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The latest beer from Tröegs Independent Brewing is its returning summer IPA, Field Study, a hoppy-fruity ale that clocks in at 6.2% ABV. The hop bill offers up characteristics of ripe grapefruit, pear, and melon, and with a grain bill including oats and wheat, I’d expect a bit of haze … Continue reading
Beer news from Crux Fermentation Project out of Bend, Oregon on new beers and returning that are out this month! A collaboration brew, bracket-winning hazy IPA, Mexican-style lager and more highlight this spring news. Details from the email newsletter: BOSS BATTLE IPA Boss Battle IPA, is a collaboration with Level … Continue reading
Another popular beer from Schlafly Beer gets the brand refresh as it rolls off the new canning line: Summer Lager. It’s a German-style Helles lager with 4.5% ABV. The new 12-packs contain 16-ounce cans and the branding does give off a summer vacation vibe. Press release: Another brand refresh comes … Continue reading
Happy Earth Day (weekend)! My latest print article for The Bulletin is out this week, and while it’s not tied directly to Earth Day, I did consider the observance when coming up with ideas for it. I wrote about Goschie Farms Estate Beer from The Ale Apothecary, which leans heavily … Continue reading
The latest variant in Ecliptic Brewing’s Vega IPA series, out this month, is the brewery’s official Pink Boots Society collaboration beer. $1 from every pint sold to the PBS, and the beer is out now. Press release: Ecliptic Brewing is proud to announce the next beer in their Vega IPA … Continue reading
Hop Valley Brewing recently released its Hazy Daze Hazy IPA Mixed Pack, featuring four different (you guessed it) hazy IPAs all featuring Cryo Hops and brewed as part of the brewery’s “Stash” family of beers. (Hop Valley is also calling this its Patty-O Pack, after brewer Patrick Whiting who developed … Continue reading
Asheville, NC’s Highland Brewing is launching its summer Pints with Purpose beer series, a monthly schedule of five beers that will benefit a different non-profit organization each month from April through August. Each beer is draft only and will be available to go in crowlers featuring original label designs. Details: … Continue reading
A new (old) beer is launching in Washington, DC, this month — Old Time Lager, ostensibly from The Hopfheiser Brewing Company (but which is really DC Brau Brewing, according to the DC Beer blog). The brew follows a pre-Prohibition-ish recipe with 2-row barley and flaked corn and is currently available … Continue reading
Because it’s 4/20, you know there’s a, shall we say, terpene-themed beer to write about. (After all, I had themed posts the past couple of years.) This time around, it’s Elysian Brewing providing the dank with its newest IPA officially released today, Dank Dust IPA. Elysian had sent out a … Continue reading
Beer activism! Flying Dog Brewery is launching a campaign against censorship with its new beer, 451 Juicy IPA, out this month. As the name implies, it’s inspired by the Ray Bradbury novel Fahrenheit 451, in which books are outlawed and burned. The campaign hits social media with participation encouraged. Here’s … Continue reading