Labor Day Beer Run: Oktoberfest Beers, Pilsners, And IPA’s

American Craft Beer|August 31st, 2019|

(Courtesy Wild Leap Brewing)

Celebrated the first Monday every September, Labor Day honors America’s workers and their many contributions to our nation’s prosperity. It’s also a great time for friends, family, cookouts and BEER.

And here’s a couple you might want to have on hand….

Wild Leap Rocks It! (LaGrange, GA) – Wild Leap Brewing has released something BIG that was brewed to celebrate the Rockweave Music & Arts Festival which is taking place in the brewery’s hometown in October. Wild Leap’s appropriately named Rockweave Double IPA is an 8.1% ABV double dry-hopped Imperial India Pale Ale that promises to be festival ready.

Black-Buried (Comstock, MI) – Perrin Brewing has returned a popular fall limited release inspired and driven by Michigan’s uber-brief blackberry season. Perrin Blackberry IPA is a 5% ABV India Pale Ale that pairs an aromatic and floral bouquet of fresh Michigan hops with the tart sweetness of ripened blackberries.

Life And Limbs (Dexter, MI) – Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales has released its fourth non-sour collective release. Double dry hopped with Chinook, Simcoe, and Vanguard varieties, Jolly Pumpkin All The Trees is a 7.2% ABV India Pale Ale described by the Michigan brewery as a “perfect harmony of orange creamsicles, bubblegum, and melon.”

Heavy Seas Mixes Things Up (Baltimore, MD) – Heavy Seas Brewing has a new 15 Barrel Brewhouse limited release that’s only available in 4packs of 16oz cans and on draft at the Heavy Seas Taproom. Brewed in collaboration with morning hosts, Reagan and Bethany, from Baltimore’s Mix 106.5 FM, Heavy Seas Dat Booty Doe is a 5.5% ABV Oktoberfest-style Lager that provides just the right ”Mix” of flavor and drinkability. Prost!”

Founders Gets Festive (Grand Rapids, MI) – Founders Brewing has a new Mothership Series release that goes all in on tradition. Crafted using imported German malts, hops and a specially curated lager yeast Founders Mothership Series Oktoberfest is a 6% ABV Märzen-Style Lager that is so traditional that even adheres to the Reinheitsgebot.