It’s been about a year since Small Town Brewery released their spiked root beer, Not Your Father’s Root Beer, nationwide. The hard soda available on store shelves tops out at 5.9 percent alcohol by volume, but the brewery has somewhat secretly been brewing, and releasing, higher ABV versions. One of those higher versions, 10.7 percent, will be making its way to 45 states starting in May.
Small Town released a statement last month announcing their partnership with Wisconsin Brewing Company and the release of the higher-alcohol version of Not Your Father’s Root Beer.
“The 10.7% was one of our earliest brews and has been amazingly popular since day one,” said Tim Kovac, founder and Brewmaster at Small Town, in the press release. “Demand is strong and has been growing. The biggest challenge of rolling out this product nationally was finding a partner who could scale up production while consistently maintaining our quality standards. The collaboration with Wisconsin Brewing Company has been a great fit — their skill and dedication to craft brewing are unparalleled.”
“Our values at Wisconsin Brewing Company include working with people, like Tim and the team from Small Town, who share our passion for innovation and commitment to quality,” said Carl Nolen, president & CEO of Wisconsin Brewing Company, in the statement. “As a result of this great collaborative effort, and months of trials, we’ve perfected and scaled a formula that perfectly matches the quality of the original Not Your Father’s Root Beer.”
Small Town will release the special version of Not Your Father’s Root Beer in Illinois, starting in May. From there, they will release it to other states throughout the summer, with the goal of reaching all 45 eligible states by fall 2016. Beer drinkers in Maine, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, and Tennessee are out of luck due to their state’s regulations limiting ABV content in beer.
