In a letter (which you can read here) addressed to the folks behind the Stone2Cbus movement, Stone Brewing Company announced today — after announcing that they will be building their east coast brewery in Richmond and not Columbus — they will be brewing a special beer that will only be released in Central Ohio.

The beer – which they describe as not a consolation prize even though it totally is – will be “an exclusive edition of the bold style of craft beer that movated the citizens of [Columbus] to do such a good job of showing us what Columbus is all about.” It will be an IPA.

In the letter, Stone makes no mention of the reasons for not selecting Columbus, though in a press release issued earlier today they state that Richmond was chosen “because of their ability to meet [Stone’s] extensive site requirements.”

Many have speculated that better tax incentives offered by the city of Richmond, as well as Ohio’s ABV limit, may have been consideration factors in the decision.

Whatever the beer ends up being, I’m sure it will be delicious… but I’m also sure that it will be under 12% ABV.