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Barrio, which started in 1991, is the state's oldest continuously operating brewery.

ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, which draws its birthdate to the establishment of Presidio of San Agustín del ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ in 1775, is the state's oldest city.

To commemorate the city's upcoming 250th birthday on Aug. 20, Barrio is collaborating with to brew a special limited edition beer. 

Presidio Pale Ale will be unveiled May 29 at an invitation-only reception at the brewery, 800 E. 16th St., before it's released publicly, said Barrio CEO Jaime Dickman.

"This is a big deal and I think all big deals need to be celebrated," said ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ publicist Matt Russell, a member of the museum's board of directors who first proposed the idea a couple months ago. "What better way to commemorate ... 250 years than to have a good beer."

When Russell, who owns , pitched the idea, Dickman said she didn't hesitate.

“It was an immediate, 'Yes, we would love to explore opportunities'," she recalled.

Amy Hartmann-Gordon, the museum's executive director, said they left it to the brewery to come up with the style of beer. The only thing the museum wanted was a label that reflected the city's history and acknowledged that "there were inhabitants here for thousands of years before" that. 

“We’re trying to recognize that this is a millennial history that goes back several thousand years beyond the 250 years," she said.

Barrio's red can with gold lettering borrows from the museum's logo. A shield on top of the can has an ear of corn in the left corner, Spanish soldiers on horseback in the right and the fort walls with the moon overhead anchoring the bottom.

Barrio wanted to do a pale ale, which was one of the earlier beers Dennis and Tauna Arnold released when they launched Gentle Ben's Brewing Company in 1991, Dickman said. They changed the name to Barrio in 2006.

"The craft beer scene was young and pale ales were very popular," Dickman said, pointing to Sierra Nevada's pale ale that popularized the style in the 1980s.

Barrio's operations manager Gary Fritz modeled Presidio Pale Ale after Barrio's Copperhead Pale Ale, adding floral and citrusy notes.

“When I think of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, citrus is one of the five c's of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ and it also has a little spice to it (from the hops), which is really ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥,â€� Dickman said. “It’s a really approachable pale ale."

Hartmann-Gordon said the collaboration is "kind of a win-win" for the museum.

“It’s great exposure for us. It allows us to tell the story of the museum," she said.

The museum also will get part of the proceeds from sales.