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Irish Dry Stout
One of the most common stouts, Dry Irish Stouts tend to have light-ish bodies to keep them on the highly drinkable side.
They're usually a lower carbonation brew and served on a nitro system for that creamy, masking effect.
Bitterness comes from both roasted barley and a generous dose of hops, though the roasted character will be more noticeable.
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Guinness
6% Black color with ruby highlights. The flavor of bitter black coffee and black tea. Intense dryness. Creamy, smooth and full. 11.2oz/$4.25 |
Moylan's Dragoon Dry Irish Stout
5% Roasted pecan brown. Toasted, roasted maltiness with tastes of bittersweet chocolate, charred barley, and mild coffee in the foreground and tastes of spicy anise, smoke, and dark caramel in back. 22oz/$10
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O'Hara's Celtic Stout (Irish Stout)
4.3% Opaque dark color.
Clean, dark malt acidity, an appropriate amount of roastiness,
a sprinkling of brown sugar, and a touch of bittersweet chocolate. 11.2oz/$4.75 |
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Irish Red Ale
A bit sweet, with a lightly hopped tea-like flavor, and an even body, Irish Red Ales are easy to please. Look for well-rounded and balanced flavors, and a pleasant toasted malt character in many examples. A drying finish is common.
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Murphy's Irish Red Beer
5% solid caramel malt flavor that hinges slightly on maple syrup flavors and toffee. 12oz/$4.25 |
Samuel Adams Irish Red
5.5% Bonfire orange color. Semi-sweet caramel malt combines with a pleasant tea leaf-like flavor and bitterness, resulting in a balanced beer. Expansive creaminess. 12oz/4.25
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Smithwick's
4.5% Mahogany color. Combination of scorched caramel (it's not particularly sweet), lightly toasty malt, and dull roastiness. 12oz/$4.25
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Wexford Irish Cream Ale
5% Orange-bronze color. Toasted grain and spicy hops. 15oz(can)/$4.75
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English Barleywine
Despite its name, a Barleywine (or Barley Wine) is very much a beer, albeit a very strong and often intense beer! It's one of the strongest of the beer styles. Lively and fruity, sometimes sweet, sometimes bittersweet, but always alcoholic. A brew of this strength and complexity can be a challenge to the palate. Expect anything from amber to dark brown color, with aromas ranging from intense fruits to intense hops. Body is typically thick, alcohol will definitely be perceived, and flavors can range from dominant fruits to palate smacking, resiny hops. Most Barleywines can be cellared for years and typically age like wine.
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Victory Blithering Idiot
11.1% Orange-ish amber color. Taste is rich with caramelized malts and crystallized malts and sugars. Very rich on the palate with a finish of residual, sticky caramel and crystal malts. 12oz/$6 |
Brooklyn Monster Ale
11.8% Pours deep amber/mahogany color. Intense hop flavor with undertones of sweet fruitiness and rich caramel. Strong taste of alcohol can be detected, but maintains a nice balance throughout. 12oz/$4.75 |
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Old Ale
Old Ales, also referred to in the past as "Stock" Ales, have a full malt body with plenty of character. Old Ales of a hundred plus years ago were often transferred into vats to mature, hence the name. Rich dark amber in color to a very dark brown; near black. Although bitterness levels can greatly vary, expect common fruity, vinous, intense malts and sharp alcohol characteristics. The often racy but mellow attitude of the beer may also include acidic notes, raisins and black currants. Vintage varieties may have a low level of oxidation. Stronger versions may have similarities to a port wine.
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Harviestoun Old Engine Oil
6% Color of old engine oil. Flavors of caramel and buttered toffee, coffee and bitter chocolate. Bitterness is spot on to balance this huge strong armed malt palate. Mild cherry fruit within the sweetness. 11.2oz/$6
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Theakston Old Peculier
5.7% Crimson-tinted brown color. Flavor of brown sugar, molasses, toffee, sugared pecans and roasted malt, raisins and an earthy oakiness. 12oz/$4.75 |
Smuttynose Really Old Brown Dog Ale
10% Reddish brown color. Dark malts, caramel, dark fruits, some chocolate with sweet biscuit in the back. 12oz/$4.25 |
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Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB)
ESBs are essentially more aggressive and more balanced Bitters, both in alcohol and hop character, but nothing overpowering. Color range will be similar, though leaning towards the darker end of the scale; dark gold to copper. Low carbonation. Malts tend to be more pronounced, often toasty and fruity. And despite "bitter" being in its name, ESBs are not really all that bitter. The key to an ESB is balance.
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Flying Fish ESB Ale
5.5% Hazy amber color. Caramel and toast with a floral/earthy balance. Malt accented but with some bitterness. Fairly dry in the finish. 12oz/$4.25 |
Fuller's ESB
5.9% Semi-hazy copper. Mildly fruity. Lots of mineral flavors, followed by a woody, earthy, hop leaf, and coarse flavor and feel. Pear-like texture at times. Touch of roasted malt character. Dry. Sharp bitter edge. Salty. Herbal / spicy. 11.2oz/$4.75
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Redhook ESB
5.8% Brassy orange color. Malt sweetness peaks first with a nice fruity flavors and medium- to full-bodied texture. Assertive hop bitterness, with grapefruit, rind and salt flavors. 12oz/$4.25
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River Horse Special Ale
4.5% Cloudy, deep amber color. Flavor of rich caramel malt, with a firm hoppy balance that's more bitterness than flavor. 12oz/$4.25 |
| Rogue Brutal Bitter Ale: 6.5% Peachy-orange color. Notes of citrus fruits, pine resin, light earthiness, and at times, even mint. The malt is very lightly caramel-like, bready and softly toasty. 22oz/$12 |
Shipyard Old Thumper ESA: 5.9% Orange-copper color. Toasted, woody, tea-like, fruity, bitter, herbal, spicy. Hops are more prominent than malt. 12oz/$4.25
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English Strong Ale
Bigger than a Pale Ale yet smaller than a Barleywine, the English Strong Ale is a rich and complex beer. Many are unfiltered and bottle conditioned. The color tends to land somewhere between amber and reddish copper. They usually have a bold fruity and malty mix. Hops can vary from mild bitterness to a full blown hop character with a bold hop flavor and aroma. The alcohol can be quite noticeable.
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Coopers Vintage Ale
7.5% Pours a hazy amber color. Malty flavors up front, with a developing character of bananas and figs. 12.7oz/$6 |
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English Pale Ale
The English Pale Ale can be traced back to the city of Burton-upon-Trent, a city with an abundance of rich hard water. This hard water helps with the clarity as well as enhancing the hop bitterness. This ale can be from golden to reddish amber in color with generally good head retention. A mix of fruity, hoppy, earthy, buttery and malty aromas and flavors can be found. Typically all ingredients are English.
