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Last Saturday, the 6th Annual Washington Beer Awards took place during the two-day Washington Brewers Festival in Redmond, Washington. Held at Marymoor Park, the Washington Beer Commission with the assistance of Specialty Competitions LLC announced the winners in 74 award categories.

German Pale Lagers:
Gold: Mirage – Ski Mask
Silver: Beardslee Public House – Duh Dortmunder
Bronze: Barrel Mountain Brewing – Luv Ya Lager

German-Style Pilsners:
Gold: Grains Of Wrath Brewing – Luger Pils
Silver: Kulshan Brewing Co. – K2 – Kulshan Pilsner
Bronze: Wander Brewing – Doglost

Bohemian-Style Pilsners:
Gold: Bron Yr Aur Brewing Co. – Heisenberg Pils
Silver: Chuckanut Brewery – Chuckanut Pilsner
Bronze: Reuben’s Brews – Pilsner

American-Style Pilsners:
Gold: Airways Brewing – Pre Flight Pilsner
Silver: Farmstrong Brewing Co. – Cold Beer Skagit Pils
Bronze: Yakima Craft Brewing Co. – Pilsnerd

Vienna-Style Lagers:
Gold: Chuckanut Brewery – Chuckanut Vienna Lager
Silver: Grains Of Wrath Brewing – Austro-Naut
Bronze: Triceratops Brewing Company – Pennsyltucky Lager

German Dark Lagers:
Gold: Cloudburst Brewing – No Mistakes
Silver: Redhook Brewery – Dunkel Town
Bronze: Chuckanut Brewery – Chuckanut Dunkel

American-Style Lagers:
Gold: Loowit Brewing Company – Loowit Lager
Silver: Odin Brewing Co. – Freya’s Gold Lager
Bronze: Pacific Brewing & Malting Co. – 1897 Pale Lager

Other American-Style Lagers:
Gold: Kulshan Brewing Co. – James Street – Amber Lager
Silver: Brothers Cascadia Brewing – Crazy 88
Bronze: Lowercase Brewing – MEXICAN LAGER

International Lagers:
Gold: 54-40 Brewing Company – 1862
Silver: Mollusk Brewing – Dexter Daily
Bronze: Chuckanut Brewery – Chuckanut Mexican Lager

Bocks and Doppelbocks:
Gold: Kulshan Brewing Co. – K2 – Kulshan Maibock
Silver: Hopworks Urban Brewery Vancouver – Doppel 07
Bronze: Chuckanut Brewery – Chuckanut Doppelbock

German-Style Kölsch:
Gold: Watts Brewing Company – The Leafcutter (as Kellerbier)
Silver: Watts Brewing Company – The Leafcutter (as Kolsch)
Bronze: Icicle Brewing Company – Snow Creek Kolsch

Other German Amber Beers:
Gold: Chuckanut Brewery – Chuckanut Marzen
Silver: Resonate Brewery + Pizzeria – Lithium
Bronze: Dru Bru – Copper

German Wheat Beers:
Gold: North 47 Brewing Co. – Amber Waves
Silver: Dru Bru – Hefeweizen
Bronze: Cairn Brewing – Donnie Dunkel (Weizen)

American Wheat Beers:
Gold: Three Magnets Brewing – Shig Faced
Silver: Populuxe Brewing – Bring That Wheat Back
Bronze: Fish Brewing Company – Dunkelweizen

Rye Beers:
Gold: Dreadnought Brewing – Red Elvis
Silver: Loowit Brewing Company – Grimlock Rye Porter
Bronze: Lowercase Brewing – IPA

American-Style Cream Ales:
Gold: Wet Coast Brewing Co. – Wet Coast Cream Ale
Silver: Bron Yr Aur Brewing Co. – Beaver Deceiver
Bronze: Flyers Restaurant And Brewery – Penn Cove Pilsner

Golden or Blonde Ales:
Gold: Dick’s Brewing Co. – Golden Ale
Silver: North 47 Brewing Co. – Bitchin Betty
Bronze: McMenamins Breweries (McMenamins on the Columbia) – Nebraska Bitter

Session Beers:
Gold: Bainbridge Brewing – Mosquito Fleet Session IPA
Silver: Brothers Cascadia Brewing – Best Day Ever
Bronze: Fremont Brewing – Session Pale

Ordinary & Special/Best Bitters:
Gold: Rainy Daze Brewing – Test Drive Amber
Silver: Dick’s Brewing Co. – Dick’s Best Bitter
Bronze: Puyallup River Brewing Co. – English Pale Ale

Extra Special Bitters:
Gold: San Juan Island Brewing – Bull Kelp ESB
Silver: Elysian Brewing – The Wise
Bronze: Ravenna Brewing Company – ESB-Real

English Pale Ales:
Gold: Flyers Restaurant And Brewery – Humbles Blonde Ale
Silver: Port Townsend Brewing Co – Hop Diggidy
Bronze: Stones Throw Brewery – Flat Penny Pale

English Dark Ales:
Gold: Puyallup River Brewing Co. – British Bronze
Silver: Foggy Noggin Brewing – Butch’s Brew
Bronze: Cardinal Craft Brewing – Brown Ale

British Strong Ales:
Gold: Cairn Brewing – Wee Heavy
Silver: White Bluffs Brewing – Mighty Knight Imperial Stout
Bronze: Barrel Mountain Brewing – Winch It Out Stout

Scottish Shilling Ales:
Gold: Bron Yr Aur Brewing Co. – Bonnie Doon Scottish Ale
Silver: Postdoc Brewing – Kilty MacSporran
Bronze: Geaux Brewing – Wee Y’at?

Scotch Ales:
Gold: Heathen Brewing – Highland Charge
Silver: Silver City Brewery – Magnificent Bastard
Bronze: Cairn Brewing – Don’t Call Me Irish

Irish Red Ales:
Gold: Kulshan Brewing Co. – K2 – Red Cap
Silver: Whitewall Brewing Company – Sassy Lassie
Bronze: Heathen Brewing – Arson

Brown Porters:
Gold: Ram Restaurant & Brewery – Disorder Porter
Silver: Machine House Brewery – Porter
Bronze: Old Schoolhouse Brewery – Uncle Big’s Brown

Robust Porters:
Gold: Flying Bike Cooperative Brewery – Phinneywood
Silver: Stoup Brewing – Robust Porter
Bronze: Airways Brewing – Curbside Porter

Strong Porters:
Gold: Sound Brewery – Baltic Porter
Silver: Melvin Brewing Bellingham – Melixor Baltica
Bronze: Bent Bine Brew Co. – Peaceable American Porter

Sweet/Cream Stouts:
Gold: Four Generals Brewing – Buddhahed Milk Stout
Silver: Cairn Brewing – Thor’s Hammer
Bronze: Wet Coast Brewing Co. – Sneak Thief Stout

