Wild Leap Brew Co. in LaGrange, Georgia has announced the release of a new collaboration beer with Taco Mac Restaurants in honor of the chain's 40th anniversary.

The '79 Series, so named for the year that the first Taco Mac location was opened in Atlanta, Georgia, will mark the first-ever beer series that Taco Mac has produced.

“We are calling it the ’79 Series because that’s when the first Taco Mac opened,” said Wild Leap co-founder and CEO Anthony Rodriguez in a press release. “We want to honor that first location in Virginia-Highland and we want to honor the birth of craft beer culture in Atlanta.”

The first beer in the series is Cranberry Cinnamon Ale, a spicy and sweet seasonal brew that will debut on October 15 in all 25 Taco Mac locations. The full release from Wild Leap is below.

Wild Leap and Taco Mac Announce Craft Beer Collaboration  — ’79 Series 

After 39 years as the Southeast’s go-to sports bar and restaurant, Taco Mac is launching their first craft beer series, thanks to the founders of Wild Leap Brew Co. Beginning this fall, Wild Leap will unveil the ’79 Series exclusively for Taco Mac.

Ballast Point Brewing Co. in San Diego, California has announced the release of a new Sculpin IPA variant.

Spruce Tip Sculpin joins the likes of Grapefruit Sculpin, Habanero Sculpin, Pineapple Sculpin, Unfiltered Sculpin and Aloha Sculpin to the brewery's stellar original IPA.

The beer is available now wherever Ballast Point's offerings are sold. The full release from the brewery is below.

SAN DIEGO — Just in time for fall, Ballast Point, one of the nation’s leading craft breweries, introduces Spruce Tip Sculpin IPA – a seasonal twist on its flagship IPA. The limited-release beer will be available nationally beginning October 1.

Sculpin’s complexity shines in this Spruce Tip edition. The addition of Oregon spruce tips, harvested from family farms, brings flavors of pine, red berry, lemon and wine grapes, which complement Sculpin’s citrusy hop profile. On the nose, the spruce tips contribute a unique piney, citrusy and woody character. A great brew for the holidays and beyond, the seven percent ABV Spruce Tip Sculpin is a standout in a forest of IPAs.

Uncle Billy's Brewery and Smokehouse in Austin, Texas has announced the release of new sparkling craft cocktails in cans.

These three new releases will be added to Uncle Billy's recently unveiled Uncle Billy's Spirits line, and mark the first time that Uncle Billy's has recently spirits in cans. 

The new releases are as follows:

• Leslie’s Cucumber Sipper: inspired by Austin’s most famous cross dresser, this isvodka-infused with fresh cucumbers and bubbled up with tonic water.
• Lady Bird Lemonade: a highly refreshing drink made with vodka blended with scratch-made lemonade and lavender water.
• Vimosa Uncle Billy’s take on a mimosa made with vodka blended with pineapple juice, orange juice and coconut syrup. 

The full release from Uncle Billy's is below.

Celis Brewery in Austin, Texas has announced the release of a new IPA.

Celis Juicy IPA is a hazy, New England-style IPA that features a juicy, flavorful hop bill dominated by Citra, Azacca, Simoce and Idaho 7 varietals.

Clocking in at 7% ABV with 65 IBUs, Celis Juicy IPA features "strong notes of citrus and tropical fruit aromas and pours hazy pale orange with frothy, paper-white head and a thick lacing throughout. It has frisky yet flirty flavors of guava and papaya, and a smooth classic juicy character that finishes with a refreshing hop bitterness that is floral and lingering," according to a release from Celis.

The beer is available on draft throughout Texas now, and 12-ounce cans will be made available in Austin later this month and throughout Texas in January 2019. The full release from Celis is below.

AUSTIN, Texas — Celis Brewery is introducing a new specialty beer, the Celis Juicy IPA, on draft to bars and restaurants throughout Texas. The hazy New England style IPA kissed with citrus forward hops is the creation of third generation Celis family brewer, Daytona Camps.