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 Flying Dog’s Brewhouse Rarities Mint Chocolate Stout to the latest releases from Breakside andthe Ithaca Beer Company – 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!

Showing Some Hoptitude (Fort Collins, CO) – The Fort Collins Brewery is releasing a new seasonal just timed to coincide with this week’s Craft Brewers Conference. FCB Hoptitude is a 7.5% ABV Imperial Extra Pale Ale brewed with Pacifica hops from New Zealand. “We couldn’t think of a better time or way to release Hoptitude, a craft brew, than in association with the Craft Brewer’s Conference and a week-long bash,” said Kaylee Kulich, FCB’s Marketing and PR Coordinator

Luminosity Sours (Ithaca, NY) – The Ithaca Beer Company will be releasing something wild at their brewery on April 16^th – so you want to be ready for it. Part of their Excelior! Series, Luminous Golden Wild Ale is a Sour Ale brewed with wheat and aged NYS hops and fermented for over a year.

Minted (Frederick, MD) – Flying Dog just released the latest beer from their Brewhouse Rarities Series and we can’t wait to get our hands on one. Flying Dog Brewhouse Rarities Mint Chocolate Stout is a medium-bodied, low ABV dessert beer that you can actually have more than one of! The yeast strain was selected for its creaminess and the cocoa and peppermint were post-fermentation to ensure that it’s minty but not too sweet.

Bottled Superfluid (Bellaire, MI) – Short’s Brewing Company is bottling something super for the first time. Short’s Superfluid is a massive 8% ABV American Double IPA that was first brewed in 2013 to celebrate the 40^th anniversary of the Clean Water Act. Short’s is Northern Michigan’s largest craft brewery and a member of the Natural Resource Defense Council’s Brewers for Clean Water Campaign. This is the second consecutive year that they are tying a water issue to the brewing of Superfluid.

Going for the Gold (Portland, OR) – Breakside Brewery is releasing their lightest and hoppiest Double IPA to date and we’re excited they have. Originally released in 2013 as a limited, draft-only special collaboration with Ninkasi Brewing, the 8.1% ABV Breakside India Golden Ale (IGA) will be bottled for a first time, limited run beginning today. Light in body and even lighter in color, IGA is a showcase of Eldorado and Mosaic hops – and it’s out there now – so you know what to do.