.
A Lucky Strike and a cold one.
A full pint—and another one!
Sláinte!“

I’ve also added in Vintage Vinyl Alma Mader Brewing collaboration west coast IPA (7%-AbV, 16-oz cans).

About Crooked Stave Brewing:

Art on the Inside, Art on the Outside.
Before founding Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project, founder and brewmaster Chad Yakobson wrote his Master’s thesis on Brettanomyces yeast species and their use in the brewing industry. Wanting to spread the wealth of knowledge, Chad published his research as an open-source website to provide a greater understanding of Brettanomyces yeasts for brewers. Focused on strain-specific fermentations and the major compounds produced during pure culture anaerobic fermentation in wort, the application of these yeasts has proliferated throughout the brewing industry.

Our Story, Our Name.
Founded in Denver, Colorado in late 2010, Crooked Stave is the product of “Brettanomyces Guru” Chad Yakobson’s open source Master’s research, The Brettanomyces Project. Crooked Stave’s progressive brewing approach blends science and art through creativity and passion. The resulting creations, most of which use Brettanomyces yeasts and mature in oak, are beers of extraordinary complexity.

Crooked Stave is a play on the word Stave – one of many strong wooden slats collectively bound together by metal hoops to shape a wooden barrel. Our name is a commitment to how closely we work with each barrel and embodies the love we put into each beer. Wooden barrels are the focal point of our brewery and the beers we brew. We are Crooked Stave by way of origin: unique in our beginnings and set apart from our peers. We set our own path, releasing specialty Brettanomyces-only, wild, sour, and barrel-aged beers.

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