Batch 5000

Origin Story

Batch 5000 was originally brewed at the Elk Rapids Production Facility as, you guessed it, the 5000th batch of beer. The first 22 oz. bomber release to come from the Elk Rapids facility as well, this beer was originally released in January 2016. When asked about Batch 5000’s origins, Head Brewer Tony Hansen replied, “When I started thinking about reaching the milestone of Batch 5K, it brought back a lot of memories of the good old days. A lot of which were celebrated yearly with a variety of huge IPAs brewed in celebration of our first five anniversary parties. So I really felt compelled to take parts and pieces from our best IPAs and create a monster triple IPA.” Hansen’s sentiments are echoed in the tagline of the beer, “Immaculately conceived from years of relentless determination.”