Baltimore-based independent brewery, Heavy Seas Beer (Clipper City Imports, a division of Clipper City Brewing LP), of Baltimore Maryland, announced today the launch of E.Krispers Cider.

Heavy Seas Beer is pleased to introduce a brand new offering in 2019 – Sun Burst, a sour ale with raspberry and lemon. This limited release will be available in 12oz cans and on draft starting in July in all states where Heavy Seas beer is distributed.

Heavy Seas Beer is excited to announce the fourth release from its 15 Barrel Brewhouse in 2019, En Route, a Brut IPA with yuzu juice.

The Loose Cannon Brewery of Abingdon, UK has recently established trademark agreement with Heavy Seas Beer of Baltimore, Maryland as Heavy Seas moves towards selling their beers in the UK and Europe.

The “Uncharted Waters” series by Heavy Seas Beer will welcome a brand new offering in June 2019: Red Flag, Barrel Aged Sour Ale. This beer will be available in both 4-packs of 12 oz. bottles and draft throughout the Heavy Seas distribution footprint.

Starting in June, nine U.S. states will begin receiving limited shipments of popular but hard to obtain craft beers via a new program called “Guest Brewer.” Brew Pipeline, a so-called “direct-access platform” started by Steven Kwapil and Trip Kloser, is playing matchmaker for craft breweries and wholesalers through the Guest Brewer program. Kwapil and Kloser have tapped industry veteran Marty Ochs — who served as Ninkasi’s director of sales between 2009 and 2013 before launching his own craft beer consultancy — with curating the program’s portfolio of breweries and building its network of wholesalers.

Heavy Seas Beer is excited to announce the next release from its 15 Barrel Brewhouse, Paw Power, a Wheat Ale brewed with orange peel and black currant. This beer will be exclusively available in 4-packs of 16 oz. cans and on draft in the Heavy Seas Taproom at the brewery during its annual Pups & Pints event on May 19, 2019.

Heavy Seas Beer is excited to announce the second release from its 15 Barrel Brewhouse in 2019, Sun Blink, a Raspberry Lemon Sour.

Heavy Seas Beer will soon welcome the 2019 edition of Smooth Sail, an American wheat ale with citrus, available in both 6 packs of 12oz cans and on draft.

Heavy Seas Beer is excited to announce the first release from its 15 bbl brewhouse in 2019, Joose Cannon, a Hazy Juicy IPA brewed with tangerine.

The “Uncharted Waters” series by Heavy Seas Beer will soon welcome the 2019 edition of Blackbeard’s Breakfast, an Imperial Coffee Porter aged in bourbon barrels, available in both four-packs of 12 oz bottles and on draft.

Heavy Seas Beer is pleased to introduce a brand new offering in 2019 – Citra Cannon, a single hop IPA. This limited release will be available in 12 oz cans and on draft in February in all states where Heavy Seas beer is distributed. 

Heavy Seas Beer is pleased to announce several new additions and exciting changes to its portfolio in 2019. Citra Cannon IPA, Sun Burst Sour Ale, and Night Swell Dark IPA will be introduced as limited releases.

In episode 13 of the Brewbound Podcast, Kopman discusses his experience launching and building Schlafly Beer in the early days of craft, the amount of change that’s occurred in the industry since the early 1990s – and the impact that’s had on the three-tier system — and he also shares lessons for other beer entrepreneurs.