Coming this fall to a liquor store near you: "ZIP Code" beer.

Anheuser-Busch, the nation’s leading brewer, enlisted the help of brewmasters at its 12 breweries, including Newark, to develop small-batch "tribute’’ beers named for the ZIP codes where the breweries are located.

The twelve submissions in the competition, named Project 12, have been pared to six, and summer-long consumer sampling and feedback will narrow that down to three beers to be included in a limited-edition sampler pack available for purchase this fall.

Tiago Darocha, head brewmaster at Anheuser-Busch’s Newark brewery, helped develop Budweiser Small Batch 80524, brewed in Fort Collins, Colo., by Katie Rippel. It’s a deep-gold, filtered wheat beer with lemon peel, orange peel and coriander and a 5.2 percent ABV.

Steve McCormick, former general manager of the Newark brewery, helped develop Budweiser Small Batch 13027, brewed at Anheuser-Busch’s Baldwinsville, N.Y., brewery, where McCormick is now general manager. It’s a bright-golden lager brewed with six imported and domestic hops and an ABV of 7 percent.

The four remaining semi-finalists are Small Batch 91406, a deep-amber lager brewed in Los Angeles; Small Batch 63118, a deep-gold American lager brewed in St. Louis; Small Batch 43229, a light amber lager brewed in Columbus; Ohio; and Small Batch 23185, a light amber all-malt bourbon cask lager brewed in Williamsburg, Va.

Project 12 pays homage to Budweiser’s clean, crisp taste by using the same proprietary yeast directly descended from the original Budweiser yeast culture used by Adolphus Busch in 1876 and still used by Budwesier today.

"The key to this project was the common yeast, which is a very important and often under-appreciated contributor to the flavor and aroma of beer," explains Jane Killebrew-Galeski, director of brewing, quality and innovation for Anheuser-Busch.

Sampling of the six semi-finalists will be done this summer at Budweiser-sponsored music parties throughout the country, including New York City. Check Budweiser’s Facebook page for updates.