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Bass Pale Ale
5% Toasted and caramel malt flavor combine for something akin to toffee. Earthy hops are not very pronounced, but they still add a nice character. Bitterness is low-medium and soft. 12oz/$4.25
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Boddingtons Pub Ale
4.7% A copper color. Clears to a caramel coloring with a silky head. Slightly sweet and silky, with a lingering, very slight bitter flavor. 16oz/$4.75 |
Coopers Sparkling Ale
5.8% Fruitiness of plum and apple with a grain and hop mix. Noticeable alcohol. Grainy with a mild toasted husk, hops are just bitter enough with a quick pucker in the tail end. Slight herbal hop and semi-sweet malt finish. 12.7oz/$4.75
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Fuller's London Pride
4.7% Bright orange color, with a hint of amber. balanced between toasted malt and fruity, tea-like hops. 11.2oz/$4.75 |
Ipswich Original Ale
5.4% Copper pumpkin orange color. Toasty flavor adds some subtle fruit and earthy hop character by mid-palate, then the malt becomes a little more prominent, adding depth and complexity with a touch of toffee. 12oz/$4.75
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Saranac Pale Ale
5.5% Deep amber color. Pale malts with a slightly candy caramel sweetness. Spicy hop character, a bit of citrus. Drying finish, 12oz/$4.25 |
| Stone Mill Organic Pale Ale: 5.5% Orange color. Notes of toasted grain and caramel. Earthy hoppiness. 12oz/$4.25 |
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English India Pale Ale (IPA)
First brewed in England and exported for the British troops in India during the late 1700s. To withstand the voyage, IPA's were basically tweaked Pale Ales that were, in comparison, much more malty, boasted a higher alcohol content and were well-hopped, as hops are a natural preservative. Historians believe that an IPA was then watered down for the troops, while officers and the elite would savor the beer at full strength. The English IPA has a lower alcohol due to taxation over the decades.
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Long Trail Traditional IPA
5.9% Bright and clear golden color. Citrus flavor (mix of grapefruit, balanced with an orange/lemon mix) mixed with a fresh golden apple taste and a touch of alcohol flavor. The hoppiness was well balanced. 12oz/$4.25
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Hitachino Nest Japanese Classic Ale
7% Hazy dark amber color. Mild sweetness countered by some bitterness, all enveloped in a blanket of pungent herbs and spices. Spicy smoldering, white peppery woodiness. 11.2oz/$10 |
Samuel Smith India Ale
5% Orange peel color. Bittersweet orange dominates the flavor profile. The finish is apple-orange fruity linger together with bitter hop leaf. 12oz/$10 |
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English Brown Ale
Spawned from the Mild Ale, Brown Ales tend to be maltier and sweeter on the palate, with a fuller body. Color can range from reddish brown to dark brown. Some versions will lean towards fruity esters, while others tend to be drier with nutty characters. All seem to have a low hop aroma and bitterness.
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Abita Turbo Dog
5.6% Dark brown and clear with ruby highlights. Flavor starts with roasted malts and dry wheat toast with a mild brown sugar sweetness and forms into a slightly nutty, lightly hoppy but roasty bitter finish. Very well balanced. 12oz/$4.25
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Newcastle Brown Ale
4.7% Medium brown color with a hint of red. Lightly roasted, lightly sweet malt, mild cocoa and nuts. 12oz/$4.25 |
Peak Organic Nut Brown Ale
4.8% Translucent brown color. Malt flavors of brown bread and chicory, mild hoppy hint of fruitiness. Slight raisin flavor. Nutty toasted grain, hint of dark sugar sweetness as well. Finishes semi-sweet. 12oz/$4.25 |
Pete's Wicked Ale
5.5% Clear red color. Malty and softly sweet with rich, grainy character of Munich malt and some minor caramel and chocolate. Light, spicy hops. Restrained bitterness, dry finish. 12oz/$4.25
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Tröegs Rugged Trail Nut Brown Ale
4.4% Dark walnut color. Dominant flavor is chocolate, with a roasted maltiness and hints of coffee and oven-baked nuts. 12oz/$4.25 |
Samuel Smith Nut Brown Ale
5% Dark tawny brown. Brown bready, nutty, somewhat-cocoa flavor profile. Small amount of cinnamon and nutmeg flavor. 12oz/$10 |
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English Porter
Porter is said to have been popular with transportation workers of Central London, hence the name. Most traditional British brewing documentation from the 1700's state that Porter was a blend of three different styles: an old ale (stale or soured), a new ale (brown or pale ale) and a weak one (mild ale), with various combinations of blending and staleness. The end result was also commonly known as "Entire Butt" or "Three Threads" and had a pleasing taste of neither new nor old. It was the first truly engineered beer, catering to the public's taste. Modern-day Porters are typically brewed using a pale malt base with the addition of black malt, crystal, chocolate or smoked brown malt. The addition of roasted malt is uncommon, but used occasionally. Some brewers will also age their beers after inoculation with live bacteria to create an authentic taste. Hop bitterness is moderate on the whole and color ranges from brown to black. Overall they remain very complex and interesting beers.
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Meantime Coffee
6% Burnt pecan brown color. Strong note of java with lesser notes of bittersweet chocolate and sugared vanilla bean. Balance of bitter and sweet. 11.2/$6 |
Fuller's London Porter
5.4% Ruby mahogany brown color. Great deal of black coffee flavor and some modest notes of chocolate. Warm mouth feel, smooth texture. 11.2oz/$4.75 |
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Milk / Sweet Stout
Milk / Sweet Stouts are basically stouts that have a larger amount of residual dextrins and unfermented sugars that give the brew more body and a sweetness that counters the roasted character. Milk Stouts are very similar to Sweet Stouts, but brewers add unfermentable sugars, usually lactose, to the brew kettle to add body and some sweetness.
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Samuel Adams Cream Stout
4.7% brown with ruby highlights. Light and creamy coffee atop bittersweet chocolate; backed by a restrained bitterness.
Creamy finish. 12oz/$4.25 |
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Oatmeal Stout
These are generally medium to full bodied stouts that have an unreal smoothness to them from the addition of oats to the mash. The oats not only add a lot of smoothness to the mouth feel but give a touch of sweetness that is unlike any other type of stout. Both levels of roasted flavor and hop character will vary.
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Belfast Bay McGovern's Oatmeal Stout
5.5% Has a chocolate aroma and a rich dark color. At first a bitter coffee-like taste, followed by hints of chocolate, finished off by a complimentary milky aftertaste. 12oz/$4.75
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Wolaver's Oatmeal Stout
5.9% Dark chestnut-crimson color. Flavors of oatmeal, well-roasted barley, unsweetened baker's chocolate and roasted black coffee beans. 12oz/$4.25 |
Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout
5% Dark mahogany brown. Flavors of warm molasses cookies and coffee, along with some chocolate. Oatmeal flavor comes to the fore. 12oz/$10
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Russian Imperial Stout
Inspired by brewers back in the 1800's to win over the Russian Czar, this is the king of stouts, boasting high alcohol by volumes and plenty of malt character. Low to moderate levels of carbonation with huge roasted, chocolate and burnt malt flavours. Often dry. Suggestions of dark fruit and flavors of higher alcohols are quite evident. Hop character can vary from none, to balanced to aggressive.