Oatmeal Stouts:
Gold: Backwoods Brewing Company – Ridge Run Stout
Silver: Rainy Daze Brewing – Built For Comfort
Bronze: Barrel Mountain Brewing – Starway Stout

Irish Stouts:
Gold: Wander Brewing – Correspondent
Silver: Dick’s Brewing Co. – Dick’s Cream Stout
Bronze: Reuben’s Brews – Dry Stout

American-Style Stouts:
Gold: Aslan Brewing Company – American Stout
Silver: Top Rung Brewing Company – My Dog Scout Stout
Bronze: Old Schoolhouse Brewery – Hooligan Stout

American-Style Imperial Stouts:
Gold: Black Raven Brewing – Grandfather Raven
Silver: Heathen Brewing – Epitaph
Bronze: Bale Breaker Brewing Co. – Wood & Wire Imperial Stout

American-Style Pale Ales:
Gold: Odd Otter Brewing Co. – Ottzel Quatzel
Silver: Stoup Brewing – Mosaic Pale
Bronze: Grains Of Wrath Brewing – Papermaker Pale

American-Style Strong Pale Ales:
Gold: Melvin Brewing Bellingham – Tiger Style
Silver: Grains Of Wrath Brewing – Overkill IPA
Bronze: Everybody’s Brewing – Mountain Mama Pale Ale

American Amber Ales:
Gold: Valholl Brewing Company – Valkyrie Red
Silver: Chainline Brewing Company – Recumbent
Bronze: Manfish Brewing – Red-Headed Step Child

American-Style Brown Ales:
Gold: Iron Goat Brewing – Brown
Silver: Flying Bike Cooperative Brewery – Gentle Ben
Bronze: Trap Door Brewing – Uptown Brown

American-Style Black Ales:
Gold: Reuben’s Brews – Small Batch Brewery – Black Imperial IPA
Silver: Trusty Brewing Company – Dark Marc
Bronze: North 47 Brewing Co. – Nightmare 21

American-Style India Pale Ales:
Gold: Hellbent Brewing Company – Gate City IPA
Silver: White Bluffs Brewing – Fans In Denial
Bronze: Georgetown Brewing Company – Bodhizafa

American-Style India Pale Ales – Northeastern Substyle:
Gold: McMenamins Breweries (Anderson School Brewery) – Egyptian Cotton IPA
Silver: Brothers Cascadia Brewing – You Like ‘A Da Juice
Bronze: Airways Brewing – Luxury Jet

Imperial or Double India Pale Ales:
Gold: Cash Brewing Co – Top Spin Double IPA
Silver: Good Brewing Co. – 100% Pink Boots
Bronze: Sumerian Brewing Co. – Hopruption Double IPA

Imperial or Double India Pale Ale – Northeastern Sub-Style:
Gold: Trap Door Brewing – Juicy Vuitton
Silver: Grains Of Wrath Brewing – Onslaught
Bronze: Reuben’s Brews – Small Batch Brewery – Triple Crush

Imperial or Double Red Ales:
Gold: Resonate Brewery + Pizzeria – Red Sector
Silver: No-Li Brewhouse – Born & Raised
Bronze: Reuben’s Brews – Small Batch Brewery – Life On Mars

Barleywines:
Gold: Figurehead Brewing Company – First Leg
Silver: Optimism – Ale X
Bronze: River City Brewing – Colonel Crusher

Belgo-American & International Ales:
Gold: Barrel Mountain Brewing – Silver Star Session
Silver: Chainline Brewing Company – Pump Track
Bronze: Reuben’s Brews – Triumvirate

Belgian-Style Witbiers:
Gold: Lowercase Brewing – WITBIER
Silver: E9 Brewery LLC – E9 Belgian White
Bronze: Flying Lion Brewing – Belgian Witbier

Belgian Ales:
Gold: Wander Brewing – Wanderale
Silver: Bainbridge Brewing – Bainbridge Blonde
Bronze: Lost Woods Brewery – Lost Woods Belgian

Abbey-Inspired Ales:
Gold: Perihelion Brewery – Quasar
Silver: Cash Brewing Co – Dubbel Header
Bronze: North Fork Pizza & Brewing Inc – Brother Crazy John

Belgian Strong Ales:
Gold: Kulshan Brewing Co. – James Street – Belgian Golden Strong
Silver: Grains Of Wrath Brewing – Brewhouse Bully
Bronze: Figurehead Brewing Company – Midwatch

Belgian and French Farmhouse Ales:
Gold: Northish Beer Company – Stable Boy
Silver: Optimism – Pride
Bronze: Fortside Brewing Company – Kanaka

Specialty Saisons:
Gold: Aslan Brewing Company – Justice Temple
Silver: Dystopian State – O.G. Farmhouse
Bronze: Cairn Brewing – Winter Sunshine

Brett Beers:
Gold: Standard Brewing – Time Crystals #2
Silver: E9 Brewery LLC – Aeons
Bronze: E9 Brewery LLC – Catharsis

Mixed Culture Brett Beers:
Gold: E9 Brewery LLC – Atma
Silver: Tin Dog Brewing – Mandala
Bronze: Mirage – Drie Valleien

Berliner-Style Weisses:
Gold: Wander Brewing – Foeder-Aged Berliner Weiss
Silver: Ravenna Brewing Company – North Potion
Bronze: Aslan Brewing Company – Disco Lemonade

Goses:
Gold: Ten Pin Brewing Co. – Guava Gose
Silver: Reuben’s Brews – Gose
Bronze: 20 Corners Brewing Company – Mountain Berry Gose

American-Style Sour Ales:
Gold: Stoup Brewing – Pale Sour
Silver: Dirty Bucket Brewing Co – BlackBerry Sour Part Of Our Dirty Lil Pucker Collection
Bronze: Heathen Brewing – Raspberry Rhubarb Sour

Belgian and Wild Sour Beers:
Gold: Elliott Bay Brewing Company LCW – Spontaneous
Silver: Harmon Brewing Company – Flander Red
Bronze: Tin Dog Brewing – Melange Deux

American-Style Fruit Beer:
Gold: Big Block Brewing – Cherry Sour
Silver: Silver City Brewery – Sun Glitter
Bronze: Haywire Brewing Co. – U-PICK STRAWBERRY PALE ALE

Fruit Wheat Beers:
Gold: Populuxe Brewing – Raspberry Wheat
Silver: Ten Pin Brewing – Groove Pineapple Wheat
Bronze: North Jetty Brewing – Another F**king Raspberry Hef

Belgian Fruit Beers:
Gold: E9 Brewery LLC – The Duel
Silver: E9 Brewery LLC – MERAKI #2
Bronze: North Fork Pizza & Brewing Inc – No. 13 Baby

