New beer labels…big batch for Tuesday.

Update: One more…Goose Island Raspberry Dominique (1/6 keg). Here is the RateBeer description for the original Dominique.

Bell’s This One Goes to 11 Ale: Label copy…”When you get to batch 10,000, where can you go? You go one louder. The deep amber color of this Imperial Red Ale is complimented with a robust, sweet, toasted malt character that finds balance with a bolder, pronounced hop flavor. In other words, it pushes over the cliff to 11.” Label approvals are not necessarily finalized, no additional info on this one at this time.

Widmer Brothers W12 Dark Saison: Already seeing label approval for next year’s Brewmasters’ Release Series. Keep in mind that WBB has been known to change their labels around a few times though this is probably a safe a bet to happen. Approved for both 12 oz. and 22 oz. bottles.

Redhook Nut Brown Ale: The Mudslinger name had a short run.

Mash Up: Recall the world’s largest collaborative beer, created by 44 breweries in New Zealand. Now it is going to be imported by The Shelton Brothers.

New Belgium Lips of Faith Fresh Hop IPA: The Trip IV was a fresh hop beer but, outside of that, I believe this is NBB’s first fresh hop effort.

Samuel Adams Griffin’s Bow Oaked Blonde Barleywine: 11.5% ABV, keg collar only for now

Sprecher Special Amber and Mai Bock: Not positive what is new on these though they are both approvals are for 16 oz bottles

Others…

Big Hurt Beer (< in case you missed it)

Marshall Wharf Toughcats Imperial Pale Ale
Black Husky Batch 100 Ale
Carolina Flagship IPA
Kaiser Schtopumfhromfhloppum German-style Kolsch
Odd Side Ales Fig Brewton

New beer labels: Bell’s, Widmer, Redhook, Goose, New Belgium, Samuel Adams, Mash Up

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(Brooklyn Center, MN) – Surly Five hath arrived.

A bit late (hey, I been really busy in these parts). Especially considering it has sold out in some places already. Locals should hit up the Twitter for all the reports about this one.

I just got in touch with France 44 (Beernews.org Sponsor) and they have it available for online orders. It is a limit of 1 per customer. They also have some other beers available like Dark Horse Plead the 5th to help you fill out your order. I’d recommend visiting the ‘new stuff in stock‘ page, too.

Surly Five description:

In the Surly brewhouse, brewing our Anniversary beers means one thing: forget what ya know and try something different. In honor of FIVE glorious years, we bring you a 100% Brettanomyces-fermented Dark Ale, aged in red wine barrels. Flavors of sour cherry, tobacco, oak and classic “Brett” barnyard funk, balanced by Dark Munich malt chewiness. Enjoy immediately or age at cellar temperature for a couple years. 100% Brettanomyces-fermented Dark Ale aged in red wine barrels.

Five has strong flavors of earthy black cherry and raisins with a sour finish.
STYLE: Brett Dark Ale
MALT: German Dark Munich and Carafa III
HOPS: Willamette
YEAST: Brettanomyces anomalus and Clausenii
ABV: 7.5% v/v
IBU: 14

Surly Five now available online, in stores

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Note: Brewery President, Mike Stevens, told an industry publication this week that 1,000 cases will be allocated across 15 states. Original post here.

Below: Press Release

(Grand Rapids, MI) – Founders Brewing Co. Vice President/Director of Marketing Dave Engbers announced today that the highly anticipated Canadian Breakfast Stout (CBS) will be the second release in the company’s 750mL “Backstage Series”. It will be released to the market on October 3, 2011, with a taproom release party on October 1.

There has been a great deal of anticipation and speculation regarding the upcoming release after the success of Blushing Monk, the series’ debut, earlier this year. Canadian Breakfast Stout is the epitome of why Founders launched the Backstage Series: it brings some of the brewery’s most sought-after beers, which have been available primarily at the taproom or at a few select events, to a much larger audience.

Canadian Breakfast Stout is an Imperial Stout brewed with a blend of coffees and imported chocolates, then aged in spent bourbon barrels that have most recently been aging pure Michigan maple syrup. The final product has had stellar reviews and is currently the fifth highest rated beer in the world on www.BeerAdvocate.com.

“Releasing small specialty batches is a great way for us to connect to our core beer enthusiast,” Engbers explains. “Fundamentally, we are a small brewery, and we love to do things our own way. This isn’t about flooding the shelves with a beer that we hope people will try; it’s about producing the best damn beer we can brew and offering it to those enthusiasts who have supported our passion for great beer.”

The company is not revealing any additional releases in the series, but Engbers says they will consist of many of the “popular one-offs” that have been offered in the taproom over the years and have become favorites among patrons and brewery staff. “I think part of what people love about Founders, besides our beer, is that we listen to what they are saying,” says President Mike Stevens. “With our new line, now we can offer them more of what they’ve been asking for.”

