A first? Portland's Ecliptic Brewing, Alefire, and The Show Hot Sauce collaborate on a new hot sauce. Introducing, “Pretty Hot Sauce: Pour Some Spice In Your Face”

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Collaboration between brewers? Happens all the time. Collaboration between a brewery and a restaurant? Occasionally. A collaboration between a brewery, a hot condiments chemist, and a beer and hot sauce bar? There’s always a first time. Welcome to the release of “Pretty Hot Sauce: Pour Some Spice In Your Face”, a collaboration between Ecliptic Brewing Company, The Show Hot Sauce, and Alefire Craft Beer and Hot Sauce Bar.

Released this past weekend at all three locations, this unique collaboration joins Ecliptic Brewing Company’s Capella Porter, Scotch bonnet peppers fermented in Ecliptic’s proprietary house lacto yeast, to produce a spicy sauce that might make you see stars. 

“We were really excited when our friends at AleFire and The Show reached out to us about this project,” says Ecliptic Brewing’s Executive Chef, Michael Molitor. “Sam [from The Show] and I discussed various chili combinations and, of course, tasted some of our beers. Capella Porter proved to be a great foundation. I was looking for a deep red and complex sauce with a solid heat level and a little bit of funk from fermentation...and Sam absolutely nailed it!”

A multi-award winning beer, including winner of Bronze at the 2016 World Beer Cup and the 2020 Oregon Beer Awards, Ecliptic Brewing Company’s Capella Porter is a pub favorite. A beer with notes of chocolate and caramel, merge with American hops (Cascade, Centennial, Chinook, and Nugget), to create a lively porter worthy of its namesake star (found in the constellation Auriga).

Coupled with the fermented Scotch bonnets, Alefire and The Show bring the assist to “Pretty Hot Sauce: Pour Some Space In Your Face”, providing a sweet tanginess from the addition of red Serrano and Fresno peppers, plus some “umami goodness” courtesy roasted onions and garlic. Finally, those with a trained palate might pick out the natural smokiness emanating from the Chili de Arbol and California peppers.

Available for purchase online and for takeout, at all three locations, seek out “Pretty Hot Sauce: Pour Some Space In Your Face” today. For more information on online and takeout, from Ecliptic Brewing, visit Ecliptic Brewing's takeout page or Ecliptic Brewing's shipping page. For pickup from The Show Hot Sauce or Alefire Craft Beer and Hot Sauce Beer visit AleFire Craft Beer and Hot Sauce Bar and The Show Hot Sauce. 

About Ecliptic Brewing

Ecliptic Brewing is a venture from John Harris, an Oregon beer icon whose background is steeped in the state’s rich craft brewing history. The name Ecliptic unites Harris’ two passions: brewing and astronomy. As such, the brewery celebrates the Earth’s yearly journey around the sun through both its beer and restaurant menus. Harris’ signature beers include Starburst IPA, Phaser Hazy IPA, Carina Peach Sour Ale and Capella Porter. For more information, visit: eclipticbrewing.com.

Ecliptic beers are available at the brewery (825 North Cook St), in bottle and on-tap throughout the area, and distributed by: Maletis Beverage (Portland, Salem, Vancouver WA), Bigfoot Beverage (Eugene, Bend, Coast), Fort George Distributing (Northern Oregon Coast, Southern Washington Coast), Hodgen Distributing (Eastern Oregon), Summit Distribution (Southern Oregon), NW Beverages (Seattle, Tacoma), Odom (Eastern Washington, Northern ID), Dickerson Distributing (Bellingham), Crooked Stave Artisans (Colorado), Freedom Distributors (North Carolina), Beer Thirst (Canada) and Tread Water (Japan).