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So many craft beers, so little time…With so many craft breweries, releasing so many beers, we thought it might help to provide a weekly update on all the new beers that are hitting the streets…So welcome to this week’s edition of Newbies – your guide to great new craft beer releases!
Flying Dog’s Newest Single Hop Arrives Alone! (Frederick, MD) – It’s been a good year for Flying Dog Brewery. They’ve been doing all kinds of cool things. One of our favorites is their Single Hop Imperial IPA series. The series started with only draft-only releases but 2012 marked the first time that their Single Hop’s 
were packaged in standalone 6-packs. Previous releases have included IPA’s brewed using Chinook, El Dorado, Citra (our favorite,) and Nelson Sauvin hops. November’s release uses only the Centennial hop and we’re excited to try it! Single Hop Centennial Imperial IPA is a big beer and clocks in at 10% ABV. It’s out there now, but it won’t be for long as these single hop releases disappear fast.
Time to gather Round the Hearth (Seattle, WA) – Two Beers Brewing Company started a new seasonal series this year and they’ve just released something new. The Hearth is a brand new beer and style for the brewery and the 22-ounce bottles are in stores now. As its name suggests, The Hearth is a winter warmer, brewed using seasonal spices and wine-soaked toasted oak chips – and weighing in at an agreeable 7.2% ABV.
And while we’re talkingTwo Beers you should know their super popular Jive Espresso Stout has just returned as well, but it’s only available on tap. So that’s good news for all of you Seattle-area residents and bad news for the rest of us….just saying.
Release The Kraken! (San Francisco, CA) Triple Voodoo Brewing has recently announced the release of Kraken their double dry hopped imperial IPA with a monstrous attitude. Double dry hopped with Cascade and Nugget hops and clocking in at 9% ABV, Kraken is a force to be reckoned with, and it’s available in 22oz bottles and on draft this month.
Full Sail Goes Full-On Experimental (Hood River, OR) – Full Sail Brewing will release a new beer in their Brewer’s Share Experimental line up–“Lord of Darkness.” It’s brewed by Brewer Gavin Lord, and it’s not as dark as it sounds, according to the brewery, the name actually celebrates “that in darkness you can find light”…. (Okay, we think we get it.) Lord of Darkness is described as a Cascadian Dark Ale. It pours ruby red and weighs in at 7% ABV. The Brewer’s Share series boasts a line-up of small batch draft beers where each Full Sail brewer takes a turn hand-crafting their own single batch recipe and a portion of the proceeds benefit a local charity of their choosing. Full Sail’s Brewer’s Share 
Experimental beers are only available on tap at Full Sail’s Tasting Room and Pub in Hood River, Oregon, and at Full Sail’s Brewery at Riverplace, in Portland, Oregon. Growlers to go are available and we’re thankful for that!
Alaskan Seeing Red! (Juneau, AL) – Alaskan Brewing Co. has announced the December 1st release of the latest addition to its popular Pilot Series. Alaskan Imperial Red Ale is described by the brewery as “bold and complex.” The Red is the newest member of Alaskan’s growing list of rotating specialty recipes released in the brewery’s limited-edition Pilot Series and it should be available now in 22 oz bombers and on draft.
