DuClaw Brewing Readies for Warm Weather With Release of Summertime Seedless

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DuClaw Brewing Co. (Baltimore, Maryland) has officially announced that it will begin the Limited Release of Summertime Seedless, a Hopped Sour Ale with watermelon, in mid-April 2021.

Here to be your warm weather quencher as spring looks to summer, Summertime Seedless is a Sour Ale hopped with Huell Melon hops and “brewed with watermelon juice and lactose to bring semi-sweet and mildly tart flavors forward.” Coming in at 7.1% ABV, the “light and sunny . . . Summertime Seedless will transport you straight to the beach.”

Summertime Seedless is rolling out now and will be available for a limited time in 12 oz. cans and on draft. You can expect to find this Limited Release at select craft beer-focused establishments located in Alabama, Florida, Maryland and throughout the rest of DuClaw’s distribution footprint. Prost!

Vital Information for Summertime Seedless from DuClaw Brewing Co.

Release – Limited; mid-April 2021
Style – Sour Ale
ABV – 7.1%
IBUs – 12
Featured Hops – Huell Melon
Malts – Pilsner, Unmalted Wheat & Malted Oats
Added Ingredients – Watermelon juice & lactose
Availability – 12 oz. cans & draft
Beer Finder – https://duclaw.com/beer-finder/

Florida Avenue Brewing Co.’s Neapolitan Berliner Weisse Makes Seasonal Return

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Florida Avenue Brewing Co. (Wesley Chapel, Florida) has officially announced that its fan-favorite and award-winning Neapolitan Berliner Weisse will return for its annual Seasonal Release in early April 2021.

Neapolitan in Florida Avenue’s take on a “centuries-old beer style, brewed with 50% German Pilsner malt, 50% malted wheat . . . soured with . . . [a] house blend of lactobacillus cultures” and then dosed with strawberries, cocoa nibs, vanilla and lactose. Coming in at 4% ABV, Neapolitan tastes like that classic three-layer ice cream treat but with a tart finish.

Neapolitan is rolling out now and will be available only as long as supplies last. You can expect to find this Seasonal offering available in 12 oz. cans and on draft at Florida Avenue’s Wesley Chapel location and at select craft beer-friendly establishments located within the brewery’s distribution footprint in Florida. Prost!

Vital Information for Neapolitan Berliner Weisse from Florida Avenue Brewing Co.

Release – Seasonal; early April 2021
Style – Berliner Weisse
ABV – 4%
Added Ingredients – Strawberries, cocoa nibs, vanilla & lactose
Availability – 12 oz. cans & draft
Beer Finder – https://find.floridaavebrewing.com/

Flying Dog Brewery Adds Kulture King Imperial Hazy to Heavy Hitters Lineup

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Flying Dog Brewery (Frederick, Maryland) has officially announced that it will begin the Limited Release of Kulture King Imperial Hazy in mid-April 2021.

Developed to add another hoppy punch to Flying Dog’s lineup of Heavy Hitters, Kulture King is an Imperial Hazy/Juicy India Pale Ale that is “hop forward and bursting with intense fruit flavors and aromas” sourced from Citra, Galaxy and Mosaic hops. Coming in at 10% ABV, Kulture King allows “citrus and tropical fruit notes [to] dominate the nose while the beer’s low bitterness and soft finish makes its [higher] ABV nearly unnoticeable in the flavor and mouthfeel.”

“Over 95% of the hops in Kulture King are added after the boil,” said Flying Dog’s Brewmaster, Ben Clark. “Moving the hopping to the whirlpool greatly limits the bitterness and greatly increases the aroma and flavor, creating the perfectly hazy IPA profile.”

Kulture King is set to debut in mid-April and will stick around only as long as supplies last. You can expect to find this new Limited Release available in 6-packs of 12 oz. bottles, 24-packs of 12 oz. bottles and on draft at select craft beer-focused establishments located in Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina and throughout the rest of Flying Dog’s distribution area. Prost!

