Black Hops Brewing is an Australian craft brewer located in idyllic Gold Coast. Big fans of both gaming and craft beer culture, the trio of friends behind the brand decided to create their own drankable tribute to first-person shooter game Call of Duty: Black Ops III.
The intriguing beer tribute comes in the form of the Black Hops Midnight Pale Ale. Available as a limited release in Australia, the Aussie craft beer was launched earlier in 2015 and is sure to inspire similar hoppy tributes to video games the world over. Not to mention Call of Duty and ale fans the world round will likely be clamoring to get their hands on a bottle.
Recently, video game publisher Bethesda partnered with the brewers at Carlsberg UK to create the Fallout Beer.
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Australia's Black Hops Brewing Created a Beer Inspired by Call of Duty
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