New Beer Alert: Huge Imperial Stouts And Hazy Anniversary Ales

(Courtesy Stone Brewing)

Fall is ON and American craft brewers are addressing the season with a fresh roster of new beers you’re gonna want to have around as things cool down.

Hoppy Anniversary (Escondido, CA) – Founded in 1996, Stone Brewing is celebrating its 28^th anniversary with something special. Brewed with straightforward menu of carefully curated Mosaic and Nelson Sauvin hops, Stone 28 is an 8.5% ABV Hazy Double IPA with fresh mango, sweet aromatic orange cream, marmalade & lime notes and a surprisingly off-dry finish that’s both intensely fruity and tropical.

“We are fortunate to be able to purchase the best ingredients in the world,” Jeremy Moynier, Sr. Manager of Brewing & Supply Chain said. “When you open a box of Nelson Sauvin hops, you can smell its distinctive fruity aroma from across the brewery. Mosaic provides some structure, citrus, and dankness to the brew. This one was hands-down deserving of the coveted anniversary beer label.”

(Courtesy Dogfish Head Craft Brewery)

Affogato Baby! (Milton, DE) – Dogfish Head Craft Brewery is celebrating the onset of fall with a brand-new variation of its highly sought-after World Wide Stout that is a homage to the Affogato, a classic Italian dessert.

Affogato, known in full in Italian as affogato al caffè and gelato affogato al caffè, is an Italian dessert comprising a scoop of gelato or ice cream, either plain milk-flavored or vanilla, topped with hot espresso. Some variations add a shot of amaretto, Kahlúa, or other liqueur.

Brewed with a ridiculous amounts of barley, this year’s World Wide Stout iteration, Dogfish Head Affogato World Wide Stout is an uber rich and roasty, 15% ABV Imperial Stout with added notes of espresso and sweet vanilla for a liquid version of the well-known Italian treat. And at 15% ABV it might not even be legal in some states.

1980s-Inspired (Seattle, WA) – In 1981, Redhook Brewery was born in a converted transmission shop in Ballard, Washington, kickstarting the Seattle craft brewing movement. And Redhook is still kicking it with one of the most historic IPAs in the nation.

(Courtesy Redhook Brewing)

Crafted with a smart mix Sabro, El Dorado, Bru-1, Cascade hops, Big Ballard Hazy Imperial IPA is a BIG 8.7% ABV India Pale Ale with bright citrus and tropical notes and a soft, approachable body. Crafted in the PNW for the PNW, this 80s-inspired hazy is big, bold, juicy and unapologetic.

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