Newbies – 5 Awesome Craft Beers You Need To Check Out

American Craft Beer|February 29th, 2016|

So many beers- So little time… With winter waning, we’re beginning to see some welcome springtime offerings. …Plus we’ve some great new releases from Dogfish Head and Creature Comforts that you may need to chase down.

Almost Paradise (Athens, GA) – Creature Comforts has just released another fruited treatment of Athena, the brewery’s acclaimed year-round Berliner Weisse. The latest edition of Athena Paradiso variations is a 4.5% ABV take on their classic, that’s brewed with tart cherries, raspberries and cranberries added to the fermentation process. And it’s available now on draft and in 12oz cans.

Modus Operandi (Durango, CO) – Ska is a favorite brewery of ours and they’ve released a fruit-forward variation of their popular Modus Hoperandi IPA. Ska Modus Mandarina is a 6.8% citrus IPA that’s dry-hopped out of its mind on Mandarina Bavaria and brewed with sweet orange peels.

Bock Off! (Rochester, NY) –Genesee Brewing is once again celebrating winter’s passing with a beloved limited release that has an almost cult-like following. Genesee Bock Beer is their 5.2% spring seasonal that they’ve been proudly brewing every spring since 1951,

Leap Beer (Houston, TX) – Yesterday was Leap Day, when one extra day (Feb 29th) is inserted into the calendar once every four years, resetting of space and time. If ever there was an event that called for a beer this was it! And Saint Arnold brewed something special to commemorate his cosmic realignment as part of their Divine Reserve Series. Saint Arnold Divine Reserve No. 16 is a 10% ABV Adambier (that’s a new one for us) that was popular in Dortmund, Germany about 200 years ago.

Beer To Drink Music To (Milford, DE) – Dogfish Head has just released a new beer that’s the official beer for Record Store Day and created to be paired with your favorite songs. Dogfish Head Beer To Drink Music To is a 9% ABV Belgian-style Tripel spices with orange peel, peppercorns, candi sugar and cardamom. And it’s out there now – so you know what to do.