h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

September 23, 2005

It is my sad duty to report that nine brave and honorable soldiers from the Tenth Batch of the Steam variety...will not be making it home. They stood as the last of the old school brewing, and now...they are no more.

My first mistake was bottling the Steam Batch into Anchor bottles. I had thought this appropriate, and was so sure that Anchor would have used pop top bottles that I never even gave it a thought. I was wrong.

My second mistake came when I decided to transfer the nine remaining heros into new bottles, extending their terms. But alas, not all of them went flat. Needless to say, this was a disaster.

In an attempt to prevent a third, and final, mistake, I simply let the nine soldiers pass away. And just like that, Batch X was no more. These were brave men, and held strong. And they will be remembered.

When the summer time returns, a new batch of Steam beer will be created. It will commemorate these nine brave soldiers, so that we can remember that not everybody makes it home.

Coming soon...Nine Soldiers Steam Beer.

Cheer up!

We send these brave souls to their ends in honor!

Fare thee well!!!