Six Mile Bridge Cranberry Wheat

Six Mile Bridge Cranberry Wheat...$9.99 / 4pk 16oz can
It’s still sweltering outside at the moment, but we know Fall is just around the corner. Luckily, you can be stocked and ready for those first crisp breezes with our popular Cranberry Wheat Beer, available in cans for the first time ever! This Saturday we are releasing our Cranberry Wheat seasonal and kicking off our October “Drink Pink” program.

This is how we used to do it! Ryan and Lindsay would take turns blending and cooking the cranberries in tiny batches.

We really wanted to create a unique beer amidst the pumpkins and apples, and were inspired by the tart and festive cranberry. We started with a Witbier base, very similar to our Blood Orange Wit. While we use blood oranges for our Blood Orange Wit, we felt using traditional orange peel this time would help the cranberries shine. We use a pound of orange peels and almost 17 pounds of cranberry puree per barrel of this bright wheat beer. That’s a whole lot of fruit! Our brewery is glad people love this style, but owners Ryan and Lindsay are probably the most grateful. Back when this was a new baby beer, they had to make the cranberry puree by hand using a blender and camp stove. Thankfully, we now buy it by the barrel.

The final product is a beautifully festive, rosy-hued brew. It has the dry, crisp, and slightly spicy flavors you love in a classic wheat style, but with a bright, tart cranberry note on the finish. Perfect for every joyful occasion of the coming seasons, from tailgating to bonfires, and all the holidays in between.

While the beer itself is delicious, the cause it benefits makes it all the more enjoyable.
1 in 8 women are diagnosed with breast cancer every year. It affects all of us in some way and is a disease that hits close to home at Six Mile Bridge. Owner Ryan Sherring’s mom battled breast cancer back in 2001 and after months of treatment from skilled and caring physicians, she has been cancer free for 18 years! The experience left an impact on Ryan and this beer is a tribute to those whose lives have been affected by breast cancer.

We are thrilled to donate a portion of proceeds of all Cranberry Wheat beer sold across Missouri and Kansas to two local organizations doing incredible work for those undergoing treatment for breast cancer. We are excited to also announce that our donations will go even farther as both of our distributors, Major Brands and LDF have pledged to contribute as well!

All sales made in Missouri will benefit Gateway to Hope, an organization whose headquarters are just down the road from the brewery. We spent a lot of time talking with breast cancer survivors and friends before choosing this partner which received overwhelming praise for their work. Gateway to Hope’s mission is to remove barriers to affordable, timely, quality healthcare, empowering people with breast cancer to face the disease and focus on healing.