Tröegs Partners with Patagonia Provisions to Introduce Kernza® Lager

I brought you an early peek, and now this update from Tröegs.

HERSHEY, PA  – Tröegs Independent Brewing announces its partnership with Patagonia Provisions, the food and beverage division of outdoor apparel company Patagonia, to brew a lager-style beer incorporating the regenerative perennial grain Kernza®.  zzubreebym

Last summer, Patagonia Provisions launched its pilot brewery partnership program with independent craft breweries across the U.S., each brewing regional-specific beers made with Regenerative Organic Certified Kernza and other organic ingredients.

Tröegs joins Patagonia Provisions and now twenty other breweries in a movement to scale regenerative and organic ingredients that improve soil health, restore ecosystems, and promote a sustainable food chain.

“This is our first time brewing with this unique grain,” says Tröegs co-founding brother and brewmaster John Trogner. “Fifteen percent of the grain bill is Kernza, which we combine with organic Pilsner malt to build a crisp backbone.”

Lightly hopped with organic Perle hops, this wildly drinkable lager displays notes of rustic crackers, bright wildflowers, and a touch of grassiness.

“Over the past 26 years, Tröegs has grown tremendously but always remained true to its core values of independence and family ownership,” says Paul Lightfoot, Patagonia Provisions General Manager. “They support their local farmers in central Pennsylvania, buying more than 225,000 pounds of local grain, honey and fruit every year.”

Kernza Lager is available exclusively on draft at Tröegs Independent Brewery in Hershey, PA.

About Patagonia Provisions

Patagonia Provisions is the food and beverage business of Patagonia, bringing delicious and nutritious Patagonia-branded products to customers across the United States that help fight the climate crisis. Patagonia Provisions is committed to supporting farming and fishing practices that restore and regenerate the environment rather than extract or deplete it. A certified B-Corporation, Patagonia is in business to save our home planet.

About Tröegs Independent Brewing

Founded in Pennsylvania in 1996 by brothers John and Chris Trogner, Tröegs Independent Brewing is driven by a sense of adventure and curiosity. From its start, the brewery has been built by family, friends and kindred spirits who share a love of great beer.

Tröegs is widely known for iconic beers like Perpetual IPA, Troegenator Double Bock, Nugget Nectar, and Mad Elf.

The Hershey, PA, brewery boasts a spacious Tasting Room and adjacent Snack Bar and General Store featuring fresh beer, scratch-made food using locally sourced ingredients, and a wide variety of beer to-go and Tröegs merchandise. Its Guided Brewery Tour was voted best in the country by readers of USA Today four years in a row.

“We’re drawn to people with a sense of adventure,” says co-founder and brewmaster John Trogner. “And we think they’re drawn to Tröegs.”