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Victory Storm King Stout
9.1% Obsidian color. Melted chocolate flavor together with hints of espresso, anise and molasses. Thick creamy body. 12oz/$4.75 |
Samuel Smith Imperial Stout
7% Dark bronze color. Strong, dark coffee flavor together with notes of molasses and dark fruit, as well as lesser notes of espresso and black tea. Rich and full mouth feel. 12oz/$10
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Scottish Ale
Scottish Ales traditionally go through a long boil in the kettle for a caramelization of the wort. This produces a deep copper to brown in colored brew and a higher level of unfermentable sugars which create a rich mouth feel and malty flavors and aromas. Overall hop character is low, light floral or herbal, allowing its signature malt profile to be the highlight. Smoky characters are also common.
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Belhaven Scottish Ale
5.2% Ruby color. Malty and hoppy. Delivering a sweet, smooth and creamy finish. 12oz/$4.75 |
Railbender Ale
6.8% Deep red-amber color. Slightly nutty background with citric fruitiness and peppery spiciness. 12oz/$4.25
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Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy
Scotch Ales are strong ales, also known as "Wee Heavy." Scotch Ales traditionally go through a long boil in the kettle for a caramelization of the wort. This produces a deep copper to brown in colored brew. Compared to Scottish Ales, they'll be sweeter and fuller-bodied, and of course higher in alcohol, with a much more pronounced malty caramel and roasted malt flavor. A low tea-like bitterness can be found.
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Founders Dirty Bastard
8.3% Turbid dark, iced-ea brown infused with a generous quantity of crushed raspberries (visually speaking). Flavors: sweet dark caramel, bittersweet chocolate, bourbon-soaked figs and toasted black walnuts. 12oz/$4.75
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Moylan's Kilt Lifter Scotch Ale
8% Orange-bronze color. Caramel/toffee maltiness with some peat and a hint of earthy bitterness keeping it balanced. 22oz/$10 |
SkullSplitter
8.5% Reddish bronze color. Notes of dark butterscotch, sour peat and whisky.
Sweet and sourness are equally present, bitter appears on the finish. 11.2oz/$6
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Amber/Pale/Blond/Golden Ales
These various Belgian styles are essentially modifications of British styles that Belgian breweries began making for the discerning Belgian taste. These ales range from straw to golden blonde, to dark amber. They are crisp and dry and with low-to-medium bitterness.
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Affligem Blond
7% Bitterness blends with a dry and quenching edge. Honey-like sweetness provides perfect balance. Dry finish, touch of floral oil and powdery grain in the finish. 12oz/$4.75 |
Unibroue Don de Dieu
9% French for "Gift of God" This was the name of the ship sailed by Samuel de Champlain up the St. Lawrence, who was commissioned by the King of France to explore the territory of New France and then founded Québec. 12oz/$4.75
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Delirium Tremens
8.5% Deep yellow color. Mild fruit plays well with the spice mixture and yeast flavors. Sweet light honey-like sweetness, alcohol is there to add to it. Finishes with a very warming alcohol and mild sweetness. 11.2oz/$10
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Duvel
8.1% Clean pale malt flavor throughout. Three big flashes of yeast, hop bitterness and alcohol hit the palate. Big cleansing, crispness. A tad juicy in the middle, with a big warming alcohol landing middle to end. 12oz/$4.75 |
Hitachino Nest Red Rice Ale
7% Dusty amber color. Pale malty, slightly sweet, and earthily hopped. 11.2oz/$10 |
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Dark Ale
Belgian Darks offer a massive range of characters. Colors play within the amber to light brown to deep garnet hues, with thick, rocky heads of great retention. Aromas can be anywhere from traces of yeast, spiced, malty, floral and even slightly intoxicating. Flavors from dry and spiced, to sweet and malty. Most have a low level of bitterness.
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Chimay Grande Rèserve (Blue)
9% Dark tawny copper with reddish highlights. Swirling flavors of dark fruits, spicy complex alcohols and soft chocolate-like malts combine in a light, but impressive display across the palate. A classic. 11.2oz/$10
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Dogfish Head Raison D'Etre
8% Clear copper-amber color. Caramel-toffee, light molasses, cherries and raisins macerated in dark rum. Dry-ish finish. 12oz/$4.75 |
Unibroue Maudite
8% The word "Maudite," French for "Damned" has many meanings in Québécois culture; here it refers to the Legend of "Chasse-Galerie," a tribute to the early lumberjacks of Québec. The story tells of eight daring woodsmen who, before Christmas, yearned to be. They conjured up the devil and pledged their souls in return for flying them in their canoe to their village. As they sailed across the moonlit sky, one of them managed to free himself from the pledge by invoking the name of God, which caused the canoe to come crashing down to earth. They were never seen again. Devil-red color. Flavor profile is composed of sweet caramel-toffee, oranges, cherries, blackberries and a smattering of spices and herbs. 12oz/$4.75
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Unibroue Trois Pistole
9% Brewed in honor of the village of Trois Pistoles in the Les Basques region in Québec, it has a dark violet color. Primarily dark, fruity notes like unsweet dates and dried figs, sweet and bitter draw, with spiciness taking center stage. 12oz/$4.25 |
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Dubbel
A rich malty beer with some spicy and mild alcoholic characteristics. Not as much fruitiness as the Belgian Strong Dark Ale but some dark fruit aromas and flavors may be present. Mild hop bitterness with no lingering hop flavors. It may show traits of a caramel flavor from the use of crystal malt or dark candy sugar. Look for a medium to full body.
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Chimay Première (Red)
7% Dark honey brown. Taste is lightly sweet, with soft fruity notes of plum, raisin, fig and clove. Moves to a sharp note that is a mix of carbonation, and yeast derived esters, as well as a bit of alcohol in the finish. 11.2oz/$10
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Flying Fish Belgian Abbey Dubbel
7.3% Clear, russet brown. The taste is malty - caramel/toffee - with a touch of herbal spicing and some candy sugar. 12oz/$4.25 |
Maredsous 8 – Dubbel
8% Dark ruby brown color. More chocolate and caramel notes hidden behind its candyish sweetness than the nose admits, backed by a dry spiciness and a touch of fruitiness. Dry finish with a lingering note of spiciness. Complex is not saying enough, so many levels of flavors that go around it is nearly too much. 11.2oz/$6
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Ommegang Abbey Ale
8.5% dark coppery brown color with dark cherry highlights. Lightly candyish, dry dark fruit, slightly burnt toffee, light spice with a bit of honey, and licorice. 12oz/$4.75 |
St. Bernardus Pater 6
6.7% Rustic orange color. The flavor profile consists of sun-ripened ripe figs, overripe apples,
toasted brown bread, cocoa powder, pecans, earthy hops and ground clove. 11.2oz/$11 |
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Tripel
The name "Tripel" actually stems from the brewing process, in which brewers use up to three times the amount of malt than a standard Trappist "Simple." Tripels are bright yellow to gold in color. Flavor runs along complex, spicy, powdery yeast, fruity with a sweet finish. Sweetness comes from both the pale malts and the higher alcohol. Bitterness is there, but at times is barely perceived amongst the even balance of malts and hops. Small amounts of spices are sometimes added. Tripels are notoriously alcoholic, yet the best crafted ones hide this character quite evil-like and deceivingly, making them sipping beers.
