Bend’s Silver Moon Brewing released its 2020 beer schedule this week, as well as announcing its 20th anniversary this year. There are some new beers joining the line up, including a collaboration series for the vicennial. (In fact, “Vicennial” would be a great name for a 20th anniversary beer…)

Here is the release:

2020 marks a historic year in the rich history of Silver Moon Brewing. We are celebrating our 20th year of providing quality independent craft beer to communities across the country. Throughout this time we have strived to produce the best beer possible, foster an environment of collaboration, and give back to our community. With the new year just beginning, we are excited to announce how we are going bigger than ever in our 20th year!

This year we focused on innovation and collaboration through our product offerings. We are introducing two additional beers to our core line up. Our Simon Says Hazy IPA is getting a new look and will be available year round in all markets. Additionally, we are excited to introduce our new year round porter, Raspberry Nights. A delicious and balanced raspberry porter that is the perfect complement to life’s many adventures. You’ll be able to find Raspberry Nights available in late February with more information to come soon!

We have also completely updated our Lunar Series with new varieties of styles including the Moonlight Pilsner and the Hazy Bliss Summer Shandy! SMB series is also getting it’s newest member in the SMB Mexican Style Lager. Light, refreshing, and crushable. Both SMB series will now be available exclusively in 16 oz 6-packs!

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Another addition to our 2020 line up will be our Collaboration Series. We will be teaming up with some of the best breweries across the country to produce a limited run of specialty releases that showcase the best of what we both have to offer. Look for the first launch in early Summer! Available in both 16 oz cans and draft!

Same Great Beers, Fresh New Look

Two of the longtime favorites at Silver Moon Brewing are getting fresh new looks for the 2020 release.

Our long time favorite Maui Wowie IIPA will be available in two different releases. Once in early Spring and once in early Fall! A delicious fruit forward imperial IPA that packs a punch with both a complex hop profile and a smooth pineapple finish.

Our Hydrosphere Fresh Hop IPA will be available for the season! Look for this beer to hit shelves in mid to late September! We pack over 300 pounds of fresh Strata hops into each batch. The perfect beer to complement the harvesting season.

Thank you for 20 years of supporting Silver Moon Brewing and craft beer. We are dedicated to making this our best and most impactful year yet. Here is to 20 more.

I’m definitely intrigued by the new Raspberry Nights, and it’s interesting that the core lineup now includes two fruit beers. Also a fan of another canned pilsner hitting the market in Moonlight Pilsner, and will be curious about that new SMB Mexican Lager.

Incidentally, this is a bit of a nitpick but regarding the 20th anniversary—it’s fudging a bit to celebrate this year, because it was in December of 2000 that founder Tyler Reichert got the brewery license for Silver Moon, though he didn’t even acquire the equipment until February 2001 with first beers coming out later that year. But dropping the 20th in 2020 sounds good, I get it.

Also check out the designs on the new cans for Hydrosphere and Maui Wowie; I like these: