Bend Brewing Co. in Bend, Oregon has debuted Razztafari, which is the brewery's most recent release in its Sour Series.

The full release from the brewery is below.

BEND, Ore. — Bend Brewing Company is proud to announce the release of Razztafari Sour Ale in 16 oz. cans as the latest release in the brewery’s Sour Collection.

Razztafari begins as a traditional Berliner-weisse that is kettle soured with BBC’s unique house lactobacillus culture. Lemon zest is added in the whirlpool before massive amounts of raspberry puree are added to the fermenter.

The resulting beer pours bright red with the aroma of raspberry pie filling and notes of lemon. Sweet, tart and refreshing at the same time, Razztafari is the perfect complement to a lazy summer day. Available now in Oregon through Bigfoot Beverages and Running Man Distribution and in Colorado from Colorado Craft Distributors.

Coinciding with the release of Razztafari, Bend Brewing will be hosting its 2nd Annual Sour Fest on Saturday May 18, 2019 from noon to 7 p.m.

Sour Fest tasting packages start at $12 for a souvenir stemmed glass and 2 tokens or $23 for a souvenir stemmed glass and 6 tokens. Tokens are good for a 6 oz. pour or a full pour for two tokens. Participating breweries and beers were hand selected by the Bend Brewing Company team and feature some of the Northwest’s most renowned sour beer producers.

The Boston Beer Co. and Dogfish Head Brewing Co. shook up the craft beer world on Thursday, May 9 by announcing a $300 million merger of the two companies.

The newly formed entity will still be labeled as a craft brewery by the Brewers Association, with BBC #2 in the Top 50 craft breweries of 2018 and Dogfish Head #13.

According to a release from Boston Beer, "this combination brings together two of the leading founder-brewers in the United States, Jim Koch of Boston Beer and Sam Calagione of Dogfish Head, both of whom will continue to lead brewing innovation for the newly-combined company. Sam and Mariah Calagione, Dogfish Head’s two co-founders, have elected to take substantially all of their merger consideration in the form of SAM stock and will collectively become the largest non-institutional shareholders after Jim Koch following the close of the transaction. Sam Calagione will join Boston Beer’s board of directors and Dogfish Head’s band of off-centered co-workers will join the Boston Beer team and continue to be heavily involved in beer and 'beyond-beer' projects, as the companies expand opportunities for future innovation."

Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales in Dexter, Michigan has debuted its first-ever non-sour IPA in cans for the first time.

The brewery is known for interesting sour, wild, funky beers that are aged in barrels, though it has released non-sour IPAs that were taproom-only exclusives in the past.

Rugged Lands is the brewery's first non-sour IPA to be released in cans.

The full release from Jolly Pumpkin is below.

DEXTER, Mich. — Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales is known for creating truly unique all-sour, oak-aged beers but last year the brewery did something that really shocked the beer world by releasing two non-sour IPA’s. These beers were kept to a pub-only release.

Jolly Pumpkin is now announcing the release of their third beer in their non-sour collective — Rugged Lands. This limited release, will be the first non-sour Jolly Pumpkin beer to be sold outside the breweries pubs.

Brewed with a variety of both Northwest and local Michigan grown hops, Rugged Lands is a lush, hop forward IPA with tropical notes of tangerines, oranges, guavas, peaches and nectarines, at 7.3% ABV and 65 IBU.

Goodwood Brewing Co. in Louisville, Kentucky has announced the release of a zesty, tequila barrel-aged Gose called El Gozador.

The beer will be available in kegs and 4-packs of 12-ounce cans across the brewery's 14-state distribution portfolio.

The full release is below.

El Gozador is a sour, gose-style brew aged in a tequila barrel! It's light, tart, with a hint of saltiness, and just the right amount of tequila bite. We used mandarin oranges and freshly squeezed lime juice to give it the sweet-tart taste of a classic margarita. A refreshing, thirst-quenching warm weather ale.

The new offering will see distribution across Goodwood Brewing's 14 state distribution network in kegs and 4-packs of 12oz cans.

El Gozador will be available in grocery stores, package stores, liquor stores and independent craft beer shops. Visit Goodwood Brewing's website, goodwood.beer for more information on El Gozador and the rest of the beers.