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Chimay Tripel (White)
8% Peachy in color. Light caramel, orange honey, and candied sugar envelop toasted malts. Dash of apricot and spice. Mild hops and bitterness. Subtle sour yeastiness. Warming alcohol and small bready hints on the finish. 11.2oz./$10 |
Unibroue La Fin du Monde
9% French meaning "The End of the World," brewed in honor of the intrepid European explorers who discovered Quebec and believed they had indeed reached "The End of the World." Cloudy, yellow-gold color. Peppery clove spiciness. Orchard fruit, sweetness with subdued spiciness. 12oz/$4.75
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Maredsous 10 – Tripel
10% Clear, deep golden body. Pear slices macerated in Poire Williams and sprinkled with ground clove are present in each delectable gulp. Sipping doesn't cut it with beer this good. Mouth feel is both firm and smooth, with a zestiness to the carbonation. 11.2oz/$6
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Victory Golden Monkey
9.5% Cloudy amber color. Notes of sugared, ripe banana together with apple slices. Medium mouthfeel with slick finish. 12oz/$4.75 |
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Quadrupel
Inspired by the Trappist brewers of Belgium, a Quadrupel is a Belgian-style ale of great strength with bolder flavor compared to its Dubbel and Tripel sister styles. Typically a dark creation that ranges within the deep red, brown and garnet hues. Full bodied with a rich malty palate. Sweet with a low bitterness yet a well perceived alcohol.
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Ommegang Three Philosophers
9.8% Clear, reddish-brown color. Malt borders between heavily toasted and lightly roasted, delivering flavors like dark toffee, plum pudding, rum-soaked figs, a little dark chocolate, black cherries and raisins. 12oz/$6
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Victory V-12
12% Murky orange color. Sweet and explosive flavor. Notes of apricots and oranges, clove and nutmeg spices, rose flower petals, and a considerable amount of Belgian candy sugar. 25.4oz/$14 |
St. Bernardus Abt 12
10.5% Dark russet brown. Flavors of golden raisins, plum juice, and candied figs. Some maltiness, mainly dark chocolate and nutty caramel. Hit of dark candy sugar. Touch of clove and nutmeg. Sip of crème de cocoa. A bit of fresh, oily orange zest. Finishes malty, sweet. 11.2oz/$11 |
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Saison
Saisons are sturdy farmhouse ales that were traditionally brewed in the winter, to be consumed throughout the summer months. Not so long ago it was close to being an endangered style, but over recent years there's been a massive revival. This is a very complex style; many are very fruity in the aroma and flavor. Look for earthy yeast tones, mild to moderate tartness. Lots of spice and with a medium bitterness. They tend to be semi-dry with many only having touch of sweetness.
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Ommegang Hennepin
7.7% Light golden color. Mild lemon and fruity tartness swirls around with leafy, grassy and earthy flavors. Honey like sweetness within, malt character is a tad dry with biscuity flavors. Spiciness lingers. Excellent. 12oz/$4.75
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Rowhouse Red
5% Clear reddish hue. Bright and fruity on the tongue. Cherries and grapes, slice of apple. Medium bodied, slight mineral, drying at the end. 12oz/$4.75 |
Saison Dupont
6.5% Hazy with a brilliant orange-yellow color. Flavor is fruity, slightly tangy, generously spicy and dry. The alcohol is fairly apparent, but is balanced by it's fruitiness and crisp hop bitterness. The finish is dry and spicy with a soft, lingering bitterness. 12.7oz/$10 |
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Witbier
A Belgian Style ale that's very pale and cloudy in appearance due to it being unfiltered and the high level of wheat, and sometimes oats, that's used in the mash. Spiced generally with coriander, orange peel and other spices or herbs in the background. The crispness and slight twang comes from the wheat and the lively level of carbonation. Often referred to as "white beers" (witbieren) due to the cloudiness / yeast in suspension.
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Blue Moon Belgian White
5.4% Pale cloudy orange color. Big burst of sweetness at first from the malt and coriander, hints of citric. Crisp finish. 12oz/$4.25 |
Hoegaarden Original White Ale
4.9% Pale yellow, cloudy. Coriander is complemented with a pepper tone. Citric notes from the smell are also present in the taste. 11.2oz/$4.75
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Ommegang Witter
5.1% Lemon color. Smooth, spicy and fruity, lightly tart, with further notes of pear and apple. Light in body with a crisply fruity, lush finish. 12oz/$4.75 |
Otter Creek White Sail
5% Straw yellow color. Light wheat flavor with a medium, candyish sweetness which flavors of spice and citrus help to balance. Slight floral hints. Clean finish. 12oz/$4.25
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Walt Wit
4.2% Hazy lemon yellow. Wheat flavor with a note of chamomile. Dry, spicing finish. 12oz/$4.75 |
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Lambic – Fruit
In the case of Fruit Lambics, whole fruits are traditionally added after spontaneous fermentation has started. Kriek (cherries), Frambroise (raspberries), Pêche (peach) and Cassis (black currant) are common fruits, all producing subtle to intense fruit characters respectively. Once the fruit is added, the beer is subjected to additional maturation before bottling. Malt and hop characters are generally low.
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Lindemans Kriek (Cherry)
4% Lucent dark crimson red. Plump, juicy, sweet layered black cherries together with tartness. 12oz/$10 |
Lindemans Framboise (Raspberry)
4% Deep scarlet color. Only one flavor here: raspberries. It's the essence of the fruit itself. Perfect balance between sweetness and tartness. 12oz/$10
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Lindemans Pêche (Peach)
4% Clear orange-amber color. Sweet, ripe peaches along with a tangy sourness. 12oz/$10 |
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Gueuze
A traditional Belgian blend of young and old Lambics, which are then bottle after blending, then aged for 2-3 years to produce a dryer, fruitier and more intense style of Lambic. There is no hop character, some are filtered and force carbonated if not pasteurized as well. Some say that this is the more harsh lambic as the sourness is pretty intense - Warning: Not for everyone!
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Lindemans Gueuze Cuvée René
5% Pale peach hue. Musty, funky sour aroma. Sour and citric flavor together with a note of lemon. Very tart. World-class gueuze. 12oz/$10
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Altbier
A Düsseldorf specialty, an Altbier is a German style brown ale, the "alt" literally translates to "old" in German, and traditionally Altbiers are conditioned for a longer than normal periods of time. Other sources note that "alt" is derived from the Latin word "altus," which means "high" and refers to the rising yeast. Take your pick, but the extended conditioning mellows out the ale's fruitiness and produces an exceptionally smooth and delicate brew. The color ranges from amber to dark brown, medium in carbonation with a great balance between malt and hops.
