On Saturday December 13 at noon, fans of Resurgence Brewery lined up outside the brewery to get their hands on the first bottled beers to ever be released. Those who did manage to score a few of the bottled Sponge Candy Stout Beer were considered the lucky ones (limit of six bottles per person). The release was the first time that the brewery treated its customers to a seasonal bottled run of the unusual-yet-oh-so-Buffalo brew, and according to owner/operator Jeff Ware, it won’t be the last.
The beer was an immediate hit, as people waited in line to snap up the coveted holiday creation. “We ended up making about 4500 bottles,” mentioned Ware. “We were going to do a run of 3500, but bottled the rest due to the warm reception. This is a limited edition Imperial Sponge Candy Stout at 10%. It will be a yearly release around X-mas. It’s perfect for holiday parties and stocking stuffers. We will do small batch specialty releases from time to time. The next one we are working on is a big IPA… we’re still testing. I expected sales to be fairly strong [referring to the initial bottling], but I never thought we would have 150 people waiting for the noon release. As always, we are amazed by the support of our customers. Good People!”
Resurgence Brewery | 1250 Niagara Street | Buffalo, NY 14213 | (716) 381-9868