So many beers- So little time… Summer has definitely arrived and we’ve all the right beers for the season! We’ve also some interesting new offerings from Firestone Walker and Ommegang that you’ll definitely want to get your sweaty little hands on.

Victory Goes Back To The Blackboard (Downingtown, PA) – Victory Brewing recently introduced the Blackboard Series, which was designed by the brewery to unify craft beer with market-fresh culinary inspirations, similar to specials found on a blackboard in restaurants. And the third release from this inventive series is scheduled to hit retail over the July 4th weekend! Victory Berliner Weisse with Elderflower is a hazy tart Wheat Ale with woody, spicy and vanilla notes and a mildly floral finish.

Luponic Distortion Dos (Paso Robles, CA) – We just received the second release from Firestone Walker’sLuponic Distortion Revolving Hop Series and were invited to compare it up against Luponic Distortion 001 which originated this ever evolving sequence of IPA’s. Luponic Distortion 002 is loaded with and an exotic mashup of hops that have been remixed slightly to deliver an interesting new palate of flavors and aromas. It’s both a continuum of the original beer and a departure – and that’s what makes this ongoing series so intriguing. 

Into The Great Beyond (Cooperstown, NY) – Ommegang has just shipped their first release since being named Champion Mid-Sized Brewer at this year’s World Beer Cup and it’s a big one. Built to continue the legacy established last year by their Nirvana IPA, Ommegang’s  Great Beyond is an 8.8% ABV Double India Pale Ale with a juicy fruit-forward hop character and a resinous pine undertone.

Getting A Little Raddled (Frederick, MD) – Radlers Rule (and here’s why) – and now Flying Dog has released one as part of their Brewhouse Rarities Series. Leading with a huge grapefruit and hibiscus-driven tartness, Brewhouse Rarities Hibiscus Grapefruit Radler 4.2% take on a German summertime classic.

Hop Insurrection (San Leandro, CA) – 21^st Amendment is returning an Insurrection Series fav that’s been brewed for the first time at their new San Leandro brewery. 21st Amendment’s Hop Crisis is a massive 9.7% ABV Imperial IPA. And just to keep things interesting, they’ve really changed up this year’s hop menu,

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