Baltimore brewery launches penguin-inspired lager

The Maryland Zoo and Peabody Heights Brewery have collaborated on a new lager: Sweet Pea’s Promise.

The beer is named after the zoo’s African penguin chick, “Peabody”, also affectionately nicknamed “Sweet Pea” by its keepers. It commemorates the 10th anniversary of the zoo’s Penguin Coast habitat.

“Partnering with Peabody Heights Brewery helps us raise new chicks in Maryland and support the survival of their cousins ​​in the wild,” Maryland Zoo President Kirby Fowler said in a statement.

The Maryland Zoo is a habitat for African penguins and has raised more than 1,000 chicks. These penguins are popular attractions for visitors, but it is possible that penguins of this species could become extinct within the next 10 years, according to the Maryland Zoo.

Penguin colonies are subject to ocean pollution and often compete with commercial seafood producers for access to their main food sources: fish, krill and squid.

To care for these penguins, the zoo’s Penguin Coast habitat models the fishing villages along the west coast of South Africa and Namibia, where penguins roam in the wild.

Proceeds from the sale of each Sweet Pea’s Promise will be donated to the continued support and conservation of the African penguin.

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