Santo De Mayo Run

03/03/2022

One month away! Get registered today at www.artcar5k.com!

02/20/2021

We will miss you Santo!

💀🍺 𝐀 𝐑𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐦 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐨 🍺💀

Sometimes even great things don't last forever. To all of you who love Santo, who have faithfully purchased this black Kölsch, worn shirts emblazoned with the logo, decorated your body permanently with the artwork, we have some sad news. The final batch of Santo is on the shelves. After that, it will be nothing but a memory. Except for those of you with the body art.

Santo began with artwork created by Carlos Hernandez. It was supposed to be a rebranding of our Brown Ale but the artwork didn't fit that brand. So we invented a style: black Kölsch. Essentially a dark version of Fancy Lawnmower Beer. It rolled out in 2011 and quickly became one of our top brands. It was our leading brand in San Antonio and New Orleans. But sometimes as quickly as something becomes popular, it can begin to fade. Beer drinkers still enjoyed Santo but there was always another style that you wanted more.

We receive angry emails when we discontinue a beer. We understand. The reality though is that we don't discontinue beers, the market does. Once sales drop below a level, stores would rather carry one of our other beers and so it gets replaced. Eventually a single batch is more than the market can absorb. At that point, it goes away.

I am emblematic of the cycle of Santo. It used to occupy a large portion of my consumption. While I still love the beer, there is always another beer I reach for first today. I will be changing that for the next couple of weeks as I celebrate the life of this delicious beer.

And please remember, even after it is gone, there's only one 's' in Santo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8vhvxhvdf0&feature=youtu.be)

Cheers!

Brock Wagner
Founder/Brewer

As you enjoy your last cans of Santo, send us your memories on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter using or in the comments of this post. Show us your tattoos. Share your "last meal" with Santo.

We hope to hear from all of you Santo drinkers out there as you enjoy your final dark yet refreshing sips.

08/19/2019

Just a reminder to everyone that the Santo De Mayo Run is now the Art Car IPA 5K! Make sure you hop on over and like the new page! You can get details and register at www.artcar5k.com! See you on 4/5/20!

05/30/2019

What a great fifth and final year of Santo! We can't thank you enough for all of the support and we are excited about the new brand, the Art Car IPA 5K presented by UHD! Get details on the new race and register at www.artcar5k.com today!

05/09/2019

Adios Santo! Thank you so much for a great day and for five great years! We can't wait to rock the new Art Car IPA 5K!

05/07/2019

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05/07/2019

Great times on Sunday and we can't wait for April 5, 2020! Don't forget to like and follow the Art Car IPA 5K page for details on the new race!

05/05/2019

It’s exciting and we can’t wait for 11 months. Follow us at Art Car IPA 5K. And save the date for 4/5/2020!! Or sign up now for just $20 smackers!!

05/05/2019