With the first Stanley Cup victory in Chicago in 49 years, why not post up a new Chicago label?

Goose Island Beer Co. is once again upgrading the look on bottles of Christmas Ale this coming fall. The beer is scheduled for release in October. Here is the current label.

Earlier this spring, Russian River Brewing and a host of other breweries were caught in the middle of some controversy in Philadelphia. Officials raided some beer bars for unregistered beers and some brews were confiscated as a result. For Russian River Registration Ale, Vinnie Cilurzo made sure to properly register this one with the local liquor governing body. He asked me to keep this a secret back in April and I obliged. Not sure if it is new or a re-label of an existing beer in the catalog as he was pretty tight-lipped about it. People can enjoy it on tap around the city this week.

Another new beer from Sierra Nevada Beer Camp that makes its debut this week. More info about the bars involved with Sierra Nevada Exporter Baltic Porter (hence, where you will find it this week) can be found at The Beer Yard.