Founders Brewing Co. Will Kick Off 2022 with Return of Frootwood

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Founders Brewing Co. (Grand Rapids, Michigan) recently took to its Cadre Newsletter to announced that it will launch its 2022 Barrel-Aged Series with the return of Frootwood in January.

Back by popular demand after a successful introduction back in 2017, Frootwood is a cherry-filled Fruit Beer that was then “hid . . . away in oak maple syrup bourbon barrels . . . [to emerge] blanketed in notes of warm vanilla and cherry sweetness.” Coming in at 8% ABV, Frootwood allows the “wood . . . [to be] the star of this beer, adding depth and taming the tartness while the maple character from the barrel imposes a velvety texture that lingers for not a moment too long.”

Frootwood is scheduled to return in January 2022 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 Frootwood from Founders Brewing Co.

Release – Limited/Barrel-Aged Series; January 2022
Style – Fruit Beer
ABV – 8%
Added Ingredients – Cherries
Treatment – Aged in oak maple syrup bourbon barrels
Availability – 4-packs of 12 oz. bottles & draft
Beer Finder – https://foundersbrewing.com/beer/find-our-beer/

Bell’s Brewery Introduces Rind Over Matter

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Bell’s Brewery (Comstock, Michigan) has officially announced that Rind Over Matter will join the brewery’s Wheat Series in August 2021.

Developed to help us all cope a little better with the end of Oberon Season, Rind Over Matter is an American Wheat Ale infused with a “dash of real lemon and orange zest.” Coming in at 5% ABV, this “bright and refreshing” Wheat proves that it is “more than the sum of its parts, it’s Rind Over Matter.”

Rind Over Matter is hitting shelves now and is scheduled to hang around through October 2021. You can expect to find this new Seasonal available in 6-packs of 12 oz. bottles, 12-packs of 12 oz. bottles, 6-packs of 12 oz. cans, 12-packs of 12 oz. cans, 4-packs of 16 oz. cans and on draft at select craft beer-focused establishments located in Alabama, Florida, Michigan and throughout the rest of the brewery’s distribution territory. Prost!

Vital Information for Rind Over Matter from Bell’s Brewery

Release – Seasonal/Wheat Series; August – October 2021
Style – American Wheat Ale
ABV – 5%
IBUs – 20
Featured Ingredients – Real lemon & orange zest
Recommended Glassware – Nonic
Availability – 6-packs of 12 oz. bottles, 12-packs of 12 oz. bottles, 6-packs of 12 oz. cans, 12-packs of 12 oz. cans, 4-packs of 16 oz. cans & draft
Beer Finder – https://www.bellsbeer.com/beer-finder

Saint Arnold Adds Harmony Hazy Pale Ale to Year-Round Portfolio

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Saint Arnold Brewing Company (Houston, Texas) has officially announced that Harmony Hazy Pale Ale will join the brewery’s Year-Round lineup on Monday, August 23.

Crafted to embody the very definition of harmony – “the quality of forming a pleasing and consistent whole,” Harmony is a Hazy/Juicy Pale Ale featuring “candied orange and pineapple aromas [leading] to cantaloupe and honeydew melon flavors.” Coming in at 6% ABV and 30 IBUs, the easy-drinking Harmony “showcases hops, malt, and yeast in harmony” thanks to being “balanced by a soft mouthfeel and light body.”

Harmony will debut in the Houston area on August 23 and will see expanded distribution later in the month. You can expect to find this new Year-Round available in 6-packs of 12 oz. cans on draft at select craft beer-focused establishments located within Saint Arnold’s distribution footprint in Texas. Prost!

Vital Information for Harmony Hazy Pale Ale from Saint Arnold Brewing Company

Release – Year-Round; launching August 23, 2021
Style – Hazy/Juicy Pale Ale
ABV – 6%
IBUs – 30
Hops – Citra & Mosaic
Malts – 2-row, Flaked Oats, Flaked Wheat & Carafoam
Yeast – London III
Availability – 6-packs of 12 oz. cans & draft
Distribution – Texas

AleSmith Brewing Releases Third Variant of the Year of Speedway Stout

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AleSmith Brewing Company (San Diego, California) has officially announced that it will begin the Limited Release of Speedway Stout Variant #3: Mexican Dark Chocolate, Sea Salt and Mexican Coffee in mid-August 2021.

Arriving as 2021’s third variant of AleSmith’s legendary Speedway Stout, Speedway Stout Variant #3: Mexican Dark Chocolate, Sea Salt and Mexican Coffee is an Imperial Stout that has been dosed – just as its name suggests – with a tempting mix of Mexican dark chocolate, sea salt and Mexican coffee. Coming in at 12% ABV, Speedway Stout Variant #3: Mexican Dark Chocolate, Sea Salt and Mexican Coffee boasts a “decadent, roasty and chocolatey flavor profile.”

“For this special edition of our signature imperial stout, we were inspired to feature ingredients from our neighbors to the south,” says Ryan Crisp, Head Brewer and Director of Brewery Operations. “We used a trio of Mexican dark chocolate, sea salt and Mexican coffee to give the beer notes of cacao and dark fruit, plus a subtle touch of cinnamon and roasty earthiness.”

Speedway Stout Variant #3: Mexican Dark Chocolate, Sea Salt and Mexican Coffee is rolling out now and scheduled to hang around through September 2021. You can expect to find this Limited Release available in 4-packs of 16 oz. cans at select craft beer-focused establishments located in California and throughout the rest of AleSmith’s distribution territory. Prost!

Vital Information for Speedway Stout Variant #3: Mexican Dark Chocolate, Sea Salt and Mexican Coffee from AleSmith Brewing Company

Release – Limited/Speedway Stout Series; August – September 2021
Style – Imperial Stout
ABV – 12%
Added Ingredients – Mexican dark chocolate, sea salt & Mexican coffee
Availability – 4-packs of 16 oz. cans
Beer Finder – https://alesmith.com/find-our-beer/

Duke’s Mayo & Champion Brewing Collaborate on Family Recipe Vienna Lager

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Champion Brewing Company (Charlottesville, Virginia) has officially announced that it will begin the Limited Release of Family Recipe, a special collaboration project with the icon that is Duke’s Mayonnaise, on August 20, 2021.

Named to honor “Duke’s mayo founder Eugenia Duke’s legendary recipe,” Family Recipe is a Vienna-style Lager “made with Vienna malt, Magnum, and Saaz hops.” Coming in at 5.1% ABV, Family Recipe was developed specifically to be “the perfect lager to pair with the south’s favorite sandwich – a mouthwatering, Duke’s-slathered BLT.”

“The spirit of this collaboration truly encapsulates the Duke’s brand – it’s bold, southern, and a little saucy,” said Duke’s Brand Marketing Manager of Mayohem, Rebecca Lupesco. “Champion has perfected the art of beer and food pairings with Family Recipe – sun-ripened, juicy tomatoes, crispy bacon, lots of Duke’s mayo, and a refreshing sipping beer is basically what summertime is made for.”

Champion owner Hunter Smith said, “I am inspired by the legacy and loyalty commanded by the Duke’s brand, plus it’s the only mayo that is used in our restaurants, so it only made sense to collaborate. We think we’ve created a beverage that celebrates the southern heritage of our respective products.”

Family Recipe will debut in Champion’s Tap Room on Friday, August 20 and will enter distribution shortly after the on-site release. You can expect to find this Limited Release at select craft beer-focused establishments located within Champion’s distribution footprint in Virginia and North Carolina. Prost!

Vital Information for Family Recipe from Champion Brewing Company & Duke’s Mayonnaise

Release – Limited; August 20, 2021
Style – Vienna Lager
ABV – 5.1%
IBUs – 27
Malt – Vienna
Hops – Magnum & Saaz
Fun Fact – “The name, Family Recipe, is a nod to Duke’s mayo founder Eugenia Duke’s legendary recipe, which she developed in 1917 in Greenville, S.C. Every jar of Duke’s Real Mayonnaise is still made today with Duke’s original family recipe.”
Availability – 16 oz. cans & draft
Distribution – Virginia & North Carolina

Stone Brewing Adds Hazy IPA to Year-Round Lineup

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Stone Brewing (Escondido, California) has officially announced that Stone Hazy IPA will join the brewery’s Year-Round portfolio in mid-August 2021.

Carefully crafted to be Stone Brewing’s hazy brew that is “most conventional in style, yet astounding in execution,” Stone Hazy IPA is a Hazy/Juicy India Pale Ale that has “El Dorado and Azacca . . . hops imparting vivid orange, lemon and melon flavors [while] Sabro adds intense tropical mango and pineapple, creating memorable complexity.” Coming in at 6.7% ABV, Stone Hazy IPA boasts “a deep golden opaque look” and is an “absolute juicy citrus bomb of a beer.”

