To celebrate its 23rd birthday, Deschutes Brewery launched Black Butte XXIII, a double porter with flavors of spicy chili, orange and chocolate, the company says.
Dr Pepper Snapple Group’s Mott’s brand entered the U.S. vegetable juice category with the launch of Mott’s Garden Blend. The 100 percent vegetable juice offers two servings of vegetables in every 8-ounce glass. Mott’s Garden Blend is available in Original and Low Sodium varieties and has a suggested retail price of $2.49 for a 32-ounce bottle and $3.99 for 64-ounce bottles.
Playing off superstition regarding the number 13, this August The Boston Beer Co. is introducing Samuel Adams Thirteenth Hour, referring to the beer’s mysterious combination of flavors and 13 brewing ingredients, the company says.
Bacardi U.S.A. Inc.’s newest rum, Bacardi Arctic Grape, combines the flavors of white grape and lingonberry, an arctic berry that grows in the subarctic climates of North America and Asia.
Marley Beverage Co. expanded its line of all-natural relaxation beverages with Marley’s Mellow Mood Lite, a low-calorie version of Marley’s Mellow Mood beverages. Marley’s Mellow Mood Lite is half lemonade, half tea and contains 40 calories in each 8-ounce serving.
The Island Brewing Co. launched Bully Hayes Hard Cola, a cola malt beverage made with pure Fijian rainwater that has an alcohol content of 8 percent. The beverage is made with a blend of bourbon and dry cola flavors and a hint of lime.
Marnier-Lapostolle Inc.’s new Quintessence brand features a blend of vintage cognacs sourced from the Grande Champagne region and special family reserves aged as long as 60 years in French oak vats.