UPDATE including Tony McGee’s cell phone number!? 
Looks like the Freddy Bensch at Sweetwater Brewing has sent a cease & desist letter to Lagunitas demanding they drop any use of the term 420 again. Apparently Sweetwater has trademarked “420.” Read the tweets above from bottom up from Lagunitas Brewing’s Tony McGee. The beer in question is Waldo’s Special Ale which is released on 4/20. This and the images below from Lagunitas Brewing & Sweetwater (bottom):
It’s that time of year again! Our Petaluma TapRoom will start tapping a limited amount of our Waldos’ Special Ale starting 4/20…
2013 WALDOS’ SPECIAL ALE
Though we change this slightly every year it always ends up bein’ the dankest, hoppiest brew we make.
This year clocks in at 84.20 IBUs and 10.5% ABV. Murkily un-filtered and mysteriously mixed with some unique grains, malted rye, oats and spelt (a type of wheat, spelled just like that).
Next, we Dry Hopped with experimental varieties HBC366, Australian Galaxy, and its usual Simcoe and Mosaic (which went into last year’s Waldo as HBC369).
Altogether, 2013 Waldos’ Special is super skunky and resinous. Someone likened it to licking your lips after your first hit of a freshie …whatever that means. At approximately 9 pounds per barrel of hops, we’re sure it’s probably a good thing. Cheers to all you treasure hunters!
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