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Long Trail Ale
6% Dusky orange color. Well-toasted grain is the dominant flavor profile. Strong herbal character that crosses the line into spicy. Woody is also a word that comes to mind. The finish is increasingly bitter, dry and clean. 12oz/$4.25 |
Otter Creek Copper Ale
5.4% Dark copper color. Lightly fruity and peppered with leafy and spicy noble hops amidst a delicate, toasty malt base. 12oz/$4.25 |
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German Pilsener
The Pilsner beer was first brewed in Bohemia, a German-speaking province in the old Austrian Empire. Pilsner is one of the most popular styles of lager beers in Germany, and in many other countries. It's often spelled as "Pilsener", and often times abbreviated, or spoken in slang, as "Pils." Classic German Pilsners are very light straw to golden in color. Head should be dense and rich. These varieties exhibit a spicy herbal or floral aroma and flavor, often times a bit coarse on the palate, and distribute a flash of citrus-like zest--hop bitterness can be high.
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Beck's
4.9% Pours a clear, dark straw, with a small white head. Floral, and slightly fruity, Spicy hops with a bitter finish. Fizzy carbonation, medium bodied. 12oz/$4.25
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Bohemia
5.3% Medium gold color. A mild hop bite in the front followed by subtle malt sweetness balanced with carbonation levels in the finish. 12oz/$4.25 |
Budweiser Czechvar
5% Shiny golden color. Lemon zest spicy hop goes a touch herbal and stings the tongue slowly with bitterness. A doughy malt hints middle to end underneath the spicy hop. Dry and clean finish. 11.2oz/$4.25
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Saranac Adirondack Lager
5.5% Clear golden amber. Starts out with sweet, bready maltiness that fades into a gentle hop bitterness. 12oz/$4.25 |
St. Pauli Girl
4.9% Clear golden color. Bitter, hop bite in the finish. 12 oz/$4.25 |
Victory Prima Pils
5.3% Lucid yellow lemon color. Dominant lemon and grassy hops matched a fuller-than normal body for a pilsner. Dry, clean finish. 12oz/$4.25
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Warsteiner Premium Verum
4.8% Clear light yellow color. Pale malty semi-sweet with plenty of lightly lemony, spicy noble hops. 11.2oz/$4.25 |
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Märzen/Oktoberfest
Before refrigeration, it was nearly impossible to brew beer in the summer due to the hot weather and bacterial infections. Brewing ended with the coming of spring, and began again in the fall. Most were brewed in March (Märzen). These brews were kept in cold storage over the spring and summer months, or brewed at a higher gravity, so they'd keep. Märzenbier is full-bodied, rich, toasty, typically dark copper in color with a medium to high alcohol content.
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Abita Amber
4.5% A Munich style lager brewed with crystal malt and Perle hops. It has a smooth, malty, slightly caramel flavor and a rich amber color. 12oz/$4.25 |
Paulaner Oktoberfest-Märzen
5.8% Clear, deep amber color. Richly toasty backed by a brisk bitterness. Bready quality like an almost burnt crust. Spicy, herbal, vegetal notes, some floral hints. 12oz/$4.25
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Warsteiner Oktoberfest
5.9% Golden color. Pale grainy with musty hoppiness. 11.2oz/$4.25 |
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Munich Helles Lager
When the golden and clean lagers of Plzen (Bohemia) became all the rage in the mid-1800's, München brewers feared that Germans would start drinking the Czech beer vs. their own. Munich Helles Lager was their answer to meet the demand. A bit more malty, they often share the same spicy hop characters of Czech Pils, but are a bit more subdued and in balance with malts. "Helles" is German for "bright.
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Weihenstephaner Original
5.1% Clear golden color. Lightly toasted, crackery malt with some slight lemony hops. Light body leads into a dry, crisp finish. 12oz/$4.75 |
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Munich Dunkel Lager
An old friend of Bavaria, Munich Dunkels are smooth, rich and complex, but without being heady or heavy. They boast brilliant ruby hues from the large amounts of Munich malts used, and these malts also lend a fuller-bodied beer. The decoction brewing process also lends much depth and richness. Bitterness is often moderate, with just enough to balance out any sweetness.
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Negra Modelo
5.4% Clear, deep copper color. Well-balanced, lightly toasted malt with a hint of fruit and spice. Dry finish. 12oz/$4.25 |
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Hefeweizen
A south German style of wheat beer (weissbier) made with a typical ratio of 50:50, or even higher, wheat. A yeast that produces unique flavors of banana and cloves with an often dry and tart edge, some spiciness, bubblegum or notes of apples. Little hop bitterness, and a moderate level of alcohol. The "Hefe" prefix means "with yeast", hence the beers unfiltered and cloudy appearance.
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Franziskaner Hefe-Weisse
5% Lemon-amber color. The mouthful (and especially the finish) is tangy, tart, slightly puckery and ultimately dry. Bavarian banana/clove character. 12oz/$4.75
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Hacker-Pschorr Hefe Weisse Natürtrub
5.5% Cloudy golden orange. Lemony hop snap. Smoothes out with a slightly buttery caramel flavor (like a butterscotch candy), followed by clove spice and a slightly grain dry finish. 12oz/$4.25 |
Erdinger Weissbier
5.3% Tannish-golden-orange. Good pinch of earthy spices with flavors of coriander and clove. Bit of lemon. 22oz/$14 |
Ramstein Blonde Wheat Beer
5.5% Hazy, light orange. Lightly sweet, wheat and bread malt that's accented with lemony tartness and a clove-like characteristic. 12oz/$4.25
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Hitachino Nest Weizen
5% Deep orange-amber color. Notes of clove and some Belgian funkiness going on. Japanese take on a classic German style. 11.2oz/$10
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Kristalweizen
A filtered version of a Hefeweizen, showcasing bright and clear bodies from pale straw to light amber. Overall character will be more clean and softer on the palate, and the common banana and phenols will be more subtle.
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Weihenstephaner Kristallweissbier
5.4% Lucent yellow-amber color. Sweet grain, lightly zesty clove and creamy banana are all present. 22oz/$10 |
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Weizenbock
A more powerful Dunkel Weizen (of "bock strength"), with a pronounced alcohol character, perhaps some spiciness, and bolder and more complex malt characters of dark fruits.
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Aventinus
8.2% Dark reddish, mahogany brown. Spicy clove and sweetish alcohol that leans toward a fruity rum character. Gentle hints of chocolate and chicory, finish cleans up a bit from the warming alcohol, nutty yeast. 500ml/$11 |
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Maibock / Helles Bock
The Maibock style of beer tends to be lighter in color than other Bock beers and often has a significant hop character with a noticeable alcohol around the same as a traditional Bock. Maibocks are customarily served in the spring and are oftentimes interrelated with spring festivals and celebrations more often in the month of May.
