Night Shift Brewing’s year-round double India pale ale, “The 87,” got its name from the address of their Everett taproom (87 Santilli Highway).
But in the wake of Rob Gronkowski’s retirement, the brewery’s latest batch of the beer may as well be named after the Patriots tight end.
“Heroes get remembered, but legends never die,” Night Shift wrote on Instagram, dedicating the batch brewed this week to “the other ’87′” with a special can label that simply reads “Cheers Gronk!”
Michelle Sullivan, a spokeswoman for the brewery, says the batch includes 9,840 cans that will be distributed and sold in four-packs throughout the Greater Boston area.