How to Read a Beer Label Approval (TTB COLA) Explained
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Double Mountain Turn The Haze Hazy IPA Gets a 16-oz Can Label
Double Mountain’s 6.3%, 30 IBU hazy IPA now has a federally approved one-pint can label. No release date yet.
The Bruery x Celestial Mechanics Lumen Noctis: A 15.1% Black Tuesday Blend
Deep-space scan picked up an object darker than the void around it, bottled at 12.7 ounces. Lumen Noctis is a new collaboration between The Bruery and Celestial Mechanics, and the label says it all starts with Black Tuesday. The 15.1% ABV bourbon barrel-aged imperial stout with vanilla beans has cleared federal label approval, but there…
Upslope Fast + Light IPA: 2.8% ABV, 80-Calorie IPA Label Preview
Specimen intercepted before launch: one 12-ounce can, very little alcohol, a lot of snow on the label. The Upslope Fast + Light IPA has surfaced as a label preview, and the numbers are small on purpose: 2.8% ABV, 80 calories and 2 grams of carbohydrates per 12-ounce can. Upslope’s own beer page has since added…
Lagunitas DogTown Pale Ale Returns in 12-Oz Cans at 6.2%
/// AN ARCHIVED DOG HAS BEEN SPOTTED OFF ITS LEASH; SPECIES: PALE ALE ; CONTAINER: 12-OUNCE ALUMINUM. /// Lagunitas DogTown Pale Ale is coming back. A label preview published Oct. 19, 2026, by MyBeerBuzz shows the Petaluma, California, brewery’s pale ale returning in 12-ounce cans for 2026 at 6.2% ABV. Plain-language disclaimer, because this correspondent…
Deschutes Even Funner Hazy IPA and a Renamed Gold-Medal Helles Show Up on Labels
Deschutes Even Funner Hazy IPA is the newest can to cross this correspondent’s scanners. Label previews published Oct. 18, 2026, by MyBeerBuzz show the Bend, Oregon, brewery preparing a 6.5% ABV hazy IPA in 12-ounce cans, plus a 4.5% Helles-Style Lager that used to answer to the name Prinz Crispy. Important calibration before anyone sprints…