A Halifax brewery is going where no beer has gone before, creating a Star Trek Golden Anniversary Ale in celebration of the show鈥檚 50th anniversary.
Everything from the taste to the bottle pays homage to Gene Roddenberry鈥檚 creation.
The golden ale is 5.0 per cent alcohol, to represent the anniversary year, and the labels feature 12 different Star Trek artworks, mostly of the USS Enterprise, said Brian Titus, president of Garrison Brewing.
鈥淓njoy the beer, keep the bottle, collect all 12 if you wish,鈥� he said, 鈥淚t鈥檚 just a really easy-drinking, tasty beer to celebrate such a milestone.鈥�
Garrison Brewing is the only brewery in Canada to have a licence from CBS to produce the Star Trek ale, which was no easy feat.
Everything in relation to the brew had to be approved by the network, including beer samples that were shipped to the United States.
The new brew will also be available just in time for a science fiction convention taking place this weekend in Halifax. Organizers of Hal-Con say it鈥檚 an exciting time for Star Trek fans.
鈥淭he fact that they鈥檙e able to do Star Trek beer now is super, super cool,鈥� Jennifer Lambe, executive director of Hal-Con, told CTV Atlantic. 鈥淚t鈥檚 an extremely rare opportunity forwarded to them in partnership with Paramount, so we鈥檙e really excited to be a part of that.鈥�
And this isn鈥檛 the first time Garrison has created a Star Trek beer. Its Vulcan Ale is also making a comeback for the upcoming sci-fi convention.
The anniversary ale will beam onto brewery shelves Thursday.
