(Tampa, FL) – Cigar City Brewing pays tribute to a prominent Tampa figure, José Martí.

Per Cigar City’s Joey Redner, “The Jose Marti is an aggresively hopped robust porter. Jose Marti was a pivotal figure in Cuba’s hsitory and figured prominently in the History of Tampa. He was a great poet as well. As a proud Tampa native and creative writing major I became a big fan of his writing.”

From Wikipedia, “José Julián Martí Pérez (January 28, 1853 – May 19, 1895) was a Cuban national hero and an important figure in Latin American literature. In his short life he was a poet, an essayist, a journalist, a revolutionary philosopher, a translator, a professor, a publisher, and a political theorist. Through his writings and political activity, he became a symbol for Cuba’s bid for independence against Spain in the 19th century, and is referred to as the “Apostle of Cuban Independence.” He also fought against the threat of United States expansionism into Cuba. From adolescence, he dedicated his life to the promotion of liberty, political independence for Cuba and intellectual independence for all Spanish Americans; his murder was used as a cry for Cuban independence from Spain by both the Cuban revolutionaries and those Cubans previously reluctant to start a revolt.”

Cigar City brewed the 8% ABV Porter earlier this month so, presumably, this should appear on shelves and on tap in September.