An Indianapolis brewery threw shade at Patriots quarterback Tom Brady on the bottom of their can.
It looks like everyone is getting in on the #DeflateGate fun, including the Indianapolis-based Sun King Brewery.
Due to what the company is calling a prank by one of its employees, 20,000 cans of the brand’s Wee Mac Scottish Ale contain a cheap shot at New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady.
See for yourself. Check out the bottom of the can:
This from @SunKingBrewing in Indy. (Look closely at the expiration date) pic.twitter.com/NbjRRUT8pI
— Zak Keefer (@zkeefer) August 10, 2015
Yep, your eyes are not deceiving you. The can indeed says, “Tom Brady sux.”
After the playful jab was discovered, the company issued a brief statement via Twitter, saying that while the the joke isn’t officially condoned, the pro-Colts passion behind it is understandable (Sun King Brewery sells its beer in Lucas Oil Stadium):
A SKB employee had fun w the canning date coder. While we don't condoned the message we understand his Colts passion http://t.co/ADuZpvpd85
— Sun King Brewery (@SunKingBrewing) August 11, 2015
Speaking to the Indianapolis Star, Sun King Brewer co-owner Clay Robinson further clarified that the joke was the work of one renegade employee:
"It wasn’t an idea we came up with at all. Every day, we change the thing on the bottom of our cans. One of the guys running the canning lines had to come up with something. Biscuit is his name. So Biscuit put ‘Tom Brady Sux.’"
Look, kicking a man when he’s down is never cool, even if that man is a handsome, famous quarterback with a nice collection of Super Bowl rings, but even the most die-hard New England fans have to admit that the cheap shot is at least a little bit funny.
That said, one Pats fan on Twitter felt inclined to suggest a different message:
Oh, just so you know, the Patriots are visiting Lucas Oil Stadium on October 18. Mark your calendars.