(Baltimore, MD) – This spring, Heavy Seas Beer Co. will debut Letter of Marque, a Hop Rye Porter, as part of its Mutiny Fleet series that launched last year. The beer will appear in 22 oz. bottles and on draft. Here is the write-up from the brewery:

“Winners from our 2009 Letter of Marque Homebrew Competition will work along side our brewers to create this one time special release. Letter of Marque will feature a different beer every year selected from our national homebrew competition. Historically, a Letter of Marque was a document that made a Pyrate a legitimate professional. Hence, our Letter of Marque makes a home brewer a legitimate professional as well!”

This year’s recipe is from Frank Butt and Neil Heinlein. ABV is 7.8%.