Tampa Bay Brewing Co. Gets Festive with Release of Oktoberfest Lager

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Tampa Bay Brewing Company (Tampa, Florida) has officially announced that it will begin the Limited Release of its Oktoberfest Lager on Friday, August 28.

Here to remind you that now is the time to dig your lederhosen or dirndl out of the back of the closet, Oktoberfest is a Märzen-style Lager “brewed using traditional German brewing methods utilizing a single decoction mash and all traditional German ingredients.” Clocking in at a highly drinkable 5.3% ABV, Oktoberfest offers “aromas of bready malt and caramel [that] give way to a full-bodied mouthfeel with flavors of toasted malt and a hint of caramel sweetness.”

Oktoberfest will hit Tampa Bay Brewing Company’s Westchase and Ybor City locations on August 28 and distribution will follow shortly after the on-site release. You can expect to find this Limited Release available in 4-packs of 16 oz. cans and on draft at select craft beer-focused establishments located within the brewery’s distribution footprint in Florida. Prost!

Vital Information for Oktoberfest from Tampa Bay Brewing Company

Release – Limited; August 28, 2020
Style – Oktoberfest/Märzen
ABV – 5.3%
Availability – 4-packs of 16 oz. cans & draft
Curbside Pre-order – https://www.tbbc.beer/togo
Distribution – Florida

Cigar City Brewing Brings Those Fall Vibes with Seasonal Return of Good Gourd

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Cigar City Brewing (Tampa, Florida) has officially announced that it will begin the Seasonal Release of Good Gourd Imperial Pumpkin Ale in September 2020.

First introduced in 2011 and now a Seasonal favorite for lovers of all things pumpkin and beer, Good Gourd is an Imperial Pumpkin Ale “brewed with cinnamon, allspice, cloves, nutmeg, and vanilla to emulate the flavors of a decadent, piquant pumpkin pie.” Coming in at 8.8% ABV, Good Gourd is a “liquid monument to the glory of the pumpkin, the most noble of all the gourds.”

Good Gourd will return in September and is scheduled to stick around through December 2020. You can expect to find this Seasonal offering available in 4-packs of 12 oz. cans and on draft at select craft beer-focused establishments located in Alabama, Florida and throughout the rest of Cigar City Brewing’s distribution area. Prost!

Vital Information for Good Gourd from Cigar City Brewing

Release – Seasonal; September – December 2020
Style – Imperial Pumpkin Ale
ABV – 8.8%
IBUs – 30
Added Ingredients – Cinnamon, allspice, cloves, nutmeg & vanilla
Fun Fact – This year’s release marks the first time that Good Gourd will be available in 12 oz. cans
Availability – 4-packs of 12 oz. cans & draft
Beer Finder – https://www.cigarcitybrewing.com/beer-finder/

Avery Brewing Co. Celebrates Oktoberfest with Return of The Kaiser

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Avery Brewing Co. (Boulder, Colorado) has officially announced that it will begin the Seasonal Release of The Kaiser, an Imperial Oktoberfest Lager, in late August 2020.

Brewed each year to serve as Avery Brewing Co.’s “emboldened ‘Prost!’ to one of the world’s most recognized styles,” The Kaiser “weaves together rich, toasted Vienna and Munich malts with the floral spiciness of Hallertau and Bravo hops to create a bold and brazen dry Imperial Oktoberfest” Lager. Coming in at an attention-getting 8% ABV, The Kaiser “demands a following through its deep dark malt bill, aromas of toast, nuts, and bread, all pulled together with a boisterous booziness.”

The Kaiser is rolling out now and is scheduled to hang around through October 2020. You can expect to find this Seasonal Release available in 6-packs of 12 oz. cans and on draft at select craft beer-friendly establishments located in Colorado and other select markets located within Avery’s distribution network. Prost!

Vital Information for The Kaiser from Avery Brewing Co.

Release – Seasonal; August – October 2020
Style – Imperial Oktoberfest Lager
ABV – 8%
Malts – Dark Munich, Munich, Vienna, Aromatic & 2-Row
Hops – Hallertau & Bravo
Yeast – House Bohemian Lager Strain
Availability – 6-packs of 12 oz. cans & draft
Beer Finder – https://www.averybrewing.com/brew-finder

TrimTab Brewing Expands Light Visions Collection with Release of The Observer DIPA

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TrimTab Brewing (Birmingham, Alabama) has officially announced that it will begin the Limited Release of The Observer, a Triple Dry-hopped Double IPA, at noon on Wednesday, August 26.

