Burial Beer Co. & Other Half Collaborate on ‘One Of Us Will Have To Bury The Other’

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Burial Beer Co. (Asheville, North Carolina) has officially announced that it will begin the Limited Release of One Of Us Will Have To Bury The Other, a special collaboration project with Other Half Brewing (Brooklyn, New York), on Wednesday, July 7.

Carefully crafted to be the ultimate summertime drinker, One Of Us Will Have To Bury The Other is a Mexican-style Lager “made with pale pilsner with a touch of Vienna and Munich malt, fermented bone dry, and aged in [Burial’s] American oak foudre.” Coming in at 5% ABV, One Of Us Will Have To Bury The Other offers notes of “freshly baked honey toast with hints of corn laced with palm tree daydreams.”

One Of Us Will Have To Bury The Other – available in 4-packs of 12 oz. bottles for $12 each – will be available for online presale for pickup at Burial Beer Co.’s Asheville taproom, Raleigh taproom and Charlotte taproom at noon on July 7. If any bottles survive the presale, the brewery will release those in their online shop to send out into its new 12 state shipping range on Thursday, July 8 at noon.  One Of Us Will Have To Bury The Other will not see distribution. Prost!

One Of Us Will Have To Bury The Other from Burial Beer Co. & Other Half Brewing

Release – Limited; July 7, 2021
Style – Mexican-style Lager
ABV – 5%
Treatment – Aged in an American oak foudre
Availability – 4-packs 12 oz. bottles
Distribution – None. Brewery & online store only

Lawson’s Finest Liquids Sends Hopcelot IPA Out for Full Distribution

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Lawson’s Finest Liquids (Waitsfield, Vermont) has officially announced that it will begin the Limited Release of Hopcelot IPA during the first week of July 2021.

Originally brewed to “celebrate the 15th anniversary of the popular Vermont band The Grift,” Hopcelot is an American India Pale Ale “brewed with a diverse blend of [eight] hops, from the U.S. Pacific Northwest, Australia and New Zealand, giving the beer a complex flavor profile that boasts a dank punch of citrus and pine, yielding to a fruity finish.” Coming in at 7% ABV, Hopcelot “is a gloriously complex IPA that delights the senses.”

“Our fans ask us all the time about Hopcelot and its availability, so we’re incredibly excited to bring it back with expanded distribution,” said Sean Lawson, Founding Brewer and CEO of Lawson’s Finest Liquids. “We’re looking forward to sharing it with a much larger audience than we have before. The bright red can and the artwork really pop and pay homage to our musical connection with this beer, and we think people are really going to enjoy the dreamy combination of hop flavors and aromas.”

Hopcelot is rolling out now and is scheduled to hang around through August 2021. You can expect to find this Limited Release available in 16 oz. cans and on draft at select craft beer-focused establishments located in Vermont and throughout the rest of Lawson’s nine-state distribution area. Prost!

Vital Information for Hopcelot IPA from Lawson’s Finest Liquids

Release – Limited; July – August 2021
Style – American India Pale Ale
ABV – 7%
Fun Fact – “Hopcelot’s name is a nod to the song ‘Ocelot’ by legendary Vermont band, Phish. The musical references speak to the seemingly endless flavor notes that come from Hopcelot’s eight hop varieties.”
Availability – 16 oz. cans & draft
Distribution – VT, CT, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA & RI
Beer Finder – https://www.lawsonsfinest.com/where-to-buy/

Ciderboys Hard Cider Hits Summer With Tropical Wave

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Ciderboys Hard Cider (Stevens Point, Wisconsin) has officially announced that it will begin the Limited Release of Tropical Wave, a POG-inspired Hard Cider, in early July 2021.

Next up in the Fruitful Pairings Series from Ciderboys, Tropical Wave is a Hard Apple Cider that boasts a “tantalizing tropical trio – passion fruit, orange, and guava.” Coming in at 5% ABV, Tropical Wave “leans into cravings for quenchable and refreshing flavors during warm months.”