Kris Ketcham, Senior Manager of Brewing & Innovation – Liberty Station, and lead mastermind behind this brew explains, “We wanted a beer that still retained the juicy goodness of a blended East Coast and West Coast IPA style, but with a smoother body, lower bitterness, and lower ABV. We trialed many beers in this style, and although several were really good, it was this one that blew everyone away. It was a big hit at our taprooms.”

Stone Hazy IPA is launching this week with availability in 6-packs of 12 oz. cans and on draft. You can expect to find this new Year-Round offering at 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 Hazy IPA from Stone Brewing

Release – Year-Round; launching mid-August 2021
Style – Hazy/Juicy India Pale Ale
ABV – 6.7%
IBUs – 35
Featured Hops – El Dorado, Azacca & Sabro
Availability – 6-packs of 12 oz. cans & draft
Beer Finder – https://find.stonebrewing.com/#ready

Wild Leap Brew Co. Gives a Nod to the West Coast with Release of Coast West IPA

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Wild Leap Brew Co. (LaGrange, Georgia) has officially announced that it will begin the Limited Release of the 2021 edition of its Coast West IPA in mid-August.

Meant to be the “the liquid union of East and West” in the world of IPAs, Coast West IPA 2021 is a American Double India Pale Ale that “[combines] the soft and juicy elements of an East Coast IPA with traditional West Coast yeast and a revamped piney and resinous hop bill.” Coast West 2021 comes in at 10% ABV and 49 IBUs.

“This is our second year brewing Coast West. When we released it last year, the most common comment we heard from our customers was ‘Finally! A Wild Leap West Coast IPA!’, says Chief Brewing Officer, Chris Elliott.

“Since that release we have had a lot of feedback asking for us to release it again, so we did. This time we changed up the hop bill to make it a little more piney and dank, and we have new artwork on the can as well. We are extremely happy with the final product!”

Coast West IPA 2021 drops this week and will be available only as long as supplies last. You can expect to find this Limited Release available in 6-packs of 12 oz. cans and on draft at select craft beer-focused establishments located in Georgia and other select markets throughout the Southeast. Prost!

Vital Information for Coast West IPA 2021 from Wild Leap Brew Co.

Release – Limited; mid-August 2021
Style – American Double India Pale Ale
ABV – 10%
IBUs – 49
Availability – 6-packs of 12 oz. cans & draft
Beer Finder – https://www.wildleap.com/beverage-finder/

Deep Ellum Brewing Co. Launches Hop Seeker Series with West Coast IPA

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Deep Ellum Brewing Company (Dallas, Texas) has officially announced that it will begin the Limited Release of Hop Seeker West Coast IPA in early August 2021.

Kicking off Deep Ellum’s Hop Seeker Series of rotating IPAs crafted specifically for “the hop-huggers, the lupulin lovers, and hopsplorers of every sort,” Hop Seeker West Coast IPA is a West Coast-style India Pale Ale featuring “Mosaic hops from the Pacific Northwest.” Coming in at 7.3% ABV, Hop Seeker West Coast IPA “starts off gentle with fruity aromas and finishes with a piney bite.”

“For this initial release we pulled inspiration from some of our favorite breweries on the west coast that are making huge waves with IPAs. Consider this a tribute to everything we love about the modern revival of the west coast IPA. Clear, crisp, and packed with some of our favorite hops.”

– Brian Morris, DEBC Head Brewer

Hop Seeker West Coast IPA is rolling out now and will hang around for a limited time. You can expect to find this Limited Release available in 6-packs of 12 oz. cans and on draft at select craft beer-focused establishments located throughout Texas. Prost!

Vital Information for Hop Seeker West Coast IPA from Deep Ellum Brewing Company

Release – Limited/Hop Seeker Series; August 2021
Style – West Coast-style India Pale Ale
ABV – 7.3%
Featured Hops – Mosaic
Fun Fact – On the inspiration behind the Hop Seeker Series: “Without hops, there could be no beer, and in our book, that makes it one of the planet’s important natural resources. Hop Seeker, the obsessed mystic, travels the natural world in search of IPA’s star ingredient – the juiciest, piney-est and dankest almighty hop.”
Availability – 6-packs of 12 oz. cans & draft
Distribution – Texas


Rogue’s Pumpkin Patch Ale Returns with New Look

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Rogue Ales (Newport, Oregon) has officially announced that Pumpkin Patch Ale will return for a Seasonal Release in August 2021.

