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 Denver’s brilliant River North Brewery to the latest releases from Dominion and Harpoon – 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!

This Bee’s Good (Newport, RI) – The Rogue Farm’s honeybees have been working overtime doing their part for Rogue Ales newest summertime release. Rogue Farms Honey Kölsch is a sessionable seasonal brewed with honey from their farm in Independence, Oregon. You can find it on draft and inyellow 750 ml bottles on June 1.

Dead Rise (Frederick, MD) – First off, the Flying Dog Brewery is not introducing an ale named to tie in with AMC’s The Walking Dead television series. “Dead Rise” refers to the deadrise boats, which are commercial fishing and crabbing vessels built specifically to navigate the unique waterways of the Chesapeake Bay.  Dead Rise OLD BAY Summer Ale is a 5.6% ABV seasonal ale brewed with the legendary OLD BAY seasoning that features a refreshing citrus hop character and a crisp, tart finish. Proceeds from Dead Rise will benefit True Blue, a restaurant certification and consumer awareness program that promotes sustainably harvested Maryland Blue Crab and rewards restaurants that serve Maryland crabmeat.

A Blue Nun (Dover, DE) – Dominion Brewing has just confessed to the newest addition to their popular Pinup Series and if the beer’s half as good as the label’s artwork, we’re 100% in. Dominion Abbey Belgian Style is a 7.2% ABV Belgian-style Ale brewed with the help of Perle and Saaz Hops and Golden Promise, Vienna, Caramunich, and Peated malts. Abbey Belgian Style Ale will replace Dominion’s award-winning Candi Belgian Tripel in the Pinup variety 12-pack and will also be available on draft.

Red, Hoppy, & Portable (Denver, CO) – We were hanging out with some of our friends at the River North Brewery while we were in Denver for this year’s CBC, and were shown their soon-to-be-filled can for their soon-to-be-released Belgian-influenced IPA. River North IPA is a 6% ABV hop-forward refresher that’s brewed crossing pine and citrus American hops with yeast esters of white pepper and clove. Only their second canned offering, this distinct IPA will be available both on tap and in cans-to-go on April 26 – so your long wait will soon be over.

Citra Victorious (Boston, MA) – TheHarpoon Breweryhas just released the latest in their 1000 Barrel Series and it’s a winner.  The 50^th installment to their much-vaunted series, Harpoon Citra Victorious is 5.8% ABV limited-edition Citrus hop bomb and it’s available now on draft and in 22 oz. bombers.