The Danville Otterbots and Ballad Brewing have announced a collaboration for a new beer.  Home Run Helles will be available at Ballad Brewing beginning on May 31 and will be available at Otterbots home games all season.

A news release from the Otterbots says this beer will be perfect for watching baseball.

“Home Run Helles is a perfect companion for watching the ‘Bots go yard. Otterbots Season Ticket Holders and Ballad Brewing Platinum Society Members joined together to craft a second beer brewed specifically for Danville’s home team. With citrus-forward hops and a light malty finish, Home Run Helles will knock your taste buds out of the park!”

“After the resounding success of Lagerbot last season, it made all the sense in the world for us to work with Ballad on concocting another grand slam of a beer for 2023,” said Otterbots General Manager, Austin Scher. “We could not be more grateful for our partnership with Ballad–the process and the people are only topped by the quality of the product, and Home Run Helles is sure to be a fan favorite all summer!”

For fans still craving Lagerbot, the club has good news: it’s back for a second season at the ballpark, this time on tap. Cans of Home Run Helles will be available at all Otterbots home games and in the Ballad Brewing taproom at 600 Craghead St in the heart of Danville’s River District.

“The Otterbots have proven themselves to be a premier attraction in Danville – a place that friends and family can gather to, yes, enjoy a baseball game, but everything that surrounds it with the fan experience,” said longtime Ballad Business Manager, Austin Bunn. “I couldn’t be more proud of the collaboration effort between Ballad Brewing and the Otterbots to release Home Run Helles. The response to Lagerbot last year was incredible, and I know that baseball fans and craft beer fans will love this one as well.”