Wawa Renews Local Beer Partnership, Adding 2 More Brews

DELAWARE COUNTY, PA — Wawa is joining forces with Aston's 2SP Brewing Company to relaunch the popular Winter Reserve Coffee Stout. Additionally, Wawa is also working with brewers in Virginia and Florida for two new brews.

Delco partners Bob Barrar, Head Brewer, 2SP Brewing Company and Michael McLaughlin, Wawa’s Concept Development Manager and World Traveling Coffee Guru teamed up last year to bring their hometown a beer that locals would be proud of and due to an overwhelming response, the duo has done it again, but this time have invited fellow brewers in other markets to join in on the fun.

Also, on tap for 2019 is an expansion including a bourbon barrel finished version of the beer, as well as two freshly brewed partnerships with Hardywood Park Craft Brewery in Richmond, Virginia and Coppertail Brewing Company in Tampa, Florida.

Winter Reserve Coffee Stout, as well as 2019’s new additions, Reserve Reserve, Coffee Cake Reserve Stout, and Snowbird Reserve Vanilla Porter, all feature Wawa Winter Reserve Coffee as the primary ingredient.

Each brewery created its own special recipe and attended a collaborative brew day with McLaughlin at 2SP Brewing Company, the official brewery partner.

The beer will launch with a multi-state “Brew Tour” that will kick off Friday, Dec. 6 in Chadds Ford, and culminate on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020 in Tampa, Florida. Tour dates are below.

Beer and Wawa lovers alike are encouraged to attend one or all of the events below to experience a live firkin-tapping, complimentary samples of the specialty brews, while supplies last, and more.

The First 100 customers through the door at each event will also receive the first-ever, official Brew Tour T-Shirt.

Tour Dates:

• Friday, Dec. 6, 4 p.m. – Wawa PA Store Launch, Chadds Ford, PA Store 170, 721 Naamans Creek Road, Chadds Ford, PA 19317
• Saturday, Dec. 7, 11 a.m. – 2SP Brewing Company, Aston, PA 120 Concord Road, Unit 101-103, Aston, PA 19014
• Thursday, Dec. 12, 10 a.m. – Wawa Grand Opening, Middletown Twp., PA Store 8148, 1073 Baltimore Pike, Middletown Twp., PA 19063
• Friday, Dec. 13, 4 p.m. – Wawa VA Store Launch, Richmond, VA Store 8648, 3100 N. Boulevard, Richmond, VA 23230
• Thursday, Feb. 20, 4 p.m. – Wawa FL Store Launch, Tampa, FL Store 5301, 3660 W. Gandy Blvd., Tampa, FL 33611

The Winter Reserve and Reserve Reserve will be made available for purchase at two Wawa locations, Chadds Ford and the soon to be opened Middletown Township, with a restricted quantity count per customer, based on first-come, first-serve basis.

The two beers will also be available at select beer retailers in Southeastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware.

The Coffee Cake Reserve will be released at Hardywood Park Craft Brewery and will be sold at Wawa stores across the Richmond metro area while supplies last. And finally, Snowbird Reserve will be made available in February and is for Wawa stores in Florida.

The specialty beers and tasting notes are as follows:

• WINTER RESERVE COFFEE STOUT | Wawa + 2SP Brewing Company
  • 2SP Brewing Company brewed an oatmeal stout because of its balanced sweetness that will showcase the full range of flavors from Wawa’s reserve Winter Blend Coffee, an exclusive four origin bean blend sourced from Guatemala, Brazil, Sumatra, and Ethiopia. The seasonal brew boasts flavors of sweet clove, dark chocolate, and graham crackers. ABV 6%
• RESERVE RESERVE | WAWA + 2SP Brewing Company
  • An English Style Imperial Oatmeal Stout aged in Weller Bourbon Barrels for 9 months. This big stout is silky smooth with a lot of influence from the bourbon barrel and the addition of Wawa Winter Reserve Coffee. Expect robust flavors of vanilla, chocolate, and bourbon, all balanced out by Wawa’s exclusive blend of reserve coffee. ABV 10%
• COFFEE CAKE RESERVE STOUT | WAWA + 2SP Brewing Company + Hardywood
  • Best known for spiced stouts including the ever-popular Gingerbread Stout, Hardywood’s breakfast beer combines Wawa’s Winter Reserve Coffee with an oatmeal stout and vanilla bean, cinnamon spice, and brown sugar to create a flavor of freshly dipped coffee cake. ABV 6%
• SNOWBIRD RESERVE VANILLA PORTER | WAWA + 2SP Brewing Company + Coppertail Brewing Co.
  • Brewed for our Florida friends who enjoy a sweet cup of Cuban Coffee, Snowbird Reserve is a robust porter with sweetness derived from malted barley, intensified by Wawa Winter Reserve Coffee and balanced by a hint of vanilla. ABV 6%