“By Fruitful Pairings,” explains Director of Marketing Julie Birrenkott, “we mean a fruit juice flavor that complements and enhances the tart sweetness of our hard cider, not masks that apple goodness. The combination of these tropical flavors really pushes the apple over the top.”

Tropical Wave is rolling out now and will be available for a limited time this summer. You can expect to find this Limited Release available in 6-packs of 12 oz. bottles and on draft at select cider-friendly establishments located in Alabama, Florida, Wisconsin and throughout the rest of Ciderboys’ distribution network. Prost!

Vital Information for Tropical Wave from Ciderboys Hard Cider

Release – Limited; early July 2021
Style – Hard Cider
ABV – 5%
Added Ingredients – Passion fruit, orange & guava
Availability – 6-packs of 12 oz. bottles & draft
Cider Finder – https://www.ciderboys.com/cider-locator/

Sideward Brewing Co. Begins Limited Release of Divebomb Pale Ale

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Sideward Brewing Co. (Orlando, Florida) has officially announced that it will begin the Limited Can Release of Divebomb, a Pale Ale with Lemon Zest, on Thursday, July 1.

Conceptualized by Sideward’s assistant brewer, Squirrel, and inspired by his obsession with falcons, Divebomb is an American Pale Ale featuring “more modern citrus-focused hop varieties and some lemon zest.” Coming in at 5.6% ABV, Divebomb is the perfect beer to crush while googling random facts about avian species.

Divebomb – available in 4-packs of 16 oz. cans and on draft – will hit Sideward Brewing Co. at noon on July 1 and will hang around only as long as supplies last. Divebomb is a brewery release and there is no word at this time as to whether or not it will see distribution. Prost!

Vital Information for Divebomb from Sideward Brewing Co.

Release – Limited; July 1, 2021
Style – American Pale Ale
ABV – 5.6%
Added Ingredients – Lemon zest
Availability – 4-packs of 16 oz. cans & draft
Distribution – None. Brewery only

Wild Leap Explores Citiva Hops in Vol. 17 of its Alpha Abstraction DIPA Series

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Wild Leap Brew Co. (LaGrange, Georgia) has officially announced that it will begin the Limited Release of Alpha Abstraction – Vol. 17 in late June 2021.

The latest installment in Wild Leap’s Alpha Abstraction Double IPA Series that “features a variety of hops and exhibits a different hop profile in each volume,” Alpha Abstraction – Vol. 17 is a Hazy/Juicy Double India Pale Ale double dry-hopped with Citiva hops “to deliver notes of peach, floral, mango and lime.” Alpha Abstraction – Vol. 17 clocks in at 8% ABV and 44 IBUs.

“This Alpha is the beginning of our collaboration with BSG’s (Brewers Supply Group) hop program,” says Chief Brewing Officer, Chris Elliott. “This version features Citiva; a new hop blend with tropical and Juicy characteristics designed to be a hop with consistent results year after year, regardless of the characteristics of the hops in the blend.”

Alpha Abstraction – Vol. 17 is available now and will hang around only as long as supplies last. You can expect to find this Limited Release available in 12 oz. cans and on draft at select craft beer-focused establishments located in Georgia and select markets in Alabama and South Carolina. Prost!

Vital Information for Alpha Abstraction – Vol. 17 from Wild Leap Brew Co.

Release – Limited/Alpha Abstraction Series; late June 2021
Style – Hazy/Juicy Double India Pale Ale
ABV – 8%
IBUs – 44
Featured Hops – Citiva
Availability – 12 oz. cans & draft
Beer Finder – https://www.wildleap.com/beverage-finder/

DuClaw Brewing Makes Brunch an All Day Affair with Release of Sour Me Mimosa

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DuClaw Brewing Co. (Baltimore, Maryland) has officially announced that it will begin the Limited Release of Sour Me Mimosa in late June 2021.

Carefully crafted to be “reminiscent of your favorite champagne cocktail,” Sour Me Mimosa is an Imperial Sour Ale “made with additions of orange juice, tangerine purée, tangerine peel and a touch of monk fruit.” Coming in at a sip worthy 9.3% ABV, Sour Me Mimosa is “bound to make you bliss out on brunch.”

