On Thursday, a teaser video gave beer geeks a sneak peek of what Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. is partnering with 30 U.S. breweries to create: a new variety pack of brews.
Coinciding with the recently announced Beer Camp Across America festival, which hits Tampa June 4, the 12-pack's beer styles were announced by the leaders in each regional brewing team. Oakland Park's Funky Buddha Brewery heads the Southeast crew of Asheville, North Carolina's Wicked Weed Brewing, Austin Beerworks, Bayou Teche Brewing in Arnaudville, Louisiana, and Athens, Georgia's Creature Comforts Brewing Co.
The Southeast plans to brew a tea-inspired Southern table beer, while the others have an IPA (Pacific Northwest and Rockies), big brown ale (Midwest), American stout (Southwest), hoppy red rye ale (Norcal) and colonial-inspired pale ale (Northeast and mid-Atlantic) in store.
The mixed pack will reach store shelves in May, and tickets for Tampa's Beer Camp event go on sale next month. Check out the footage in full.
This article appears in Jan 7-13, 2016.