Days of the Beer, November 22

The beer for today is Virgin Islands Brewing Co. Blackbeard Ale.

On November 22, 1718, off the coast of North Carolina, British pirate Edward Teach was killed in a battle with a boarding party. Teach is best known as Blackbeard.

Blackbeard was an English pirate in the Caribbean Sea and wester Atlantic during the early 18th century. His best known vessel was the Queen Anne's Revenge. Blackbeard would target merchant ships, and his crew would take all the valuables, food, liquor and weapons. There are no accounts of Blackbeard killing anyone, he had a barbaric reputation, so that he wouldn't have to kill them.

As to the beer:

Virgin Islands Brewing Company is located on the island of St. Croix. It was founded in 1996. The brewery produces two beers, Blackbeard Ale and Foxy's Lager.

Blackbeard Ale is listed at 5.2% ABV, and is an amber or pale ale.