Mother Earth presents a pair of presents

Mother Earth Brew Co. is delighting fans this month with the release of two new beers to close out an already-loaded 2024. Launching almost simultaneously, Spirit Animal and Sin Tax are both highly anticipated releases from opposing ends of the beer spectrum, representing the brewery’s Project X and Limited series’, respectively, and arriving just in time for the holidays.

Spirit Animal is a hazy IPA utilizing Mother Earth’s familiar Project X Series formula by encasing a pillowy
hop-bomb within stunning custom label art from well-known digital artist, Pixel Eyes. The hop bill separates itself from past iterations in the series by inviting a fourth hop varietal to the party and rounds out an all-star lineup of Idaho 7, Nectaron, Simcoe and Citra.

New by rule, but not in concept, Mother Earth also revived one of their classics this year in the form of Sin Tax, an imperial peanut butter stout that fans have been clamoring for since it was discontinued as a core beer in 2021. After experimenting with a reformulation last year, Mother Earth opted for a return-to-form with the original recipe fans fell in love with almost a decade ago.

“Feedback on the recipe change last year was polarizing. When you have a legacy brand like
Sin Tax, you have a lot of folks that aren’t looking for improvisation,” says Mother Earth co-founder and President, Dan Love. “They want it to taste how they remember it, so in that regard it becomes nostalgic flavor. I guess the old adage applies here: ‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’.”

Spirit Animal and Sin Tax will be rolling out over the holidays at a craft retailer near you in 16-ounce
cans and on-draft or at Mother Earth’s tasting rooms. Timing varies by market, but customers are urged to search Mother Earth’s beer finder and follow the individual taprooms’ social-media accounts for release dates.