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So many 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!
Whole Foods and Heavy Seas Release the Badger Today (Washington, DC) – If you’re a regular reader of ours, you know that we’re big fans of Whole Foods and all the cool things that they’re doing with craft beer. We’re fans of Baltimore’s innovative Heavy Seas Beer as well. So when we heard about the Badger, we were psyched! Honey Badger Ale is a special collaboration that was created when Washington DC’s Tenleytown -AU neighborhood Whole Foods beer crew traveled up to Baltimore to work with the Heavy Seas brewers, who are known throughout the industry as the leading producers of firkins. Honey Badger Ale starts with Heavy Seas Loose Cannon as its base. It was then hop-bombed with Citra, Simcoe, and Centennial hops. Orange peel, toasted oak, and copious amounts of honey provided by American University were also added. And then it was aged in casks for over six weeks. The Tenleytown – Whole Foods Market and Heavy Seas will be tapping their exclusive Honey Badger Firkin today at 4:30.The ACB crew’s going to be there too …so come down and be part of this one-of-a-kind celebration!
Deschutes Gets Squeezed! (Bend, OR) – Fresh Squeezed IPA may well become the new “main squeeze” for summer beer drinkers, as Deschutes Brewery moves its pub favorite into bottles and kegs. This 6% ABV citrus-fest is defined by its unapologetic helpings of Citra, Nugget, and Mosaic hops. It will soonbe introduced in 22 oz. bottles and on draft wherever Deschutes is sold.
It’s A Newbie Parade from Dogfish Head (Milton, DE) – Dogfish Head has three releases returning to taps and shelves near you …
Dogfish Head Namaste is their “karmic” witbier made with dried organic orange slices, fresh-cut lemongrass, and a bit of coriander. This Belgian-style white beer is a summertime thirst quencher and, at 5% ABV, it’s a perfect lawnmower beer.
Dogfish Head Theobroma is a 9% ABV Ancient Ale that’s based on the chemical analysis of 3,000-year-old pottery fragments found in Honduras. It’s brewed with artisanal Askinosie cocoa, honey, chilies, and annatto.
Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA is considered by many to be the Holy Grail for hopheads, and at 15-20% ABV, this is an IPA that you can actually age.
Shut Up! Airways Releases Loud Lady (Kent, WA) – Say hello to Loud Lady Imperial IPA™, a new, limited-edition beer from Airways Brewing. This Northwest-style IPA will be released in small batches only once a year and will be brewed with more than 52 pounds of Cascade, Centennial, and Simcoe hops added to each 10-barrel batch.Beginning tomorrow, Loud Lady will be available in 22 oz. bottles at Airways, and will be coming to select specialty bottle shops throughout the Seattle and Tacoma area around June 17.
YuleSmith Arrives (San Diego, CA) – The AleSmith Brewing Company has just released one of this year’s most sought-after seasonals – so act fast. The summer release of AleSmith YuleSmith is their Double IPA and it’s available RIGHT NOW in their tasting room (bottles, growlers, tasters) and at retail outlets where AleSmith is sold.
