Ground Control Beer
Ground Control Beer Ninkasi Space Program

IBU

80

Bitterness Units

ABV

10

Alcohol % By Volume

OG

1.100

Original Gravity

BORN

2015

Enjoyed Since

Available

April 13, 2015

Malts

2-Row Pale, Black, Chocolate, Munich, Crystal, Honey, Special Roast, Peated

Hops

Apollo, Bravo, Comet

Packages

22oz. Bottles
On Draft

Ground Control

Seven years after we started brewing in Oregon, we decided the sky was not the limit. One year, two rockets and countless lab hours later, we successfully launched a payload of brewer’s yeast into outer space with the help of rocket scientists. After a much awaited return to Earth, the mission of creating space beer is now complete.

Ground Control boldly combines local and out-of-this-world ingredients. This rich, complex Imperial Stout is brewed with Oregon hazelnuts, star anise and cocoa nibs, and fermented with an Ale yeast that survived a trip to space and back. Mankind will enjoy the sweet finesse of this beer that only fares better with time.

Launch Stats

  • Rocket Name: SL 9
  • Launch Date: Oct. 23, 2014
  • Launch Time: 7:33 am
  • Launch Location: Spaceport America, New Mexico

  • Maximum Altitude: 408,035 ft, 77.3 Miles
  • Maximum Speed: Mach 5.5
  • Payload Recovery Site: White Sands Missile Range

Where can I get Ground Control?