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How to Read a Beer Label Approval (TTB COLA) Explained

BeerAlien — Wed, 28 Oct 2026 22:32:08 +0000

What a TTB Certificate of Label Approval is, who needs one, how to look one up, and what it can and can't tell you about a new beer.

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Double Mountain Turn The Haze Hazy IPA Gets a 16-oz Can Label

BeerAlien — Wed, 28 Oct 2026 22:30:31 +0000

Double Mountain's 6.3%, 30 IBU hazy IPA now has a federally approved one-pint can label. No release date yet.

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The Bruery x Celestial Mechanics Lumen Noctis: A 15.1% Black Tuesday Blend

BeerAlien — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:51:55 +0000

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...

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Upslope Fast + Light IPA: 2.8% ABV, 80-Calorie IPA Label Preview

BeerAlien — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 02:58:59 +0000

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...

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Lagunitas DogTown Pale Ale Returns in 12-Oz Cans at 6.2%

BeerAlien — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:39:48 +0000

/// 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...

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Deschutes Even Funner Hazy IPA and a Renamed Gold-Medal Helles Show Up on Labels

BeerAlien — Sun, 18 Oct 2026 22:44:03 +0000

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...

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