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Fusing Old World brewing traditions with bold, flavor-driven American ingenuity, Bock Bock® is a fine example of how Shmaltz Brewing Company continues to lift lagers to the creative heights that ales have enjoyed in the American craft beer movement. As well-crafted lagers come of age in the United States, brewmasters are churning out the most delicious lagers this country has ever produced. While Shmaltz’s Slingshot American Craft Lager® boasts a bright, citrusy hop aroma, supported by touches of wheat and rye, Bock Bock® hits the other end of the lager spectrum as a burly Imperial American Bock Lager aged in bourbon barrels for 11 months.

Oskar Blues Brewery, the brewery that launched the craft beer-in-a-can apocalypse in 2002, announces the national launch of an AmeriCAN take on the Belgian Classic Wit, Priscilla White Wit Wheat. It’s a Belgian White, Belgian Wit, Belgian Wheat…it’s a White Wit Wheat (5.2% ABV, 20 IBUs).

In partnership with Consumers Energy and Helios Solar, Arcadia Brewing Company has seized the opportunity to participate in facilitating a more sustainable landscape by installing solar panels on the roof of the Kalamazoo Riverfront Brewery and Pub to capture and re-sell clean energy.

Yards Brewing Company, a Philadelphia-based regional craft brewery established in 1994, has launched a new campaign called Summer in Our Backyard. This 360° campaign will run from Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day Weekend and will celebrate all things summer in Philly.

Newcastle Brown Ale announces the introduction of its third, limited-edition variety pack brewed in collaboration with Newcastle’s sister brewery, Caledonian, one of the oldest and most respected breweries in the U.K. Available at retail beginning this May, Newcastle’s Variety Pack Batch #3 will include the brand’s new Caley Amber Ale in combination with returning, limited edition Newcastle British Pale Ale and flagship Newcastle Brown Ale.

Flat12 Bierwerks is excited to announce the release of their ultimate summer favorite, Cucumber Kölsch, now available in 6-packs of 12oz cans. Starting the beginning of June, the cucumber-infused, Kölsch-style German ale will be available at the Indianapolis taproom, the Jeffersonville taproom as well as bars and package stores all around Indiana and the greater Louisville area. Cucumber Kölsch is also hitting the market with a fresh new look. The unique, hand-illustrated can design was created by Vision Concepts, the same agency responsible for Flat12’s recent rebranding.

Tucked between lush hills and alongside a lazy river, beyond the lights and crowds and bustle, is a brewery unlike any other. From this bucolic setting in Cooperstown, NY, comes a very special new beer: Great Beyond Double IPA. More so than any other beer ever crafted at Brewery Ommegang, this beer was designed to be transcendent – to transport drinkers to an idyllic Upstate NY state-of-mind and being. The new brew ships nationally throughout June in six-packs and draft.

If Peak is said to have a cult following, it’s likely due to the brewery’s Summer offering – Summer Session. Peak has released Summer Session for 5 straight years, each iteration showcasing the unique qualities of that years’ hop harvest. A kolsch-style wheat beer, Summer Session combines the crispness and drinkability of a wheat beer with the bright, citrus aromatics of a West-Coast pale ale. It’s everything you could ever want in a porch-drinking, boat-lounging, or beach-going beer – aroma, flavor, and crispness.

On Friday, June 3, Good People Brewing Co., the oldest and largest brewery in the state of Alabama, and Buffalo Rock Company, an innovator and premier provider of beverages since 1901, will begin selling Buffalo Rider, a shandy using Buffalo Rock Ginger Ale. This unique beverage will debut at Magic City Brewfest and the Good People taproom this weekend.

3 Stars Brewing Company is adding to it’s lineup of 16 oz. cans with the release of their original Double IPA, Two To The Dome, this Friday at the brewery (6400 Chillum Place NW) starting at 4pm. Two To The Dome joins the existing lineup of Citra Lemon Saison, Ghost White IPA, & #ultrafresh.

This summer, Right Brain Brewery will expand its packaged product offerings and launch many of its popular brands in 12 oz bottle six-packs. Previously, Right Brain only offered its products in 16 oz cans, 22 oz bottles, and on draft. The first two brands to hit shelves are Cake Walk vanilla cream ale and Blue Magic lavender ale, and they are scheduled to be available in retail stores in late June.

Good City Brewing–the first brewery on Milwaukee’s densely populated East Side–has announced that it will open its taproom to the public on June 17 with what it believes is the first Crowler canning machine used by a Milwaukee area brewery.

Element Brewing Company is thrilled to announce it has completed its move and expansion. Its new home (16 Bridge Street, Millers Falls, MA) is just 100 yards down the street for their old location.

O’Fallon Brewery, one of the largest and first craft breweries in the St. Louis area, has collaborated with Fitz’s Bottling Company to create Fitz’s Hard Root Beer. Fitz’s Hard Root Beer is brewed and bottled at O’Fallon’s new 40,000 square-foot Maryland Heights, Missouri, brewery. The beer is brewed with malted barley, caramel malt, hops and yeast. During the final stage of brewing, a special blend of Fitz’s Root Beer made with all-natural pure cane sugar, sassafras roots, vanilla, and a spice blend is added to capture Fitz’s distinct and creamy flavor.