(Chicago, IL) – Not sure how I missed this one.

Around the time that I was watching cartoon filth as a kid, the Half Acre Beer Co. clan was apparently watching an educational nature show. The show, Wild America, left such an impact on them that they are releasing a beer based on the 12-year tv series, Half Acre Wild America Barley Wine Style Ale. Per the brewery blog:

We brew this tribute beer because 1. A bunch of us at Half Acre watched these shows as kids and really enjoyed seeing these things. And 2. Because there’s a lot of paths you can take when deciding what to do with your time, and deciding you’re going to chronicle yourself raising a bear cub is pretty awesome. “I was thinking after school I’d try to land an entry level job, but instead I figured I document my life with this Grizzly cub in the hopes that I can reintroduce Grizzlies to the Rockies.” Path less traveled. […] This beer is a month or so out, but we wanted to prime you for this special offering. 22oz bombers & draft.

Though Youtube has brought us more graphic wildlife carnage in recent years than any PBS program could possibly provide, Wild America and Marty Stouffer paved the way…