So many beers, So little time…Newbies is your essential map to the “best of the best” and the hottest new craft beers rolling out each week. From Widmer Brothers ambitious and elaborate 30 Beers For 30 Years Series releases to the latest from Tröegs and Stone Brewing – we’ve all kinds of beers that you’ll want to chase down.

So welcome to another edition of Newbies -Your ultimate guide to great new craft beers!

 Calls For Dissent Spread Across America! (Grand Rapids, MI) – Founders Brewing will soon be releasing the tenth installment in the brewery’s popular Backstage Series and it’s the first lager they’ve brewed in twelve years. Founders Dissenter Imperial IPL is a massive 8.7% ABV India Pale Lager brewed with a complex mix of tropical, citrus-forward hops. Look for Dissent to spread throughout the land beginning in August.

More Sunshine in the Tröegs Forecast (Hershey, PA) – Tröegs Brewing Company is calling for more sunshine and we’re all about it. Tröegs Sunshine Pils, their 4.5% ABV blast of summer, is rolling out now in bottles and cans as well as on draft.

 Hopheads Rejoice! (Chico, CA) – Five hop varieties conspire for flavor domination in Sierra Nevada’s latest seasonal Imperial IPA and we’re more than okay with that. Sierra Nevada Hoptimum is a hurricane of whole-cone hop flavor – hopped, dry hopped, and torpedoed for incredible hop flavor and complexity. Originally created as part of the brewery’s Beer Camp program, Hoptimum is an enormous 10.4% ABV Imperial that pretty much throws down the gauntlet to all others and demands that you behave yourselves.

 Hot Times in the Summer (Escondido, CA) – Just because something’s already awesome doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try to make it even better – and that was the case with Stone Brewing’s latest limited summer release, Stone Smoked Porter w/Chipotle Peppers. Back in 2006, the brewery added a spicy twist to a classic, year-round brew by way of chipotle peppers. Since then, the beer has been a cult hit for many, including Stone’s pepper-loving CEO and Co-founder, Greg Koch. Beginning today, the beer returns in 22 oz. bottles and on draft in select markets nationwide.

Anniversary Happy (Portland, OR) – Widmer Brothers Brewing announced the next three beer releases in its 30 Beers For 30 Years Series: Festbier, Mäerzen, and Bockbier. These are the fourth, fifth, and sixth beers in the series, the brewery’s most elaborate and ambitious effort to date. The release of 1987 Festbier, 1988 Mäerzen, and 1989 Bockbier follows the first three beers in the series–Altbier, Weizenbier, and Hefeweizen–that were released in early April to coincide with the brewery’s anniversary date. Collectively, the first six releases showcase Widmer Brothers’ heritage and highlights the German influence that inspired their brewing style. All three beers will be available in the Portland area in extremely limited quantities – so you know what to do.