(Courtesy Highland Brewing)

Winter’s waning, and American craft brewers are already looking to spring with a smart roster of special limited releases you’re gonna want to chase down.

Crushable Anytime, Anywhere (Ashville, NC) – Highland Brewing was established in 1994 by Oscar Wong, a retired engineer and entrepreneur and a brewing legend in that region. It holds the distinction of being the first brewery to open in Asheville since Prohibition and is the largest independent, family-owned brewery native to the Southeast. And they’ve an approachable IPA, that’s become one of our favorite “end-of-day” beers, at the American Craft Beer compound.

Crafted with a smart mix of Mosaic,  El Dorado, Azacca, and Apollo hops Highland Daycation IPA is a surprisingly full-bodied Session-Style India Pale Ale with bright f papaya, tangerine, and pine notes and a crisp, moderately bitter finish.

Into The Deep Steep (Frisco, CO) -Located at 9,100 ft in Frisco, Colorado, with another high altitude taproom the French Alps, Outer Range Brewing is a unique brewing outfit committed to crafting serious beer while providing a snowy “mountain refuge” experience.

Named the “#1 Small Brewery in the US” by Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine, Outer Range has also been named the Official Beer Partner of Vail Resorts in Colorado. Through this partnership, Outer Range’s artisan beers will now be poured across all Vail Resorts’ Colorado destinations-as well as at select on-mountain and base-area bars and restaurants.

Founded in 2016 by Army veterans Lee and Emily Cleghorn, the brewery is also celebrating its 9^th anniversary with something steep and deep.  A higher octane version of their flagship “In the Steep” IPA, Outer Range In The Deep Steep is a 9% ABV West Coast IPA with juicy grapefruit, peach, and mango notes, a  plush, silky mouth feel a bittersweet finish. As of March 2026, this beer remains an active and popular release from the brewery, so if you’re in the Colorado Rockies, hopefully it’s around.

Back To The Basics – (Columbus, OH) – BrewDog USA, the US arm of the Scotland-headquartered global craft brewer that was purchased by Tilray Brands, has, a new IPA that they think is a move “back to the basics” which “cuts through the noise.”

A bold tribute to the Chinook hop, beloved by BrewDog’s brewers, yet crafted for hop lovers everywhere BrewDog IPA is 6.3% ABV India Pale Ale that balances bright tropical and citrus notes with subtle pine and a clean, mellow bitterness.

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