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Featured Beers - Sept 2021
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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SweetWater Brewing Company - 420 Strain G13 IPA | |||||||||||||||
O’Fallon Brewery - Knotty | |||||||||||||||
SweetWater Brewing Company - BC Lager | |||||||||||||||
O’Fallon Brewery - Smoke Porter | |||||||||||||||
SweetWater Brewing Company - H.A.Z.Y. IPA | |||||||||||||||
O’Fallon Brewery - Foglight | |||||||||||||||
Holsten Brauerei - Astra Urtyp | |||||||||||||||
Bitburger Brauerei - Bitburger Festbier | |||||||||||||||
South Street Brewery - Imperial Satan’s Pony | |||||||||||||||
Birrificio Torrechiara - Panil Barriquée (2016 vintage) |
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- Bottle Size: 12-oz
- Style: American IPA
- ABV: 6.0%
- Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 48
- Serving Temperature: 45-50º F
- Suggested Glassware: IPA Glass, Tulip, Pint Glass
- Hops: Simcoe, Columbus
- Malts: 2-Row, Wheat, Oats
- Country: United States
If you haven’t noticed yet, SweetWater Brewing Company has embraced a certain theme, and while not all of their beers are overtly cannabis-inspired, this one most certainly is. In fact, the brewers have chosen to brew with specific hops and natural botanically-sourced terpenes in order to mimic the aroma of a cannabis strain known as G13. It should be noted that the Cannabis and Humulus (hops) genera are both in the same “Cannabaceae” family and...
- Bottle Size: 12-oz
- Style: American Blonde Ale
- ABV: 5.3%
- Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 15
- Serving Temperature: 42-47º F
- Suggested Glassware: Pint Glass or Flute
- Hops: German Tradition
- Malts: Pale, Special Roast, Red Wheat, White Wheat, Acidulated
- Country: United States
This unique year-round offering from O’Fallon is brewed to mimic a traditional German pretzel, and they sure did a good job. This pours a lightly hazed golden-copper color with a head of fine-bubbled foam. In the aroma: this is one toasty brew. The deft use of Special Roast and red wheat in the malt bill delivers the impression of a toasty and golden brown soft pretzel fresh out of the oven. Much as with a German Gose, the brewers have employed...
- Bottle Size: 12-oz
- Style: American Lager
- ABV: 5.5%
- Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 20
- Serving Temperature: 42-47º F
- Suggested Glassware: Flute, Pilsner Glass, Pint Glass
- Hops: Amarillo, Hallertau Mittelfrüh
- Malts: Pilsner
- Country: United States
Inspired by, and brewed as a collaboration with, Broken Coast, one of British Columbia’s premier licensed cannabis growers, BC Lager pours a bright golden hue with good clarity and a robust cap of fluffy foam. On the nose, look for a light touch of pilsner malt to form a bready undertone, while brightly spicy, herbal, and lightly citric hop aromas produce an interesting profile melding American and central European impressions. On the palate...
- Bottle Size: 12-oz
- Style: Smoked Porter
- ABV: 6.0%
- Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 24
- Serving Temperature: 50-55º F
- Suggested Glassware: Willi Becher, Tulip, Pint Glass
- Hops: Chinook, German Hallertau Mittelfrüh
- Malts: Bamburg Smoked, Pale, Caramel 90L, Chocolate, Black, White Wheat
- Country: United States
Another popular year-round offering from O’Fallon is their Smoke Porter, winner of the gold medal for smoked beers at the 2004 and 2020 Great American Beer Festivals. Before kilns became commonly used to dry malt, open flame – traditionally using beechwood in Germany – was the method of choice, and smokiness was a common flavor in traditional beers. The tradition famously lives on to this day in Bamburg, Germany, and smoked porters like...
