Tampa Bay hockey fans who cannot personally celebrate Lightning’s victory in the Stanley Cup can take it a step further. They can drink the ice that the Lightning players skated to win the cup.
The Lightning’s beer sponsor spared no effort to scrape ice from the Amalia Arena in Tampa, transport it away and make a commemorative 32-ounce can of beer.And it’s safe to drink, a senior marketing director told Weekly newspaper on Wednesday.
The Tampa Bay Chargers defeated the Montreal Canadiens 1-0 in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup final on Wednesday night, ending the series. The Chargers have now won consecutive championships, which is a way to commemorate the championship for fans who cannot be there.
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Chris Steele, Coors Light North American Marketing Director of Molson Coors, said that Coors Light Champion Ice will be distributed in 32-ounce commemorative jars, the first of its kind.
“Not every loyal Lightning fan can celebrate on the ice with their favorite players, so we want to do something special for them,” Steele said Weekly newspaper“Since we are very good at making cold beers, we have been working with our team in Golden, Colorado, to make the first beer ever made with actual ice for the finals.”
Steele said that the ice is collected entirely from Amalie Arena in Tampa, and it will be transported in stainless steel vacuum insulated containers from southwest Florida to Golden, Colorado to maintain “ice integrity” with as little as possible melt. .
How much ice can be put in each trophy?
“Each can will contain a little bit of blood, sweat and tears that we have earned hard on ice — don’t worry, we have purified the ice to meet our brewing standards,” Steele said, saying that beer will For those who don’t just keep canned food as a souvenir, it’s safe to drink.
It can also be enjoyed in 15 different Tampa Drinking place Start on July 12.
The Chargers are the first team to win the Stanley Cup consecutively since the Pittsburgh Penguins after the 2016 and 2017 seasons. This is also the third championship title in the history of the Chargers. The other was in 2004, beating the Calgary Fire in seven games. In the shortened season of the pandemic, the Chargers defeated the Dallas Stars in 2020.
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Only 12 hours after Tropical Storm Elsa threatened Tampa-St. Louis, the championship game on Wednesday night came. The coast of St. Petersburg hit north of the metropolitan area, and strong winds and heavy rain hit Tampa.
