Stable 12 Brewing Company (Phoenixville, PA) is releasing Super Mash Brothers: Down Under which uses the original Super Mash Brothers recipe, but it this time brewed with Australian hops, Ella & Vic Secret. This New England Pale Ale comes in at 6.4% with 55 IBUs. This is the first of a four-part beer series!
The brewery planned out this series months in advance, but in light of the devastating Australian bushfires, they decided to host a fundraising event on their can release day for this beer, Monday, February 17th.
They will be donating 10% of all Super Mash can & draft sales that day to the WIRES organization.
WIRES is Australia’s largest wildlife rescue organization. They have been rescuing and caring for wildlife for over 30 years – their mission is to actively rehabilitate and preserve Australian wildlife while inspiring others to do the same.
Hundreds of fires over weeks have burnt over 4.9 million hectares of land in New South Wales alone. With the fires destroying unprecedented amounts of habitat, food shortages have increased and lack of suitable habitat will be a significant long-term challenge for surviving wildlife.
It is impossible to know how many animals have perished and it will be many months before the impact on wild populations can be better understood, but ecologists at Sydney University have estimated over 800 million animals have been affected in New South Wales, and over 1 billion animals in Australia since September.
To donate directly to the WIRES foundation, head to their website here.
