Watch the Stranger Things band make a beer that hopefully doesn’t taste like the ’80s

Texas synth artists Survive make ’80s-inspired bleeps and bloops that evoke both the original compositions of John Carpenter and nostalgia for an era of sci-fi that never quite existed. After they were tapped to provide a soundtrack to Netflix’s hit series Stranger Things, it seemed the band had found the perfect home for its unique sound. The brewers at Goose Island, however, saw a greater purpose for Survive.
In a few weeks, the duo will be playing Chicago’s Pitchfork Music Festival. Every year, Goose Island collaborates with a band on the lineup to help create a special beer for the event. Performers like Twin Peaks and Chance The Rapper have worked with the brewery in years past. Now Survive has been recruited to help make GI5-5538, a “crimson ale inspired by grapefruit” that announces its alcohol by volume and international bitter units right in the title (5.5% ABV; 38 IBU).