Arriving as the freshest offering to come out of TrimTab’s Light Visions Collection of “rotational hazy and New England IPA and DIPAs,” The Observer is a Hazy/Juicy Double India Pale Ale triple dry-hopped with Cascade, Simcoe and Sultana hops. Coming in at 8% ABV, The Observer is here to make you an active participant in this crazy craft beer world full of haze.

The Observer will debut in the Tasting Gallery at TrimTab Brewing at noon on August 26, and distribution will follow shortly after the on-site release. You can expect to find this Limited Release available in 4-packs of 16 oz. cans and on draft at select craft beer-focused establishments located within the brewery’s distribution footprint in Alabama and Georgia. Prost!

Vital Information for The Observer from TrimTab Brewing

Release – Limited/Light Visions Collection; August 26, 2020
Style – Hazy/Juicy Double India Pale Ale
ABV – 8%
Featured Hops – Cascade, Simcoe & Sultana
Availability – 4-packs of 16 oz. cans & draft
Distribution – Alabama & Georgia

Burial Beer Co. Set for Limited Release of The Distortion Triple Dry-Hopped IPA

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Burial Beer Co. (Asheville, North Carolina) has officially announced that it will begin the Limited Can Release of The Distortion, a new Triple IPA, at noon on Wednesday, August 26.

Crafted to alter your reality with an immense amount of haze, The Distortion is a Triple Hazy/Juicy India Pale Ale brewed with oats and candi sugar and triple dry-hopped with “Strata, Citra, Vic Secret and a final dose of Simcoe Cryo.” Weighing in at 10% ABV, The Distortion offers “guzzles of orange julius, wafts of tangerine dream, and mouthfuls of candied mango.”

The Distortion – available in 4-packs of 16 oz cans for $21 each – will be available for online presale for pickup at Burial Beer Co.’s Asheville taproom and Raleigh taproom at noon on August 26 (proxies welcome). If any cans survive the presale, the brewery will release those in their online shop for nationwide shipping on August 27 at noon. The Distortion will not see distribution. Prost!

Vital Information for The Distortion from Burial Beer Co.

Release – Limited; August 26, 2020
Style – Triple Hazy/Juicy India Pale Ale
ABV – 10%
Featured Hops – Strata, Citra, Vic Secret & Simcoe Cryo
Availability – 4-packs of 16 oz. cans
Distribution – None. Brewery locations only via online presale

Boulevard Brewing Co. Gives New Life to Smooth Fuzz as a Peach Sour Ale

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Boulevard Brewing Co. (Kansas City, Missouri) has officially announced that it will begin the Limited Release of Smooth Fuzz Peach Sour Ale on August 31, 2020.

Introduced in 2019 as a means of highlighting that year’s apricot season, Smooth Fuzz has returned in 2020 to showcase another fuzzy stone fruit, the peach. Beginning life as a “beautifully complex marriage of two golden saisons aged in wine puncheons, wine barrels, and two foeders,” this rendition of Smooth Fuzz went on to be finished with “a secondary fermentation with 8,000 pounds of fresh peaches, and 8-14 additional months in oak barrels.” Coming in at 7.2% ABV, the “tart and funky, sweet and sticky” Smooth Fuzz Peach Sour Ale “highlights a mixed fermentation character provided by [Boulevard’s] house lactobacillus and brettanomyces cultures.”

Smooth Fuzz Peach Sour Ale is scheduled to debut in the Greater Kansas City Area on Monday, August 31 and expanded distribution will follow shortly after that date. You can expect to find this Limited Release offering available in 750ml bottles and on draft at select craft beer-friendly establishments located in Missouri and other areas located within Boulevard Brewing Co.’s distribution area that typically see Smokestack Series Limited Releases. Prost!

Vital Information for Smooth Fuzz Peach Sour Ale from Boulevard Brewing Co.

