Craft Brewing and Distilling News for December 11, 2020

•Tampa, Florida’s 82° West Distilling has introduced Cabana Boy, a naturally infused, pineapple-flavored rum, as well as three limited-edition holiday gift bundles. The new expression is bottled at 70 proof and retail priced at $32 a 750-ml. The gift bundles include the Brunch Bundle ($67), featuring Vanilla Voyage, Bombshell, and Joffrey’s Special rums; the Tropical Bundle ($74), offering the Coconut Breeze, Cabana Boy, and Paradise rums; and the Build-Your-Own Bundle ($75), wherein customers can choose any three flavors.

•Brooklyn, New York-based Other Half Brewing has begun shipping through online retailer Tavour. The alignment significantly expands Other Half’s distribution area up to 26 states including California, Illinois, Texas, and Florida, among others. The brewery has been expanding its production capacity as well and recently opened a taproom in Washington D.C. to complement its existing locations in Brooklyn and Broomfield, New York. Another production facility and taproom is slated to open in Brooklyn’s Domino Park neighborhood in the coming months.

•San Clemente, California’s Left Coast Brewing is releasing the fifth edition of its annual South County IPA. The beer is a collaboration between Left Coast and nearby Artifex Brewing and Pizza Port Brewing. It is a limited-edition West Coast-style IPA brewed with Simcoe, Cascade, Centennial, Mosaic, Nelson, and Amarillo hops with forward notes of blueberry and gooseberry. It is available in 4-packs and on tap at Left Coast’s locations in San Clemente and Irvine and on tap in select restaurants in the area.

•Elk Rapids, Michigan-based Short’s Brewing has added its Lil’ Huma session IPA to its year-round lineup. Named in comparison to Short’s Huma Lupa Licious IPA, it debuted last summer in the brewery’s Refreshin’ Session variety pack at 4.5% abv and 95 calories. It will be the brewery’s first low-abv year-round offering. Lil’ Huma is currently available on draft and in 12-ounce cans, with 12-packs in market and 6-packs shipping now. It will replace Juicy Brut in the Short’s flagship line up and can be found across Short’s distribution footprint. Short’s Brewing was founded in 2004.

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