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Sawyer's Swap
- Barleywine / Strong Ale
- 9.6% ABV
- Label approved Jan 31, 2019
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Cape May Brewing Co.'s Barleywine / Strong Ale. Label approved 31 January 2019.
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This is the 1st of 29 labels we have from Cape May Brewing Co. It is one of 6 barleywine / strong ale labels approved in January 2019. Its label was approved 65 days after it was submitted.
From the label“Captain Henry Sawyer was shot, imprisoned, and slated for execution by the Confederacy during the Civil War. He was eventually swapped for the son of General Lee, and spent his remaining years in Cape May. In his honor, we brew Sawyer's Swap: an American Barleywine Ale that will age gracefully while avoiding an execution.”
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Style: StrongBrewery: Cape May Brewing Co.