Weekend Beer: New St Patrick’s Day Stouts And Mexican Lagers

American Craft Beer|March 12th, 2022|

St Patrick’s Day is just around the corner, and craft brewers are keeping things interesting with a full slate new beers you’re gonna want to have around.

St Patrick’s Daze (Baltimore, MD) – DuClaw Brewing is getting ready for St Patrick’s Day with something MASSIVE and uber-special. Available in 24 US states and DC, as well as in Canada, DuClaw The PastryArchy Irish Cream Stout is a 9.4% ABV Dessert Stout with rich, creamy vanilla, chocolate and coffee notes that linger.

“As one of our boldest takes on tradition, this stout stands out with a surprisingly soft mouthfeel,” said Dave Benfield, founder and CEO of DuClaw. “Much like the rest of our PastryArchy lineup, the aroma is one of the most inviting features, especially with this powerful roasted blend. Given the timeliness of this release, we were thrilled to see strong order numbers.”

May The Force Be With You (Fort Collins, CO) – New Belgium Brewing has a new addition to its highly successful Voodoo Ranger IPA line that ups its hazy octane without diminishing the beer’s uber-accessibility. Already a top five selling beer for the Voodoo Ranger line, and the highest rated for the series ever on Untappd, Voodoo Ranger Juice Force IPA is a light-bodied and amazingly approachable 9.5% ABV Hazy Imperial India Pale Ale that is brewed with Mexican orange, mango, and passion fruit.

“When the brand team asked the brewing team to deliver a highly drinkable IPA at 9.5% ABV, I knew we were in for a challenge,” said Dave Glor, Brewer and Raw Materials Specialist. “But after some initial trial and error, we delivered an absolutely fantastic powerhouse Hazy Imperial IPA that we aptly named Juice Force.”

Chips, Cheese And Beer (Indianapolis, IN) – Sun King Brewing has a new collaboration release that it did with Viva Tia Maria a Hispanic foods leader and Indianapolis neighbor. Deliberately crafted to pair seamlessly with tortilla chips and the newly-created Viva Tia Maria beer cheese, Sun King Una is a light, crisp, 4% ABV Mexican Lager with a well-rounded malt character and an approachable drinkability that comes in uber-gracious 16oz cans.

Mexican-style beer has risen in popularity in America over the last decade and has accounted for nearly 70 percent of imported beer sales during the past several years. So Sun King and Viva Tia Maria decided to combine their obsessions with flavor and quality, on a beer and a beer cheese that complement one another.

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