Vegetable Beers:
Gold: Airways Brewing – Batch Number 707
Silver: Métier Brewing – Coconut Porter
Bronze: Propolis Brewing – Melissa

Chili Pepper Beers:
Gold: Beardslee Public House – Pepper Lime Pils
Silver: Steam Donkey Brewing Co. – Shindig En Fuego
Bronze: 20 Corners Brewing Company – Pepper Lager

Chocolate or Cocoa Beers:
Gold: Ram Restaurant & Brewery – Cocoa Chaos
Silver: Icicle Brewing Company – DARKER Persuasion
Bronze: Icicle Brewing Company – Dark Persuasion

Coffee Beers:
Gold: Ram Restaurant & Brewery – Udder Chaos
Silver: Georgetown Brewing Company – Bob’s Coffee Brown
Bronze: Top Rung Brewing Company – Three Sixty Coffee Red

Herb & Spice Beers:
Gold: Atwood Ales Farm Brewery – Mo’s Saison
Silver: Ten Pin Brewing Co. – Horchata Snake Eye Stout
Bronze: Ten Pin Brewing Co. – All About That Bas-Il

Smoke Beers:
Gold: Dru Bru – Rauchbier
Silver: Walking Man Brewing – Zero Bullsh#t Monastery
Bronze: Headless Mumby Brewing – Smoked Rye Lager

Specialty & Historical Beers:
Gold: Populuxe Brewing – Maltøl
Silver: Rooftop Brewing Company – Hoppin’ Honey
Bronze: The Pike Brewing Company – Pike Hive Five Honey Ale

Experimental Beers:
Gold: The Hidden Mother Brewery – Pine Tree Peppercorn Saison
Silver: The Hidden Mother Brewery – Morel Mushroom Red
Bronze: Lucky Envelope Brewing – Peanut Butter Cream Stout

Wood & Barrel Aged Beers:
Gold: Willapa Brewing Co – Double Knee Whiskey Stout
Silver: Wander Brewing – Wild Warehouse
Bronze: Ten Pin Brewing – Barrel Aged BeWILDering C

Wood & Barrel Aged Strong Beers:
Gold: Steam Donkey Brewing Co. – Shindig On The Beach
Silver: Fremont Brewing – Bourbon Barrel Aged Dark Star
Bronze: Loowit Brewing Company – Cryptodome

Wood & Barrel Aged Sour Beers:
Gold: Stoup Brewing – Funky Cold Bordelleaux
Silver: Optimism – Raspberry Solar Punk
Bronze: Wander Brewing – Plum Bob

Pro-Am:
Gold: Figurehead Brewing Company and Homebrewer Paul Navarrette – Big Wheel Brown (English Brown Ale)
Silver: Lucky Envelope Brewing and Homebrewer Blake Dopeker – Cuke Nukem (Field Beer)
Bronze: Reuben’s Brews and Homebrewer Brian Hale – Game Over (Scotch Ale)

Collaboration Beers:
Gold: Lowercase Brewing and Georgetown Brewing – Italian PILSNER
Silver: Trap Door Brewing and Dwinell Country Ales – Gift Horse
Bronze: Flying Lion Brewing and Four Generals Brewing – Weizenbock

Best Washington Agricultural Product Inspired Beer: Propolis Brewing – Cherry Damiana
Best Washington Malt Beer: Atwood Ales Farm Brewery – Triticale

Breweries of the Year
Very Small Brewery of the Year: Grains of Wrath Brewing
Small Brewery of the Year: Populuxe Brewing
Mid-Sized Brewery of the Year: E9 Brewery LLC
Large Brewery of the Year: Wander Brewing

Your Next Hotel May Have an Attached Brewery or Distillery(June 18) – Following the path blazed by winery inns and microbrewery hotels like McMenamins, a chain of hotels in Oregon, a new crop of American hotels offers not just a comfortable bed and a leisurely stay, but also adult beverages you can’t get anywhere else. Complete Story

San Francisco’s Barebottle Brewing Company Releases LeBron Tears IPA(June 17) – The Barebottle Brewing Company is trolling Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James with its latest beer release. On Instagram, Barebottle Brewing Company revealed that it named its new IPA “LeBron Tears” following the Golden State Warriors’ sweep of the Cavs in the NBA Finals. Complete Story

Jean-Claude Van Damme Knocks Out CraftHaus Brewery Over Beer Name(June 14) – Action hero Jean-Claude Van Damme apparently has a problem with a Henderson brewery using his name for one of its beers. The martial arts actor’s attorney in Belgium sent CraftHaus Brewery a cease-and-desist letter taking umbrage with the brewery’s Jean Claude Belgian Golden Strong Ale, an annual release brewed since 2014. Complete Story  

Big Top Brewing company to open a brewery and restaurant in downtown Pensacola this summer(June 14) – Adding to the growing list of restaurants and bars opening in downtown Pensacola this summer is Sarasota-based Big Top Brewery, which will bring a brewery and restaurant downtown in early August. Founded in 2013, Big Top is taking over the old Taco Mez location on 21 West Romana Street, marking the company’s second brewery/restaurant location. Complete Story

Deep Ellum Sells to Canarchy After Fallout with Storied Craft Breweries(June 13) – The transaction, which closed on Friday, June 8, will give Dallas-based Deep Ellum a much-needed capital infusion to finish a $3 million expansion and immediate access to increased brewing capacity at Colorado-headquartered Oskar Blues Brewing’s satellite production facility in Austin, Texas. Oskar Blues, which anchors the Canarchy portfolio, also operates a production facility in Brevard, North Carolina. Complete Story

Upland Brewing Celebrates 20th Anniversary with Preservation Pilsner(June 12) – Upland Brewing Co. is celebrating their 20th Anniversary with several new releases, parties, and the return of a fan favorite, Preservation Pilsner. Preservation Pilsner was a popular Upland offering until it was temporarily retired at the end of 2012. It returns in early June, just in time for summer celebrations. Complete Story

Sustainability a boon for business for DC’s Right Proper Brewing(June 11) – “Our beer starts and ends with the sun. I love that so much,” Thor Cheston, owner of Right Proper Brewing Company in Shaw and Brookland, says with a smile as he looks at his new solar panels. Complete Story

Warped Wing is ‘voyaging through the watermelon patch’ for their newest reveal(June 10) – Warped Wing Brewery can hardly contain their excitement about their latest reveal. On Thursday, June 14th, the Dayton brewery will launch its first gose, Magic Melon, and it’s straight from the watermelon patch. Complete Story 

Milwaukee Brewing releases purple glitter beer(June 11) – Milwaukee Brewing Co. is shaking things up with its newest limited edition brew, “We Just Want to Have a Good Time,” a sparkly, purple glitter wheat ale. The beer, which was first released last Friday, is a 5.0 percent wheat ale. It combines sweet orange peel and coriander seed with wheat malt and oats. Complete Story

