Victory Brewing added a new “Monkey” to its lineup of Belgian-inspired beers that started with Golden Monkey: Berry Monkey, a soured Belgian-style tripel with the addition of raspberry. The rollout is part of a new 2022 campaign named, I kid you not, “It’s Monkey Time.” Press release: As fans continue … Continue reading
A year ago, 2 Towns Ciderhouse debuted Cosmic Crisp® as a year-round cider, an 8% ABV imperial cider created from the (relatively new) Cosmic Crisp apple variety. (Read my review of it here; I really liked it.) Now, the cidery has announced the launch of its Cosmic Explorer Series, featuring … Continue reading
Yakima, Washington’s Bale Breaker Brewing announced the latest release in its “Frenz” limited series of collaboration beers. It’s the second beer with the series, and Bale Breaker partnered with Baker City, Oregon’s Barley Brown’s to brew it. The brewery plans a pair of release parties this weekend (Friday the 11th … Continue reading
Tröegs Independent Brewing of Pennsylvania released its limited edition Double Nugget Nectar, the, er, doubled-up version of its popular Nugget Nectar which is only available once a year. Although the press release below doesn’t mention the use of fresh-from-last-year’s-harvest hops as in Nugget Nectar, I’m assuming that’s implied. Details: Tröegs … Continue reading
Asheville, North Carolina’s Highland Brewing celebrated the lunar new year—the Year of the Tiger—with the release its third annual collaboration beer brewed with Seattle’s Lucky Envelope Brewing. The duo crafted a cold IPA (this year’s hottest new style, it seems) and Highland hosted a release party on Saturday the 5th. … Continue reading
Big news today from Sunriver Brewing as the company announced the opening of a fourth location (and the second one for Bend): its new Eastside Pub. It’s taking over the space formerly occupied by the eastside location of Jackson’s Corner (a popular restaurant and bakery located on the west side … Continue reading
Here’s a bit of news more focused on brewery operations than beer itself, from Schlafly Beer out of St. Louis: the brewery dropped over a million dollars into a new canning line that quadruples its packaging capacity. Along with this expansion, Schlafly rolled out a new IPA, Just A Bit … Continue reading
New Orleans’ Urban South Brewery announced the release of its new year-round, low-calorie beer, Paradise Park IPA (one of the highlights in its 2022 calendar). Not only is it lower alcohol and lower calorie, it’s also easy on the wallet, according to the press release below—$7.99 per six-pack. Urban South … Continue reading
Offshoot Beer Company, the subsidiary company of The Bruery that focuses on hop-forward beers, announced the release of its newest year-round beer: Coast (An Anytime Hazy Pale Ale). It’s something of a more sessionable counterpart to the company’s flagship IPA, Relax, and it’s hitting the market this month. More details … Continue reading
Ecliptic Brewing announced the second of its 2022 collaborations, to be released toward the end of February: Cri-Star IPA with Seattle’s Reuben’s Brews. It’s a mashup of the two breweries’ flagship IPAs. Details from the release: Portland’s Ecliptic Brewing has partnered with Seattle’s Reuben’s Brews to collaborate on a beer, … Continue reading