Zao have teamed up with Speciation Artisan Ales to create their own beer called “Croatoan.” The beverage is named after a song from the band’s new album “The Crimson Corridor,“ which will be released on April 9. The group commented:

“The folks at Speciation Artisan Ales are not so secret metalheads. When our 2019 tour took us through Michigan we gathered to blend a beer. The resulting blend of two oak barrels was named ‘Croatoan‘ after a song on our upcoming album. Croatoan is an exceedingly complex wild ale with notes of vanilla, herbal gin botanicals, tart cherry and charred oak. The can art is by our very own Dan Weyandt.”