New Beer Friday - June 3rd Edition

Greetings all!

Several people have asked us to start posting a weekly list of new beer arrivals. We happen to think that's a pretty good idea. So from now on look for a weekly post -- usually on Fridays -- documenting all the new beers and other goodies that come through our door.

Without further ado, here's this week's list of tasty brews appearing on our shelves for the very first time (or for the first time this season).

• New Holland Hatter Day Hatters - four varieties (Rye, Oak-aged, Farmhouse, Black Hatter) all $4.79/22oz. According to the NH website, these are "limited, single-batch brews and won’t be around for long!"
• Shorts Rich's Rye and Nicie Spicie, both $1.99/12oz
• Left Hand Wake Up Dead Imperial Stout, $10.19/22oz
• Mamma Mia! Pizza Beer, $1.99/16oz - If Jack's Pizza and Keystone Light had a love child
• Rogue Somer Orange Honey Ale, $7.19/22oz
• Dark Horse Sapient Trip Ale, $1.69/12oz
• Great Divide Samurai Rice Ale, $1.99/12oz - since Great Divide is pulling out of Michigan, this will be the last shipment of Samurai we receive
• Veldensteiner Pils, Weissbier, Lager, Zwick'l, Landbier, and Dunkles Weissbier - all six flavors from this German brewery are priced at $4.29/.5-liter bottle.

Keep in mind too that we have one of the city's best selections of hard cider and mead. Our latest addition is Fox Barrel Pear Ciders. We now carry three flavors -- Pacific Pear, Blackberry Pear, Apricot Pear -- and each (according to the label) is fermented from 100% pear juice, not concentrate or other filler. At $2.09 per 12oz bottle, it's a steal, perfect for the hot summer weather, and also gluten free!

(We also just received another three cases of Founders Old Crumudgean...don't know if anybody's interested. $3.29/bottle.)