At a glance
Lagunitas Hi-Fi is a nonalcoholic, hop-flavored cannabis sparkling water created by Lagunitas Brewing Company with AbsoluteXtracts and parent manufacturer CannaCraft. The line launched in California in 2018 as Hi-Fi Hops and later became Hi-Fi Sessions with new cans, flavors and cannabinoid options. Lagunitas supplies beverage and hop expertise; licensed cannabis manufacturing and distribution are handled by CannaCraft affiliates.
Lagunitas and Tony Magee
Tony Magee founded Lagunitas Brewing Company in Northern California in 1993. Heineken bought an initial stake in 2015 and acquired the remaining shares in 2017, leaving Lagunitas as an operating entity inside Heineken’s Americas business.
Hi-Fi combines a brewer’s brand and formulation work with a separately licensed cannabis manufacturer. It is not cannabis brewed or sold by a federally regulated beer company.
The SuperCritical starting point
Lagunitas and neighboring Sonoma County company AbsoluteXtracts began collaborating in 2017 on SuperCritical. One side produced a limited beer brewed with cannabis-derived terpenes but no THC; the other developed cannabis vape oil using hop-derived terpenes with Lagunitas guidance.
That experiment established the flavor bridge between hops and cannabis before the companies created an infused beverage.
Hi-Fi Hops launches in 2018
Hi-Fi Hops launched in California dispensaries in 2018 as a zero-calorie, zero-carbohydrate, nonalcoholic hoppy sparkling water infused by AbsoluteXtracts. A 2019 expansion brought the brand to Colorado with 10mg THC and 5mg THC/5mg CBD options.
The product borrowed the ritual and flavor language of beer without alcohol. It remains a cannabis product governed by cannabis rules.
From Hi-Fi Hops to Hi-Fi Sessions
The line was later renamed and redesigned as Hi-Fi Sessions. The refresh introduced cans, updated flavors and a broader dose ladder while retaining the Lagunitas-plus-CannaCraft structure. Current pages use both names, so this profile preserves continuity rather than treating them as unrelated brands.
The database slug may retain “Hi-Fi Hops,” but galleries should recognize Hi-Fi Sessions as the current presentation.
Current product structure
Official material presents three dosage styles, including lower-dose balanced THC/CBD options, a 5mg/5mg balance and a 10mg THC formulation. The Mango page lists 10mg THC and less than 2mg CBD per 12-ounce can and says California single cans are available.
Flavors and doses change by market. The can’s compliance panel and local menu are more reliable than a historic article.
Who manufactures the cannabis
Lagunitas explicitly states that it does not cultivate, manufacture, distribute or sell cannabis. AbsoluteXtracts supplies cannabis expertise, and CannaCraft/CRFT Manufacturing handles licensed production. The site publishes California license DCC-10002270.
This separation is central provenance. Relationships should attach CannaCraft and AbsoluteXtracts without misclassifying Lagunitas beer as cannabis.
Markets and distribution
The Hi-Fi site states availability in licensed dispensaries in California and Colorado. CannaCraft is the brand-home operator in California, while state rules control other markets. A Lagunitas beer finder is not the Hi-Fi cannabis locator.
No interstate shipment is implied. Use the cannabis-specific finder and verify local inventory.
Awards, claims and limits
Hi-Fi became an early, widely covered crossover between a national brewer and a licensed cannabis manufacturer. CannaCraft described it as a leading California THC beverage after launch, but that is a company market claim rather than an audited award result.
No organizer-maintained trophy ledger was found. The profile records the innovation timeline instead of manufacturing award titles.
How to read Hi-Fi today. Check current name, flavor, ratio, state and manufacturer. Do not confuse Hi-Fi Sessions with Lagunitas Hoppy Refresher, a non-cannabis hop water, or with SuperCritical beer, which contained terpenes but no THC.
The story is a layered partnership: Magee’s brewery, Heineken ownership, Lagunitas formulation, AbsoluteXtracts expertise and CannaCraft licensing. Galleries should make each role visible.