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Sawyer's Swap

Cape May Brewing Co.Cape May, NJ
  • Barleywine / Strong Ale
  • 10% ABV
  • Label approved Oct 19

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Cape May Brewing Co.'s Barleywine / Strong Ale. Label approved 19 October 2026; not spotted yet.

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About this beer

This is the 29th of 29 labels we have from Cape May Brewing Co. It is one of 27 barleywine / strong ale labels approved in October 2026. It was submitted and approved the same day. The label carries the Brewers Association independent seal.

From the label

“Picture this… the tide's rolling in, and down the block sits a hotel a local legend built himself. Captured during the Civil War, Captain Henry Sawyer's fate hung by a thread until a prisoner swap brought him home— a trade that likely saved his life. He spent the rest of his years shaping the Cape May we know today, so Sawyer's Swap is brewed in his honor: a big, rich American Barleywine Ale built to age like his legacy has… It's What Cape May's History Tastes Like!”

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