Like a Sturgeon (Drunk for the Very First Time)

sturgeon brewing company alberta fishing

I have yet to catch a sturgeon, at least partially because I’ve never targeted them. I’ve been in the boat musky fishing when one of my partners hooked one and quickly released it, but that’s the extent of my experience with them. One day I hope to visit my friend Ryan Rosenbaum in Idaho to catch one of those 8- to 10-foot long acrobats, and then tap out and whack on a bunch of smallmouths on the same water. Until then, I’ll have to get my sturgeon fix through alcohol. 

That’s possible through Alberta’s Sturgeon Brewing Company, which has built an entire brand around these primitive fish. 

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Of course they also live in Russia, where caviar is prized, so it’s no surprise that you can buy Sturgeon Russian Imperial Stout

Stugeon Russian Imperial Stout beer for fishing

How about a Sturgeon Stout from Buckin’ Bass Brewing? 

Sturgeon Stout kickin' bass brewing company fishing beer

Virginia’s Hardywood offers up the Great Return American IPA in honor of the “symbolic return of the endangered Atlantic sturgeon, a prehistoric, yet majestic behemoth of a fish, spotted as far up the James River as the fall line in Richmond.” A portion of the profits go to the James River Association

Sturgeon Hardywood Great Return IPA beer James River Association

Similarly, The People’s Pint Brewery in Massachusetts created Shortnose Stout in 2016 as part of a partnership with the Connecticut River Watershed Council, as part of an attempt to benefit the endangered shortnose sturgeon in the Connecticut River

Sturgeon shortnose.stout beer connecticut river watershed council

In Idaho, where I someday hope to catch that big sturgeon, Broken Horn brews Sturgeon Tale Pale Ale

Sturgeon Tale Ale Brewing Company McCall Idaho beer fishing

Finally, Tennessee’s Naked River Brewing Company, not far from great fisheries like Chickamauga and Guntersville, brews another American IPA called Sturgeon General (I’m equally anxious to try Cosmic Turtle, Moonpie Stout and of course Salty Knockers).

Sturgeon General River Series India Pale Ale Naked Brewing beer for fishing
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