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Beavertown Brewery is expanding its Cosmic Drop range with the launch of Cosmic Drop Tropical, a new fruit-infused lager designed to capitalise on growing demand for lighter, flavour-forward beer styles.

The new variant builds on the success of Cosmic Drop Berry and combines a crisp lager base with juicy tropical fruit notes aimed at casual social occasions and warm weather consumption.

Positioned as a fruit-forward twist on traditional lager, Cosmic Drop Tropical has been developed to balance clean lager drinkability with vibrant tropical flavour.

Genna Burchel, head of commercial marketing at Beavertown, said: “We’re seeing strong demand for lighter, fruit-led beers, especially in summer. Cosmic Drop Tropical builds on the success of Berry, giving retailers a fresh, tropical take on lager to tap into that trend.”

Cosmic Drop Tropical is launching nationwide this summer and will be available through selected retailers and pubs across the UK.

Founded in 2011, Beavertown has grown from a small scale operation in London into one of the UK’s best known craft breweries, producing around 90 million pints annually from its brewery in Enfield.