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Something like this can happen only once-in-a- lifetime, so you’re gonna need the right beer.
On April 8, 2024, millions of will witness a truly rare celestial event, a solar eclipse.
A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. And while this spectacular event will pass over Canada, the US and Mexico, there are limited regions where it can be viewed in its totality.
The path of totality will pass through through parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.
And with many Americans trekking to different points in the US to see this amazing thing at its best, craft brewers are celebrating the day with special beers available along the “Path of Totality,” that are also memorable.
(Courtesy Lawson’s Finest Liquids)
Vermont
Waitsfield Vermont-based Lawson’s Finest Liquids has a very special limited release celebrating Vermont’s first total eclipse event since 1932. Northern Vermont will be in the path of totality from about 2:14 pm to 4:37 pm on April 8.
Brewed to honor this spectacular occurrence, and only available where this year’s solar eclipse can be seen in its totality, Lawson’s Path of Totality is a robust 7.5% ABV Black IPA with zesty citrus and fresh pine flavors from Eclipse hops and pronounced malt characteristics.
“Vermont is an amazing place to visit any time,” said Lawson’s Finest Liquids CEO Adeline Druart. “But the eclipse is an extra special reason to come and enjoy all that the area has to offer. As part of a warm welcome to all eclipse-gazers, please stop by the taproom and try Path of Totality, brewed just for this once-in-a-lifetime occasion.”
In St. Albans Vermont, 14th Star Brewing is offering a dark take on the nation’s most popular style the hazy IPA. !4th Star Eclipsed New England IPA is a dark 6% ABV India Pale Ale with a juicy mouthfeel and juicy character that, according to the brewery is a “ drinking experience beyond the ordinary that’s as epic as totality itself!”
(Courtesy Great Lakes Brewing)
Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio-based Great Lakes Brewing will be celebrating April 8’s massive occurrence with Vanilla Blackout Stout a truly massive take on its beloved Imperial Stout that the brewery explains was “brewed with a sliver of vanilla to eclipse your palate with extra richness.”
“As the original Ohio and Cleveland craft brewery, we only felt it right to celebrate our hometown’s moment in the cosmic spotlight with a special brew,” Marissa DeSantis, brand marketing manager of Great Lakes Brewing Company, told Space.com.
“We thought it fit the theme of the total solar eclipse perfectly. It’s a bigger beer at 10.5% ABV, which seems to align with the gravity of such a rare event,” DeSantis added. “It’s a complex brew you want to take your time and enjoy, and that feels appropriate for such a rare, special event
(Courtesy Jester King Brewer)
Texas
Jester King Brewery, which is located on a beautiful 165 acre ranch in the Texas Hill Country is all about the eclipse. And they’re going full on with music and all kinds of celebrations on August 8 and a special beer. Jester King Path of Totality Black IPA, a 6.7% ABV solar offering brewed primarily from Texas malts and was hopped with Millennium, Columbus and Amarillo and dry hopped with Strata and Amarillo.
Southeast Austin’s Meanwhile Brewing has also crafted a pitch-black limited release. Meanwhile Icarus’s Revenge is a 6.8% ABV Black IPA that, according to the brewery, “captures the spirit of the total solar eclipse through its unique essence of new world American hops wrapped up in a pitch black, velvety malt blanket.”
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