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Kölsch · cleared 16 September 2026

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Midwest Coast Brewing CompanyIllinois

A TTB label filing on the register, cleared 16 September 2026. TTB ID 26257001000570. This is the paperwork, not a shelf listing.

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  1. Filedwith the TTB
  2. Cleared16 September 2026
  3. SpottedNot yet — watching

Register-wide, a cleared beer typically surfaces at its brewery within 15 days — four out of five inside 31 — measured across 209 filings we've watched land. This page gets stamped the moment it's seen.

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This filing went on record 16 September 2026, before the beer reached a shelf. Check Friday's register for this house. The docket is a second, optional dispatch.

In the register

This is the 15th of 15 label filings we hold from Midwest Coast Brewing Company. It is one of 9 kölsch labels approved in September 2026. It cleared 2 days after it was filed.

Certificate of Label Approval
TTB ID26257001000570
Serial26SFWT
StyleKölsch
Class / type902 · Ale
Alcohol4.5%
VesselCans
FamilyAmber/Other Ale
OriginIllinois
Cleared16 September 2026
ProvenanceUS TTB COLA — the filing itself, not a shelf listing
From the label

“From one season to the next we watch for flames flicker in the fall warm the soul the fresh green shoots of spring bud to bud & fade the heat of summer washes over us wave after wave for each shift in the weather and change in our routine we have a beer that meets the moment classic styles done right”

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The house

Brand
Midwest Coast Brewing Company
Applicant
MIDWEST COAST BREWING COMPANY, MAVERICK ALES & LAGERS, LLC
Location
2137 W WALNUT ST, CHICAGO, IL, 60612
Production
Brewed in-house

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