Craft Beer Releases: January 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 |
| Shiner Commemorator | 1/1/09 | 100th Anniversary Beer | |
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Three Floyds Oatgoop (Havregoop) | 1/1/09 | Debut; collaboration with Mikkeller |
| Jolly Pumpkin Perseguidor 4 | 1/2/09 | Seasonal | |
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Avery New World Porter | 1/7/09 | Seasonal |
| Bells Hopslam Ale | 1/10/09 | Seasonal | |
| Founders Double Trouble | 1/10/09 | Seasonal | |
| Troegs Nugget Nectar | 1/10/09 | Seasonal | |
| Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Ale | 1/15/09 | Seasonal | |
| Sierra Nevada Torpedo Extra IPA | 1/15/09 | Debut in year-round rotation | |
| Flossmoor Station Wooden Hell | 1/20/09 | PRE-ORDER ONLY | |
| Duck-Rabbit Barleywine | 1/23/09 | Seasonal | |
| Midnight Sun RondyBrew 2009 | 1/30/09 | (PDF Link) seasonal | |
| Schells Shmaltz Alt | early Jan | ||
| Amager Bryghus Batch One | January | Debut in U.S. | |
| Amager Bryghus Hr. Frederiksen | January | Debut in U.S. | |
| Amager Bryghus Julebryg | January | Debut in U.S. | |
| Amager Bryghus Sundby Stout | January | Debut in U.S. | |
| Boulevard Russian Imperial Stout | January | Smokestack Series #7 | |
| De Molen Hel & Verdoemenis | January | Debut in U.S. | |
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Deschutes Buzzsaw Brown | January | Seasonal |
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Deschutes Hop Henge Experimental IPA | January | New take on Hop Henge IPA; seasonal |
| Full Sail LTD 01 Lager | January | Not a seasonal but new batch | |
| Full Sail Slipknot Imperial IPA | January | Seasonal | |
| Great Lakes Conways Irish Red Ale | January | Seasonal | |
| Harpoon Celtic Red Ale | January | Seasonal | |
| Harpoon Leviathan Imperial IPA | January | Leviathan Series #2 2nd Batch | |
| Highland Black Mountain Bitter | January | Seasonal | |
| Howe Sound Father Johns Winter Ale | January | New import | |
| Howe Sound Garibaldi Honey Pale Ale | January | New import | |
| Jolly Pumpkin Madrugada Obscura | January | Seasonal | |
| Lagunitas Hairy Eyeball | January | Seasonal | |
| Lightning Old Tempest Ale | January | Brewery-only | |
| Long Trail Coffee Stout | January | #1 in the new Brewmasters Series | |
| Magic Hat Poppy Agave Pilsner | January | 12-pack Debut | |
| Mikkeller Beer Geek Brunch | January | Contains poop from weasels | |
| Mikkeller Simcoe Single Hop IPA | January | One-off | |
| New Glarus Coffee Stout | January | Seasonal | |
| New Glarus Snowshoe Red Ale | January | Seasonal | |
| Nils Oscar Coffee Stout | January | ||
| Nils Oscar Rokporter | January | ||
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Ommegang Biere de Mars | January | Re-release |
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Ommegang InaugurAle 2009 | January | Formerly known as Obamagang |
| Otter Creek Mud Bock | January | Previously retired re-release | |
| Otter Creek Russian Imperial Stout | January | Debut of new Imperial Series | |
| Pennichuck Pozharnik | January | Seasonal | |
| Pike Old Bawdy Barleywine | January | Seasonal | |
| Rock Art Belvidere Big IPA | January | Debut DIPA | |
| Samuel Adams Blackberry Wit | January | Bottle Debut | |
| Sierra Nevada ESB | January | Seasonal | |
| Southern Tier Back Burner Imperial Barley Wine | January | Seasonal | |
| Southern Tier Gemini Imperial Blended Ale | January | Seasonal | |
| Stone Sublimely Self Righteous Ale | January | Redux of Stone 11th Anniversary | |
| Struise Pannepot Grand Reserva | January | 2005 12 X 33 CL x 240 cases | |
| Struise Pannepot Reserva | January | 2005 6 X 75 CL x 75 cases | |
| Surly Coffee Bender | January | Debut in cans | |
| Terrapin Dos Cocoas Porter | January | Side Project Series | |
| The Lost Abbey Red Poppy 2008 | January | Patron Sinners only; aka Pizza Port Solano Beach le Woody Brune | |
| The Lost Abbey Saints Devotion(?) | January | Special release from October for Patron Saints only | |
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Three Floyds Blonde Behemoth | January | Seasonal |
| Three Skulls Black Bonney | January | ||
| Three Skulls Cutthroat Red | January | ||
| Three Skulls Pillager Pils | January | ||
| Victory St. Victorious | January | Seasonal | |
| Weyerbacher Fireside Ale | January | Seasonal; redux of Weyerbacher Charlie | |
| Widmer Drifter | January | ||
| Widmer W09 Belgian Style Ale | January | Debut | |
| Wolavers Pat Leavys American Ale | January | ||
| Dark Horse Fore Smoked Stout | late Jan | Seasonal | |
| New Belgium Lips of Faith Dark Kriek | late Jan | Debut in bottles | |
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Smuttynose Gravitation | late Jan | Big Beer Series Seasonal; Debut |








