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Featured Beers - November 2018
Featured Brewery & Beer |
The U.S. Microbrewed Beer Club
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The U.S. and International Variety Beer Club
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The Hop-Heads Beer Club
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The International Beer Club
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The Rare Beer Club®
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4 styles: 12 bottles |
4 styles: 12 bottles |
3 styles: 12 bottles |
2 styles: 12 bottles |
2 styles: 2, 4 or 6 btls |
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Sand Creek Brewing Co. - Oscar’s Chocolate Oatmeal Stout | |||||||||||||||
Crazy Mountain Brewing Company - Creedence | |||||||||||||||
Sand Creek Brewing Co. - SMaSH Calypso American Pale Ale | |||||||||||||||
Crazy Mountain Brewing Company - Horseshoes & Hand Grenades | |||||||||||||||
Sand Creek Brewing Co. - Wild Ride | |||||||||||||||
Crazy Mountain brewing Company - Hookiebobb IPA | |||||||||||||||
Crazy Mountain Brewing Company - Shane McConkey IPA | |||||||||||||||
961 Beer - Lebanese Pale Ale | |||||||||||||||
Brouwerij De Brabandere - Kwaremont Blond | |||||||||||||||
Brasserie Dupont - Avec Les Bons Voeux | |||||||||||||||
Brouwerij Van Steenberge - Monk’s Cafe Grand Cru |
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country of origin, and beer style to suit your specific tastes.
- Bottle Size: 12-oz
- Style: Oatmeal Stout
- ABV: 5.6%
- Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 30
- Serving Temperature: 50-55° F
- Suggested Glassware: Pint Glass or Mug
- Hops: Kent Goldings
- Malts: Chocolate, Bonlander, Caramel 120L
- Country: United States
A World Beer Cup gold medal winner for brewmaster Todd Krueger in 2000, this oatmeal stout pours a very dark, almost black, color capped by a rich brown crop of foam. There’s a creamy impression on the nose along with roasty-toasty malts, big mocha coffee notes, dark chocolate, and the distinct aroma of oats. These oats contribute a wonderful, creamy roundness on the palate (which is why they’re used). Look for flavors of...
- Bottle Size: 12-oz
- Style: Czech Pilsner
- ABV: 4.9%
- Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 35
- Serving Temperature: 40-45° F
- Suggested Glassware: Pilsner Glass, Flute
- Hops: Magnum, Saaz
- Malts: Pilsner
- Country: United States
Created in honor of the 2015 World Ski Championships, this Bohemian-style pils pours a clear golden-straw color capped by a head of crisp, white foam. On the nose, look for undertones of crackery pils malt overlaid with classic Saaz noble hop aromas offering some grassy spiciness and a touch of mild lemony brightness. The hop contribution comes through bright and clear in the flavor, as well, with plenty of grassiness...
- Bottle Size: 12-oz
- Style: American Pale Ale
- ABV: 5.2%
- Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 35
- Serving Temperature: 40-45° F
- Suggested Glassware: Pint Glass or Mug
- Hops: Calypso
- Malts: Briess 2-Row, GoldPils Vienna, Caramel 10L
- Country: United States
This limited edition is one of Sand Creek’s SMaSH series brews (Single-Malt and Single-Hop), and is a distinct variant of their normal APA. We love single hop brews because they’re so perfect for getting to know the characteristics of a given varietal. This brew features the relatively new Calypso hop for both bittering and aroma, and almost the entire malt bill is 2-row pale malt with just a splash of Vienna and very pale caramel malt. Bright...
- Bottle Size: 12-oz
- Style: Extra Special Bitter (ESB)
- ABV: 6.0%
- Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 35
- Serving Temperature: 45-50° F
- Suggested Glassware: Pint Glass or Mug
- Hops: Chinook, Amarillo
- Malts: Canadian 2-Row, English Caramel, German Munich, Belgian Monastique
- Country: United States
Pouring a deep amber hue and topped with a head of khaki foam, this ESB presents an intriguing aroma; we picked up some caramel and toffee notes along with a lightly sweet impression of biscuit, plus fruity esters akin to stone fruit and apple. There's a grainy earthy character here, as well, and it comes through in the flavor too, along with a rich caramelly and bready maltiness, and those yeast-driven fruity notes which add a very English...
