From The Banner · Christina Tkacik · · 1m
Trash Wheel Python Beer
A 2015 trash wheel python inspired Baltimore’s top-selling beer for a decade.
In brief
A 2015 trash wheel python inspired Baltimore’s top-selling beer for a decade. Peabody Heights Brewery’s Lost Python Ale, released in 2015, remains a top seller and raised $75,000 for the Healthy Harbor Initiative. Originally reported by The Banner.
Trash Wheel Python Beer
A 2015 trash wheel python inspired Baltimore’s top-selling beer for a decade.
2015 Python Incident
A 5-foot python was caught in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor trash wheel during a storm.
Beer Name Origin
The beer’s name, 'Lost Python Ale', came after rejecting 'get trashed' as inappropriate.
“‘Get trashed’ was not appropriate”
Beer Sales Impact
Peabody Heights’ Lost Python Ale remains in the top four or five beers sold a decade later.
Funding for Initiative
The beer raised $75,000 for the Waterfront Partnership’s Healthy Harbor Initiative.
Band Inspiration
The Waterfront Partnership formed a band named The Lost Pythons after the beer.
“We’re the band named after the beer named after the python that got eaten by Mr. Trash Wheel”
Recent Python Discovery
A dead 14-foot python was found on a trash wheel in Gwynns Falls this week.
The headline
Peabody Heights Brewery’s Lost Python Ale, released in 2015, remains a top seller and raised $75,000 for the Healthy Harbor Initiative.
