Freedom of ’78 Pure Guava IPA returns

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(Bellaire, MI) – Short’s Brewing brings back a summer collaboration beer for the winter.


Freedom of ’78 Pure Guava IPA has been brewed for a second time and will now be sold in Michigan. Per today’s brewery blog post:

Our first ever collaboration effort with another brewery is here and available in bottles!

This beer was our first ever collaboration effort w/ another brewery. Brewed together w/ a brewery based in Chicago IL, called 1/2 Acre Brewing Company, this beer was just as much fun to make as it is to drink. The collaboration concept was first conceived when Joe visited the 1/2 Acre Brewery back in May, and quickly realized that the two company’s had a lot in common. The first version was brewed this past June, in Chicago at 1/2 Acre’s brewing facility, and packaged in 22oz bottles. This past October, the 1/2 Acre crew came up to N. Michigan, and brewed a batch at our facility in Elk Rapids. We decided at that time to package it in 12oz 6-packs.

This is a 6.9% ABV IPA. Tasting notes can be found over at the Short’s Brewing blog.

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3 thoughts on “Freedom of ’78 Pure Guava IPA returns

  1. Those references aren’t subtle. Freedom of 78 video is the bottle and the beer has ‘pure guava’

  2. Pingback: Short’s Brewing to can next year, upcoming releases update | Beernews.org

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