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Atlanta-based Second Self Beer Company’s seasonal JunIPA and Devil’s Molé beers are launching in cans for the first time. Both beers will be available in restaurants, bars, and shops around Georgia in mid-November, and are currently on tap at Second Self’s brewery in Atlanta’s Westside neighborhood (1317 Logan Circle NW).

As part of their commitment to sourcing locally, Cape May Brewing Company is pleased to announce a modern first in the state of New Jersey: a beer made with all New Jersey-cultivated ingredients. Releasing from their Tasting Room at 1288 Hornet Road in Cape May on November 10th, Three Plows IPA will contain hops from Laughing Hops Farms in Pennington, malt from Rabbit Hill Farms in Shiloh, and yeast from East Coast Yeast in Hillsborough.

Tropicaland Juicy IPA, the fourth beer to be released from the Hop Freshener Series by The Hop Concept, will be heading to tap lines and bottle shops in mid-November.

Worthy Brewing Company—based in Bend, Oregon—proudly announces a rebrand and aesthetic makeover of the company’s brand and line of six-pack cans. After rapidly growing over the past four years in business, the update to the packaging gives a more cohesive presence that retains the look and feel of the brewery and its campus on the east side of Bend.

When Concrete Beach Brewery opened up its annual What Brews You competition for creative beer flavors, Erik Durr of Virginia Gardens had a hunch his idea of combining tropical fruits with a saison, one of his favorite beer styles, would be tasty, and he was right. The idea caught the attention of the brewing team and his Guava Lychee Saison was chosen as this year’s winner. It will be available for the first time at the Social Hall and select bars across Miami starting in mid-November.

Pyramid Breweries today announced the launch of not two, but three special releases in celebration of the 30th Anniversary of Snow Cap. Snow Cap, Super Snow Cap and the limited release, Bourbon Barrel-Aged Snow Cap, make up Pyramid’s Snow Cap family of brews to celebrate this meaningful milestone three decades in the making.

River North Brewery is bringing back the funk. The brewery’s annual Funk the Man party goes down Saturday,November 12th from Noon to 9pm, featuring Funk the Man #4, the next beer in River North’s irreverent sour series. As a bonus, the brewery will also drop the first full release of Mr. Sandman imperial stout. Both beers will be available on tap and in bottles to go.

Just in time for Thanksgiving, I present you with beers not fit for your banquet and definitely not fit for everyday indulgence. Since you’ll likely never get to know them yourself by mere happenstance, allow me to introduce you to the family of arrogance seated at my dinner table:

Shipyard Brewing is announcing a new partnership that gets its famed Pumpkinhead seasonal beer on an airline for the first time. Cans of Pumpkinhead — along with cans of Shipyard’s flagship Export Ale, Island Time Session IPA and two beers (Blueberry and Sunfish) from Shipyard’s sister Sea Dog brewery — are now offered on all Elite Airways flights throughout the U.S.

For centuries the first thing that would come to mind when most people thought of the Lake Chelan Valley might be the snow capped buttes, or glacier fed waters of the lake itself. However, over the course of the last few years, this beautiful backdrop has become known as one of the best cider producing regions in the country. One of the major reasons for that spike in awareness has been the rave reviews, and high praise, that Washington Gold Cider has been receiving.

Empire Brewing Company’s first shipment of their craft beer has made it to China. After a 4 week journey, Slo Mo IPA and White Aphro Belgian-Style Wit Ale have made it to Panda Brew in Beijing.