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Welcome to Beer Dabbler’s Freshies, our weekly rundown on the newest beers hitting the store shelves and taproom coolers in Minnesota from your favorite local and national breweries. 

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rom savory seasonal beers to spiced ciders and alcohol-free sparkling THC drinks, ‘tis the season to enjoy beer and related beverages as winter finally comes ‘round in Minnesota. Late December brought a bevy of heavy and high octane imperial stouts, along with limited variants and infusions to be found across the state. But dark beers aren’t all that’s on tap by a longshot. New IPAs show off diverse hop-forward flavors, and many breweries around the state are adding to their nonalcoholic drinks menus to embrace Dry January.

Here’s an overview of what’s new throughout the state from Fergus Falls to Duluth to Waseca, Victoria, and the metro too.

Each week, the Beer Dabbler team highlights the most tantalizing new beers available across the state that we’re most excited to try. Check out these Top Flights at Dabbler Depot—Click on each image for stock levels.

Half Acre Slow Melt IPA 4pk 16oz – Delicious, smooth, hoppy, clean, and refreshing IPA. 6% ABV

Luce Line Snowdrift West Coast IPA 4pk 16oz – Snowdrift is our winter West Coast IPA. Both fruit forward and dank, Snowdrift is generously hopped with Columbus Cryo, Mosaic, and Sultana hops which create a melange of pineapple, dank resin, berry, and subtle pine. 6.9% ABV

Prairie Nerdy Dancing Sour Ale 4pk 12oz – Sour ale with dorky rainbow candy. 5.6% ABV

Pipeworks Connoisseurs Of Comfort Hazy IPA 4pk 16oz – A delicious Hazy IPA with Mosaic, Simcoe, Amarillo, and Idaho 7 hops. 7.3% ABV

Earth Rider Casket Quarry IPA 6pk 12oz – Classic West Coast strike IPA. This is an Old School IPA that reminds you of the early days of craft brewing. 7.1% ABV

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New beers available this week across Minnesota

Looking for a taste of these great new beers? The icon indicates beers available at Dabbler Depot. Keep in mind—stock is limited! Check dabblerdepot.com or text (651)-802-2112 for availability.

608 Brewing Company

  • WTF Is A Wheatwine? – Released in bottled on Dec. 22, this beer was barrel aged, blended, and then double-barreled. 15.2% ABV.

Bauhaus Brew Labs

Disco Witch – On tap now, a 6.2% ABV, 50 IBU IPA.

Bear Cave Brewing

  • Three variants of King Ursus Imperial Stout tapped for the holiday season: Bourbon Infused Oak, Guatemalan Roast Coffee, and Toasted Coconut. 10% ABV, 90 IBU.

Bricksworth Beer Co.

  • Central Perk – This is a coffee blonde ale at 5.0% ABV.

  • Robert California – A 7.0% ABV West Coast-style IPA made with both Citra and Cashmere hops. Available at both locations.

Broken Clock Brewing Cooperative

RISe Russian imperial stout returns:

  • Chocolate Orange RISe – Aged in bourbon barrels.
  • Espresso RISe – Aged in scotch barrels.
  • RISe: Bourbon Barrel-Aged
  • RISe: Scotch Barrel-Aged

Bucks Mill Brewing

  • Rhuby Red Sour

Canal Park Brewing Company

  • Duluth’s Best Bread Chocolate Croissant Stout – Available in limited quantities, “this rich and velvety brew is pouring now, and trust us, it’s a taste of pure bliss,” the brewpub says. Also available on nitro for a limited time.
  • Sea Bird – A crisp and bold cold IPA, the Duluth brewpub notes.
  • The Dawn Treader – A limited tripel.

Chaotic Good Brewing Company

  • Grandma Inez’s Gift–  A wild rice nut brown ale with notes of dark chocolate and citrus zest.

Chapel Brewing

  • ExperimentALE: Margarita beer – A sour and salty ale.

Dangerous Man Brewing Company

  • Belgian Golden Strong – Dangerous Man traditions continue, now sold in cans. This is a 10.7% ABV Belgian-style strong ale with notes of stone fruit, banana, and clove with a dry finish.

  • Canna Blissed: Mandarin Orange Dreamsicle – A new flavor of THC tonic made with Mandarin orange juice, Cara Cara orange juice, Madagascar vanilla, Tahitian vanilla extract, and CBD. No alcohol.

Drastic Measures Brewing

  • Humble Mumble – A double milk stout conditioned on Oreos and lactose. 7.5% ABV.
  • Richard Cranium – A 5.4% ABV extra special bitter, “Slightly bitter, toasty malt and fruit, with sweet caramel and toffee coming through mid-palate before drying to a clean and hoppy finish,” says the brewery.

Drekker Brewing Co.

  • Beach Breeze Braaaaaaaains! – “This new double fruit smoothie sour is beyond stuffed with guava, mango, Cara Cara oranges and then topped off with our double secret smoothie treatment of sea salt, lactose, and vanilla,” the brewery says.

  • One Way Out – A new IPA made with Centennial, Nectaron Cryo, Talus, and Strata hops for a mix of tangerine, grapefruit, and pineapple flavors, brewed in collaboration with Half Brothers Brewing.

  • Peach Cobbler Slang Du Jour – A smoothie-style sour ale made with peach, apricot, cinnamon, granola, and lactose.

  • Sometime Around Midnight – A fluffy double IPA with guava, passion fruit, grapefruit, and lime flavors.

  • The Nightman Cometh – A Russian imperial stout, released annually, aged in bourbon barrels. Also available in a limited select barrel variant bottle aged on vanilla beans and cacao nibs.