29-Year-Old Odell Brewing Opens a Larimer Street Taproom(June 5) – Fort Collins-based Odell Brewing Co. on Monday officially opened its second brewhouse at 2945 Larimer Street in Denver. The cozy new taproom and 10-barrel pilot system recall the brewery’s 1989 beginnings in a 1915 Northern Colorado grain elevator. Over 29 years and from its expanded facility in Fort Collins, Odell has become the 22nd largest craft brewery in the country. Complete Story

EagleMonk Pub and Brewery, a neighborhood brewery success story in Lansing, Michigan(June 4) – Sonia and Dan Buonodono have spent six years cultivating a loyal following at their small, English-style pub and brewery. From its spot on West Mt. Hope Highway, EagleMonk Pub and Brewery sits on the edge of a Delta Township neighborhood. The building is painted Spartan green, a nod to Dan Buonodono’s alma-mater Michigan State University. Complete Story

In the World of IPAs, Craft Lagers Make a Comeback(June 3) – In 2007, the craft beer world rejected one of Matt Brynildson’s favorite beers of all time. “To craft consumers back then, the word ‘lager’ just meant dad’s industrial lager beer,” says Brynildson, the brewmaster of California’s renowned Firestone Walker Brewing. “There wasn’t a lot of interest from craft drinkers.” Complete Story

Albion, Michigan welcomes its first downtown brewery, an homage to its past and a step to the future(May 29) – It’s the kind of building you might see in a bigger city. The exterior is sleek and black, Albion Malleable Brewing Company is printed cleanly and visibly above the door. Inside, high ceilings, exposed brick and specially crafted wooden furniture come together to create an industrial sort of aesthetic, a modern echo of the Albion history the brewery is paying homage to. Complete Story

Brewery, beer garden to open in Tucker, Georgia(May 29) – The city of Tucker is buzzing with anticipation for the June 2 grand opening of its newest business, Tucker Brewing Company. A first-of-its-kind for the city, the brewery, taproom and 8,000 square foot outdoor beer garden make up Tucker Brewing Company, with craft beers based on the motto of “German-style beer with Southern roots.” Complete Story

Meet the new brewer at Yonkers Brewing(May 22) – Yonkers Brewing, the brewery and restaurant at 92 Main St., has added a new head brewer to its roster. Longtime beer aficionado Ray Girard joined the ranks of the 6-year-old brewery last month. Complete Story

Cheers! Trophy Brewing expanding original Morgan Street location(May 21) – Over the next year, the Raleigh brewery will build a new brewing system in its original Morgan Street location near downtown that focuses on expanding its sour and barrel-aged program, which should delight the Triangle’s passionate funk-loving drinkers. Complete Story

Urban Roots Brewing and Smokehouse Opens in Sacramento, CA(May20) – Urban Roots Brewing and Smokehouse’s grand opening is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, though co-founders Rob Archie and Peter Hoey have been serving thirsty workers from nearby state offices after 5 p.m. all week. Complete Story

New owners restart operations at Ann Arbor’s Glasshouse Brewing, now Townies Brewery(May 19) – Townies Brewery opened on Thursday, May 17, according to a post on the business’s Facebook page. New recipes will be served in a renovated patio space that will also feature a traveling food truck. Complete Story

Brownsburg opens city’s 1st brewery in a decade(May 13) – Mind Over Mash Brewing Company officially opened Saturday May 5, the first taproom to actually brew its beer within Brownbsurg’s city limits. “Indiana is a great place to open breweries, central Indiana has shown a lot of acceptance of craft beer,” said Michael Huffman, co-owner of Mind Over Mash Brewing Company. “When looking for a location, we noticed Hendricks County is a little deficient in that area of craft beer and we saw a lot of growth potential in Brownsburg.” Complete Story

Jester King Brewery Buys Hill Country Brewing Land(May 13) – Jester King Brewery now owns the land that the brewery resides on in Dripping Springs. It bought Ceres Park Ranch, which also includes the wood-covered Ceres Park Ranch Event Center (which will eventually open for events and weddings) and Stanley’s Farmhouse Pizza (which will now offer the brewery’s beers). Complete Story

Dustin Watts named president of Terrapin starting in the fall(May 11) – Terrapin Beer Company’s Frank Skorzewski has announced his retirement as of August 31st of this year. A longtime employee of the brewery Dustin Watts will assume the presidential role upon Skorzewski’s retirement on September 1st. Complete Story

40 Best Craft Breweries in Ohio(May 11) – We think it is safe to say that Ohio is the new craft beer capital of the US. Want proof? Ohio’s 3 largest cities (Columbus, Cleveland, and Cincinnati) are filled to the brim with nationally ranked craft breweries and our small towns represent with their high quality brews. Here is our list of the 40 Best Craft Breweries in Ohio. Make sure to try them all! Complete Story

Sam Calagione Warns Brewers Not to Get Caught in the ‘Jaws of Death’ at Brew Talks CBC(May 10) – During Brewbound’s most recent Brew Talks meetup, Dogfish Head co-founder and CEO Sam Calagione described the beer industry’s current competitive landscape as the “smiling mouth, jaws of death phenomenon.” Complete Story

Americans are drinking less Bud. The rest of the world loves it(May 10) – Sales of Budweiser fell 1.3% during the first quarter, largely because of the decline in the United States. A-B InBev is struggling in America as craft brews become more popular — and the company has tried to cash in by acquiring smaller beer companies like Goose Island, Blue Point and 10 Barrel. Complete Story

Chemistry professor leaving Eastern Kentucky University to start Fusion Brewing(May 9) – When the semester ends next week at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, like a lot of teachers Christian Paumi will be thinking of beer. Which isn’t that different from his regular academic days of teaching about fermentation. Except that Paumi will be leaving the ivory towers for the brewhouse for good. Complete Story

Port City Brewing Wins Silver at World Beer Cup(May 9) – Port City Brewing Co. won a silver medal for its porter in the robust porter category at the 2018 World Beer Cup in Nashville, Tennessee. This year, the beer cup received 8,234 entries, which represents a 25 percent increase from 2016, according to a Port City press release. Complete Story

Six Harbors Brewing Company in Huntington gives beers Long Island inspired names(May 9) – Six Harbor’s brews are named for hamlets and bodies of water that dot the area, from a copper-tinged Lloyd Harbor Lite House Lager — which has more weight than a typical lager — to a cloudy Bay Hills Blues Blueberry Wheat and a Walt Whitman White XPA. There’s Centerport Pils, Duck Island Dark — you get the idea. Complete Story

