Grimsby’s Docks Beers have released a new beer and craft beer glass in collaboration with The Sherlocks, an alternative indie rock band from South Yorkshire.
The 5.5% ABV brew is called The Sherlocks IPA and was made to mark the launch of the band’s third album, World I Understand.
Brandon Crook, The Sherlocks’ drummer, said: “We are diehard craft beer fans and love Docks Beers ever since performing there in 2019, so we’re really excited to announce our collaboration with the brewery — our new beer The Sherlocks IPA! We can’t wait to play the new Docks Academy in Grimsby because, as well as the cans, the beer will
also be on tap for our fans.”
Docks Beers director, Will Douglas, director at Docks Beers, said: “After a long delay due to covid, The Sherlocks are due to headline the Docks Academy at a sold-out event on Friday, 29th October, but we’ve stayed in touch with the band since 2019 when they first played an intimate gig at Docks Beers. That was such a great night and we have
been throwing ideas around ever since, looking at other ways we could work together.
The Sherlocks relax with a beer. Photographs: Docks Beers
“Frontman Kiaran and drummer Brandon Crook are big craft beer fans and we have worked with them to make the kind of beer they would be proud to put their names on. The band have been involved in the beer from start to finish, from with the recipe design even to coming to Grimsby to help with the brew itself. We’ve been impressed with their hard graft.”
Mike Richards, director and head brewer at Docks Beers, describes the beer as a light but punchy pale ale brewed with heaps of Amarillo, Simcoe, Ekuanot, and Citra hops, giving flavours of citrus and grapefruit, with peppery and piney notes. “The brew is a traditional IPA with a twist of its own. Exactly 100 oranges and 20 grapefruit were painstakingly zested for added a-peel.”
The Sherlocks’ album artwork is featured on the beer’s can, and elements of its are also on a special glass produced with Grimsby design agency SourceFour. The band’s autographs are also on the cans.
