I have a feeling that Summer 2025 will be a summer of Canadian Lagers as apologies to our nicer to us than we are to them neighbors to the north.
Here is one recent explicit example….
Sorry from Half of Us
Next Life
If you are ticking every MadeWest Short-Lived IPA, well there is a new one. ISM Brewing (serial collaborators, them) are the newest…
110
Russian River Brewing underscores a fun fact about the Russian River with their new West Coast Pils, 110.
It is named for the 110 miles that the Russian River flows from Mendocino County all the way through Sonoma County on the journey to the Pacific Ocean.
“110 is a cold fermented Pilsner but hopped more like an IPA. A lower alcohol content and a balanced hop profile make this beer extremely drinkable.”
Dynamo
Two of the busiest collaborators in the busy have gotten together, Portland’s Von Ebert Brewing and Long Beach based ISM Brewing have just released Dynamic Essence West Coast IPA.
“This collaboration helps us continue to live up to our brand of being a brewery ‘where tradition meets evolution’ – taking a West Coast IPA and putting our spin on it by amping up the terpenes to make a very tasty beer.”
1904 in the Valley
I recently had a North Park IPA, Coleman to the Max which for the agriculturally savvy is a nod to Coleman Farms from whence the hops came. This isn’t the first nor will it probably be the last farm to bottle tribute because, now, Double Mountain in Hood River has their new 1904 IPA, brewed in collaboration with the legendary Goschie Farms of Oregon’s Willamette Valley.
“The name 1904 IPA honors the year Goschie Farms began growing hops on their historic plot of land, though the farm itself dates back even further to 1885. Goschie Farms has played a major role in shaping the American beer scene, once growing the majority of hops used by large-scale brewers before pivoting to support the rise of craft beer in the early 2000s.”
The Collab We Deserve
With Malört even making John Oliver wince on a recent Last Week Tonight, you knew that it was going outside Chicago like a Pope. So, no surprise, that New Belgium has a new Roulette IPA a Malört-style IPA brewed in collaboration with Jepsons Malört.
A Guide to Stormy Arachnids
Tarantula Hill Brewing has been hitting the collaborations hard but that is OK when you are getting together with San Juan Capistrano’s, Docent Brewing on a Red Ale in the West Coast style. And I will champion any red ale, that I find.
Huerta
One of the giants of California history is Dolores Huerta In celebration and honor of her 95 years of life and to benefit her namesake foundation. Brewjeria and Norwalk Brewhouse are making a beer and then throwing a party on Saturday, June 7th.
Mumbles
For their 17th anniversary ale The Bruery is breaking out one heck of a name, Meubles. Which is “…Solera Blended Anniversary Old Ale, a testament to time and tradition. This unique blend, matured in Heaven Hill Bourbon Barrels and Few Spirits Bourbon Barrels, reveals a symphony of flavors: oak, vanilla, raisin, caramel, toffee, and dark fruit leather. Robust yet smooth, with a lingering dry finish..”
Setting aside that Meubles comes from the French for furniture, I do like seeing an Old Ale style being used.
Adding Small Parabolas
Firestone Walker has a new Parabolita variant on the way. Coming soon will be a 9.2%, Mocha Latte. A Bourbon barrel-aged milk stout with vanilla beans, cocoa nibs and coffee.
