“This is why we’re in business. As the poet Ice Cube put it, ‘today was a good day’ for us. To be able to work within our muse to create a beer for the unit is one of the coolest things that we’ve done so far.”-Jared Beville, co-owner Red River Brewing Company

When the Louisiana Army National Guardsmen of the 39th Military Police Company, 773rd MP Battalion, 139th Regional Support Group learned that they would be deploying overseas (location not revealed), their family readiness group and unit leadership asked if Red River Brewing Company would have a beer brewed for them.

A schwarzbier (black beer) was chosen and named Fear the Dark after the 39th’s motto, it even has the unit’s black panther logo.

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