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Spring is ON and summer not all that far away. And we’ve some interesting new beer releases that should pair smartly with your weekend.
100% Natural (White Plains, NY) – Paulaner USA has a new summer variation on the Radler, a half-beer, half-fruit soda blend that was invented by a German innkeeper, Franz Kugler back in the roaring 20’s, as a refreshment that catered to sports cyclists.
The popularity of the Radler (also called a Shandy in the US) spread throughout Europe and has found its own rabid following here in the states. Many think that German brewers craft the best Radlers and Paulaner USA’s new 16oz offering is certainly one of the best we’ve tried.
Natural, fruity, but thankfully not to sweet, Paulaner Grapefruit Radler is a 2.5% ABV refresher composed of 50% Münchner Lager, an uber-smooth lager that’s delicious to begin with, and 50% all natural grapefruit juice.
Summit Soulmates (St Paul, MN) -After the successful extension of its Cabin Crusher line last year, Summit Brewing is returning its popular Cabin Crusher Kölsch-Style Ale with Lemon for another summertime run along with an interesting newbie, Summit Lake Crusher Tangerine both offered exclusively as part of Crusher Soulmates Combo Pack.
“We started down this road a few years back by introducing Cabin Crusher Kölsch-Style Ale with Lime in a limited format,” Director of Sales Brandon Bland said….
“We made the decision that in order to maintain the focus of growth on our core portfolio and stay fresh at the same time, the best path forward was to evolve what we had in Cabin Crusher into a wider focus on fruit-forward ‘crushable beers.'”
New In The N/A Corner (Calgary, Canada) – With more craft breweries than ever before, brewing serious non-alcohol beer, we are expanding our coverage to include new NA beers that matter. And Partake Brewing has year-round that matters. Fruity and floral, Partake Pale is the Canadian brewery’s take on the North American Pale Ale, with bright orange zest, grapefruit and pine notes and a huge aromatic presence.
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