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Unemployed Surfer — full label as filed with TTB
Label as filed · tap for full resolutionPLATE Nº 26198001000164 · cleared 20 July 2026
IPA (other/unspecified) · cleared 20 July 2026

Unemployed Surfer

Commonwealth Brewing Co.
  1. Filedwith the TTB
  2. Cleared20 July 2026
  3. SpottedNot yet — watching

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The Weekly Docket

This filing went on record 20 July 2026, before the beer reached a shelf. Every week's new filings, read and delivered Tuesday morning.

In the register

This is the 50th of 62 label filings we hold from Commonwealth Brewing Co. It is one of 157 ipa (other/unspecified) labels approved in July 2026. It cleared 3 days after it was filed. The label names 4 hops — Riwaka, Subzero Hopkief, New Zealand Cascade and New Zealand Pacific Sunrise.

Certificate of Label Approval
StyleIPA (other/unspecified)
Alcohol5.8%
VesselDraft
HopsRiwaka, Subzero Hopkief, New Zealand Cascade, New Zealand Pacific Sunrise
FamilyIPA
Serial26-164
Cleared20 July 2026
ProvenanceUS TTB COLA — the filing itself
From the label

“Label explicitly states 'INDIA PALE ALE WITH RIWAKA SUBZERO HOPKIEF, NEW ZEALAND CASCADE, AND NEW ZEALAND PACIFIC SUNRISE'. This is a keg collar for a specific beer product with clear IPA designation. The beer name is 'Unemployed Surfer' and ABV is 5.8%. The keg sizes (5.16 and 15.5 gallons) and tap-handle format confirm this is a keg product, not a generic container.”

Extracted from label art by hopgrail · fields verified against the filing

The house

Applicant
Commonwealth Brewing Company, Commonwealth Brewing Company, LLC
Location
2444 PLEASURE HOUSE RD, Virginia Beach, VA, 23455
Production
Brewed in-house

Brew it

The filing names its hops — Riwaka, Subzero Hopkief, New Zealand Cascade… — which is enough for a real starting point.

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The hunt

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