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Terrapin’s Spike Buckowski w/ Andruw Jones: courtesy Terrapin Beer)
Summer is ON and American craft brewers are addressing things with a smart roster of new releases you’re gonna want to have around.
Catch This! (Athens , GA) – Terrapin Beer has a new addition to it summertime roster that is a homage to Atlanta Braves legend Andruw Jones and his famous diving outfield catches. Exclusively available at the brewery’s Athen’s taproom as well as at Alanta’s Truist ballpark, Terrapin Diving Catch is a crisp 5% ABV Kolsch Ale with ‘twist of curacao orange’ as a nod to Jones’ birth country Curacao.
“The beer is refreshingly light and citrusy with 5% ABV and is named after Jones’ signature move on the field,” Terrapin Co-President Dustin Watts told the Athens Banner-Herald. “Jones even had a hand in brewing the beer directly.
A Cut Up (Hershey, PA) – Tröegs Independent Brewing has a new release that joins the brewery’s rotating Once-a-Year Series, a special line of offerings that includes iconic beers like Mad Elf, Nugget Nectar, and Nimble Giant.
(Courtesy Tröegs Independent Brewing)
A nod to the second hop procedure where farmers trim back the extra hop shoots to bolster the harvest, Tröegs Second Cut Mango Double IPA is a hefty 8.5% ABV India Pale Ale with a silky smooth hop profile and fresh mango notes that linger.
“We’re always searching for new flavors to showcase in our seasonal beers,” explains Tröegs co-founding brother and brewmaster John Trogner. “Over the years, First Cut has become a cult classic, so we thought we’d create something bigger and bolder for those fans.”
Cosmic (Chico, CA) – Sierra Nevada Brewing has a new addition to the brewery’s innovation streams dubbed the ‘Limited Hazy Series that is even more ‘cosmic’ than its three predecessors. inspired by the prominent use of space-themed hops including Comet, Strata, and Helios, Sierra Nevada Cosmic Litle Thing is an 8% ABV Hazy IPA that shoots for the stars and delivers.
(Courtesy Sierra Nevada Brewing)
“As innovation brewers we’re always exploring different hop flavor combinations and looking for new ways to excite engaged beer fans, even when we’re working within existing beer styles,” says James Conery, Innovation Brewmaster at Sierra Nevada. “The Hazy IPA style is particularly exciting for craft beer fans right now, and it’s also exciting for us because there’s room for our creativity and exploration mindset to thrive. That comes through in the new beers we’re crafting, and Cosmic Little Thing is a great example of that.”
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