A strawberry blonde ale and a happy robot paired a second time to raise money for cancer research with almost double the results.
Four years ago, Happy to Help featuring Leonard Porkchop Zimmerman’s popular robot design and Adam Fulmer’s strawberry blonde ale raised $10,000 for cancer research though Paceline. A second iteration of the brew called Happy2Help launched its limited run in August 2025 and brought in $18,038.63.
Officials at Savannah River Brewing Co. announced the total on Jan. 12.
While the concept was similar to the first Happy To Help, Fulmer, the head brewer at Savannah River Brewing Co. updated the formula.
“I’ve been tweaking the recipe this year. It’s a little bit sweeter, a little less hops forward, and a bit more strawberry,” said Fulmer in a Aug 7 2025 Augusta Good News article.
Zimmerman updated the packaging’s design, changing the word “to” to the number, highlighting it was the sequel.
Only 100 cases or 2,400 cans were distributed.
Paceline helps fund cancer research at the Georgia Cancer Center.
Charmain Z. Brackett, the publisher of Augusta Good News and Inspiring: Women of Augusta, has covered Augusta’s news for more than 35 years. She’s won multiple Georgia Press Association awards and is the recipient of the 2018 Greater Augusta Arts Council’s media award. Reach her at charmain@augustagoodnews.com. Sign up for the newsletter here.
