We spoke with Belching Beaver Brewmaster Troy Smith about Digital Bath.

BC: Who came up with this beer’s recipe?
I created this recipe with our Barrel Master Peter Perrecone. Peter and I had been brewing a ton of hazy beers and we found our favorite recipe and hop profile. 

BC: What’s your favorite aspect of this beer (flavor, aroma, etc.)?
My favorite aspect is the drinkability. It is super flavorful, not overly bitter and goes down a little too easy. 

BC: Where does this beer’s name come from?
The name of this beer came from the Deftones. This is our 4th collaboration with the band and it was named after a song off their White Pony album. 

BC: Is this your “desert island beer?”
It's not but it's definitely close. My desert island beer would be lower ABV, but Digital Bath is 6.5 percent, which makes it great to enjoy in the sun on a hot summer day.

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We spoke with Listermann Brewing Co. Head Brewer Jared Lewinski about Chickow!

BC: Who came up with this beer’s recipe?
A previous brewer had created the recipe alongside the owner, Dan Listermann, but, from that point, it has slowly morphed into what it has become today through subsequent brewers.

BC: What’s your favorite aspect of this beer (flavor, aroma, etc.)?
To be honest, my favorite aspect of the beer is how it reacts to barrel-aging. If I was able to, I would make every single batch of Chickow! a barrel-aged batch, as I feel that is where it shines best in conjunction with the vanillins, tannins and micro-oxidative characteristics that develop from extended aging on wood.

BC: Where does this beer’s name come from?
The name is derived from the iconic movie "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" from the Ferrari scene. We believe that with every sip, you can get the feeling that Ferris had when he gets in the Ferrari!

BC: Is this your “desert island beer?”
Personally, no, as I am particularly passionate about sour beer. I would, however, say that it is my dessert (I'm really reaching for the pun here) pairing beer. Try it with peanut butter-heavy ice creams!

BC: Can you describe this beer in 10 words or less?
Candied caramelized nuts drizzled with honey, with solid malt backbone.

We spoke with Arches Brewing Brewmaster Jamey Adams about Mexican Empire.

BC: Who came up with this beer’s recipe?
The two chemists at Arches Brewing (Jeffrey Dake and myself) collaborated over 7 years ago as homebrewers to create this beer.

BC: What’s your favorite aspect of this beer (flavor, aroma, etc.)?
The aroma and flavor that comes from using Vienna malt as the base, the balance of malt and bitterness that is only obtainable by using the clean profile of noble hops, and finally the drinkability of this slightly darker-than-amber beer that surprises most first-time drinkers.

BC: Where does this beer’s name come from?
The history of the style itself. When Napoleon III began his conquest of Mexico, which in turn brought about the second “Mexican Empire,” he brought with him Viennese brewers as this style was his favorite style of beer. They in turn taught local brewers how to brew Vienna lagers. Think Negra Modelo​.

BC: Is this your “desert island beer?”
No, but it is great on the beach!

BC: Can you describe this beer in 10 words or less?
Deep amber, nutty and bready malt specificity, noble hop subtlety.  

Wild Leap Brew Co. out of LaGrange, Georgia is having a strong start to 2018. Hot on the heels of the brewery's new release of Alpha Abstraction Vol. 2, a popular Double IPA, the brewery has announced that it has expanded its production by 8,000 barrels.

In addition, the brewery is undergoing a brand refresh once it enters into the Georgia cities Athens, Gainesville and Augusta. The original can designs, which were more color-coded, have been replaced with designs in which the brewery's buffalo logo is being foregrounded.

The new style has been on display with the Alpha Abstraction Series of beers:

The full release from Wild Leap is below regarding the multiple changes the brewery is making.

Since opening 11 months ago, Wild Leap Brew Co. has burst onto the scene with a diverse lineup of handcrafted beers. An independent brewery located 60 miles south of Atlanta in LaGrange, Georgia, Wild Leap focuses on brewing top-shelf craft beer while exploring new brewing techniques, ingredients and unique flavors.

RavenBeer, the Edgar Allan Poe-themed brewery out of Baltimore, Maryland, has announced the release of a new, limited-release beer in honor of the brewery's 20th anniversary.

Raven Special Lager Premium Edition is a far lighter, hoppier and higher-ABV version of the brewery's fame Raven Special Lager. Brewed with German Noble and Columbus hops, Premium Edition is eminently quaffable and will be available at the brewery's celebration of its 20th anniversary.

The full release from RavenBeer is below.

(Baltimore, Maryland) RavenBeer has fabulous business news to report. June 2018 marks RavenBeer’s 20^th Anniversary. To celebrate this milestone, RavenBeer will release The 20th Anniversary Raven Special Lager Premium Edition.  Founder, Stephen Demczuk describes the newest lager edition as “…a bit fruity, a little more hoppy with a 6.5% ABV, more than our 5.3% Raven.” The brewers added German noble and Columbus hops that provide a spicy/herbal aroma.  Unlike the Raven Special Lager, the premium edition is blonder as much of the darker malts were removed.  It will still be exceptionally smooth and will reminisce a Belgium blonde ale.