Several of Puerto Rico’s Craft Breweries have collaborated on Formula 280, with the goal to raise awareness to Project 280 of the Puerto Rico Senate.
Project 280 is a measure that will help the local Puerto Rican Breweries survive by lowering the extremely high tax that they have to pay, for every gallon of beer produced.
Currently Puerto Rico has the highest tax rate in the USA with craft breweries paying $2.55 per gallon compared to the $1.28 that is paid in Tennessee (the highest rate in the USA).
Project 280 aims to lower the tax to $0.95 per gallon, which is a similar rate to Hawaii, who pay $0.93 per gallon.
Formula 280 will be a Pilsner Style beer with an ABV of 4.5 – 5% and IBU of 25 – 35. Each Brewery will create its own interpretation of Formula 280 using 10% Carofoam or Carapils and 2 Row Pilsner. Wheat and other malts can also be added, while trying to keep to the main formula.
The Brewvengers
The Puerto Rican Breweries aka The Brewvengers collaborating on Formula 280 are:
- Zurc Brauhaus (Coamo)
- Aviator’s Brewery (San Lorenzo)
- FOK Brewing Co. (Caguas)
- Boxlab Brewing Co. (Aguadilla)
- Boquerón Brewing Co. (Cabo Rojo)
- Señorial Brewing (Ponce)
- Ocean Lab Brewing Co. (Carolina)
Formula 280 will be launched on May 25 and you can share in this exciting project at various launch events where you can meet the brewers behind the project, try the beer and support the local breweries around the island.
Formula 280 Launch Parties (updated May 22)
May 25
El Tap (San Juan)
Del Barril (Aguadilla)
Birriola (Ponce)
La Vieja Pizza
May 26
100×35 Beer Boutique (San Juan)
Birriola (Ponce)
May 29
La Taberna Lupulo (Old San Juan)
June 1
Taberna Boricua (San Juan)
Rincon Beer Co. (Rincon)
May 2
La Esquinita (Bayamon)
If you can’t make one of the launch parties watch out for Formula 280 in bars around the island and support the Puerto Rican Craft Breweries.