Coors Chairman Slams Brewers Association in ‘Open Letter’(May 7) – Pete Coors, the chairman of Molson Coors’ board of directors, didn’t appreciate some of the comments that were made about large brewing companies during last week’s Craft Brewers Conference. The annual event — which was hosted by the Brewers Association  and drew nearly 14,000 attendees from across the beer industry to Nashville, Tennessee, for a week of learning and socializing – began with a familiar refrain: “Big beer” is bad. Complete Story

Stone Brewing Opens Brewery in Napa, California(May 7) – Stone Brewing opened its new brewery overlooking the Napa River in the heart of California wine country on Sunday. The brewery is located on 3rd Street and Soscol Avenue, inside an historic two-story building with an upstairs bar and outside seating. The perfect place, according to the company’s co-founder. Complete Story

Tree House Brewing announces 16,000-square-foot expansion of Charlton facility, on-site trail system(May 7) – Tree House Brewing Co., which has gained a cult beer following over the past seven years, is planning expansion of its new Charlton facility. This summer – pending local approvals – the company will begin constructing a 16,000-square-foot expansion to its retail shop and brewery; several new outdoor spaces; an on-site trail system and more. Complete Story

How a metal band became a new West Oakland brewery called Ghost Town(May 7) – Sometimes hobbies become careers. The co-founders of West Oakland’s Ghost Town Brewing were looking for a space to jam rather than to brew when they got together six years ago. The four co-founders — Ryan Nosek, Sam Carr-Prindle, Jason Gehman and Adam Hill — were a metal band that got together to home brew on the weekend. Music was the point. Beer was just a side-gig. Complete Story

Brewers Association to New Brewers: Set ‘Realistic’ Growth Expectations(May 7) – According to Brewers Association chief economist Bart Watson, breweries founded after 2014 are driving the majority of segment growth. Those breweries collectively added 916,000 barrels to the category in 2017, which represents growth of 52.6 percent versus 2016. Breweries founded before 2014, however, added 285,000 barrels to the craft segment and collectively grew just 1.3 percent. Complete Story

Gone in a Flash: What Green Flash’s woes mean to craft beer(May 6) – Mike Hinkley came to last week’s national Craft Brewers Conference in Nashville with a message: He’s not the ghost of San Diego beer past.“I’m meeting with retailers, letting them know Green Flash and Alpine are still alive,” said Hinkley, who founded Green Flash in 2002 and bought Alpine Beer in 2014. “We didn’t die, we’re alive and we want to come back.” Complete Story

Weyerbacher Brewing in Easton, Pennsylvania Announces May Beer Releases(May 6) – Weyerbacher Brewing announces an impressive list of beer releases craft beer fans can look forward to during the month of May. Opie is a super smooth, sweet and slayable fruited lager brewed with a ton of prickly pear puree, blue agave nectar, lime juice and Huell Melon hops. Opie will be available on draft at The Tap Room only. Anticipated release date is Saturday, May 5th. Complete Story

Colorado Brewery Warns Of Imposter Beer Cans(May 6) – One of Colorado’s own breweries is dealing with an unexpected problem.Odell Brewing said they accidentally sold cans of water which were marked as beer. The brewery hasn’t said how many cans are imposters, but they say if your can is stamped between the dates of Aug. 11, 2018 20:00 and Aug. 11, 2018 21:00, then you contact the brewery. You can email the brewery at quality@odellbrewing.com. They vow to affected customers they will make it right.

Parable Brewing — A Manchester Story(May 6) – The story of Parable Brewing Company started with a plan to tap enthusiasm for a hometown cold one. Parable’s operating owner, Jesse Odell, 37, said he and other owners have sunk about $500,000 into the North Main Street brewery and tap room, which grew out of the former Top Shelf Brewing. Complete Story

See the 4 Cincinnati breweries won medals at the 2018 World Beer Cup(May 6) – Moozie. Gustav. Vlad the Impaler. 10&2 Barleywine. No, these aren’t names of Kentucky Derby horses. Rather, they’re names of the beers that fetched medals for Brink Brewing Company, Taft’s Ale House, Fretboard Brewing Company and Fifty West Brewing Company this week at the biannual World Beer Cup Awards in Nashville, Tennessee. Complete Story

Stone Brewing’s Napa Outpost Opens in an Historic Building This Sunday(May 5) – Since 2016, big news has been brewing in Napa and the wait is finally over. Just in time for BottleRock Napa Valley, the famed Stone Brewing of San Diego is opening its Napa location inside a 10,000 square foot, 141-year-old stone building on the Napa River.  Compete Story

Great Divide Brewing Company Launches Community Recycling Program(May 5) – Denver’s Great Divide Brewing Company has always strived to be environmentally conscious; its smart green building and storm water protection program are perfect examples. But now the 24-year-old brewery is undertaking its most ambitious effort yet: The start of a community recycling program in the RiNo district, funded by a $16,000 grant administered by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Compete Story

Red Hare’s 34° North brewery now open in Shallotte, North Carolina(May 4) – Marietta, Georgia-based Red Hare Brewing Company, founded by Roger Davis and Bobby Thomas, announced that their second brewery is now open. The 34° North Experiment Station is located at 4802 Main Street in Shallotte, North Carolina. Red Hare celebrated the official grand opening on April 21. The 34° North brewery will feature small batches of funky experimental beers, inspired by the wild yeasts coming off of the coastal winds. Complete Story

New brewery Cervecería Colorado opens on Cinco De Mayo weekend in Denver, Colorado(May 4) – A new Mexican-style brewery kicks off its grand opening on Cinco de Mayo weekend. Called Cervecería Colorado, the new offshoot of Denver Beer Co. is located at 1635 Platte St. in Highland. Cervecería brews and serves beer created as a collaboration with Mexican breweries, Denverite reports. With a five-star rating out of three reviews on Yelp so far, Cervecería has already made a good impression during its soft opening. Complete Story

Voodoo Brewery opens in new beer garden at Prince Street Park in Lancaster, Pennsylvania(May 4) – A beer garden opened Friday at Prince Street Park in downtown Lancaster. Voodoo Brewery will be operating for the season out of a converted shipping container in the park at 118 N. Prince St. Voodoo joins TACOS Lancaster, which sells tacos from an Airstream trailer. Complete Story

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MILTON, Delaware — After an overwhelmingly positive reaction from fans, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery’s Liquid Truth Serum is back by popular demand as a year-round brand and is making the transition from 6pk/12oz bottles to 4pk/16oz cans. Slated to hit shelves nationwide late June, this IPA debunks the myth that IBUs (hop bitterness) can only be achieved by adding hops during the boil, as all of its hops are added post-boil. During the whirlpool, whole leaf, liquefied, pelletized and powdered hops are added to create a beer that is truthfully hoppy without being deceptively bitter. Clocking in at 7% ABV and 65 IBUs, the unfilteredLiquid Truth Serum is immensely and approachably hoppy. Golden-orange in color, this IPA fills the palate with citrusy notes of mandarin orange, tangerine, tropical mango and hints of juicy stone fruits.

