According to the Yards brewing website, as well as on the bottles of each of the beers in the case, the three beers featured are based on recipes by Benjamin Franklin (Poor Richard's Tavern Spruce), Thomas Jefferson (Tavern Ale) and George Washington (Tavern Porter).
This case of beer caused me to have one of the bigger geek-outs in my lifetime and I can get excited about some history. All three beers are among the best I've ever had. The Tavern Spruce is sweet and syrupy, the Tavern Ale has strong hints of honey in the aftertaste and the Tavern Porter is brewed with molasses and it is truly evident.
If you could choose the personal beer recipes of any three men in American history, would you venture any farther than Yards did? I certainly would've chose both Benjamin Franklin for his multiple innovations and Thomas Jefferson since he's the greatest president we've had, in my opinion.
This case is among the greatest variety cases I've ever come across. I' not entirely sure about putting it past the Troegs Anthology No. 1, but as of right now it's pretty close.
