(Easton, PA) – Weyerbacher Brewing just made an announcement through its email list.

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Join us on Friday, June 29th from 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm at the Brewery. Come out, meet the brewers and sample this and a few other amazing beers!

Sour Black, ~5% ABV, is a Black Ale aged in Wine Barrels. The barrels used are the same Pinot Noir barrels which produced Rapture. Brettanomyces lambicus was added to the barrels adding a nice acidity. It’s fruity and tart with just enough roasted character; a truly delightful dark ale.

Sour Black Ale is packaged in a 750ml bottle finished with a cork and cage. This beer is available exclusively at the brewery and will not be distributed anywhere else. There are only around 350 cases available (that’s about 4,200 bottles). That may sound like a lot of beers, but let’s say there are 4,200 bottles and the average person buys 6 bottles… that means that only 700 lucky people will get Sour Black.

Customers are no longer required by law to purchase beer in case quantities! We do not expect to sell out right away, but we are not holding any back for future dates. When this beer is gone, it’s gone forever! Hopefully Sour Black will still be available on Saturday and the following Friday and Saturday as well.

Sour Black is $17 per bottle/$204 for a case of 12 (+ tax). Because we want to spread the love as much as possible, we have placed a 2 case limit for Sour Black per customer. While we do offer a discount to customers purchasing 24 or more bottles of any size or style, Sour Black will contribute toward the total bottles in your order. However, it is not eligible for any discount.

We will also be sampling 750ml Merry Monks, Our Anniversary beers Seventeen and GABF Gold Medal-Winning Sixteen as well as Last Chance IPA at this event!

Identical in format to the Riserva 2011 and Last Chance IPA release events, the entire brewery will once again serve as a giant Visitors Center with lots of room for people to spread out. We even have a separate newly-renovated ladies’ room! Guests will enter via the alleyway at our receiving/loading dock door and sample their way back up to the front of the building (where the Visitors Center is). The regular Visitors Center bar area will be closed for sampling, however, any beer we have on draft is available for growler fills.