Anheuser-Busch is producing a Ukrainian-inspired beer at its Newark factory to support humanitarian relief efforts in the region.
According to a press release from the company, the beer is called Chernigivske and will be on tap in select cities in May, including New York, Houston, Los Angeles, Chicago and Phoenix.
It is a crisp, European-style lager that will be brewed domestically at Anheuser-Busch’s Newark plant.
Profits will go to humanitarian relief organizations such as the CARE Ukraine Crisis Fund.
Anheuser-Busch’s parent company InBev will donate a minimum of $5 million to humanitarian organizations in Ukraine, including the CARE Ukraine Crisis Fund, according to the release.
CARE provides critical relief to to Ukrainian refugees and others impacted by the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
Chernigivske, which is part of InBev’s global portfolio of brands, gets its namesake after the Ukrainian city of Chernihiv and has been brewed in Ukraine since 1988.
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