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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!
New Core Beer From Dogfish Head (Milton, DE)Dogfish Head Brewery’s Communication Czar, Justin Williams, just tipped us to the brewery’s first new core beer since 2007, and it sounds awesome! Dogfish Head Sixty-One is a play on their classic 60 Minute IPA that marries two Dogfish Head innovations: beer/wine hybrids — which Dogfish has focused on for well over a decade with beers like Midas Touch and Raison D’être — and their continually-hopped IPAs. The name Sixty-One is a reminder that this beer is Dogfish Head’s best-selling 60 Minute IPA plus one new ingredient: syrah grape must from California. Sixty-One, which clocks in at 6.5% ABV, will debut in March. Four-packs will be available four times a year.
Green Death To Be Unleashed (San Francisco, CA) – In celebration of the upcoming SF Beer Week, the San Francisco Brewers Guild have announced the imminent release of their new collaboration beer – Green Death. It’s a modern interpretation of an historic West Coast ale once produced in San Francisco that beer fans have enjoyed in green bottles and cans since Prohibition ended. Green Death will be served for the first time at the SF Beer Week Opening Celebration on Friday, February 8th, at the Concourse Exhibition Center in San Francisco. After the event, Green Death will be available on draft only, from February 9-17 at Guild member locations and a limited number of bars throughout the Bay Area.
Abita Steps Up Its West Coast Game (Abita Springs, LA) – The Abita Brewing Company is introducing its newest seasonal brew. Spring IPA is a West Coast-style IPA with an up-front intense hop flavor and aroma. The brew is made with both Amarillo and Centennial hops and hints of citrus and spice. Abita’s seasonals are available for a limited time and are brewed in limited quantities. Each brew is custom created to match the time of year when it is enjoyed. Spring IPA makes its debut in March and replaces Red Ale in the Abita seasonal lineup.
Marin Brewing Gets Brassy (Larkspur, CA) – Marin Brewing Company is going big and bad with the release of their brutal Brass Knuckle Imperial IPA. Compared to the classic White Knuckle Double IPA, Brass Knuckle is stronger and hoppier with 6 pounds of hops per barrel and 10.8% ABV. Marin Brewing Company is releasing the Brass Knuckle on Friday, February 1st, 2013 at the pub. This brew will be available on tap, in growlers and kegs and, for the first time, in 3 liter bottles.
More Good Karma At Terrapin (Athens, GA) – Terrapin Beer Company’s year-round IPA, Hopsecutioner IPA, is already one of their most-loved beers. This killer IPA boasts 7.3% ABV and, beginning in February, Terrapin’s Hopsecutioner will be available in a 12-pack carton in addition to the already-available 6-packs and kegs.
Long Trail Gets Smoked! (Bridgewater Cors, VT) – Long Trail Brewing Company has just announced the newest release in their tap-only Brown Bag Pilot Series – Batch #2 Bavarian Smoked Brown. Brewed featuring Cherrywood smoked pale malt, Bavarian Smoked Brown sports a sessionable 5.4% ABV and is available on draft now.
