Blackout Brewing is a craft brewery based in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, situated in the heart of Transylvania. The brewery opened its own facility in 2021 and has since been steadily building a portfolio that has attracted attention well beyond Romania's borders. Their beers have been spotted at international craft beer festivals, including the Rijeka Craft Beer Festival, and their releases are distributed to specialty beer shops across the Netherlands and beyond. Blackout Brewing specialises in bold, high-gravity styles, with a strong focus on imperial stouts and barrel-aged beers. Their barrel-ageing programme is a defining characteristic of the brewery, producing beers such as the Extra Entropy Imperial Stout at 11% ABV and a barrel-aged barleywine clocking in at 12%. They also venture into mixed-fermentation territory, having released a Brett IPA in collaboration with other craft breweries. Ingredients such as smoked Lapsang Souchong tea find their way into certain releases, demonstrating a willingness to experiment beyond traditional malt and hop combinations. The brewery has built a growing international reputation within craft beer circles, with their releases appearing in specialist retailers in the Netherlands and being featured at regional and international craft beer events across Central and Eastern Europe. Their adventurous approach to fermentation and high-ABV styles has made Blackout Brewing a notable name in the Romanian and broader European craft beer scene.