The company expects to release one more product in the 2011 Backstage Series later this year.

Founders Brewing Company opened their doors in 1997 with the vision of creating some of the most unique craft beer in the world. Today, Founders has a loyal following with several beers lauded as winners of national and international awards in their respective categories. In 2009, they were ranked as the second fastest growing brewery in the United States, and they are currently rated the second highest brewery in the world by RateBeer.com.

Founders Brewing Company, 235 Grandville Avenue SW in downtown Grand Rapids, is a proud member of the Michigan Brewers Guild. www.michiganbrewersguild.org.

Founders Canadian Breakfast Stout to be released in early October

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(Grand Rapids, MI) – Sometimes you just have to give the people what they want…

Founders Canadian Breakfast Stout. Mmmm….maple syrup.

Currently ranked the fourth best beer in the world on Beer Advocate and 15th in the world on RateBeer.

It has been rumored for weeks, even months, that this would eventually be bottled, and proof has finally arrived.

Also known as CBS, this version of the beer is aged in bourbon barrels though other past versions have also been aged in whiskey barrels.

This will be released in 750s, presumably as part of the Backstage Series. From a press release back in May…

The company is not revealing the entire lineup, but Engbers said it would consist of many of the “popular one-offs” that have been offered in the taproom over the years and have become favorites. “I think part of what people love about Founders, besides our beer, is that we listen to what they are saying,” says President Mike Stevens. “With our new line, now we can offer them more of what they’ve been asking for.”

The company expects to release two or three in the series this year.

If that holds true, we can expect to see this in 2011. UPDATE: The Beer is Good Blog reported in late July, “I confirmed with Founders Brewing Co that they will be announcing the next in the series in September.”

For reference, the Blushing Monk release (the first Backstage Series beer) was announced just a few days before. Bottles were limited to two per person and cost $15 each. Bottles were first come, first serve. Bottles were also distributed on a limited basis.

The CBS release may not necessarily follow suit but it gives us some indication as to what we might expect.

Founders Canadian Breakfast Stout to be bottled

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(Papillion, NE) – Nebraska Brewing sent out a newsletter late last week…

Toasted Barn (The Inception Series)

Next week is a milestone of sorts…

We bottle the first of what will be our extremely limited edition barrel aged experiments which we are calling The Inception Series.

Why Inception? Well, it’s pretty simple really. These are 1 or 2 oak barrels of something we felt was worthy of the time and effort necessary to head down a lenghty path of maturation and flavor enhancements. This is our unveiling and it may be the start of something very nice indeed.

Will they make it to Reserve Series? Maybe. Will they ever be made again? Maybe. Will we even bottle all of the barrel aged experiments we have in the pipeline? Maybe (I think you get the picture at this point)

We’ll decide later but at this stage, we do know that they are truly something special.

Small batch, limited edition barrel aged efforts. Toasted Barn is our first so watch our Newsletter or Facebook for additional information on the Series and the beer itself.

These beers will only be available in our brewpub.

Hop God Release

We begin shipping our latest Release of Reserve Series Hop God next week. As has become the norm with these beers, they are essentially sold out prior to the release – except for the few cases we hold for sale in the Brewpub.

So, if they’ve been scarce where you normally ship for the good stuff – drop in next week to get your fix!

Nebraska Toasted Barn to be bottled this week, Hop God returns

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(Kalamazoo, MI) – Just what the title says…

Not sure what the story is here but I did hear about this recently. Bell’s Brewery has label approval now for five new Amber Ale images. Rather than speculate on what this is about, I’m just going to chalk this one up as “developing” for the moment (at least until Bell’s opens its office). Label approvals are not always finalized either so keep that in mind.

This beer has been around since the beginning in 1985.

You can see the current Bell’s Amber Ale artwork here.

Bell’s Brewery gets approval for five new Amber Ale labels

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(Stillwater, MN) – Lift Bridge Brewery Fans and Supporters, we have been hit with a bottled beer shortage which will cause us to be out of our bottled beer for a few months.

The reason for the suspension of shipments is due to our supplier, Cold Spring Brewing Co who has not been able to produce beer for us. They have decided to prioritize other brands ahead of ours. It certainly is their decision on what to brew and when, however we were caught with extremely short notice.

In response to this situation we are working to purchase and install bottling capabilities at our brewery in Stillwater, MN. We currently produce 100% of our draft beer in Stillwater and have capacity to keep up with our draft account. Today, we are receiving additional fermenters, increasing our capacity by 66%. This will allow us react quicker and not be dependent on a single supplier.