Release – Limited/Smokestack Series; August 31, 2020
Style – American Sour Ale
ABV – 7.2%
IBUs – 8
Malts/Grains – Pale Malt, Flaked Oats, Spelt, Malted Wheat & Raw Wheat
Hops – Magnum
Yeast – Dupont
Treatment/Aging – “Wine barrels and foeders with lactobacillus and brettanomyces with final aging on peaches, additional oak barrels”
Suggested Pairings – “Strong cheeses, peach trifle, charcuterie, shrimp & grits, roasted poultry”
Availability – 750ml bottles & draft
Beer Finder – https://www.boulevard.com/finder/

Heavy Seas Beer Continues Taproom Exclusive Joose Cannon Series with Release of Glacier Froot

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Heavy Seas Beer (Baltimore, Maryland) has officially announced that it will begin the Taproom Exclusive Release of Joose Cannon: Glacier Froot, the fourth release in the brewery’s Joose Cannon Series, during the weekend of Friday, September 4.

Developed to be a sports-drink-inspired take on the brewery’s flagship Loose Cannon IPA, Joose Cannon: Glacier Froot is a Hazy/Juicy India Pale Ale dry-hopped with Citra, Mandarina Bavaria and Simcoe Cryo/Lupulin Powder and then infused with cherry and cranberry juice and strawberry purée. Coming in at 7.25% ABV, Glacier Froot “combines berry and citrus to create an IPA that will quench your thirst on the hottest of days—no electrolytes needed.”

“We’ve brewed our fourth version of Joose Cannon with the usual oats, wheat and a dose of lactose to provide a satisfying, hazy IPA,” says Heavy Seas Brewmaster, Chris Leonard. “This time we’ve dry-hopped it with Citra, Mandarina Bavaria, and Simcoe Cryo/Lupulin Powder to provide juicy aromas of lemon, orange, tangerine and pineapple.  Then, we went ahead and added cherry and cranberry Juice along with a strong helping of strawberry puree.  Citrus and berry flavors make for a most satisfying, quenching hazy IPA experience.”

4-packs of 16 oz. cans of Joose Cannon: Glacier Froot will be available for curbside pickup at the Heavy Seas taproom beginning on Friday, September 4.  This Limited Release offering is a taproom exclusive release and will not see distribution.  Prost!

Vital Information for Joose Cannon: Glacier Froot from Heavy Seas Beer

Release – Limited/Joose Cannon Series; September 4, 2020
Style – Hazy/Juicy India Pale Ale
ABV – 7.25%
Hops – Citra, Mandarina Bavaria & Simcoe Cryo/Lupulin Powder
Added Ingredients – Strawberry purée, cherry juice & cranberry juice
Availability – 4-packs of 16 oz. cans
Distribution – None. Taproom only release

Bent Water Brewing Co. Expands Distribution to Florida

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Bent Water Brewing Co. (Lynn, Massachusetts) has officially announced that it has partnered with Progressive Distribution so that it can begin distribution in Florida immediately.

Founded in 2015, Bent Water Brewing Co. decided to “plant [their] passion” in Lynn, Massachusetts due to the area’s “rich industrial history and superior water source.” That precious water source quickly shaped the brewery’s core beliefs around the idea that “every beer begins with water, and with careful, creative manipulation, [Bent Water Brewing Co. bends] water into unique, flavorful brews.” After spending the last few years executing their mission and endearing themselves to craft beer fans in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, Bent Water will venture out of New England for the first time and send their wildly popular beers to Florida.

Bent Water Brewing Co. will enter the Sunshine State with the following two flagship offerings (descriptions sourced directly from the brewery’s website):

  • Sluice Juice | New England IPA – With aromatics of orange, tangerine and lime peel, Sluice Juice is our juicy, hazy and smooth New England IPA. ABV – 6.2%
  • Thunder Funk | West Coast-style IPA – Brewed with four hop varieties and three different malts, Thunder Funk pours a hazy orange color with a thick head. Its nose offers mango, citrus, pine and a touch of honey. Juicy hops supported by a soft malt backbone deliver mango, passion fruit, slight biscuit and a lingering bitterness. ABV – 7.2%

“We’re really excited about getting down to Florida,” said Aaron Reames, co-founder and President, Bent Water Brewing. “It’s a really dynamic environment with a lot of enthusiasm for great beer. We also know a lot of people from the Northeast like to vacation or snowbird down there, and we think they’ll like a chance to support one of their hometown breweries.”

Progressive Distribution will handle all distribution responsibilities for Bent Water Brewing Co. in Florida. You can expect to find Sluice Juice and Thunder Funk available at select craft beer-focused establishments located throughout the state of Florida beginning in August 2020. Prost!

