People’s Brewing in Lafayette introduced Boiler Gold before last season as the signature Purdue beer at events and both the brewery and Purdue have made a mint off of it at games. The signature beer is ridiculously popular at Ross-Ade Stadium, Mackey Arena, and Alexander Field.
But we want more, so People’s has responded. This wekeend will see the debut of the new Boiler Black, also celebrating the 150th anniversary of the establishment of Purdue:
On Wednesday, People’s owner Chris Johnson’s brewery on North Ninth Street was scheduled to start canning Boiler Black, just in time for Purdue’s Homecoming weekend and Saturday’s football game against Boston College.