Cracking Lobsters
- Filedwith the TTB
- Cleared23 July 2026
- SpottedNot yet — watching
Register-wide, a cleared beer typically surfaces at its brewery within 17 days — four out of five inside 29 — measured across 137 filings we've watched land. This page gets stamped the moment it's seen.
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This filing went on record 23 July 2026, before the beer reached a shelf. Every week's new filings, read and delivered Tuesday morning.
This is the 5th of 7 label filings we hold from Aurora Brewing Co. It is one of 183 double / imperial ipa labels approved in July 2026. It was filed and approved the same day. The label names one hop, Galaxy, and carries ddh, fruited on the front. The label carries the Brewers Association independent seal.
A pen-and-ink illustration dominates the label's centre, depicting a gloved hand holding two whole lobsters with detailed cross-hatching throughout. The lobsters' shells are filled with burnt orange, while the hand and background remain in black line work on cream stock. Aurora Brewing Co. is set in heavy sans-serif caps at the top, with the beer name in matching bold typography at the bottom, flanked by smaller descriptive text.
From the label“NEW ENGLAND STYLE DOUBLE INDIA PALE ALE WITH CAPE COD CRANBERRY FLOWER HONEY AND DOUBLE DRY-HOPPED WITH GALAXY HOPS”
Extracted from label art by hopgrail · fields verified against the filing
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The filing names its hops — Galaxy — which is enough for a real starting point.
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