Duluth Cider

  • Dirty Rye Chai – “A bone dry cider aged in rye whiskey barrels with chai spices and coffee from our friends at Duluth Coffee Company. 7.1% ABV. Available in-house and a limited run of 750ml bottles,” the cidery says. A taproom exclusive.
  • Fireside – A cider with cinnamon and vanilla.

Elm Creek Brewing Co.

  • 2023 Heart of The Oak – “This year’s batch has very smooth and velvety chocolate, caramel, and bright notes⁠,” the brewery says of its 10% ABV imperial stout, now sold in 12-ounce cans.

Enki Brewing

  • Mocha Porter – Available since early December, with limited releases planned for three infusions: Candy Cane Mocha, Mandarin Mocha, and Holiday Nog Mocha.

Excelsior Brewing Company

  • 421 Water – The THC beverage is now sold in 6-pack variety packs including Black Cherry, Lemon Lime Sublime, and Tangerine Dream flavors.

Fair State Brewing Cooperative

  • Cognitive Autopilot – Tapped last week, this IPA has citrus and tropical flavors with an herbal finish. Draft only.

Falling Knife Brewing Co.

  • Freischütz Back on tap and in 4-packs, this is a balanced and crisp Northern German-style Pilsner.

Fat Pants Brewing Co.

  • Crooked Water Barrel Chaser – A 15% ABV dark, rich, and big barrel-aged Russian imperial stout with notes of raisin, oak, chocolate, and coffee.
  • Orange Shag – “The subtle but consistent yeastiness gives it an easily recognizable aroma, and the semi-sweet flavor of orange zest ensures a crisp and delicious finish to this worldly popular style,’ the brewery says of this Belgian-style ale.

Fergus Brewing Co.

  • Holly Daze – A fruitcake sour ale.

Fitger’s Brewhouse

  • Blitzen’s Blueberry Porter – A holiday infusion porter made with blueberries for notes of chocolate, coffee, and blueberries too. 5.5% ABV.

Forager Brewery

  • Magnus Barrel-Aged Imperial Coffee Stout – A 15% ABV barrel-aged imperial stout with coffee, cocoa nibs, and vanilla.

Hacienda Beer Co.

  • Forever and a Day – Available this weekend, this new 6.0% ABV cold IPA features Galaxy and Chinook hops.
  • Soul Memory – Inspired by a Czech-style dark lager, this black beer pours dark in color with flavors of dark chocolate, espresso, toffee, and bread crust with mild herbal and spice character. 5.0% ABV.

Half Bushel Brewing

  • The Raspberry Sour

Half Pint Brewing Company

  • Angry Snowman – A seasonal English-style winter ale.
  • Full Pint Coffee Stout – A collaboration between similar namesakes, Half Pint Brewing and Half Pint Coffee Co, this is a smooth coffee stout that was tapped in December.

La Doña Cervecerîa

  • Doña Serrano – A Mexican lager with toasted corn flavors and a boost of serrano spice.

Left Hand Brewing Company

  • Belgian White Nitro – “Pouring with a luxurious cascade, a hazy golden body is revealed and crowned by a white, pillowy head. Delicate and creamy, it balances subtle malt sweetness with invigorating zesty orange citrus and the herbal essence of coriander,” the Colorado brewery says.

Minneapolis Cider Company

  • Holiday Spiced Cranberry Cider – A seasonal twist to Orchard Blend cider.
  • Resolution No. 5 

Modist Brewing Co.

  • Dudesyvening Stout – A rye whiskey barrel-aged imperial stout with bourbon vanilla beans, cocoa nibs, and cinnamon, tapped on Dec. 23. 12.3% ABV.

New Glarus Brewery

  • Back 40 – The bock is back.

Northbound Smokehouse & Brewpub

  • Snownami – Back for the ’23-’24 winter, this double chocolate and raspberry stout previously won a silver medal at World Beer Cup. 8.8% ABV.

Oliphant Brewing

  • Truck Buddies Across The USA – Cashmere, Strata, and Centennial hops set the tone in this 8.5% ABV double hazy IPA.

Pipeworks Brewing Co.

  • Connoisseurs of Comfort – A recently released hazy IPA with pineapple and apricot-like flavors.

Rustech Brewing

  • Hawaiian Twilight – A limited stout infused with Hawaiian salted caramel. 5.7% ABV, 55 IBU.

Summit Brewing Co.

  • Sága Tropical IPA – The Sága line expands with a new IPA with hoppy notes of passion fruit and tropical fruits and peach from a blend of Centennial, Amarillo, and Bravo hops, then dry-hopped with Amarillo, Galaxy, and Rakau. Sold in the Sága Goddess Series variety pack, now available. 4.6% ABV, 40 IBU.

Urban Growler Brewing Company

  • Barrel-Aged Imperial Chocolate Stout – A bourbon barrel-aged imperial stout with rich and malt-forward flavors of chocolate and oak. 11.1% ABV, 48 IBU.
  • Hop Czech Pilsner – “A crisp, golden, malt-forward lager that balances Czech Saaz hops with bready maltiness from Pilsner yeast,” the brewery says. 5% ABV, 25 IBU.

Waldmann Brewery

  • Schwarzbier – A German-style black lager.

Wild Mind Ales

  • Chapel Perilous – A 4.5% ABV black rice lager to tap on Friday.
  • Réveillon – The annual New Year’s cider/farmhouse hybrid is back. 11% ABV.

Wooden Hill Brewing Company

  • El Jefe – A light and crisp Mexican-style lager brewed with agave nectar. 5.7% ABV.
  • Rizz – A sour ale brewed with Nectaron hops and fermented on passionfruit purée, the brewery says. 4.5% ABV.
  • Zest II – This 6.4% ABV hazy IPA offers low bitterness and a pillowy mouthfeel. Brewed with a blend of HBC 586, Nectaron, Sabro, and Vic Secret hops.

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