Hook & Ladder Backdraft Brown
Just in today at the Blatz is Hook & Ladder Brewing Company! Hook & Ladder is out of the Washington, DC area and was started by a volunteer firefighter in his kitchen. Now it’s become one of the fastest growing craft breweries in the country, and has just taken Milwaukee by storm.
Hook & Ladder Beers available at the Blatz Market & Liquor
Hook & Ladder supports local burn centers all over the country with their “Penny a Pint, a Quarter a Case” philosophy. This means that every time you come into the Blatz and pick up this beer, you’ll be supporting Milwaukee area firefighters… hopefully there aren’t any firefighters in the local burn center but I suppose it’s inevitable in their line of work.
Since 2005, Hook & Ladder has donated over $60,000 to burn centers around the country.
Much in the tradition of firefighters, they’ve named their different brews with great dry humor: Backdraft Brown, Lighter, and my personal favorite, Ember Ale. Unfortunately the Ember Ale is only available in their new Variety Pack, but that’s still no reason to avoid trying out all of their great brews!
We’ve strategically placed Backdraft Brown and Golden Ale in our Build-Your-Own-Sixpack cooler.
The Backdraft Brown (which I most recently enjoyed) is a full bodied, yet very smooth concoction, which when poured into a glass and held up to the light, I daresay resembles the color Fire Engine Red…
