Samuel Adams to release limited edition ‘Big Hapi’ beer in honor of David Ortiz
541 bottles will be sold at the Boston brewery Friday.
The Red Sox may not have made it to the World Series, but fans are still going out of their way to honor slugger David Ortiz in a big way — with his own beer.
Samuel Adams is set to release a very limited edition beer, only available for sale on Friday at the company’s Boston brewery. The beer is called “Big Hapi” — a play on Ortiz’s nickname and the common beer adjective “hoppy.”
Only 541 bottles of Big Hapi will be sold, one for every home run Ortiz hit. The beer itself is a “bold mango juice-infused double IPA to pay tribute to one of the best athletes to ever play the game,” Samuel Adams said in a statement.
The 24-ounce bottles will run $29.99 each, and all the proceeds go to The David Ortiz Children’s Fund.
“Over the years, I’ve been fortunate to watch David Ortiz hit homers out of the park while enjoying a cold Sam Adams. Now, I’m excited to toast to his record-setting career with Big Hapi Double IPA,” Jim Koch, the founder and brewer of Samuel Adams, said in a statement. “We’re thrilled to honor our hometown baseball hero by doing what we do best, brewing beer, and giving craft beer and baseball fans a commemorative brew to honor an extraordinary legend.”
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