Sally Pollak

Free Press Staff Writer

Celebrate Bernie Sanders’ victory in the Vermont primary — or drown your sorrow if you wanted Hillary Clinton to win (or John Kasich to best Donald Trump on the Republican side) — with Bernie Weisse.

The limited edition beer was released by Zero Gravity Craft Brewery on Super Tuesday. Although the Pine Street brewery sold out of six-packs, you can drink the “slightly sour and forward-thinking” beer at the tasting room. The brew is available on tap and in casks.

Twenty percent of proceeds from sales of the beer — the brewery produced about 300 cases — will go to HeadCount, a nonprofit that promotes participation in democracy and works to register young voters.

Zero Gravity created Bernie Weisse to show its appreciation for what Sanders has done for Burlington and for Vermont, co-owner Matt Wilson said.

“And to wish him well on the national campaign,” Wilson added. “It’s a show of support for a Vermonter going for the highest office in the land.”

The casked Bernie Weisse available at Zero Gravity on Friday had blood oranges, lemon, lime and kiwi in it, Wilson said. The Saturday cask will have raspberries in it.

When the beer was released at noon Tuesday, many more people were waiting in line to buy cases of Bernie Weisse than were waiting to vote at the nearby polling place.

One person gave the brewery a can of Billy beer, brewed in 1977 by Falls City Brewing Company and named for the brother of President Jimmy Carter.

Contact Sally Pollak at spollak@burlingtonfreepress.com or 660-1859.