Several breweries announced new brews of beer that they were releasing. Here is a list of a few of them:

Moose Drool Brown Ale
Scape Goat Pale Ale
Big Sky Brewing, Montana
Big Sky’s pale ale is a very clean English-style pale ale. It’s brewed with pale and crystal malts along with Kent Golding and Crystal Hops. It’s a great example of the style. The Moose Drool is a hoppier version of a brown ale with a sweet malt nose. The flavors are similarly malty with coffee, cocoa and toffee notes and a clean finish. Scape Goat: Highly Recommended. Moose Drool: Outstanding.

No More Mr. Weize Guy Weizenbock
Valley Brewing, California
When you think summer beer, a bock doesn’t immediately leap to mind, but Valley’s new weizenbock is surprisingly refreshing, especially considering it’s 8.8% abv. It has a vinegary nose with hints of fruit. The wheat comes out in the flavor, with roasted malt giving chocolate notes to balance a nicely sour quality. Recommended.

Pike IPA
Pike Brewing, Washington
Recently reacquired by founders Charles and Rose Ann Finkel, Pike Brewing has been infused with a shot of enthusiasm that’s coming out in all the beers. The IPA is tasting terrific, with a beautiful hop nose and nice balance. We’re eagerly anticipating what the Finkels will be doing with Pike in the coming months, and if history is any judge, we expect great things. Highly Recommended.

Pikeland Pils
Sly Fox Brewing, Pennsylvania
Pikeland Pils is a northern German-style pilsner brewed with German pilsner malt and hopped with German and Czech hops. Our sample was from the new 12-ounce can. This beer has a very light straw color and a floral nose dusted with dry malt aromas. At 44 IBUs, it’s bumping up against the roof of acceptability for pilsners and is a big mouthful of hops with peppery-hot spices. Still, it’s quite tasty for those of us who love hop monsters. Recommended.

Samuel Adams Traditional Ginger Honey Ale
Boston Beer Co., Massachusetts
According to the press release, the “Samuel Adams Brewer Patriot Collection honors our fine American brewing tradition by bringing back historical beer recipes and by using many of the same authentic grains the founders used.” The collection includes Traditional Ginger Honey Ale, James Madison Dark Wheat Ale, George Washington Porter and 1790 Root Beer Brew. We found the Ginger Honey Ale to be quite interesting. It’s a light straw color with ginger, lemon peel and honey aromas. The flavors are likewise very gingery, giving it a very unusual taste profile. It’s quite interesting as a curiosity and piece of history. For that reason, we rate it as Highly Recommended.