Heineken USA launched limited-edition Newcastle Cabbie Black Ale, which features notes of various fruits, chocolate and coffee, the company says.

Of the more than 100 beer styles defined by the Boulder, Colo.-based Brewer’s Association (BA), seasonal craft beers tend to be the most popular, according to analysts.

On-premise ale and cider sales were on the rise in the third quarter of 2013, reports Restaurant Sciences LLC, Newton, Mass. Ale sales grew 2 percent and cider sales grew 39 percent compared with the prior-year period, it reports. Comparatively, nationwide on-premise lager sales were down 7 percent compared with the third quarter of 2012, it adds.

The Fat Cat Beer Co. launched Beale St. Brown Ale, which features a combination of malts including 2-Row Pale, Munich, Victory, Caramel and Chocolate.

Deschutes Brewery is bringing back its Red Chair Northwest Pale Ale from January through April.

Narragansett Brewing Co. introduced Cream Ale, which is a new year-round offering selected by Narragansett beer fans.

Odell Brewing Co. released its first single-serve beer of the year.

New Belgium Brewing replaced its 2˚Below winter seasonal beer with Snow Day Ale.

Brewmasters for 21st Amendment Brewery and Ninkasi Brewing Co. joined forces to create an ale that features ingredients from each brewer’s local region.

Deschutes Brewery launched Fresh Hop Mirror Pond Pale Ale, the newest brew in the Bond Street series experimental lineup.