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That’s a strange headline to write, but that’s what Flying Dog Brewery is doing—packaging its new Super Hook Fruit Punch imperial sour ale in clear glass to showcase it’s pink color. Clearly I’m skeptical, but the brewery claims it has developed “special processes” to keep the beer intact in that … Continue reading
California’s Stone Brewing has a slate of special releases this year in its Stone Fan Favorites, a lineup of throwback recipes that were voted on by the brewery’s fans that will be once again seeing the light of day for 2022. The first, Sublimely Self-Righteous Black IPA, is already out … Continue reading
Pennsylvania’s Tröegs Independent Brewing announced the return of Nugget Nectar last week, its imperial amber ale that showcases the harvest season’s Nugget hops. Tröegs is releasing the beer in a number of formats as well as offering up special draft events. Here’s the press release from the brewery: Tröegs Independent … Continue reading
Urban South Brewery of New Orleans announced its 2022 beer calendar, featuring a new low-calorie IPA and surprise specialty seasonal can drops. Here’s the press release with details: Urban South Brewery has released its 2022 distribution calendar, highlighting year-round and seasonal beer releases for the upcoming year. The award-winning craft … Continue reading
Astoria’s Buoy Beer Company released its 2022 beer calendar, announcing the expansion of its package lineup and redesign of its 16-ounce cans for the new year. One of the highlights, a canned lager series kicking off in March. Here’s the full press release with the news: Buoy Beer Company released … Continue reading
The Oregon Brewers Guild starts the new year out strong, announcing the launch of its new Mashing Barriers Internship Program, an initiative from its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee to help underserved individuals gain a foothold in the brewing industry. It’s a great start to try to bring more diversity … Continue reading
Portland’s Ecliptic Brewing released its 2022 beer schedule a couple of weeks ago, but it seems appropriate to kick off the new year with the announcement and calendar. Potentially most interesting (at least to me) in the upcoming lineup is the new Moon Room Series of lager beers. Here’s the … Continue reading
Boston’s Harpoon Brewery has a new twist on an old classic for the month of December: Imperial Harpoon IPA, a doubled-up version of its flagship IPA that brings some big beer to the end of the year. Here are some details from the press email that I received: More than … Continue reading
Bend Brewing Company collaborated with Newport Avenue Market and Bohemian Roastery to release a special beer, Not Your Usual Barrel-Aged Stout, a strong stout aged in bourbon barrels and conditioned on coffee. The beer was released last Friday and is on the market now; here’s the press release: Iconic Bend-based … Continue reading
It’s getting close to Beer Advent Calendar time again, so while I’ve been working on assembling the (secret…ish) list of this year’s daily Advent picks, I’ve also been making a note of the various press releases hitting my inbox for holiday themed specialty packs—mostly in the format of Advent calendars … Continue reading