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Golden Vanguard — full label as filed with TTB
Label as filed · tap for full resolutionPLATE Nº 26261001000234 · cleared 21 September 2026
Quad / Belgian Strong · cleared 21 September 2026

Golden Vanguard

First State Brewing CompanyDelaware

A TTB label filing on the register, cleared 21 September 2026. TTB ID 26261001000234. This is the paperwork, not a shelf listing.

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  1. Filedwith the TTB
  2. Cleared21 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 214 filings we've watched land. This page gets stamped the moment it's seen.

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Weekly Docket — optional

This filing went on record 21 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 3rd of 3 label filings we hold from First State Brewing Company. It is one of 10 quad / belgian strong labels approved in September 2026. It cleared 3 days after it was filed. The label names one hop, East Kent Goldings, and carries barrel-aged on the front. The label carries the Brewers Association independent seal.

Certificate of Label Approval
TTB ID26261001000234
Serial26064A
StyleQuad / Belgian Strong
Class / type902 · Ale
Alcohol8.8%
VesselBottles
HopsEast Kent Goldings
FamilyBelgian
Modifiersbarrel-aged
OriginDelaware
Cleared21 September 2026
ProvenanceUS TTB COLA — the filing itself, not a shelf listing

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

The house

Brand
First State Brewing Company
Applicant
First State Brewing Company, First State Brewing Company, LLC
Location
109 PATRIOT DR, Middletown, DE, 19709
Production
Brewed in-house
Certification
BA Independent

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The filing names its hops — East Kent Goldings — which is enough for a real starting point.

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The hunt

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