The calendar flips, the light shifts, and this New Beer Six-Pack slips in like a bracing January inhale — foggy edges, crisp turns, hop-bright sparks — proof that fresh starts taste better when they wander a little and refuse to stay tidy.

COLDFIRE BREWING ELISABETH: Citrus peel and gentle oak glide through this barrel-kissed farmhouse blend, winey and sunlit, unfolding with quiet grace as ColdFire Brewing lets complexity whisper instead of shout, 5.5%, 16oz.

HETTY ALICE BEER FREEZING FOG: Tangelo snap and mango glow drift through this hazy IPA like light through winter mist, cold-edged yet luminous, a quietly electric pour from Hetty Alice, 7.8%, 16oz.

LARRABEE LAGER COMPANY WINTERBRAU: Toasted bread and soft cocoa settle into a dark lager that drinks clean and comforting, the kind of winter calm Larrabee Lager pours like lamplight across fresh snow, 6%, 16oz.

RECLUSE BREWING BEACON ROCKERS: Brewed with Everybody’s Brewing, this West Coast IPA mirrors Beacon Rock itself — citrus blaze, stone fruit, resin bite — a shared landmark rendered loud as Recluse Brewing turns up the volume, 6.8%, 16oz.

VARIETAL BEER COMPANY FIRE HORSE: Citrus flare and tropical spark charge forward in this untamed IPA, a lively gallop of clean hop heat that lets Varietal Beer kick up a little dust on the trail, 6.8%, 16oz.

VICE BEER PICK IT UP!: Stone fruit, lime zest, and hazy tropical bounce skank across the palate in this New Zealand–hopped IPA, a sunshine-soaked dance floor poured straight from Vice Beer, 6.6%, 16oz.

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