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Rogue Dead Guy Ale
6.5% Orange-amber-copper color. Richly malty with solid caramel notes and some piney hops. It's well balanced, goes from sweet malt to hop flavor & bitterness with each taste. The finish is dry with a nice hop flavor. 22oz/$12 |
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Eisbock
Eisbocks are created by freezing off a portion of the water, and removing it from the beer. This form of concentration, of sorts, increases the beer's body, flavor, and alcohol content. They can range from near black to as light as tawny red. Hop bitterness and flavor are mostly cast aside with a big alcohol presence replacing it, which can range from sweet to spicy, and fruity to often times fusel. Look for a heavy or almost syrupy body with tons of malty flavor.
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Castle Eggenberg Urbock Dunkel Eisbock
9.8% Light-copper, bright-honey color. Starts off slightly sweet with some chocolate-cherry cordial notes
which are balanced by a moderately spicy hop bitterness. 11.2oz/$6 |
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Bock
The origins of Bock beer are quite uncharted. Back in medieval days German monasteries would brew a strong beer for sustenance during their Lenten fasts. Some believe the name Bock came from the shortening of Einbeck thus "beck" to "bock." Others believe it is more of a pagan or old world influence that the beer was only to be brewed during the sign of the Capricorn goat, hence the goat being associated with Bock beers. This beer was a symbol of better times to come and moving away from winter. As for the beer itself, it is a bottom fermenting lager that generally takes extra months of lagering (cold storage) to smooth out such a strong brew. Bock beer in general is stronger than your typical lager, more of a robust malt character with a dark amber to brown hue. Hop bitterness can be assertive enough to balance though must not get in the way of the malt flavor, most are only lightly hopped.
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Michelob Amber Bock
5.2% Clear medium brown color. Balances a lightly sweet, gently toasty malt and a restrained bitterness. It finishes clean and dry. 12oz/$4.25 |
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Doppelbock
Bocks--you know, those beers with goats on the label--are relatively strong German lagers. Doppelbocks--as the name might suggest--are typically even stronger and contain enough malty goodness that they've been considered a meal in a glass for centuries. Generally they have a very full-bodied flavor and are darker than their little Bock brothers and sisters and a higher level of alcohol too. They range in color from dark amber to nearly black, and dark versions often have slight chocolate or roasted characters.
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Moretti La Rossa Birra Doppio Malto
7.2% Reddish, amber bronze. Flavors of heavily caramelized sugar and light molasses. Elements of sweet, dark fruits. 12oz/$4.25 |
Paulaner Salvator Doppel Bock
7.9% Dusky, ripe orange color. Toasted caramel malt. Sweet, musky fruit (ripe peaches and apricots) is also noted with a smattering of spiciness. 12oz/$5
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Spaten Optimator
7.2% Dark walnut brown color. Malty, cocoa, and nut flavors abound. As it warms, becomes more fruity, more nuanced in flavor. 12oz/$4.25 |
Tröegs Troegenator Double Bock
8.2% Clear reddish-amber color. Notes of caramel coated biscuits, honey, vanilla, and a hint of fruit notes; cherry and orange. There is a light bitterness in the finish. 12oz/$4.25
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Weihenstephan Korbinian
7.4% Clear russet color. Huge malt presence with a perfect balance between roasted malt and dark fruits. Notes of chocolate, dark, caramel, toffee, and a swirl of dates, plums, sugared pecans. 22oz/$10
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Vienna Lager
Named after the city in which it originated, a traditional Vienna lager is brewed using a three step decoction boiling process. Subtle hops, crisp, with residual sweetness. Although German in origin and rare these days, some classic examples come from Mexico, such as: Dos Equis and Negra Modelo. A result of late 19th century immigrant brewers from Austria.
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Dos Equis Amber Lager
4.5% Brownish copper color. Gentle, toasty malts balanced by a firm bitterness and ghostly floral hops. It finishes clean, short, and dry. 12oz/$4.25 |
Samuel Adams Boston Lager
4.8% Golden amber color. Bitter and fairly spicy; plenty of toasted, biscuity malt to go around. Early sweetness fades into bitterness and dryness late. Long finish 12oz/$4.25
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Czech Pilsener
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Pilsner Urquell
4.4% Ripe gold color. Lightly earthy and somewhat spicy hops and some bitterness well backed by grainy maltiness. 12oz/$4.25 |
Euro Strong Lager
Many breweries around the world brew a stronger version of their regular lager. For the US there is the Ice Beer & Malt Liquor, both having a high amount of rice or corn to lighten the flavor. Many European & Asian breweries have a strong lager similar to the Malt Liquor though there is more malt use or it is all malt. Many breweries rush the fermentation or the brew will be too light and signs of higher alcohols will be noticed in the aroma and flavor.
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Carlsberg Danmark Elephant Beer
7.2% Gold color. A clean, lightly sweet taste from the malts. An herbal hop flavor in the middle, a bit of a hop bite at the end. 11.2oz/$4.25 |
Lion Imperial Lager
8% Clear gold color. Sweet grain, a touch of fruity alcohol and herbal/earthy/spicy bitterness. It has a crisp, refreshingly dry finish. 11.2/$4.75 |
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Euro Pale Lager
Similar to the Munich Helles story, many European countries reacted to the popularity of early pale lagers by brewing their own. Hop flavor is significant and of noble varieties, bitterness is moderate, and both are backed by a solid malt body and sweetish notes from an all-malt base.
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Grolsch
5% Yellow straw color. Sour grain, flinty bitterness, short finish. 15.2oz/$4.75 |
Harbin
5.5% Golden body, yellow highlights. Grassy, lightly spicy flavor. 11.2oz/$4.25
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Harp Lager
5% Dark straw, near-amber color. Lightly sweet at the front, the finish spicily hopped, daringly acidic, and the aftertaste dry. 12oz/$4.25 |
Heineken Lager
5% Crystal clear straw yellow color. More crisp than smooth. Slightly tangy hop bitterness. 12oz/$4
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Kronenbourg 1664
5.9% Transparent medium gold color. Light pale malts with a mild, restrained sweetness and a hint of dough and grits. Faint, brief traces of lemon and apple fruitiness. Floral hops with a light bitterness. Dry finish. 11.2oz/$4.25
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Moretti Birra
4.6% Bright and clear yellow. Faint raw honey sweetness can be found in the full malt profile, which is followed by grain husk flavors. 12oz/$4.25 |
Peroni Nastro Azzuro
4.7% Clear straw color. Lightly sweet and grainy. 12oz/$4.25 |
Singha
5% Pale yellow. Sweet grainy malt, then some light hop flavor 11.2oz/$4.25
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Stella Artois
5.2% Light yellow color. Malty, club soda-like carbonation. 11.2oz/$4.25 |
Tyskie Gronie
5.6% Haystack yellow color. Floral, grassy noble hops flavor. 11.2/$4.25 |
Japanese Rice Lager
Similar to your a Maco / Adjunct Lager, wherein the beer's grist bill is cut by using large portions of rice, but not enough to be classified as Happoshu. Pale yellow in color, soft hop nose, and expect a rounded, firm malty character, moderate bitterness, and a trademark dry finish.