- Bottle Size: 12-oz
- Style: American IPA
- ABV: 6.0%
- Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 65
- Serving Temperature: 45-50° F
- Suggested Glassware: Pint Glass or Mug
- Hops: Centennial, Cascade, Comet
- Malts: Briess 2-Row, Bonlander, Caramel 120L
- Country: United States
Medium amber in color with a large cap of fluffy foam which laces nicely as it recedes, Wild Ride is a real looker as it rests in the glass. On the nose we picked up a prominent and pungent herbal and earthy hop note, bolstered by floral tones and a touch of citrus zest. In the flavor department, there's a good backbone of malt delivering a light caramel character, offering a fairly neutral but tasty central core structure. But of course...
- Bottle Size: 12-oz
- Style: American IPA
- ABV: 6.7%
- Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 87
- Serving Temperature: 45-50° F
- Suggested Glassware: Tulip, Pint Glass
- Hops: El Dorado, Amarillo
- Malts: Canadian 2-Row, English Torrified Wheat, English Caramel
- Country: United States
Pouring a light amber, golden hue with plenty of sticky off-white foam, Hookiebobb IPA offers up an inviting aroma that's boldly floral, with plenty of additional soft fruity citrus and tropical notes. As much as we liked the aroma, we liked the flavor even more. The hop aromas translate directly to the palate as well, where they are, of course, the stars of this hoppy show. But, we really enjoyed the nicely robust backbone...
- Bottle Size: 12-oz
- Style: American IPA
- ABV: 7.0%
- Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 70
- Serving Temperature: 45-50° F
- Suggested Glassware: Pilsner Glass, Flute
- Hops: Chinook, Centennial
- Malts: Dextrin, Crystal, Toasted, Caramel
- Country: United States
Created by Crazy Mountain to honor the life of freeskiing pioneer and BASE jumper, Shane McConkey, who died doing what he loved in the Dolomite Mountains of Italy, this IPA presents a golden-amber color with a cap of beige foam that laces nicely as it recedes to a collar. In the aroma, look for the hops to deliver some floral and herbal elements, an earthy impression, and a dose of orangey citrus. Flavorwise, there's plenty of...
- Notable Ingredients: thyme, sumac, chamomile, sage, anise, mint
- Bottle Size: 330-ml
- Style: Spiced Pale Ale
- ABV: 6.3%
- Serving Temperature: 42-47° F
- Suggested Glassware: Tulip or Pint Glass
- Country: Lebanon
This unique brew is the first of 961's "Brewmaster's Select" range, and was brewed in collaboration with elite Danish brewmaster Anders Kissmeyer – a name that may be unfamiliar to many craft beer drinkers in the U.S. despite his influence on the brewing industry around the world. But take it from Shaun Hill of Vermont's famed Hill Farmstead Brewery, who says of Kissmeyer: "… Anders has been a mentor to me. Together, we often explore...
- Bottle Size: 330-ml
- Style: Belgian Blonde Ale
- ABV: 6.6%
- Serving Temperature: 45-52° F
- Suggested Glassware: Tulip, Snifter, Goblet
- Country: Belgium
This Belgian Blonde Ale offers a golden-amber hue on the pour, topped by a robust head which drops some lace as it recedes. The aroma of this European Beer Star Competition Silver Medal winner really drew us in with prominent fruity notes reminiscent of mild tangerine, lemon, stone fruits, and a touch of apple. Some moderate hop spice pops through as well. On the palate, we were struck by Kwaremont’s round, supple...
- Bottle Size: 750-ml
- Style: Strong Holiday Saison
- ABV: 9.5%
- Serving Temperature: 50–57° F
- Suggested Glassware: Chalice, Goblet, Tulip or Pinot Glass
- Country: Belgium
We’ve enjoyed various vintage examples of Dupont Avec Les Bons Voeux over the years, all of them still immensely generous, nearly regardless of age. Keep an eye on cellared bottles to make sure the dried-caramel character of oxidation isn’t building too much. For pairings, we can’t help but find its pepper, lean fruit and carbonation perfectly tuned to plump turkey and holiday fare. Pop ALBV bottles to ease winter along. Or set some down...
- Bottle Size: 750-ml
- Style: Blended Flemish Sour Ale
- ABV: 5.5%
- Serving Temperature: 48–55° F
- Suggested Glassware: Tulip, Teku or Pinot Glass
- Country: Belgium
Monk’s Cafe Grand Cru is a very limited one-off release from Brouwerij Van Steenberge, as only about 50 twelve-bottle cases will be making it to the U.S. outside of the club. This one’s especially rare, and absolutely delicious. It starts as a blend of carefully aged and fresh tripels, before being aged for six months inside of oak casks. Right before things get bottled, a high-fermented lager gets blended in as well to bring the ABV down to...
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