Paulaner USA Celebrates Oktoberfest With Two Beers in 2020

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Paulaner USA (White Plains, New York), the U.S. importer of the legendary Paulaner Brauerei (Munich, Germany) portfolio, has officially announced that Paulaner Oktoberfest Bier and Paulaner Oktoberfest Märzen will both be readily available in the U.S. this fall during Oktoberfest Season.

With the cancellation of the official Oktoberfest celebrations in Munich this year, Paulaner – “one of only six breweries allowed to serve at the official event and even serves the #1 selling bier” – is making it so we all can enjoy 200+ years of Oktoberfest tradition at home by providing U.S. beer drinkers with the following two Oktoberfest offerings (descriptions sourced directly from the brewery’s press release):

  • Paulaner Oktoberfest Bier – This golden Oktoberfest lager is Germany’s #1 Oktoberfest bier. It is also the only bier served in Paulaner Oktoberfest tents today and the favorite bier at the Munich Oktoberfest. Brewed once a year, and only available while supplies last, Oktoberfest Bier is the pinnacle of German brewing: deep golden color, full-bodied and wonderfully mellow, with a balanced harmonious taste and the pleasant fragrance of hops. At 6% ABV, it is stronger and bolder than the usual lager.
  • Paulaner Oktoberfest Märzen – This amber bier style was developed more than 200 years ago to celebrate the original Munich Oktoberfest. The Märzen name originates from “March bier” because it was historically brewed in March, to be available for its peak flavor by the Oktoberfest celebration. Today, this style is available year-round in the U.S., due to popular demand. 
    This full-bodied bier with its rich malt flavor and dark toffee notes, has an underlying fruitiness and masterful hop balance. It will instantly turn your home into an Oktoberfest celebration. ABV – 5.8%

Paulaner Oktoberfest Bier and Paulaner Oktoberfest Märzen are available now and will be hanging around through Oktoberfest Season (Paulaner Oktoberfest Märzen is actually available Year-Round in the U.S.). You can expect to find both of these legendary Oktoberfest beers available in 6-packs of 11.2 oz. bottles at select craft beer-friendly establishments located in Alabama, Florida, New York and throughout the rest of Paulaner USA’s nationwide distribution network.  Prost!

Second Self Beer Co. & My Abuelas Food Collaborate on La Fría Lager

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Second Self Beer Company (Atlanta, Georgia) has announced that it will officially launch La Fría, a Caribbean Lager brewed in collaboration with My Abuelas Food, as the brewery’s newest Year-Round offering on August 28.

Crafted with the inspiration found in the “sultry vibes and sandy beaches of Puerto Rico,” La Fría – which translates to “The Cold One” – is a Caribbean-style Lager that allows you to “invest in your own refreshment.” Coming in at an easy-drinking 4.5% ABV, La Fría encourages all who drink it to “sit back, relax, love, share, and drink . . . responsibly.”

“My family is Cuban and food is a big part of my life. Creating a beer that pairs well with the rich cuisine of my heritage has always been something I’ve wanted to do,” says Jason Santamaria, co-founder and chief beer architect at Second Self Beer Co. “When I met Luis Martinez (owner of My Abuelas Food) and tasted his Puerto Rican dishes that are similar to what I grew up with, I knew we were a great match. We’ve spent over a year creating La Fría, and the result is crisp, approachable and clean. Its flavor profile is complex enough to satisfy a hardcore craft beer fan but mellow enough that even a macro-beer drinker will like it. Plus, at only 4.5% ABV, you can enjoy it responsibly all day.”

La Fría is pouring now at Second Self’s Westside taproom and cans will be available on August 28. Distribution is scheduled to begin in September, and you can expect to find this new Year-Round offering available in 12 oz. cans and on draft at craft beer-focused establishments located in Georgia, Alabama and South Carolina. La Fría will also see distribution in Puerto Rico. Prost!

Vital Information for La Fría from Second Self Beer Company & My Abuelas Food

Release – Year-Round; launching August 28, 2020
Style – Caribbean-style Lager
ABV – 4.5%
Pairing Suggestions – “Pairings include moments of refreshment: relaxing on a beach, enjoying a family cookout, watching football, or pizza.”
Availability – 12 oz. cans & draft
Distribution – Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina & Puerto Rico