In life, friends knew Mike Sadler as a lover of good beer as much as a good laugh.
Somewhere up above, the former Michigan State punter is smiling now that he is about to have a microbrew named in his honor.
Jagged Mountain Brewery in Denver, co-owned by MSU alum RJ Banat, created a craft beer called “Hey Diddle Diddle” that is named after one of Sadler’s most famous trick plays from his time as a Spartan. The wheat ale will debut at the Colorado Spartan Social on June 1, and the brewery – located a few blocks from Coors Field – will have its official release party June 2.