Vital Information for Kulture King from Flying Dog Brewery

Release – Limited/Seasonal; mid-April 2021
Style – Imperial Hazy/Juicy India Pale Ale
ABV – 10%
IBUs – 35
Featured Hops – Citra, Galaxy & Mosaic
Availability – 6-packs of 12 oz. bottles, 24-packs of 12 oz. bottles & draft
Beer Finder – https://www.flyingdog.com/beer-finder/

Velvet Rush Slated to be Next Release in Founders Brewing Co.’s Barrel-aged Series

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Founders Brewing Co. (Grand Rapids, Michigan) recently teased in its Cadre Newsletter that it will begin the Limited Release of Velvet Rush, the brewery’s newest Barrel-aged Series offering, in September 2021.

Inspired heavily by “both high-end craft cocktails and moody jazz clubs,” Velvet Rush is an Imperial Brown Ale aged in Bourbon barrels and dosed with coffee, chocolate, vanilla extract and milk sugar. Weighing in at 11.1% ABV, Velvet Rush “[weaves] together [a] complex tapestry of flavors to create a unique sipping experience that really ties the room together.”

Velvet Rush is scheduled to debut in September 2021 and will hang around only as long as supplies last. You can expect to find this Limited Release available in 4-packs of 12 oz. bottles and on draft at select craft beer-friendly establishments located in Alabama, Florida, Michigan and throughout the rest of Founders Brewing Co.’s nationwide distribution network. Prost!

Vital Information for Velvet Rush from Founders Brewing Co.

Release – Limited/Barrel-aged Series; September 2021
Style – Imperial Brown Ale
ABV – 11.1%
Treatment – Aged in Bourbon barrels
Added Ingredients – Coffee, chocolate, vanilla extract & milk sugar
Availability – 4-packs of 12 oz. bottles & draft (no draft availability in Utah)
Beer Finder – https://foundersbrewing.com/beer/find-our-beer/

Great Divide Continues Wood Werks Series with Small Batch Release of Golden Sour Ale

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Great Divide Brewing Company (Denver, Colorado) has officially announced that it will begin the Limited Release of Wood Werks Golden Sour Ale in April 2021.

Dropping as the latest offering to come out of Great Divide’s Wood Werks Series of Small Batch barrel-aged beers, Wood Werks Golden Sour Ale is a Farmhouse-inspired Golden Sour Ale that began as “three different Belgian-inspired . . . beers [aged] separately for a year in Pinot Noir barrels and spiked . . . with a blend of three unique souring agents.” Once the aging and souring process was completed, the beer was then “blended and left to rest directly on a bed of white grapes.” The resulting Golden Sour Ale comes in at 6% ABV and offers an experience that is “pleasantly sour with a rich, fruity bouquet of melon, grapes, pear and apricot.”

Wood Werks Golden Sour Ale is scheduled to debut in April 2021 and will hang around only as long as supplies last. You can expect to find this Limited Release available in 16 oz. cans and on draft at select accounts located within Great Divide’s distribution area. Prost!

Vital Information for Wood Werks Golden Sour Ale from Great Divide Brewing Company

Release – Limited/Wood Werks Series; April 2021
Style – American Sour Ale
ABV – 6%
Treatment – Three different Belgian-inspired Great Divide beers aged separately for a year in Pinot Noir barrels, inoculated with a blend of three souring agents, blended and rested on white grapes
Suggested Food Pairings – “Moules frites (steamed mussels & fries); kipper, beet & zucchini salad; La Tur cheese with crusty bread & quince jam; vanilla stone fruit tart”
Availability – 16 oz. cans & draft
Beer Finder – https://greatdivide.com/beer-finder/

Belching Beaver Brewery Goes Year-Round with No Worries IPA

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Belching Beaver Brewery (San Diego, California) has officially announced that No Worries, “a true-to-style West Coast IPA,” will join the brewery’s Year-Round lineup on April 2, 2021.

