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Black Flag Brewing Co. partners with Baltimore hardcore band End It

Hard Head will be available starting Friday on draft as well as in four-packs of 16-ounce cans at the brewery. Black Flag Brewing Co. in Columbia, Maryland, has teamed up with Baltimore hardcore band End It to create a beer called the Hard Head hazy IPA. The beer is 7% alcohol by volume and will be available on draft as well as in four-packs of 16-ounce cans for $16 at its taproom. End It recently played the sold-out Disturbin’ the Peace festival at Baltimore Soundstage. The band contributed a new single, “Familia Finito,” to the “The Extermination Vol. 4″ compilation, which the Baltimore hardcore label Flatspot Records released earlier in 2023. Members of the band and the Old Line Eats food truck will be at the brewery for the release, and T-shirts will be sold later in the spring. You can unsubscribe from these alerts at anytime.

Black Flag Brewing Co. partners with Baltimore hardcore band End It

Published : 12 months ago by Dylan Segelbaum in Lifestyle

Black Flag Brewing Co. in Columbia had considered collaborating with a band on a beer for a while, and one particular act came to mind for Ian Cahoon, the brewery’s taproom manager.

A few months ago, Cahoon reached out to Baltimore hardcore band End It, several members of whom he’s known for a long time. He said he also liked their general aesthetic and deep connection to the city.

“We’re always looking for ways to incorporate aspects outside of beer that we love here into the process,” Cahoon said.

The brewery on Friday is set to release the result of that collaboration: the Hard Head hazy IPA. The beer is 7% alcohol by volume and will be available on draft as well as in four-packs of 16-ounce cans for $16 at its taproom. That’s in addition to soon hitting shelves throughout Maryland.

Members of the band — and the Old Line Eats food truck — will be at the brewery for the release. Stickers will be available for purchase. T-shirts will be available later in the spring.

End It recently played the sold-out Disturbin’ the Peace festival at Baltimore Soundstage. The band contributed a new single, “Familia Finito,” to the “The Extermination Vol. 4″ compilation, which the Baltimore hardcore label Flatspot Records released earlier in 2023.

Cahoon said the band left the style of beer up to the brewery, which picked a hazy IPA, its most popular kind.

He said he’s used that combination in other hazy IPAs, and thinks they work especially well together. The beer has berry, citrus and dank notes, while oats contribute to a big, silky mouthfeel. And some wheat helps, as well.

Cole said he also tries to keep the bitterness to a minimum, and noted that the beer has a slightly lower ABV than other hazy IPAs.

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End It drummer Chris Gonzalez said he’d been thinking for a while that it would be cool for the band to partner with a Maryland brewery. He’d seen other punk and hardcore bands, including Integrity and Loud Boyz, do beer collaborations, but did not want to be the one to initiate that conversation.


Topics: Food & Drink, Maryland, Baltimore

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