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Kirin Ichiban
5% Clear pale amber color. Light body, light flavor. 12oz/$4.25 |
Sapporo Premium Beer
5% Pale yellow color. Delicate combination of softly grainy malt and diffused floral and spicy hops. 12oz/$4.25 |
American Barleywine
Despite its name, a Barleywine (or Barley Wine) is very much a beer, albeit a very strong and often intense beer. In fact, it's one of the strongest of the beer styles. Lively and fruity, sometimes sweet, sometimes bittersweet, but always alcoholic. A brew of this strength and complexity can be a challenge to the palate. Expect anything from an amber to dark brown colored beer, with aromas ranging from intense fruits to intense hops. Body is typically thick, alcohol will definitely be perceived, and flavors can range from dominant fruits to palate smacking, resiny hops. The American versions are insanely hopped to make for a more bitter and hop flavored brew. Most Barleywines can be cellared for years and typically age like wine.
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Green Flash Brandy Barrel-Aged Barleywine
10.9% Pours brown/orange. Very sweet throughout; liqueur/candy-like. More caramel and brandy, but with some faint citrus hop flavor. Earth, maple syrup, and vanilla flavors as the beer warms. 22oz/$12
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Great Divide Old Ruffian Barley Wine
10.2% Deep crimson, ruby red color. Torrents of sticky, melted caramel. Barrage of citric hoppiness. Massively bitter hops of the candied grapefruit, orange and pineapple variety. 22oz/$14 |
Southern Tier Backburner
10% Clear crimson color. Caramel and sticky, and even some subtle chocolate. The fruitiness is with it, however, cutting through the sugar with gently acidic citrus juiciness. 22oz/$14
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Victory Old Horizontal
11% Burnished orange bronze color. Caramel-drizzled, raisin and cherry-studded, dark rum-soaked flavors. Balanced. Rounded silky smooth mouth feel. 12oz/$4.75 |
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American Strong Ale
Catch all style category for beers from 7.0 percent alcohol by volume and above. Some may even be as high as 25% abv. Characteristics will greatly vary; some have similarities to Barley-wines and Old Ales. Barrel aging is certainly not out of the question.
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Long Trail Double Bag
7.2% Copper color. Top notes due to a surprising amount of herbal-grassy hoppiness that delivers an inexorable tightening on the bitter, drying, finish. Less prominent flavors include cocoa, vanilla and wood. Very complex. 12oz/$4.25 |
Stone Arrogant Bastard Ale
7.2% Orange-copper color. Fresh earthy, leafy, and somewhat citrus hop flavor. Toasted, caramel malt flavor. Boatloads of malts and hops slammed together yet coerced into a unified whole. Firm, drying bitterness. 22oz/$10 |
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American Blonde Ale
More or less a creation from the craft-brewery movement, and also reminiscent of the German style Kölsch. Pale straw to deep gold for color. Usually an all malt brew, well attenuated with a lightly malty palate. Most have a subdued fruitiness. Hop character is of the noble variety, or similar, leaving a light to medium bitterness. A balanced beer, light bodied and sometimes lager like.
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Moylan's Celts Golden Ale
5% Hazy, orange-amber color. Bready, sweet malt with a touch of caramel. Tangy fruitiness of apple, lemon, and a hint of peach. 22oz/$10 |
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American Pale Wheat Ale
An Americanized version of a Hefeweizen, these beers range within the pale to golden range in color. Reminiscent of a Hefeweizen in appearance, unless filtered. Long-lasting head with a light to medium body, higher carbonation is proper. German Weizen flavors and aromas of bananas and cloves will not be found. Most use a substantial percentage of wheat malt. Hop character will be low to high but most are moderate in bitterness.
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Saranac Pomegranate Wheat
4.7% Hazy amber-orange color. Smooth wheat malt flavor and finishes sweet and fruity with a pomegranate touch. 12oz/$4.25
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Sea Dog Blueberry Wheat
4.4% Light golden-amber color. Smooth spicy, tart, crisp and clean with fresh blueberries and muffins. 12oz/$4.25 |
Samuel Adams Coastal Wheat
5% Hazy pale gold color.Pale wheat flavor with a dry, lemon finish. 12oz/$4.25 |
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American Pale Ale
Of British origin, this style is now popular worldwide and the use of local ingredients, or imported, produces variances in character from region to region. Generally, expect a good balance of malt and hops. Fruity esters can vary from none to moderate, and bitterness can range from lightly floral to pungent. American versions tend to be cleaner and hoppier, while British tend to be more malty, buttery, aromatic and balanced.
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Anchor Liberty Ale
6% Well-rounded bitterness, smooth malt sweetness with tones of biscuits and raw honey. Hops are very flavorful ranging form coarse bitterness to citrus, minty to raw herbal. Touch of yeast and fruity esters show its ale prowess. 12oz/$4.75
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Cricket Hill American Ale
5% Copper color. Flavor of caramel malt and some tropical fruits and other light fruits, sweet tart candies. 12oz/$4.25 |
Flying Fish Extra Pale Ale
4.7% Deep golden color. Notes of orange peel, a hint of tangerine, and a light dusting of herbal-pine. Malt character here is subdued; soft sweet grain note that has a bit of caramel. 12oz/$4.25 |
Founders Pale Ale
5.2% Hazy orange-amber. Citrusy hops (grapefruit rind) with some gentle piney notes; solid base of gently biscuity malt, some yeasty notes. 12oz/$4.75
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Kona Fire Rock Pale Ale
5.8% Medium-orange amber color. A fair amount of butterscotch, caramel-like flavor to go along with the citric fruitiness of the hops. The finish is increasingly bitter.12oz/$4.25 |
Peak Organic Pale Ale
5.1% Golden orange-amber color. Mild grapefruit, some orange slices, caramel, sugary sweetness, and a partially balancing bitterness. 12oz/$4.25
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River Horse Hop Hazard Pale
5.5% Slightly hazy copper color. Citrus, tea-like leafiness, a hint of pine. Sweet caramel grainy malt. Dry finish. 12oz/$4.25 |
Samuel Adams Boston Ale
5% Translucent orange-amber color. Heavily-toasted caramel malt with spicy-earthy hops. Well balanced. 12oz/$4.25
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Shipyard Export Ale
5% Golden sunrise color. Spicy, herbal hop character. Notes of berries are prominent in the taste and are accentuated a bit by a malt sweetness that starts in the middle and continues on in the fruity finish. 12oz/$4.25
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Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
5.6% Amber color. Tangy, fruity, citrus hop flavors and a very lightly caramel & biscuit maltiness well backed by bitterness. Dry finish. 12oz/$4.25 |
Yuengling Lord Chesterfield Ale
5.4% Straw yellow color. Grainy. Sweet finish. 12oz/$4.25 |
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American India Pale Ale (IPA)
The American IPA is a different soul from the reincarnated IPA style. More flavorful than the withering English IPA, color can range from very pale golden to reddish amber. Hops are typically American with a big herbal and / or citric character, bitterness is high as well. Moderate to medium bodied with a balancing malt backbone.