Sour Me Mimosa is rolling out now and will be available only as long as supplies last. You can expect to find this Limited Release available in 16 oz. cans and on draft at select craft beer-focused establishments located in Alabama, Florida, Maryland and throughout the rest of DuClaw’s distribution footprint. Prost!

Vital Information for Sour Me Mimosa from DuClaw Brewing Co.

Release – Limited/Sour Me Series; late June 2021
Style – Imperial Sour Ale
ABV – 9.3%
IBUs – 10
Hops – Saaz, Sorachi Ace & Pacifica
Malts – Pilsner, Mid-Atlantic Red Wheat, Unmalted Wheat & Malted Oats
Featured Ingredients – Orange juice, tangerine purée, tangerine peel & monk fruit
Availability – 16 oz. cans & draft
Beer Finder – https://duclaw.com/beer-finder/

Stone Brewing Embarks on New Intergalactic Adventure with Release of Imperial Star Fawker Hazy IPA

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Stone Brewing (Escondido, California) has officially announced that it will begin the Limited Release of Stone Imperial Star Fawker Hazy IPA in late June 2021.

Arriving as the “follow up mission to Stone Viking Space Probe Hazy Double IPA (which took [Stone Brewing] fans on an out-of-this-world hoppy expedition earlier this year),” Stone Imperial Star Fawker is a Hazy/Juicy Double India Pale Ale “loaded with Rakau & Citra hops for an intense blast of stonefruit and citrus flavors.” Coming in at 9% ABV and 50 IBUs, Stone Imperial Star Fawker boasts an aroma that can only be described as “massive. As in, you-can-smell-the-hops-from-space massive.”

“We were looking for a Hazy Double IPA to release this summer, so decided to brew an Imperial IPA version of one of our favorite Napa creations, Star Fawker Hazy Pale Ale. It blew us away!”

A message from the brewers at Stone Brewing

Stone Imperial Star Fawker Hazy IPA is rolling out now and will only be available for a limited time. You can expect to find this Special Release available in 6-packs of 12 oz. cans, 22 oz. bottles and on draft at select craft beer-focused establishments located in Alabama, Florida, California, Virginia and throughout the rest of Stone Brewing’s nationwide distribution network. Prost!

Vital Information for Stone Imperial Star Fawker Hazy IPA from Stone Brewing

Release – Limited/Special; June 22, 2021
Style – Hazy/Juicy Double India Pale Ale
ABV – 9%
IBUs – 50
Featured Hops – Rakau & Citra
Availability – 6-packs of 12 oz. cans, 22 oz. bottles & draft
Beer Finder – https://find.stonebrewing.com/#ready

CANarchy Launches Hazy Edition of IPA Mixed 12-pack

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CANarchy Craft Brewery Collective (Longmont, Colorado) has officially announced that a new Hazy Edition of its Coast to Coast IPA Mixed Pack will debut during the summer of 2021.

Compiled to give hopheads a “cross-continental . . . supergroup” of “some of CANarchy’s hoppiest, haziest offerings,” the Coast to Coast IPA Mixed 12-pack – Hazy Edition contains the following lupulin-laced goodness from Three Weavers Brewing Company (Inglewood, California), Oskar Blues Brewery (Longmont, Colorado), Deep Ellum Brewing Company (Dallas, Texas) and Cigar City Brewing (Tampa, Florida) – descriptions sourced directly from CANarchy’s press release:

