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2025 is ON and American craft brewers are celebrating things with a big roster of new beers that you’ll want to chase down.
Brown Nose (Escondido, CA) – – Stone Brewing has announced the launch of Brewery Exclusives a line of long-retired classics, cult favorites and amazing innovations. And the new series of monthly releases kicks off with the return of a very special award-winner.
Only available in 16oz cans at Stone Brewing’s six location around the country, Stone Lifeblurred Imperial Brown Ale is a massive 11% ABV small-batch exclusive that earned a coveted gold medal at the 2024 US Beer Open and bronze medal at the Great American Beer Festival.
Lifeblured is the stronger version of Stone Brewing Liberty Station favorite Lifeblood which won a bronze medal at the 2023 World Beer Cup and back-to-back gold medals at the 2022 and 2023 San Diego International Beer Competition.
“Our fans continue to crave those beers that put us – and San Diego beer – on the map and our Brewery Exclusives offer another way to deliver on that,” said Kris Ketcham, Sr. Manager of Brewing & Innovation – Liberty Station. “I’m excited to kick it off with Lifeblurred. Brown ales have always been among my favorite styles and my passion for enjoying big, rich, and flavorful beers is precisely why I joined Stone Brewing 20 years ago.”
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Blue Moon Beer Goes Buzz-Free (Denver, CO) – Long an almost forgotten category within the broader beer industry, non-alcoholic beer has come into its own with more consumers than ever before embracing buzz-free alternatives. And last year Blue Moon entered the vibrant sector.
At under .5% alcohol by volume and only 80 calories, Blue Moon Non-Alcoholic Belgian White is brewed with the same Valencia orange peel that’s made it so immensely popular in the US and Molson Coors is hoping to capture that vibe in its buzz-free variation.
“Blue Moon changed the way we think about beer, and it’s doing it again, this time in the non-alc segment,” said Jamie Wideman, vice president of innovation for Molson Coors. “Consumers know and trust Blue Moon, they enjoy consistent quality and a subtle citrus taste each time they reach for a Blue Moon Belgian White. We are so proud to deliver that same unique experience in the non-alcoholic version,”
Dark & Hoppy (St Louis, MO) – Schlafly Beer has a new addition to its winter offerings that was born in the brewery’s small batch taproom and is now exclusively available as part of the Hello Darkness Variety Pack, a collection of dark niche styles. Pouring pitch black, yet provocatively hoppy, Schlafly Black IPA is a 6% ABV Cascadian Dark Ale, an almost forgotten beer style here in the US that the brewery has artfully resurrected for the season.
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