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This is not a retraction.

Craft beer fans surely breathed a sigh of Darkness-scented relief Friday afternoon. That’s because since Monday this week, good suds lovers all over the country had been waiting and wondering WTF Surly Brewing meant when a tweet was posted that afternoon talking about big news coming after a marathon day spent with Dick Leinenkugel, former shot caller at MillerCoors. Then, a certain studly blog that claims to be of, by and for the beer lovers threw a little fuel on an already spreading fire with a speculative post, asking, “Is MillerCoors buying Minnesota’s Surly Brewing?”

That turned out to be a question many in the various online beer communities were asking. One frequent comment was, “It all makes sense now,” regarding the departure of Todd Haug, former Surly head brewer, Todd’s wife, Linda, and another recent Surly brewer, who announced he was launching a new Twin Cities brewery. A couple of rational heads pointed out that Minnesota 3-tier law would require Surly to close its wildly popular taproom if it was to sell to a macro. That eased a few beer fans’ worried minds…somewhat. Fortunately, for those who champion the idea of the independent American brewery, another one did not bite the dust this week, as Surly tweeted the much awaited announcement yesterday.

You might be saying to yourself, “Thank God it’s just a shandy!” The new questions you have might focus on the mysterious way Surly chose to the build hype about releasing a 3.33% ABV beer mixed with berry pop. But hey, maybe they didn’t suppose anyone would overreact about it…or that any online media would care about being the first to talk about a the next potential craft brewery purchase by a macro beer maker. After all, it’s not like we’re discussing a national election and a presidential candidate’s illegal private server. But Comey Berry Shandy does have a nice ring to it.

Long live Surly Brewing Company! #ComeyBerryShandy