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It’s almost Thanksgiving and breweries are cranking out cold-weather offerings…And we’ve five heady craft beer directions that you might want to chase down as we look to the winter holidays.
Single Hopped And Canned (Grand Rapids, MI) – Founders Brewing has returning a single-hopped refresher that was first introduced to the brewery’s seasonal lineup in 2016. Brewed only with Azacca hops from Yakima-based Roy Farms, Founders Azacca IPA is a 7% ABV India Pale with intense tones of citrus and mango.
Plague Daze (Portland, OR) – On December 7th, Cascade Brewing will be celebrating its 20 years in the biz with a special celebration and the return of something classic. The highlight of the event will be the exclusive bottle and draft release of Cascade’s Bourbonic Plague 2016, a 10% ABV blend of sour Imperial Porters aged in bourbon and wine barrels for up to two years with dates, cinnamon, vanilla and orange peel.
Big Love, Cold Beer (Seattle, WA) – Beer Church is celebrating 20 years of doing good and they’ve brewed a special collaboration with a mission to be delicious as well as to raise money for local charities. A collaboration between Airways, Georgetown, and Two Beers Brewing, Beer Church Hazy IPA is a 6.2% ABV unfiltered India Pale Ale that’s juiced out of its mind on Azacca, Comet, and Citra Cryo hops.
A Red Haring (Marietta, GA) – Red Hare Brewing has a special new release that’s a little bit IPA and a little bit Shandy. Crafted with a blend of Red Hare Gangway India Pale Ale and the brewery’s own cranberry and pineapple soda, SPF 50/50 Wintery Mix is a perfectly unlikely holiday offering that’s a little bit sweet, a little bit bitter and all-in festive!
Cru D’Etat (Durango, CO) – Ska Brewing has something HUGE rolling out this week that only comes around every other year. Pumped with caramel and raisin tones and sporting a hint of alcohol heat. Ska Cru D’Etat is a tart and complex 11.5% ABV Belgian Ale that was aged in an old wine foeder for nearly two years.
