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Craft Beer Releases: April 2009

last updated 6/19/09

Obligatory Disclaimer: I am not affiliated with any of these breweries. As such, actual release dates may easily change and not be reflected below. These are estimates that I have made based on the best available information as of the date listed above.
Jan 09 Feb 09 Mar 09 Apr 09 May 09 Jun 09 summer (Jun/Jul) Jul 09 Aug 09 Sep 09 Oct 09
Nov 09 Dec 09 Unknown Archived: Jan-Jun 08
Label Beer Name Release Date Notes
avery-brewing-091-100 Avery Karma 4/1/09 Seasonal
avery-brewing-091-100 Avery Samaels Oak-Aged Ale 4/1/09 Seasonal
barley-island-beastie-barrel-porter-thumb-074-100.png Barley Island Beastie Barrel Porter 4/1/09 Seasonal
dark-horse-brewing-thumb-100-099.png Dark Horse 3 Guy Off the Scale 4/1/09 Seasonal - 60 cases - brewery-only
fort-collins-barrel-licked-bock-thumb-100-100.png Fort Collins Barrel Licked Bock 4/1/09 Debut
chief-iipa-web-thumb-088-100.png Pennichuck Chiefs Imperial IPA 4/1/09 Imperial IPA
dieu-du-ciel-equinoxe-du-printemps-thumb-100-090.png Dieu du Ciel Equinoxe du Printemps 4/2/09 New import
founders-brewing-logo-thumb-100-72 Founders Cerise 4/3/09 Debut
goose-island-demolition-thumb-100-071.png Goose Island Demolition 4/3/09 Debut in Clybourn Heritage Series
goose-island-naughty-goose-thumb-100-071.png Goose Island Naughty Goose 4/3/09 Debut
goose-island-red-felt-thumb-100-071.png Goose Island Red Felt 4/3/09 Debut
ballast_point_tongue_buckler-thumb-093-100 Ballast Point Tongue Buckler 4/4/09 Imperial Red Ale
deschutes-brewery-logo Deschutes Cinder Cone Red 4/4/09 Seasonal
Harpoon UFO White 4/4/09 Debut
new-england-wet-willy-thumb-100-093.png New England Wet Willy 4/4/09 Debut
smuttynose-star-island-thumb-100-091.png Smuttynose Star Island Single 4/4/09 Debut
hoppin-frog-barrel-aged-boris-thumb-100-080.png Hoppin Frog Barrel-Aged BORIS 4/6/09 Debut; highly limited
stonerussianimperialstout-thumb-083-100.png Stone Imperial Russian Stout 4/6/09 Seasonal
samuel-adams-longshot-cranberry-wit-thumb-100-080.png Samuel Adams LongShot (Alex Drobshoffs) Traditional Bock 4/8/09 One-off
samuel-adams-longshot-cranberry-wit-thumb-100-080.png Samuel Adams LongShot (Carissa Sweigarts) Cranberry Wit 4/8/09 One-off
mike-mcdole-longshot-ipa-thumb-100-080.png Samuel Adams LongShot (Michael McDoles) Double IPA 4/8/09 One-off
the-lost-abbey-logo-thumb-76-100 The Lost Abbey Judgment Day 4/9/09 Seasonal
mikkeller-cascade-single-hop-ipa-thumb-100-075.png Mikkeller Cascade Single Hop IPA 4/10/09 One-off
struise-black-damnation-thumb-100-100.png Struise De Molen Black Damnation 4/10/09 Debut
Two Brothers Bare Tree Weiss Wine 4/10/09 Seasonal - 2008 Edition
wolavers-ben-gleason-thumb-088-100.png Wolavers Ben Gleasons White Ale 4/10/09 Debut
french-broad-rye-hopper-thumb-100-100.png French Broad Rye Hopper 4/11/09 Debut
lagunitas-2009-correction-thumb-083-100.png Lagunitas 2009 Correction Ale 4/15/09 Debut
great-divide-dunkel-weiss-thumb-100-100.png Great Divide Dunkel Weiss 4/17/09 Debut - 22oz
great-divide-saison-thumb-100-084.png Great Divide Saison 4/17/09 Debut - 22 oz
summit-horizon-red-100-100.png Summit Horizon 4/20/09 Debut Red Ale
Two Brothers Dog Days 4/21/09 Seasonal - Dortmunder Lager
Guinness 250th Anniversary Stout 4/24/09
hotd-blue-dot-thumb-100-057.png Hair of the Dog Blue Dot IPA 4/25/09 Seasonal
three-floyds-dark-lord-thumb-100-084.png Three Floyds Dark Lord 4/25/09 Seasonal
three-floyds-dogfish-head-popskull-thumb-100-072.png Three Floyds Popskull 4/25/09 DLD Release- Collaboration w/ DFH
deschutes-brewery-logo Deschutes Mirror Mirror 4/29/09
deschutes-red-chair-ipa-thumb-100-100.png Deschutes Red Chair IPA 4/29/09 Debut - Bond Street Series
otter-creek-imperial-india-pale-ale-thumb-100-099.png Otter Creek Imperial IPA early May Debut
alaskan-baltic-porter-thumb-082-100.png Alaskan White April Bottle Debut; Rough Draft Series Return
captain-lawrence-little-lindas-liquid-thumb-100-100.png Captain Lawrence Lindas Little Liquid April Debut; Super-limited
dogfish-head-brewery-thumb-100-60 Dogfish Head Black and Blue April Seasonal
Fishermans Bavarian Wheat April
great-lakes-brewing-logo-thumb-100-34 Great Lakes Grassroots Ale April Bottle Debut; Formerly Hale Ale (saison)
half-acre-baume-ii-thumb-100-085.png Half Acre Baume April Debut
Magic Hat Odd Notion Summer 09 April Seasonal
Mayfield Iconoclast Aurora April Debut
Mayfield Iconoclast Eclat April Debut
Mayfield Iconoclast Nocturna April Debut
mikkeller-us-alive-1-thumb-100-077.png Mikkeller US Alive April Single Hop Series
sam_smith-thumb-100-067.png Samuel Smith Organic Cherry April New import
sam_smith-thumb-100-067.png Samuel Smith Organic Raspberry April New import
sam_smith-thumb-100-067.png Samuel Smith Strawberry Fruit April New import
sierra-nevada-summerfest-lager-thumb-100-075.png Sierra Nevada Summerfest April One-off
southern-tier-imperial-mokah-thumb-100-100.png Southern Tier Mokah April Debut
southern-tier-logo-thumb-100-021 Southern Tier Uber Sun April Seasonal
stoudts-thumb-100-066.png Stoudts Smooth Hoperator April Seasonal
the-bruery-thumb-100-067 The Bruery Trade Winds Tripel April Seasonal
victory-brewing-thumb-100-034 Victory Whirlwind Wit April Seasonal
weyerbacher-brewing-co-thumb-87-100 Weyerbacher Double Simcoe IPA April Re-release in 750 mLs
brooklyn-brewery-logo-thumb-100-099 Brooklyn Summer Ale late April Seasonal
dogfish-head-brewery-thumb-100-60 Dogfish Head Immort Ale late April Seasonal
struise-cuvee-delphine-thumb-100-073.png Struise Cuvee Delphine late April Barrel-aged version of Black Albert
weyerbacher-brewing-co-thumb-87-100 Weyerbacher Blanche late March Seasonal