Coors - Batch 19

Batch 19 is a beer that is brewed by a craft beer division of Coors. It is supposed to be like of beer before Probhibition, which began in 1919. Is is based on a pre-1919 recipe found in a Coors cellar a few years ago. The beer was introduced in a few cities around 2010, and distribution has expanded since then. Alcohol content is 5.5%, higher than mass market beers.

 

While based on pre-Prohibition era beers, it does not necessarily replicate them. Brewing methods (even for smaller breweries) and varieties of ingredients have changed since them. A Coors brewmaster said:

 

"We didn’t have the same yeast, or the same hops or the same malt. Literally those ingredients have passed into history to be replaced with more modern versions. We tried to recreate best as we could the recipe that they made back then using modern ingredients ... We think it truly represents what they would have made and drunk before 1919 when Prohibition put an end to brewing."

 

The beer mat is designed to look old and worn, even when brand few. (Souvenir of 1919?) The imperfections around the edge are identical on both sides.

 

I drank Batch 19 on draft at Sarasota Ale House. Batch 19 is marketed and priced as a craft beer. I have not seen it in my local Publix supermarket.

 

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