Created “to round out [Belching Beaver’s] year-round beer portfolio by offering a true West Coast IPA that will be attractive to craft beer enthusiasts and novices alike,” No Worries is a West Coast-style India Pale Ale that sources “dank and tropical fruit aromas” from a hop bill comprised of Strata, Galaxy, Mosaic, Citra, and Amarillo hops. Coming in at 6.2% ABV and 45 IBUs, No Worries is a “crisp IPA [that] will dominate the senses and brighten your day.”

“Last year proved to be a challenging year, and let’s face it, a painful year for many people and businesses,” explains Belching Beaver CEO Tom Vogel.  Now that there is a light at the end of the tunnel, the craft beer industry is starting to pick up and the horizon is looking bright again. We thought now is the right moment to enjoy good times again and introduce a new beer to our year-round offerings. Now Worries IPA pays tribute to celebrating the positive moments in life, moving on from the anxieties of the past and our daily lives…No worries – Just enjoy!”

No Worries will debut on April 2 with availability in 6-packs of 16 oz. cans and on draft. You can expect to find this new Year-Round at craft beer-focused establishments located in California and throughout the rest of Belching Beaver’s distribution footprint. Prost!

Vital Information for No Worries IPA from Belching Beaver Brewery

Release – Year-Round; launching April 2, 2021
Style – West Coast-style India Pale Ale
ABV – 6.2%
IBUs – 45
Hops – Strata, Galaxy, Mosaic, Citra, and Amarillo
Availability – 6-packs of 16 oz. cans & draft
Distribution – AK, AZ, CA,HI, ID, NE, NV, MN, OR, TX, UT, WA, WI
Beer Finder – https://belchingbeaver.com/oceanside-belching-beaver-landing-brew-finder

Schlafly Beer Revamps Hoptic Visions Sampler Pack with Three New IPAs

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Schlafly Beer (St. Louis, Missouri) has officially announced that it will begin the Limited Release of Hoptic Visions, a Mixed 12-pack of IPAs, in late March/early April 2021.

Since keeping things fresh is a requirement in the world of IPAs, Schlafly is updating its 2021 Hoptic Visions Mixed 12-pack of 12 oz. bottles to include its incredibly popular sessionable IPA and the following three brand new IPAs:

  • India Pale Ale – Schlafly’s sessionable IPA is a classic hop-forward, golden-hazed beer that features notes of citrus and tropical flavors. ABV – 5%
  • Hazy Grapefruit IPA – This juicy IPA adds pounds of real fruit for an added complexity. Schlafly amplifies the grapefruit with complementing Cascade and Simcoe hops. ABV – 5%
  • Low Cal IPA – Clocking in at 110 calories, the new Low Cal IPA sways to the lighter side but is still packed with juicy hop flavor. ABV – 4%
  • West Coast IPA – A throwback IPA that sparked the love of hops, Schlafly’s West Coast IPA packs a bitter citrus and pine punch. ABV – 6%

“With Hoptic Visions, you can see how the style of IPAs has changed over the years. We are even introducing our first take on a low-calorie beer with Low Cal IPA. Our year-round IPA has quickly grown to be one of the top performing beers in Schlafly’s portfolio. At only 5% ABV with juicy flavor and slight haze, it’s an easy drinking take on the style. In addition, the Hazy Grapefruit IPA is a new beer for this year and West Coast IPA is another exclusive offering brewed as an ode to the IPA style that started it all – both are exclusive to the pack.”

– Stephen Hale, Schlafly’s Founding Brewer

The Hoptic Visions Mixed Pack is rolling out now and will be available for a limited time. You can expect to find this Mixed 12-pack of 12 oz. bottles at select craft beer-focused retailers located in Missouri and throughout the rest of Schlafly’s distribution footprint. Prost!