Last January, three divers, Charles Buffum, Mike Fournier and Craig Harger, announced that they had located the wreck of Oliver Hazard Perry’s ship USS Revenge which sank 200 years ago off the coast of Rhode Island near Watch Hill.   It turns out that Charles Buffum, in addition to being a diver and an amateur archaeologist, is also the owner of Cottrell Brewing Company, which is celebrating the discovery with a new ale –  Perry’s Revenge Ale, a dark Scottish-style ale with an 8.5 percent alcohol content.  it is currently only sold on tap at pubs nearby the  Pawcatuck brewery, but is expected to be sold in 22-ounce bottles in liquor stores within a month.  I can only hope that it is distributed here on the banks of the Hudson River.

Brewery marks discovery of shipwreck with new beer

See also: Wreck of Perry’s USS Revenge reported found on 200th anniversary