  • Cloud City by Three Weavers Brewing Company (6.5% ABV): This hazy IPA is soft on the palate and blazing bright with aromas of peaches, mangoes, and sunny citrus fruits. Take a trip with us to Cloud City, where the forecast is always juicy with a chance of haze.
  • Thick Haze by Oskar Blues Brewery (7% ABV): Not for casual fans of the hazy IPA style, Thick Haze is unfiltered to let flavorful, aromatic hop particles run the show. It’s nebulous with nom, obfuscated with “oh baby” and undeniably Thick with Haze.
  • Manic Confidence by Deep Ellum Brewing Company (6.5% ABV): Manic Confidence is a hot tropical island vacation dissected and reconstructed in the form of a refreshingly juicy craft brew. Sunny, sweet bitterness of Galaxy, Enigma, Comet, Strata, Citra and Idaho 7 hops floods the taste receptors, resulting in a salivating joy that leaves you craving more.
  • Fancy Papers by Cigar City Brewing (6.5% ABV): With notes of mango and tangerine, this double dry hopped Juicy IPA was developed with the same kind of craftsmanship and artistry that can be found in labels printed on fancy papers and applied to the lids of cigar boxes of yesteryear.

The Coast to Coast IPA Mixed Pack – Hazy Edition contains three 12 oz. cans of each of the offerings listed above.

The Coast to Coast IPA Mixed Pack – Hazy Edition is rolling out now and will be available for a limited time. You can expect to find this Mixed 12-pack of 12 oz. cans at craft beer-focused retailers located in select markets nationwide. Prost!

Burial Beer Co. Sets Date for Limited Release of Your Compliance Is Strongly Suggested

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Burial Beer Co. (Asheville, North Carolina) has officially announced that it will begin the Limited Bottle Release of Your Compliance Is Strongly Suggested on Wednesday, June 23.

Created as a reminder that some things are “best left in the hands of experts and fanatics,” Your Compliance Is Strongly Suggested is a blend of five different Imperial Stouts that was then “aged . . . with the largest dose of elegant Macadamia nuts that [Burial has] ever mustered, before adding Macaroon coconut, Mexican vanilla beans and a dab of maple syrup to accent and add a creamy finish.” Coming in at a massive 15% ABV, Your Compliance Is Strongly Suggested comes together to be a “tropical journey into macadamia maple creams, Coco Lopez cupcakes, and coconut cake with vanilla cream and crushed nuts.”

A very limited amount of Your Compliance Is Strongly Suggested – available in 500ml bottles for $19 each – will be available for online presale for pickup at Burial Beer Co.’s Asheville taproom, Raleigh taproom and Charlotte taproom at noon on June 23. If any bottles survive the presale, the brewery will release those in their online shop to send out into its new 12 state shipping range on Thursday, June 24 at noon. Your Compliance Is Strongly Suggested will not see distribution. Prost!

Vital Information for Your Compliance Is Strongly Suggested from Burial Beer Co.

Release – Limited; June 23, 2021
Style – Imperial Stout
ABV – 15%
Treatment – A blend of five Imperial Stouts aged on Toasted Coconut, Macadamia Nuts, Maple Syrup & Mexican Vanilla Bean
Availability – 500ml bottles
Distribution – None. Brewery & online sales only

The Bruery Announces Return of Frucht: Cucumber

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The Bruery (Orange County, California) has officially announced that Frucht: Cucumber will return for a Limited Release in June 2021.

The next release in The Bruery’s Frucht (pronounced frucked) Series “inspired by the heritage of Northern German brewers and the slightly tart beer typically with fruit added in the glass,” Frucht: Cucumber is a Berliner Weisse featuring “fresh cucumbers that were processed by hand and then added to . . . large oak foeders for secondary fermentation.” Coming in at 4.3% ABV, Frucht: Cucumber is a “fun, refreshing, summer sipper.”

“Funky and fresh describes this beer perfectly,” says Brand Director Caitie Gold. “I’ll be taking a 4-pack of this on a picnic with a charcuterie board and bowl of fresh ceviche. This really will be the beer you want to reach for all summer long”.

Frucht: Cucumber is rolling out now 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 craft beer-focused establishments located in California, Washington D.C. and throughout the rest of The Bruery’s 28-state distribution area. Prost!

Vital Information for Frucht: Cucumber from The Bruery

Release – Limited/Frucht Series; June 2021
Style – Berliner Weisse
ABV – 4.3%
Treatment – Aged in foeders with hand-processed cucumbers
Availability – 16 oz. cans & draft
Beer Finder – https://www.thebruery.com/pages/find