This plan will take several months to complete, but we will have bottles back on shelves later in 2011. It is unfortunate for our distributor partners, bottle retail customers and our loyal customers but we will be back soon and better than ever.

Currently we have a quite a list of new beers planned for later this year. They include an oyster stout, Oktoberfest, the return of Biscotti, and a bourbon barrel aged barley wine.

We appreciate your continued support. Please feel free to stop by to check out the brewery, pick up a growler of fresh beer or join us on a tour. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me directly.

Lift Bridge Brewery suspends 6-pack bottle sales

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(Minneapolis, MN) – The wild, wild Midwest…

Minnesota is currently in day 13 of a statewide government shutdown after a budget proposal impasse.

According to local affiliate, KSTP, MillerCoors alleges that it submitted payment and paperwork for brand registration/renewal prior to the July 1st shutdown. However, the state did not process the paperwork in time so the company’s 39 brands are now on shelves without proper registration. The fee per brand is a mere $30 every three years.

According to reports, the brewing company must come up with a way to remove the product from shelves. Meanwhile, retailers are asserting that they own the product outright and that what was purchased while the brands were properly registered should not be affected. For now, it looks like MillerCoors cannot sell anymore product to its Minnesota wholesale partners until the government shutdown ends and the liquor board approves those brands for renewal. Whether product needs to be pulled should be known soon enough.

MillerCoors is obviously disputing it.

…But it gets worse.

Several hundred Minnesota liquor establishments were unable to renew their buyers’ cards meaning that they cannot order more liquor until the shutdown is over and agencies get back to issuing renewals.

Startup breweries like Steel Toe Brewing cannot open with the shutdown. Steel Toe needs a signature providing clearance for them to be able to use their boiler.

On a local but unrelated note, Lift Bridge Brewing is crying foul over Cold Spring Brewery not honoring its production contract. Cold Spring says that it gave Lift Bridge plenty of warning that it was facing capacity issues while Lift Bridge says that it got extremely short notice.

As previously noted, 21st Amendment Brewery demand is through the roof, one of the primary reasons cited for what’s happening at Cold Spring.

MillerCoors dealing with Minnesota government shutdown, Lift Bridge faces pending beer shortage

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(Bellaire, MI) – Surprise, surprise. Another Dogfish Head collaboration comin’ rrrrrright up!

Short’s Brewing announced DFH as a collaboration partner on its blog today. Here’s an excerpt from the brewery’s blog post:

The yet unnamed collaboration brew is a Baltic Porter featuring beach plums from Delaware, horehound from Michigan, and red popcorn (sent by Nick Floyd of Three Floyds brewery in Indiana). The resulting brew will resonate strongly with those who love Short’s Black Cherry Porter. It is delicious.

Short’s is releasing the test batch of this beer at its Pub on July 4th. Then, on Wednesday July 6th, Joe and Sam will host a public reception at the lobby of the Grand Traverse Resort & Spa from 5-6:30 p.m. That evening, Sam will dine with the Short’s crew at the Aerie Restaurant on the 16th floor of the tower. Special kegs of Short’s and Dogfish Head will be featured at Aerie that night (a tap takeover to remember!). Short’s Brew will also be featured at Jack’s Sports Bar, which is located near the hotel lobby.

Meanwhile, during the first week of July, the brewers of Short’s and Dogfish Head will be brewing a batch of the collaboration beer in Elk Rapids that will be bottled and distributed throughout Michigan later this year. We’ll continue to keep you posted on the bottle release details.

Short’s Brewing collaborates with Dogfish Head

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New batch of beer labels coming right up…

Schlafly Citrus Witbier: Label copy…”To celebrate 20 years of Schlafly Beer, our brewers past and present offer you this anniversary series of four beers.

Schafly 20, Volume 3: Citrus Wit is designed and brewed by our third generation of Schlafly brewers (1998-2008), who were instrumental in our transition from local brewpub to regional brewery. With the third generation comes experience from brewers who joined us from around the country and world; Citrus Wit is a collaboration of this shared experience.

This traditional Belgian-style white beer is flavored with citrus fruit and coriander to refresh a parched palette.”

Kuhnhenn Dark Heathen Triple Bock Lager: New label for this one. On a perhaps related note, “Join us on Tuesday, June 21st to celebrate the first official day of summer and the longest day of the year. We’ll have the 7 wheat beers of summer on tap (all small batches so they won’t last long). In addition, there will be a limited bottle release. The release will include one time releases as well as new beers that have never been bottled before.

Other new label approvals…

Free State Octoberfest
Big Muddy Big Muddy Monster
Jail House Conjugal Visit Red Ale
Cortland Flight Level 410 Old-style Ale
Barrel Trolley Amber Ale
Wild Onion Hop Slayer Double IPA

New beer labels: Schlafly, Kuhnhenn and more

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