Yes, we know it’s tomorrow, but as most of you will be picnicking, boating, hiking, swimming, rafting, tubing or barbecuing tomorrow, we thought we’d just wish you a Happy Fourth of July right now! Bruisin’ Ales will be open regular hours today, 12-9pm and 12-4pm tomorrow. (Just in case you forget your beer today.) Right now, we’re being grumpy watching everyone’s plans on Twitter and Facebook, so come in and see us and say hi! In not-quite-Loverboy fashion, we’re “working for the weekend.” Do I get a snazzy headband with that? Pleather pants?

A few more things are coming in today—yay! [EDIT: There's more!]

DOGFISH HEAD Theobroma* (very limited!)
FOUNDER’S Devil Dancer Triple IPA* (extremely limited!)
GREAT DIVIDE Oak-aged Chocolate Yeti*
GREAT DIVIDE 15th Anniversary (Wood-aged Dbl IPA)*
GREAT DIVIDE Double White
STONE BREWING 11th Anniversary Ale*
STONE BREWING Sublimely Self-Righteous Ale*

Enjoy the holiday, everyone! Please be safe out there. I love sparklers.

Keeping up with the new beers is practically a full-time job in itself. We let it go for one week—one week—and look what happens. Oy.

One of the most exciting things to happen in awhile: Reaper Ales. Very cool little line of brews, all with a death theme of course. Beers for vampires, goths, and other-worldly folk. From Cali, Reaper Ales are made in Lake Elsinore, which in itself sounds kinda creepy, no? So, I guess we welcome death to the shelves this week. That seems wrong.

AVERY “Sixteen” Anniversary Ale*
BALLAST POINT Sculpin Double IPA* (very limited!)
BELHAVEN Scottish Stout
BOULDER BREWING Flashback Anniversary Ale*
BOULDER BREWING Singletrack*
BISON BREWING (ORGANIC) Honey Basil
BISON BREWING (ORGANIC) Single-hop Willamette IPA
DOGFISH HEAD Sah’Tea* (very limited!)
GRADO PLATO Chocarrubaca
HOPPIN’ FROG Out-of-Kilter Scottish Ale
LA DIVINE Double Blonde
LA DIVINE Tripel Amber
LEFEBVRE Saison 1900
LINDEMANS Cuveé Renee Gueze
PICCOLO Chiostros (absinthe beer!)
REAPER ALES Mortality Stout
REAPER ALES Sleighor Double IPA
REAPER ALES Redemption Red
ST. BERNARDUS Prior 8
ST. LOUIS Frambroise
ST. LOUIS Kriek
WEYERBACHER Zotten*

Beernews.org always gets the scoop on the new brews coming out. Stone Brewing Co. in CA has a series called Vertical Epic, which they’ve been producing annually beginning in 02.02.02. Seven years in, 09.09.09 is just around the corner. So, what are the details coming out?

“This is quite a complex and layered beer. Bold and smooth chocolate malt flavors combine with a Belgian yeast lending tropical fruit/banana flavors and hints of spiciness, all complemented by citrus notes from an addition of tangerine peel. Rich vanilla beans add a nice counter to the chocolate malt – actually enhancing the chocolatiness. The finish is smooth, with additional traces of vanilla and toasted characters from French Oak. The goal for this edition of the Stone Vertical Epic Ale series is to be reminiscent of artisanal chocolates accentuated with orange.”

Quite a few other special releases are heading out way, too: Sublimely Self-Righteous and Cali-Belgique. But when?

Get A Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’ this weekend!
Lagunitas Brewing Co.’s new limited release, A Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’, is here. We just love their beer names. Check it: “Way smooth and silky with a nice wheaty-esque-ness.” It falls in the Lagunitas scale of summer session beers at a wee 7.7% abv and an A- rating on BeerAdvocate.

Don’t forget dad
Okay, so we thought Father’s Day was this weekend. Not to worry! That means you have more time to get him a super-fantastic Bruisin’ Ales gift certificate and be his favorite child for the day!

Beer Fail Predictor Says: FAIL
Dumb and dumber. Someone on Twitter yesterday commented that this beer will cut into Blue Moon. Probably not. Likely not.

Fullsteam is fullsteam ahead
Beer spies tell us that the new Durham-based “agricultural brewery,” Fullsteam, is signing lease papers today. Whee! Look for a full press release on Monday.

Have great weekend, everyone!

Even more great beers arriving this week. Some are back in stock, some new. Here’s the line-up!

ABBAYE DES ROCE Brune
ANDERSON VALLEY Summer Solstice*
GIRARDIN Gueze
NEW BELGIUM Fat Tire (6-packs)
OUD BEERSEL Framboise
ST. BERNARDUS Abt 12
ST. BERNARDUS Tripel
ST. BERNARDUS Witbier
STONE BREWING Levitation Ale*
SWEETWATER Road Trip*
VAL-DIEU Grand Cru
VICHTENAAR Flemish Sour
WEYERBACHER Blanche*