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So many beers, So little time…With so many craft breweries, releasing so many beers, we thought it might help to provide a weekly update on all the new beers that are hitting the streets…So welcome to this week’s edition of Newbies – your guide to great new craft beer releases!
Sailor’s Delight (Baltimore, MD) – Heavy Seas has just announced the release of their popular summer seasonal. Red Sky at Night is a 7.25% ABV Saison Ale and if you’ve not tried it – well, you’ve been blowing it. Look for Red Sky to return to retail shelves in July.
Founders Gets Artsy (Grand Rapids, MI) – Founders Brewing Co. has announced that it will soon be introducing Inspired Artist Black IPA, a 7.5% IPA brewed using malted midnight wheat and a mind-blowing variety of hops. Proceeds from the sale of this new ale will benefit ArtPrize, the world’s largest art competition that takes place annually in Grand Rapids. Look for this limited edition release to make its debut both on draft and in 12 oz. bottles in August.
Racer 15 Returns (Cloverdale, CA) – Coming to you this July, Bear Republic Brewing Company will be adding another popular, award-winning beer to their seasonal bottled selections. Double IPA Café Racer 15 was a Silver Medal Winner at the 2012 Great American Beer Festival in the Imperial India Pale Ale Category where it was up against 128 other entries. Look for Racer to roll out the first week of July.
Enjoy By Hits Four More (Escondido, CA) – The next edition in the Enjoy By IPA series, Stone Enjoy By 08.02.13 IPA, is heading to four markets.The lucky markets getting it this time: Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, and Nevada. The beer is set to arrive on Wednesday of next week so it will ship in a few days. Our friends at beerpulse are reporting that the most recent release in the series, Enjoy By 07.04.13 IPA, will be pulled from shelves if still available after Independence Day.
Allagash Releases Victor and Victoria (Portland, ME) – The Allagash Brewing Co. is pushing the envelope again with two fusion Tribute series brews: Victor and Victoria Ales. The 2013 Victoria Ale is a wine/beer hybrid that was inspired by a visit to Portland, Maine’s Victoria Mansion brewed with more than 200 pounds of Chardonnay grapes. With a focus on the wine-like character of the grapes, the 9.0% ABV brew pours copper and sounds awesome. The Victor Ale was inspired by its feminine-named predecessor and, like Victoria, it’s a wine/beer hybrid that instead features red Cabernet Franc grapes and has a slightly different malt bill. This one’s tart and spicy.Allagash donates $1.00 from every bottle sold in their Tribute Series.
A Different Yeti Sighted (Denver, CO) – The Great Divide Brewing Company has been hinting for a while that they’d be releasing a new variation in their popular Yeti Imperial Stout series – and now word is leaking out that they have. Café Society reports that “Oatmeal Yeti will be a seasonal beer sold in 22 oz. bomber bottles like most of its cousins – including Oak Aged Yeti, Espresso Yeti, and Chocolate Yeti.” It replaces last year’s Belgian Style Yeti and should hit store shelves sometime in early July.
Two Beers Acting All Presidential (Seattle, WA) – Two Beers Brewing has just made a Presidential announcement and it’s good news for Pilsner lovers. Presidential Pils is their 4.8% ABV Czech-style Pilsner. Brewed using 100% Pilsner malt and Czech Pils yeast strain, this sessionable Pilsner fills a much-needed niche in the Pacific Northwest where brewing this style of beer is less common. Presidential Pils is now available at The Woods tasting room as well as throughout the greater Seattle area.
