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Southern Rockhopper with Coffee
- Brown Ale
- 5.8% ABV
- Label approved Aug 7
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Sneaky Penguin Brewing Company's Brown Ale. Label approved 7 August 2026.
Stronger than 53% of the 138 Brown Ale labels we've read.
From the label“Southern Rockhopper is a Brown Ale with Coffee. Brewed with 2-Row, Caravienne 20, Biscuit, Crystal 80, Coffee Malt, and Midnight Wheat. Hopped with Cascade and Fuggle. Fermented with English Yeast.”
How to serve it
- Serve at
- 48–54°F (9–12°C)
- Glass
- Nonic pint: the bulge gives you a grip and room for a head
- Goes with
- Mushroom dishes, Steak, Thanksgiving dinner
About 175–195 calories and 16–21 g carbs
About 115 of those calories come from the alcohol.
General guidance for Brown Ale. Calories and carbs are estimates from the ABV and how the style usually finishes; numbers the brewery prints beat ours. More beer tools
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About this beer
This is the 8th of 9 labels we have from Sneaky Penguin Brewing Company. It is one of 18 brown ale labels approved in August 2026. Its label was approved 2 days after it was submitted. The label names 2 hops — Cascade and Fuggle. The label carries the Brewers Association independent seal.
A stylized penguin in formal dress—black plumage, orange feet, and a yellow-striped bow tie—stands centered on a cream field, flanked by scattered coffee beans. The beer name appears in large tan letters below the bird, with 'BROWN ALE WITH COFFEE' in sans-serif type underneath, and 'Workbench Roasters' in script at the base. The composition is symmetrical and illustrative, set against a two-panel label design with brown regulatory panels on either side.
Brew it
The label names its hops (Cascade, Fuggle), which is enough for a real starting point.
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Style: Amber/Other AleBrewery: Sneaky Penguin Brewing Company