“After so much love from our fans, the truth was clear –Liquid Truth Serum needed to come back, and this time, as a year-round offering,” said Sam Calagione, CEO and founder of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery. “Introducing it in cans makes it more convenient than ever, increasing its portability and overall awesomeness, and we couldn’t be more excited about the evolution of this brew.”

Later in June, Dogfish Head will also release Fruit-Full Fort – a twist on the beloved Fort. Brewed with raspberries, blackberries, boysenberries and elderberries, this Belgian ale has a depth and complexity reminiscent of a jammy red wine. To provide a firmer backbone and give balance to the beer’s tart berry blend, the malt bill was punched up with Munich malts. Clocking in at 15-18% ABV,Fruit-Full Fort is opaque with a dark maroon color, has fragrant notes of velvety cherry and berry sweetness, and the smooth lingering sweetness of raspberry and blackberry.

“At Dogfish, we create food-centric beers that allow us to examine the entire culinary landscape for ingredient choices and flavors to enhance the aroma and taste of the beer,” said Calagione. “With Fruit-Full Fort, we went overboard in adding ridiculous amounts of flavorful berries which makes this beer a perfect complement for desserts like a decadent chocolatey cake or a rich velvety torte. Like World Wide Stout, Old School, 120 Minute IPA, and beers that typically clock in at over 14-15%, Fruit-Full Fort is a perfect candidate for cellaring as the flavor profiles really tend to hit their stride after aging it for a couple of years.”

To celebrate Fruit-Full Fort, Dogfish Head will host a release party at the Dogfish HeadCraft Brewery in Milton on Friday, June 22 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Throughout the day, 250 limited-edition posters of the beer’s artwork will be given away to guests.

For more information about Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Liquid Truth Serum, Fruit-Full Fort or to learn more about delicious off-centered beers, visit dogfish.com.

About Dogfish Head
Dogfish Head has proudly been focused on brewing beers with culinary ingredients outside the Reinheitsgebot since the day it opened as the smallest American craft brewery 23 years ago. Dogfish Head has grown into a top-20 craft brewery and has won numerous awards throughout the years including Wine Enthusiast’s 2015 Brewery of the Year and the James Beard Foundation Award for 2017 Outstanding Wine, Spirits, or Beer Professional. It is a 300+ coworker company based in Delaware with Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats, an off-centered brewpub and distillery, Chesapeake & Maine, a geographically enamored seafood restaurant, Dogfish Inn, a beer-themed inn on the harbor and Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, a production brewery and distillery featuring a tasting room and food truck. Dogfish Head supports the Independent Craft Brewing Seal, the definitive icon for American craft breweries to identify themselves to be independently-owned and carries the torch of transparency, brewing innovation and the freedom of choice originally forged by brewing community pioneers. Dogfish Head currently sells beer in 42 states and Washington D.C. and will expand into additional states in 2018. For more information, visit dogfish.com.

AUSTIN, Texas — Just in time for the summer heat, Uncle Billy’s Brewery & Smokehouse, is introducing Texas Ruby Red Radler, a German-style beer blended with Texas-grown fresh ruby red grapefruit juice. This is the second summer seasonal beer released in cans by Uncle Billy’s Brewery for summer 2018. Select pint night events will be held in Central Texas in June and July to introduce this refreshing new beer.

Radlers, which trace their heritage back to the mid-18th century, are traditionally a mixture of beer and fruit soda or lemonade. Uncle Billy’s Brewery’s version of the radler introduces a unique Lone Star State twist to the traditional style with a squeeze of Texas ruby red grapefruit juice. The pale lager base is brewed with pilsner and Vienna malts, magnum and hallertau mittlefruh hops, resulting in a gorgeous pale-golden beer with a light pink hue.

Uncle Billy’s Texas Ruby Red Radler is crisp, clean, and bright with sweet grapefruit aroma. This lively carbonated, light bodied beer has a refreshingly well-balanced flavor with bready sweet malts, delicate noble hops, and bright grapefruit flavor. Highly sessionable at 3.7% ABV, it’s perfect for cooling off in the summer heat.

“Radlers have grown in popularity and we’re incredibly excited to release our first radler for Texans to enjoy,” said Bob Leggett, managing partner of Uncle Billy’s Brewery & Smokehouse. “The name radler is derived from the German word for “cyclist,” and this style of beer has long been associated with a quaffable beer to be enjoyed after cycling or other sports. We honor that tradition with an old timey penny-farthing bicycle featured on the can design. Whether you choose to sip our Texas Ruby Red Radler after sports, or while relaxing outdoors, we think you’ll love this incredibly vivacious beer with a punch of Texas grapefruit flavor.”

Uncle Billy’s Texas Ruby Red Radler Release Events
Uncle Billy’s Texas Ruby Red Radler will be featured at several launch events around Austin, including:
Friday, July 20, 8-10pm, Bastrop Beer Co., 1008 Main Street, Bastrop, TX 78602
Thursday, July 26, 6-8pm, Whole Foods at the Domain, 11920 Domain Drive, Austin, TX 78758

Uncle Billy’s Texas Ruby Red Radler is widely available on draft and in 12-ounce cans at hundreds of bars, restaurants, and retail stores in Texas. Uncle Billy’s Brewery is distributed by Brown Distributing Co. Inc. in Austin; Favorite Brands in Dallas, Fort Worth and Houston; GLI Distributing in San Antonio; Keg One in the Hill Country; and Tri-City Distributors in New Braunfels, TX.

About Uncle Billy’s Brewery & Smokehouse
Founded in 2006, Uncle Billy’s Brewery & Smokehouse is located in the heart of Austin’s funkiest restaurant row on Barton Spring’s Road and is inspired by William “Uncle Billy” Barton, whose 1830’s tract included the renowned springs. Uncle Billy’s offers the perfect combination of award-winning, craft beers, distilled spirits, hand-crafted cocktails, and delicious, slow-smoked Texas barbeque. Learn more at: http://www.unclebillys.com/

MIAMI, Florida — As Wynwood Brewing gets ready to turn five years young this summer, they felt it was time to reformulate their original IPA. Miami’s brewery is excited to introduce its new Laces IPA, a beautifully crafted, 6.9% IPA that offers a blend of Mosaic, Amarillo and Falconers Flight hops with a light golden crisp malt body and a dry finish.