Back a bit early this year and rocking a new look in a “vibrant” 16 oz. can, Pumpkin Patch Ale is a Pumpkin Ale “made with real, whole pumpkins from a local farm in Independence, Oregon.” After the pumpkins were cut and roasted by hand, the natural sugars sourced from the roast were united “with a delicate balance of spices, [creating] the signature flavor of this classic fall-themed brew.” Pumpkin Patch Ale comes in at 6.1% ABV.

“This beer is typically released later in the season since we use real pumpkins, but fans have been requesting an earlier release and we listened,” says Jack Waibel, VP of Production. “Instead of waiting until September when the pumpkins are ready to harvest, we purchased real pumpkins from a local farm in 2020 and froze them so we could brew Pumpkin Patch Ale a little earlier this year. This beer is the same world-class product that it has always been in a rad, new 16 oz. can.”

“Call me basic but I eagerly await all year for the release of Pumpkin Patch Ale,” says Waibel. “This is one of my favorite beers that marks one of the best times of the year. Pumpkin Patch Ale pairs great with butternut squash soup, seared venison and shortbread cookies or you can enjoy this sweet and malty ale on its own while watching the leaves fall.”

Pumpkin Patch Ale is rolling out now and is scheduled to hang out through October 2021. You can expect to find this Seasonal offering available in 4-packs of 16 oz. cans and on draft at select craft beer-focused establishments located in Alabama, Florida, Oregon and throughout the rest of Rogue’s distribution area. Prost!

Vital Information for Pumpkin Patch Ale from Rogue Ales

Release – Seasonal; August – October 2021
Style – Pumpkin Ale
ABV – 6.1%
IBUs – 25
Ingredients – Pumpkins, 2-row, Munich, Carafa II, Crystal Wheat, Orange Peel, Cinnamon, Cloves, Cardamom, Vanilla, Ginger, Nutmeg, Sterling hops, Pacman yeast, water
Availability – 4-packs of 16 oz. cans & draft
Beer Finder – https://finder.rogue.com/

New Realm Brewing Celebrates the IPA with Return of Transcendental Experimental DIPA

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New Realm Brewing Company (Atlanta, Georgia) has officially announced that it will mark National IPA Day with the Limited Release of Transcendental Experimental DIPA in early August 2021.

Continuing New Realm’s never-ending “pursuit to explore innovation that comes from new and experimental hop varieties,” Transcendental Experimental DIPA is an American Double India Pale Ale “dry hopped exclusively with experimental hop varieties from the avant-garde minds of The Hop Breeding Co., including HBC 586, HBC 472, & HBC 692.” Coming in at 9% ABV and 75 IBUs, Transcendental Experimental DIPA is a “citrus bomb that erupts with powerful tropical fruit, citrus, and coconut flavors.”

“Transcendental has a unique story behind it,” shared Bob Powers, Co-Founder and Chief Sales & Marketing Officer of New Realm Brewing. “We wanted to create an innovative DIPA that was brewed exclusively with experimental hop varieties. New Realm’s philosophy is about rethinking traditions and reconfiguring boundaries in the brewing industry, and Transcendental DIPA serves as a testament to that.”


“This release of Transcendental uses a truly unique blend of hop varieties to provide loads of tropical fruit, citrus, and even coconut aromatics. It has a hint of dankness to it, and a sweetness that is reminiscent of a Creamsicle. Transcendental is a beer we are really proud of, so raise a glass and explore all of the complexities and flavors that make this Experimental DIPA so unique.” said Mitch Steele, Brewmaster & COO of New Realm Brewing Co.

Transcendental Experimental DIPA officially released on Thursday, August 5 (National IPA Day) and will hang around only as long as supplies last. 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 New Realm’s distribution footprint in Georgia, Virginia and downstate South Carolina. Prost!

Vital Information for Transcendental Experimental DIPA from New Realm Brewing Company

Release – Limited; August 5, 2021
Style – American Double India Pale Ale
ABV – 9%
IBUs – 75
Featured Hops – HBC 586, HBC 472, & HBC 692
Fun Fact – “Transcendental Experimental DIPA is making its return on August 5th, otherwise known as National IPA Day. This year’s release features a limited-edition metallic label celebrating Transcendental’s third anniversary, and the brand’s 2021 Craft Beer Marketing Award for the best 16oz can design.”
Availability – 4-packs of 16 oz. cans & draft
Distribution – Georgia, Virginia & South Carolina
Beer Finder – https://newrealmbrewing.com/beer-finder/