- Bottle Size: 12-oz
- Style: American IPA
- ABV: 6.0%
- Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 48
- Serving Temperature: 45-50º F
- Suggested Glassware: IPA Glass, Tulip, Pint Glass
- Hops: Simcoe, Columbus
- Malts: 2-Row, Wheat, Oats
- Country: United States
SweetWater describes H.A.Z.Y. IPA as a “juice bomb” and, boy, they ain’t lying. The juicy aromas explode as soon as you pop it open. Pouring a golden straw color that’s very hazy, naturally, and capped by a rocky head of pale foam, this brew offers tons of fruits on the nose, running the gamut from grapefruit and lime-like citrus, mango tropical notes, stone fruits tending towards apricot, and melon character conjuring cantaloupe. It’s quite...
- Bottle Size: 12-oz
- Style: New England-style Hazy IPA
- ABV: 6.0%
- Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 35
- Serving Temperature: 45-50º F
- Suggested Glassware: IPA Glass, Pint Glass, Mug
- Hops: Trident, El Dorado, Citra, Mosaic
- Malts: Pale, Oats, Wheat, Carapils, Vienna, Honey
- Country: United States
Foglight presents us with an attractive golden-amber color, moderately hazy, topped with a rocky cap of foam that laces the glass. This thing is super juicy in the aroma, as we expect for this style of IPA, with a ton of subtle and not-so-subtle facets. Look for prominent orange and grapefruit-like citrus notes, along with plenty of passion fruit, mango, and pineapple tropical character, soft floral overtones, some hints of pear and...
- Bottle Size: 330-ml
- Style: German Pilsner
- ABV: 4.9%
- Serving Temperature: 40-45° F
- Suggested Glassware: Pilsner Glass, Flute, Stange
- Country: Germany
Astra Urtyp (which essentially translates as Astra Original) presents a radiant golden color with crystal clarity and a plentiful head of white foam. On the nose, look for bright noble hop aromas to offer touches of hay, grass, light spice, and a wisp of lemon, while crackery pils malt lurks below and a mild fruity note reminiscent of apple skins pops through here and there. On the palate, we felt the malt and hop profiles were well developed...
- Bottle Size: 330-ml
- Style: Oktoberfest / Märzen
- ABV: 6.2%
- Serving Temperature: 45-50° F
- Suggested Glassware: Willi Becher, Mug, Stein, Pint Glass
- Hops: Siegelhopfen proprietary blend
- Malts: Pilsner, Munich, Caramel
- Country: Germany
Bitburger’s seasonal Oktoberfest-style märzen presents a medium amber hue with copper highlights and very slight haze, topped by a crop of light khaki foam. Unsurprisingly for this style, the nose comes through a bit more malt-oriented than hop-forward. Look for a toasty quality with mild caramel, while hops offer a dash of spicy, herbal perfume. On the palate, we’re impressed by how smooth, supple, and round this is, as the robust malt core...
- Bottle Size: 750-ml
- Style: Bourbon-Barrel-Aged Imperial Red Ale
- ABV: 9%
- Serving Temperature: 48–55° F
- Suggested Glassware: Tulip, Small Nonic, Snifter, or Goblet
- Country: United States
Imperial Satan’s Pony is suitably sized for some modest aging, though watch the caramelized oxidative notes don’t get to be too pronounced over time. In terms of pairings: core notes of deep red fruit and caramel have us looking to grilled pork dishes or a rich pecan pie.
- Bottle Size: 750-ml
- Style: Oak-Aged Sour Red Ale
- ABV: 8%
- Serving Temperature: 45–52° F
- Suggested Glassware: Tulip, Snifter, Chalice, or Cab Sauv Glass
- Country: Italy
While drinking in its prime now, Panil Barriquée will remain refined with a bit of additional aging, with its acidity mellowing a bit over time. This is a perfectly aged, unpasteurized, raw, truly important conservatorium of wild fermentation and traditions. Try pairing with other local specialties, like sliced Parmesan cheese or prosciutto, or a heavier garden salad dressed with olive oil and Balsamic vinegar.
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