April ExtravaCANza: Summer Time Brews With Tropical Hues

Welcome to ExtravaCANza, a new monthly web column where we’ll be highlighting some of the most exciting releases in the world of craft beer and cider. This month, there are a lot of folks switching over to summertime flavors, so below you’ll find lots of tropical flavors, and also some crazy cool collaborations.

April 26

Double Dry Hopped Down Under Bomb

ABV: 6.5%
Style: Unfiltered IPA
Flavor: Aroma of kiwi and pineapple. Taste of bubblegum and light orange pith.
Notes: Brewed with a double dose of Australian and New Zealand hops: Galaxy, Rakau, Motueka. 4-pack.
Where to Get It: Sloop Brewing Company in Elizaville starting at noon.
Availability: Allotments subject to change based on demand.

Bloomerang

ABV: 6.4%
Style: Northeast IPA
Flavor: Hibiscus.
Notes: 16 oz cans, 4-pack. Brewed in collaboration with Two Roads Brewing Company.
Where to Get It: Industrial Arts Brewing Company Taproom in Garnerville starting at 4 p.m.
Availability: Limit 1 case per person.

April 27

MooeyBoss

ABV: 5.3%
Style: Dry-Hopped English Bitter/Cream Ale-Hybrid
Flavor: Light in body; bright tropical fruit notes; gentle bitterness
Notes: Brewed collaboratively between Newburgh Brewing Company and Bonn Brewing Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Bonn’s owner/brewmaster, Sam Masotto, is the former Assistant Brewer at NBC, and returned to his roots for this collaboration. MooeyBoss is a blend of Bonn’s Great American Beer Festival-award winning Mooey and Newburgh’s GABF-award winning Cream Ale, with a generous dose of hops added.  
Where to Get It: 16 oz cans, 4-pack. No limits. Also on tap. Get it at NBC’s taproom and limited distribution in NY and CT.
Availability: Limited release; get it before it’s gone. 

April 28

Horizon Loop

ABV: 8%
Style: Sour DIPA
Flavor: Raw wheat, malted oat, milk sugar, apricots, and lemon myrtle. Hopped with Simcoe powder.
Notes: 12 oz cans, 6-pack.
Where to Get It: Hudson Valley Brewery in Beacon. Arrive early! At 8 a.m. an HVB employee will give out wristbands to those in line at which point guests are free to leave, but should return by 11:30 a.m. when doors open. Check their Instagram for status updates.
Availability: Allotments subject to change based on demand.

Are you a brewer with a killer release in your lineup? Send us an email at sfowler@hvmag.com.