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Sacramento training officer creates new beer to honor fallen Officer Tara O'Sullivan

"This beer was designed for her, specifically. It's never been done before - we wrote it just for her, with her in mind as far as being approachable."

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Starting July 13, you can help honor Officer Tara O'Sullivan with a pint of beer.

One of O'Sullivan's field training officers made a special IPA that was exclusively made to remember the fallen officer.

O'Sullivan was shot and killed in June after responding to a domestic disturbance call at a Sacramento home. The 26-year-old officer was only months out of the academy.

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Officer Sam Blackmon told ABC10 he rode with Officer O'Sullivan during the month of May. He patrols Sacramento's Curtis Park neighborhood.

"Right around Track 7 Brewing, and because I've been brewing for years, I'd pop in there from time to time, and she'd come with me," Blackmon explained. "The brewers and the staff kind of got to know her, so after the incident it just became kind of a fitting thing for us to do."

Along with being an officer, Blackmon is also an award-winning brewer. He wanted to do something special for the community to remember and donate to O'Sullivan's Memorial Fund.

"It's called 'O'Sulli #349,' which is her badge number," said Blackmon. "We decided we wanted to do kind of an easy to drink IPA that everybody can drink. It's not super bitter like a lot of the IPA's that are out there."

Blackmon says he wanted to make something that was represented O'Sullivan's personality. 

"Tara was a very approachable person, so [the] idea was that the beer would be very approachable," he added. 

The tribute beer will be available at all Track 7 Brewery Co. locations on Saturday, July 13. 

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