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Administrative Note: I expect the January beer calendar update to happen this afternoon or tonight so check back again later!

(Chico, CA) - Yes, I have shown the above label here before but didn’t know the story until now. Here is the scoop via Sierra Nevada’s Bill Manley: “All of the Sierra Nevada beers will be getting a new look, with a more slick and updated logo, including Pale Ale. The Pale Ale change is Continue on! »

Bells Oberon Ale

(Kalamazoo, MI) - First look at the highly sought after beer released in Michigan each March. The first day of spring is Friday, March 20 so expect the release to be that week (unconfirmed). Watch the Kalamabrew site in March as they will hopefully again have their list of release parties happening in Michigan.

This guest post is the first part in a series showcasing the work of other beer bloggers. Nate does a fantastic job of covering the Nebraska beer scene at his Nebraska Beer Blog.

Here, Nate writes about the newest brewery in the state, Lucky Bucket Brewing. Some may be familiar with the name as Founder/Head Brewer, Zac Triemert, worked with Flossmoor Station and Fifty Fifty Brewing on Collaborative Evil, a well-received Belgian Strong Dark released in Illinois this past fall. I have attached an update at the end with a little more info on the beers coming in 2009. See Nate’s article below.

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[I have an email out to Surdyks on the issues mentioned in the Beer Advocate thread. $100 minimum, $75-$100 shipping charges. These need to be addressed. Let's wait and see what Surdyks says.]

You can now buy craft beers from the state of Minnesota among others in the Midwest. I recently found the Surdyks website and noticed that the store had QUITE the online selection. (Another plug for my Twitter page as I revealed this to them last week). I usually reserve these posts for the Buy Beer page but when a whole region’s beers become available to much of the nation (legally), it’s a big freakin’ deal. Here are the breweries that we are talking about here…

Surly Brewing (Furious Bender and Bitter Brewer available), Tyranena Brewing (no Brewers Gone Wild beers right now), Flat Earth Brewing, Capital Brewery, Schell’s, Rush River, Sprecher, Summit, Cold Spring/Gluek, Leinie’s (no New Glarus beers either)