Beer World Buzz

...Crisp bite enhances the graininess, a little rough around the edges... Good drinking, reminds me of some of the retro-beers... - Jason Alström, Beer Advocate™

Batch 19—named for the year, 1919, before Prohibition began—is designed to attract consumers looking for "a true, authentic, original beer." - Wall Street Journal, March 18, 2010

On all counts it exceeded expectations. this is more interesting than an premium out there. - MODERN BREWERY AGE

Unique tap handle a critical element to finding Batch 19. If you can find the Batch 19 Tap handle in Milwaukee, Chicago, San Francisco, San Jose or DC, our sources tell us you'll find the pre-Prohibition flavor of Batch 19 flowing directly beneath it.

Banned. Back. Now on Tap.

In 1919, beer was banned. Barrels were broken. Breweries went belly up. Drinking a beer became an act of protest against those in power. Each toast was a citizen's demand to enjoy life's simple pleasures. When beer became legal again 14 years later, it was never the same. That is, until a few years ago when we discovered an old beer recipe in the basement archives of the brewery dating back before Prohibition. Batch 19™ is inspired by the last batches of beer brewed before 1919. (Uncover the rest of the story on Facebook.)

Batch 19: Pre-Prohibition Style Lager

The Beer

Brewed with the backbone of a by-gone era.

Batch 19 is a bold and unrefined beer, slow-brewed for a medium hoppiness and a full malty flavor. It has a unique pre-Prohibition era bite, thanks to rare Strisselspalt and Hersbrucker hops and an assertive 5.5% ABV.

Find Batch 19

Batch 19: Pre-Prohibition Style Lager

Batch 19 recipe discovered in brewery archives’ logbook.

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Beer World Buzz

Banned. Back. Now on Tap.

Batch 19: Pre-Prohibition Style Lager

Brewed with the backbone of a by-gone era.