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Double Nugget Nectar, the limited edition imperial amber ale from Tröegs Independent Brewing, returns once again, featuring a fruity blast of hops and a hefty 9.5% alcohol by volume. The brewery released it in 16-ounce cans as well as on draft. Press release: Tröegs Independent Brewing announces the release of … Continue reading
California’s AleSmith Brewing released the latest specialty edition of its iconic Speedway Stout in cans—Salted Caramel Brownie. The beer starts with the coffee-infused Speedway and includes vanilla beans, sea salt, cacao nibs, and cocoa powder, all topping out at 12% ABV. Press release with the details: AleSmith Revs Its Engine … Continue reading
A bit of a last minute announcement, this, but the latest specialty beer festival, Flannel Fest, is taking place in Bend this Saturday, February 4 at the Midtown Yacht Club taphouse and food cart lot. It’s the latest brainchild from Brian Yaeger’s Grand Craft Beer, and besides pouring a variety … Continue reading
San Francisco Beer Week returns for 2023, slated for the second week of February and featuring a full lineup of beer events across the greater Bay Area. There will be five Kick Off celebrations taking place around the region on the 10th and 11th, and the SF Beer Week calendar … Continue reading
Oregon’s Clackamas County Tourism & Cultural Affairs launched the Mt. Hood Territory Tap Trail back in 2018, joining the growing number of regional “beer trail” activities promoting tourism and the craft beer industry. Recently the group announced the launch of a new mobile passport app for the Tap Trail, starting … Continue reading
The first beer of the year in the Cosmic Collaboration series from Ecliptic Brewing sees the company teaming up with Fort George Brewery to release Black Cold IPA, which is just as it sounds—a mashup of black and cold IPA styles. The beer will be released on January 18 on … Continue reading
This is more of a “business of beer” news item, rather than on the liquid itself, highlighting Two Roads Brewing seeing the need to adapt to keep visible and relevant after being around for ten years—something every brewery needs to adjust to as they grow and age. The company announced … Continue reading
Malt news! I received this press release from Palatia Malz GmbH, which produces the BESTMALZ line of malt, about the revival of an historic German malting barley variety, named Alexis. One of the notable features about this malt is its “exceptional foam stability” and the release goes into to detail … Continue reading
I’m not familiar with Switchback Brewing of Burlington, Vermont, but from this press release I received from the company, I’ve learned that it celebrated its 20th anniversary last year, and that it claims to brew the state’s number one draught beer. Switchback announced that its seasonal porter, Dooley’s Belated Porter, … Continue reading
The “Fan Favorite Returns” series from Stone Brewing wastes no time in the new year and releases the first beer in the series to kick off January—the classic Stone Ruination IPA. Ruination was last in the lineup in 2015 and this is the original recipe (from 2002). More from the … Continue reading