(Middlebury, VT) – Wolaver’s will bring a new beer to market in January as part of its series honoring organic farmers. Pat Leavy’s All American Ale will honor a man that has chaired the Oregon Hop Commission and one that happens to grow his own organic hops. According to Max Oswald, Director of Sales and Marketing, this beer should be available in most places where Wolaver’s distributes: the entire East Coast (minus SC) and WI, IL, CA, OR, and WA.

PLAA is the second in the organic farmers series where Wolaver’s has named the beer in honor of the organic farmer who grew one of the beer’s main ingredients. The first was named after pumpkin farmer Will Stevens. Stevens grew his pumpkins at “Golden Russet Farm in Shoreham, VT, less than fifteen miles away from the brewery.”

Leavy first grew the hops (Fuggles, Goldings, and Magnum) that go into this brew in 2006. Per Oswald, “Prior to our partnership with Pat we were forced to use what organic hops were available and most came from Europe and New Zealand. Shipping made no sense and the varieties were very limited so we now are able to get some great hops just around the corner in Oregon.”

Next up will be a wheat based beer featuring raw organic wheat grown by Ben Gleason of Bridgeport, VT.

For more reading on Wolaver’s and organic beers, see the May article at NorthJersey.com.