“When our doors opened in 2013, hop contracts and innovative hop varieties were hard to come by so we worked with what we had and created a classic West Coast IPA brewed with Columbus hops and balanced with a full malt body. Wynwood IPA was a solid IPA for the time, but a few things have changed over the past five years. First, we now have access to some amazingly unique and vibrant hop varieties. Second, the IPA has become the most recognizable and diverse beer style offering a virtual smorgasbord of flavor and style options for beer lovers. We have seen in our own taproom and in the market that consumers tastes have evolved. We are excited to debut our newest core offering, Laces IPA, which we’re confident will wrap taste buds in hop delicious.” – Luis Brignoni, Founder

The name for Laces IPA was inspired by a quintessential urban phenomenon: the ubiquitous pair of sneakers hanging on power lines by their laces across urban neighborhoods, and Wynwood Art District is no exception.

Laces IPA will be replacing Wynwood IPA as Wynwood Brewing’s core IPA. this transition will be complete by end of June and beginning of July. The brewery is confident this beer will satisfy the palate and the thirsts of the IPAs enthusiasts.

About Wynwood Brewing Company
Wynwood Brewing Company is Miami’s first craft production brewery, in the heart of Wynwood Art District. Family owned and operated, their objective is to bring fresh, delicious, and creative beers to thirsty South Floridians and tourists alike. They operate a 15-barrel brewhouse and distribute a variety of everyday, seasonal and limited beer offerings throughout South Florida.

BALTIMORE, Maryland — The Partner Ships Series by Heavy Seas Beer will soon welcome its second collaboration in 2018, a Hoppy Wheat Ale with citrus brewed with NoDa Brewing Company of Charlotte, NC. This very limited, draft only release will be available in July.

“When deciding on what style to brew for this collaboration, there were a few core ideas: Hops. Summer. Fruit. This led us towards a hybrid style. Not quite IPA, not quite summer wheat, a Hoppy Wheat with Citrus Peel. We have a nice hybrid that is an extremely flavorful beer that will refresh both the hop lover and sunshine lover in general,” says Heavy Seas Brewmaster, Christopher Leonard.

This beer looks to Mosaic, Simcoe, and Azacca to have some nice synergy and create a very hop forward summer wheat. To compliment the fruity and tropical notes from the hops, grapefruit and tangerine peel are incorporated late in the brew in the hopback with Simcoe. American Wheat yeast will keep it clean and crisp, while allowing the hops to shine. A robust dry hop of the three hops in perfect ratio works to pull it all together.

The Partner Ships series features beers produced in collaboration with other regionally and nationally recognized brewers in the spirit of friendship, creativity, and adventure. For 2018, Heavy Seas is partnering with Right Proper Brewing Company, NoDa Brewing Company, and Jopen Beer to celebrate the pioneering spirit of craft beer today. The Partner Ships series is brewed at Heavy Seas Beer in Baltimore and will be available on draft only in 2018.

Here are the product specs:
Style: Hoppy Wheat Ale with Citrus
ABV: 5%
IBUs: 42
Hops: Mosaic, Simcoe, Azacca
Malts: 2-Row, Wheat Malt, Flaked Wheat

BLOOMINGTON, Indiana — Upland Brewing Co. is celebrating their 20th Anniversary with several new releases, parties, and the return of a fan favorite, Preservation Pilsner.

Preservation Pilsner was a popular Upland offering until it was temporarily retired at the end of 2012. It returns in early June, just in time for summer celebrations.

“Preservation Pilsner is a crisp and refreshing lager, featuring an array of traditional German malts, hops, and yeast,” said Brewer Patrick Lynch. “We add a blend of German noble hops during the boil, laying a base of floral, herbal character. What makes the beer unique are late additions of Hallertau Blanc hops, adding notes of lemongrass and white grape.

Preservation Pilsner is a beer with a cause. Partnering with Indiana Landmarks to bring awareness to the 10 most endangered Indiana landmarks, Upland will host a series of pint nights to benefit the organization. Indiana Landmarks works to revitalize historic structures that in turn can serve as catalysts for revitalization and growth for the community as a whole.

“I can’t be more excited to celebrate our 20th anniversary with this beer! Preservation Pilsner means a lot to me, our staff, and our amazing customers because it really represents who we are as a company; a family that’s dedicated to creating remarkable beer that cares about our environment and preserving spaces in Indiana,” said President and COO Pete Batule. “We’re thrilled to partner with Indiana Landmarks as they work to revitalize the communities of our loyal Indiana fans. In addition to what the beer stands for, it’s delicious and a great beer to party with!”

To celebrate 20 years of building connections over good brews and good food, Upland is planning several tap takeovers at bars and restaurants across distribution areas and two local parties in Indianapolis and Bloomington respectively.

Fans can also celebrate alongside the Upland crew at two upcoming parties with music, giveaways and beer specials. The first party takes place at The White Rabbit on Saturday, July 27th at 7pm, where Upland has been sponsoring a Free Time Lager Film Series for the past year. The second party goes back to their roots, celebrating alongside their hometown fans who have played an instrumental role in their success since 1998. The Bloomington bash will be on Sunday, August 19 taking place at the original brewpub location on 11th Street. Upland will take the opportunity to showcase vendors they’ve partnered with and grown to know and befriend over the years.

Preservation Pilsner is now on draught at Upland locations and fans can also find the beer on store shelves in 12 oz 15 pk cans in early June. For more information about 20th Anniversary parties and Preservation Pilsner, visit uplandbeer.com.

(COOPERSTOWN, New York) – A revered Belgian tradition – the artful blending of different beers to create unique, transcendent flavors – has a new home in the New World. Brewery Ommegang of Cooperstown, NY is pleased to announce the launch of Blenderie Ommegang, a project focused entirely on very small-batch blended beers.

Ommegang’s experiments in blending began back in 2002 with the release of Three Philosophers, a beer which thrust its brewers into a fascinating world in which the balance of flavors and harmony of experience depend as much on the blend as on the brewing processes. The brewery has since released a number of blended beers, most recently Double Barrel Dubbel, a combination of barrel-aged dubbels, and Saison Rosé, a blend of two very different saisons. The brewery’s flagship blend is Pale Sour, a mix of stainless steel-aged lactic sours that has quickly become one of its best-selling beers.

“We strive to make exceptional beers for the world’s most discerning drinkers,” said Ommegang Brewmaster Phil Leinhart. “With blending, we can create flavors and layers of complexity that are otherwise impossible to achieve. We’re all very excited about this project.”

The first two releases in the series feature Brewery Ommegang beers blended with beers from Liefmans Craft Blenders in Belgium and Firestone Walker Brewing Company’s Barrelworks in Buellton, California, two of Ommegang’s sister breweries in the Duvel Moortgat family. “With access to a range of beers from world-class breweries, we can multiply the possibilities and take full advantage of the amazing talents within the family,” explained Ommegang President Doug Campbell.

