Orono Brewing Company has partnered up with Daniel Kraus and MTV Books to brew a special India Pale Ale to celebrate the release of Daniel’s latest novel, Whalefall.
Whalefall is The Martian meets 127 Hours, in a thriller about a scuba diver who’s been swallowed by an eighty-foot, sixty-ton sperm whale and has only one hour to escape before his oxygen runs out.
Following the success of Kraus’s collaboration with Dark Matter Coffee on The Living Dead Coffee around the release of the novel with the same name, the collaboration with Orono Brewing seemed like a no-brainer.
“Daniel Kraus and I first discussed the possibility of collabing on a beer following his guest appearance on my podcast, Capes and Tights,” said Justin Soderberg, Orono Brewing Creative Director. “He had me hooked on collabing together from the start, but I was even more on board when the book was centered around a whale.”
The limited edition IPA will be released in early August 2023, directly in the heart of whale watching season. From April-October multiple species visit Maine’s waters, including humpback, finback, minke and pilot.
Whalefall IPA combines Maine’s love for the ocean and love for India Pale Ales in a small batch beer to celebrate Daniel’s book.
“Whoever heard of a literary beer? But the salty, briny nature of Whalefall made me think of a whale ale right away,” said Kraus. “I wanted to work with a brewery in a state actually known for whales. Orono seemed the perfect partner.”
This limited edition beer will be gone before you know it. So keep an eye on Orono Brewing’s social media for exact release dates and grab Whalefall from Daniel Kraus wherever books are sold on August 8, 2023.
Learn more about Whalefall, the beer collaboration and more on Episode 119 coming August 2 on the Capes and Tights Podcast.
Daniel will be in Orono and Bangor, Maine on August 25 and August 26 to sign copies, meet fans and more at Orono Brewing, The Briar Patch and Galactic Comics. Details coming soon!
About Daniel Kraus
Daniel Kraus is a New York Times bestselling author. His collaboration with legendary filmmaker George A. Romero, The Living Dead, was acclaimed by The New York Times and The Washington Post.
With Guillermo del Toro, he co-authored The Shape of Water, based on the same idea the two created for the Oscar-winning film. Also with del Toro, Kraus co-authored Trollhunters, which was adapted into the Emmy-winning Netflix series. Kraus’s The Death and Life of Zebulon Finch was named one of Entertainment Weekly‘s Top 10 Books of the Year. Kraus has won a Scribe Award, two Odyssey Awards (for both Rotters and Scowler), is a four-time Bram Stoker Award finalist, and has appeared multiple times as Library Guild selections, YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults, and more.
About Orono Brewing Company
Orono Brewing is located in the basin of Orono, Maine – home of the University of Maine. Opening on New Year’s Eve 2014, Orono Brewing is known for their New England India Pale Ales, barrel-aged sours and a variety of other beers. Their flagship and multiple award winning beer, Tubular IPA, has been a staple in the Maine craft beer industry for over five years.
Orono Brewing beer is distributed throughout the Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
