Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest 2025

6% alcohol. 30 IBU. 2025 edition, brewed in collaboration with Störtebeker Brewing of Germany. "Our authentic Oktoberfest is a collaboration with Störtebeker, an award-winning German brewer internationally recognized for quality and innovation. This modern Festbier leans into a rich, smooth malt backbone with notes of fresh-baked bread and honey. Traditional German hops provide balanced bitterness and herbal-spicy aroma, rounding out the crisp, clean finish. Prost!" https://sierranevada.com/brews/oktoberfest

Thursday, August 21, 2025

Hardywood Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter

9.2% alcohol. Imperial porter with natural flavors. Introduced in 2025. Brewed in Virginia for Trader Joe's by Hardywood. "Once again, the fine folks at Hardywood Park have delivered on a deeply flavorful dessert beer inspired by one of our classic candies. This time, the multi-award-winning Virginia brewery set their sights on our Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups, recontextualizing the iconic mix of rich cacao and sweet-savory peanut butter into a super decadent imperial porter. To achieve this feat, they’ve used an ingenious mix of chocolate malt, actual peanut butter, and other natural flavors. We think their Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter is nothing short of a triumph. Big in flavor, big in body, Imperial strength yet superlatively smooth on the palate, Hardywood Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter makes a great after-dinner drink with a slice of Yellow Mini Sheet Cake, as well as a slow sipper on a warm evening. We recommend enjoying it chilled, straight out of the can, or poured into a frosty pint glass. We also recommend picking up a four-pack sooner, rather than later—our Hardywood collaboration beers always fly off the shelves." https://www.traderjoes.com/home/products/pdp/hardywood-dark-chocolate-peanut-butter-porter-081803

Saturday, August 16, 2025

Sizzle Reel

5% alcohol. Introduced in 2025. Brewed in Virginia by The Virginia Beer Company. "Extra Pale Ale ~ Bright, Hoppy, Reliable ~ Sizzle Reel is a remix of a classic style. Available on tap and in 12 oz. cans, our 5.0% abv Extra Pale Ale is bright, hoppy, & reliable. Packing plenty of hop flavor in a sessionable little size, XPA‘s are a marriage of the Pale Ale & India Pale Ale styles. Sizzle Reel is quite literally an “extra pale” ale – lighter than a traditional APA with all the hop bouquet of an IPA. Our XPA is brewed with Mosaic, El Dorado, & Mosaic HopKick! Sip here, enjoy at home, and keep your eyes out for more crushable XPA at your go-to grocer too." https://virginiabeerco.com/beer/sizzle-reel

Saturday, August 9, 2025

The Yella

6.6% alcohol. West Coast style IPA, brewed in Nebraska by Monolithic Brewing. "This West Coast IPA was brewed and dry hopped with a classic combo of Amarillo and Citra hops. I'll have some of the...uh...some of the yella! And don't get cheap on me!" https://monolithicbrewing.com/menu

Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Citrus Boom

9.5% alcohol. 27 IBU. "Ale with Natural Flavors. Inside each can of Citrus Boom is an explosion of citrus flavor waiting to be released. Orange and citrus forward fruits dominate, followed by a smooth, honeyed sweetness and dry finish." https://www.saintarnold.com/beers-more/citrus-boom

Sunday, July 27, 2025

Firestone XPA

5% alcohol. 37 IBU. Introduced in 2011. Brewed in California by Firestone Walker. "A next-generation Pale Ale brewed with Southern Hemisphere hops and California style." https://www.firestonewalker.com/beer/firestone-xpa

Saturday, July 5, 2025

Sweet Baby Banana!

6.2% alcohol. 33 IBU. Chocolate, peanut butter, banana porter. Introduced in 2023. Brewed in New Jersey by DuClaw Brewing. "Enjoy this enticing encore to our original heavenly favorite! This addition of sweet banana to our smooth and creamy chocolate peanut butter experience will have you ready to exclaim a new name. Hop Variety: Chinook Grains: Pilsner, Munich, Crystal 60, Dark Chocolate" https://duclaw.com/beers/sweet-baby-banana/