Blend No. 1 is Faith & Fortitude, an elegant combination of aged sour ales and farmhouse saisons. The 6.5% ABV beer pours a bright gold with a fluffy white head. Notes of apricot, citrus, and tropical fruits mix with just a hint of barnyard funk. Faith & Fortitude is medium bodied, effervescent, and has a slightly dry finish.

Blend No. 2 will be Zen & Zymurgy, a mixed fermentation sour with a delicate saison base and four distinct yeast cultures. The barrel-aged 5.7% ABV beer is honey-colored, with aromas of sweet fruit, lemon and oak and tart flavors of fruit, malt and Brettanomyces. Zen & Zymurgy is light and effervescent, with a dry finish.

Blenderie Ommegang beers will be available for purchase only at the brewery’s newly expanded and renovated facilities in Cooperstown, NY, on tap and in 750ml bottles. Faith & Fortitude will debut at SAVOR: An American Craft Beer and Food Experience on Friday and Saturday, June 1-2, in Washington, DC, and will be offered to the public on June 16. Zen & Zymurgy will be introduced at the Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Fest on Saturday, June 2 in Paso Robles, CA, and will go on sale in August. More Blenderie Ommegang releases will be announced later this year.

About Brewery Ommegang
Founded in 1997 on the site of an old hop farm near Cooperstown, NY, Brewery Ommegang brews imaginative beers in a wide variety of styles, with particular emphasis on Belgian brewing traditions. For more information, visit ommegang.com, or follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/Ommegang.

MOUNT PLEASANT, South Carolina — Weihenstephan, the World’s Oldest Brewery, and Sierra Nevada, one of America’s pioneering craft brewers, have released their eagerly-anticipated Hefeweissbier, “Braupakt” through a series of road show unveiling events in New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

“We knew we had something special when we began this journey of collaboration,” said Marcus Englet, Export Sales Director at Weihenstephan. “Our aim is to never stop evolving, and sharing ideas with Sierra Nevada allowed us to create a new beer that reaches a new audience of consumers. We’ve been excited to experience our customer’s reactions firsthand throughout the United States.”

The first reviews are in and Braupakt is confirmed a winner to US consumers:

Braupakt offers a well-rounded mouthfeel and is darker in color than the typical Hefe. The flavor from the yeast is spot on tradition and marries perfectly with the subtle aromas and spice from the West Coast hops.

The taste starts with banana and clove and a softy slightly sweet breadiness, then strong orange, grapefruit and pine come in and briefly take over till the clove and banana come back and join in with the citrus and pine.

Very hazy golden amber color with a huge delicate white fluffy head. There are bright aromas of clove, banana, bubblegum, and wheat, in that order. Best clove aroma that I have experienced. The taste was a balance of wheat, clove, banana, and fruity esters. Faint citrus was also present but way in the background. There was a clean bitter finish that was a counterpoint to the wheat and seemed to be the American influence. An outstanding pillowy soft feel. Fantastic.

Braupakt is now available across the United States at major chain grocery retailers as well as independent grocers and beer retailers. The beer can be found at https://www.weihenstephaner.com/product-finder/. A six-pack suggested retail price is $10.99.

Weihenstephan and Sierra Nevada are both known for their respective styles, and spent time meticulously developing the recipe, ultimately creating the fruity-hoppy Braupakt. The name Braupakt (literally translated; Brewery Pact), plays on America’s “bro pact” vernacular for fraternal allegiances and the label features the imperial Bavarian bear sporting a “hang loose” gesture.

Analysis data (approximate information):
Original wort 14.5%
Alcohol content ~ 6.0%
Malt: wheat malt, light and dark barley malt, caramel malt
Bitter value: ~ 35 IBU
Fits exotic and spicy-hot dishes with fish, meat and seafood.

About the Bavarian State Brewery Weihenstephan:
The Bavarian State Brewery Weihenstephan, founded in 1040 as a monastery brewery of the Benedictine monks, is now a state-owned enterprise, which is run by private-sector standards. Hidden behind the historic walls of the brewery is state-of-the-art technology, which draws on current scientific findings in beverage technology. Together with nearly 1000 years of experience and traditional brewing techniques, premium beers of the highest quality are created, which receive the most coveted awards at the international beer competitions every year. For more information please visit www.weihenstephaner.com.

About Sierra Nevada:
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. of Chico, California, and Mills River, North Carolina was founded in 1980 as the 42nd brewery in the United States (compared to 5,300 breweries today) by Ken Grossman. As one of the first craft beer breweries in the US, Sierra Nevada was instrumental in the boom of today’s US beer scene. In just a few years, the brewery, with its innovative and high-quality craft beers, has become one of the largest and best-known breweries in the USA. More information on www.sierranevada.com.

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan — Founders Brewing Co. announced today that they will release Barrel Runner as the fourth installment in the 2018 Barrel-Aged Series. Barrel Runner, a mosaic-hopped ale aged in rum barrels is preceded by Dankwood, Backwoods Bastard and KBS in the series. This is the first time the brewery has released a rum barrel-aged beer in package.

“I drink tiki cocktails probably more than I should and looked to them for inspiration when creating Barrel Runner,” said Brewmaster Jeremy Kosmicki. “You get a lot of bright, tropical character from the abundance of Mosaic hops plus a nice kick of oak and rum from the barrels. Add a tiny umbrella and you got yourself a beer perfect for enjoying poolside.”

Inspiration for barrel-aged beers can come from the most unexpected places and Barrel Runner is proof of that. Sweet and hoppy, rich and bright – this rum barrel-aged imperial IPA brewed with Mosaic hops will make you believe you’re in the tropics. 11.1% ABV,

Barrel Runner will be available in 4-packs of 12 oz bottles and 750mL bottles beginning in June through August. It will have an SRP of $14.99/4-pack and $11.99/750mL bottle. Fans will be able to find Barrel Runner in both Grand Rapids and Detroit taproom locations beginning on June 22, 2018.

About Founders Brewing Company
Established in 1997 by two craft beer enthusiasts—Dave Engbers and Mike Stevens—with day jobs and a dream, Founders Brewing Co. brews complex, in-your-face ales, with huge aromatics and tons of flavor. Founders ranks among the top 10 largest craft breweries in the U.S. and is one of the fastest growing. The brewery has received numerous awards from the World Beer Cup and the Great American Beer Festival and RateBeer and BeerAdvocate users often rate its beers among the best in the world. Located in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan, Founders is a proud member of the Michigan Brewers Guild. For more information, visit foundersbrewing.com or follow Founders on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.

About the Barrel-Aged Series
Crafting legendary barrel-aged beers is an exercise in patience. We start by brewing complex, world-class beer worthy of time in a barrel. Then, our experience and years spent mastering our craft means we know exactly when it’s been aged to perfection. After one sip, you’ll know – it was worth the wait.