Return the Key Pale Ale — full label as filed with TTB
Label as filed · tap for full resolutionPLATE Nº 26236001000174 · cleared 28 August 2026
American Pale Ale · cleared 28 August 2026

Return the Key Pale Ale

  1. Filedwith the TTB
  2. Cleared28 August 2026
  3. SpottedNot yet — watching

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This filing went on record 28 August 2026, before the beer reached a shelf. Every week's new filings, read and delivered Tuesday morning.

In the register

This is the 3rd of 4 label filings we hold from Friction Beer Co. It is one of 80 american pale ale labels approved in August 2026. It cleared 4 days after it was filed.

Certificate of Label Approval
StyleAmerican Pale Ale
Alcohol5.5%
VesselDraft
FamilyPale Ale
Serial26-174
Cleared28 August 2026
ProvenanceUS TTB COLA — the filing itself
From the label

Label explicitly states 'Return the Key Pale Ale' with 'BEER' designation and 5.5% ALC/VOL. Keg collar format with 5.6 GALLONS and 15.5 GALLONS options. Brewed in Shawnee KS.

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

The house

Applicant
Friction Beer Company, FRICTION BEER SHAWNEE LLC
Location
11018 JOHNSON DR, SHAWNEE, KS, 66203
Production
Brewed in-house

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A starting-point recipe from the style and the filed ABV — derived, not tasted, and the sheet says which is which.

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The hunt

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