Beer Alert – Wild, Wild Ales, Fruit Lagers And IPA’s

American Craft Beer|May 10th, 2018|

Special seasonal releases and collaborations pepper our latest collection of new beers for 2018…And we’ve five exciting craft beer directions that you might want to chase down as we head into summer.

Barrelworks’ Cross-Continental Wild Beer (Buellton, CA) – Firestone Walker’s eclectic wild ales facility in Buellton has an exciting new offering infused with freshly harvested black currents from Poland. Firestone Walker UnderCurrants is a 6.3% ABV Wild Ale fermented with black currants…and we can’t wait to get our hands on a bottle!

Things Sour Between DC Brau & Cape May Brewing ( DC / NJ) – Both friends and fans of one another, DC Brau and Cape May Brewing have teamed up to craft the first ever full-batch sour beer produced by DC Brau, that is planned to debut during SAVOR week in the nation’s capital this June. Cape May Brewing / DC Brau Rosé du Gose is tart and tangy 4% ABV fruited German-style Gose tempered by the addition of more than 1,300 pounds of fresh fruit puree!

Lime Time (Hood River, OR) – Full Sail Brewing has a new Pub Series release that’s primed for the summer months. Brewed with Celeia and Northern Brewer hops, pilsner malt and a just a hint of lime, Full Sail Summa’ Time Lime Lager is a 4.5% ABV refresher that’s available now through August in 6-packs, on draft as well as in the and in the Full Sail Trophy Case Variety Pack.

Ginned & Tonic (Elk River, MI) – Short’s Brewing has returned a popular summer seasonal that was inspired by a classic cocktail. Brewed with coriander, juniper berries, limes and blended with tonic water to create the tasting experience of drinking a gin and tonic, Short’s Melt My Brain is 4% ABV experiment Golden Lager that’s playfully flavored by fruits and botanicals. It also has the best beer label ever!

Get Juiced! (Newark. DE) – Iron Hill, a regional brewing operation (which is actually made up of 12 separate brewpubs locations up and down the East Coast, including Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey) has a new canned summer seasonal that they contend looks like OJ (but with a buzz). Hop-forward and brewed with an abundance fresh oranges, Iron Hill Hopicana is a 6.6% ABV West Coast-style IPA that drinks like a cold glass of fresh-squeeze!