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Bear Republic Racer 5 IPA
7% Pours a beautiful golden. A blast of bitter piney hops with a distant hint of straw. A background citrus flavor is brief at onset but drowned by hops. Overall, a very bitter IPA. 12oz/$4.75 |
Blue Point Hoptical Illusion
6.8% Golden, yellow color with a thick white head. Good nose full of hops, grapefruit, and pine. Taste is smooth with creamy grapefruit and hop bitterness up front. A mildly lingering finish of hoppy pine and citrus. 12oz/$4.25
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Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA
6% Pours an amber color with a moderate head. Citrus with a tiny sweet element and a bitter aftertaste. Mouth feel is light bodied with a good bit of carbonation. 12oz/$4.75 |
Flying Fish Hopfish
6.3% Pours golden amber color. The taste is of citric, floral slightly piney notes balanced in the back by sweet grain and some caramel. Somewhat tinny and salty with a dry finish. 12oz/$4.25
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Founders Centennial IPA
7.2% Hazy, rich, dark orange-amber. Solid, grapefruit and lemon zest, hoppy. Flavor arc: it starts with burst of pungency and eases into a less bitter, sweeter pale malt flavor. Medium finish. $4.75 |
Green Flash West Coast IPA
7% Brassy, orange copper color. Mid-range, bold, brassy hoppy with caramel and lightly toasted pale malt accents. Notes of bitter orange, white grapefruit pith, pine sap all lightly drizzled with melted caramel. 12oz/$4.75
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Harpoon IPA
5.9% Amber color with a hint of orange peel. Nice pale malt core along with a super bitter hop bite. It goes down smooth and finishes dry. 12oz/$4.25
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Long Hammer IPA
6.5% Pale golden yellow. Balanced between sweet malt and a zippy hop flavor. Some citrus and spice. 12oz/$4.25 |
Victory HopDevil Ale
6.7% Orange-amber color. Citrusy grapefruit and orange peel together with a decent malt caramel backbone. 12oz/$4.25 |
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American Double / Imperial IPA
Take an India Pale Ale and feed it steroids, ergo the term Double IPA. Although open to the same interpretation as its sister styles, you should expect something robust, malty, alcoholic and with a hop profile that might rip your tongue out. The Imperial usage comes from Russian Imperial stout, a style of strong stout originally brewed in England for the Russian Imperial Court of the late 1700s; though Double IPA is often the preferred name. You can thank west coast American brewers for this somewhat reactionary style. "Thanks!"
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Hoptimus Prime
9% Golden orange color. The taste is resiny, piney, floral, earthy - bitter. This is one hoppy brew. Very complex. A hint of balancing sweetness in the finish to round it out. 22oz/$10 |
Stone Ruination IPA
7.7% Orange-amber color. Loads of pungent, floral, fruity, piney hops. Notes of grapefruit, lemon, orange. Buttery and creamy mouth feel. Lingering finish. 12oz/$6 |
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American Pale Wheat Ale
An Americanized version of a Hefeweizen, these beers range within the pale to golden range in color. Reminiscent of a Hefeweizen in appearance, unless filtered. Long-lasting head with a light to medium body, higher carbonation is proper. Most use a substantial percentage of wheat malt. Hop character will be low to high but most are moderate in bitterness. There may be some fruitiness from ale fermentation though most examples use of a fairly neutral ale yeast, resulting in a clean fermentation.
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Harpoon UFO Hefeweizen
5.1% Clear gold color. Crisp, effervescent carbonation. Medium bodied. Mainly spicy character. Wheat-based malt. Subtly tart. Well balanced. Finishes crisp. 12oz/$4.25
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Magic Hat Circus Boy
4.4% Hazy dark golden color. Iced lemon herbal tea flavor with a spicy wheat kick. A bit smoother than crisp. Finishes with a musty dryness. 12oz/$4.25 |
Sierra Nevada Crystal Wheat
5% Light amber color. Very clean, crisp. Lemony malts with a surprisingly sharp banana bitterness in the finish. 12oz/$4.25 |
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American Amber / Red Ale
Primarily a catch all for any beer less than a Dark Ale in color, ranging from amber to deep red hues. This style of beer tends to focus on the malts, but hop character can range from low to high. Expect a balanced beer, with toasted malt characters and a light fruitiness in most examples. The range can run from a basic ale, to American brewers who brew faux-Oktoberfest style beers that are actually ales instead of lagers.
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Belfast Bay Lobster Ale
4.5% Pours amber-reddish, with a decent white head. Smooth malts and caramel sweetness transition smoothly through a touch of mincemeat spiciness into a clean, refreshing burst of fresh hop flavor. 12oz/$4.75
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Bud American Ale
5.1% Taste is medium bodied with a strong malt/grain taste and medium to light on hops. Light carbonation. 12oz/$4.25 |
Green Flash Hop Head Red Ale
6.4% Glowing rust orange. Hoppy like an IPA. Caramel malt backbone. Early glimmer of sweetness, but also nothing but floor-to-ceiling resinous bitterness. Orange peel and spruce sap notes. 12oz/$4.75 |
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American Brown Ale
Spawned from the English Brown Ale, the American version simply use American ingredients. Many other versions may have additions of coffee or nuts. This style also encompasses "Dark Ales". The bitterness and hop flavor have a wide range
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Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale
7.2% Dark brown that becomes dark reddish copper when backlit. Dark, roasted malt that results in a bittersweet chocolate flavor, percolating coffee, and underlying smokiness. Long and satisfying finish. 12oz/$4.75 |
Rogue Hazelnut Brown Nectar
6.2% Dark reddish brown color. Sweetly cocoa-ish and lightly fruity upfront, followed by a distinct hazelnut note in the finish along with a light, mildly roasted note in the aftertaste. 22oz/$12 |
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American Stout
Inspired from English & Irish Stouts, the American Stout is the ingenuous creation from that. Thankfully with lots of innovation and originality American brewers have taken this style to a new level. Whether it is highly hopping the brew or adding coffee or chocolate to complement the roasted flavors associated with this style. Some are even barrel aged in Bourbon or whiskey barrels. The hop bitterness range is quite wide but most are balanced. Many are just easy drinking session stouts as well.
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Rogue Chocolate Stout
6% Pitch-black color. Big dark chocolate flavors with a dark fruitiness in the middle similar to black berries, maltiness is big with roasted flavors. The blend of roasted malts and chocolate flavor make for a bitter sweet flavor likened to baker chocolate. 22oz/$12 |
Sierra Nevada Stout
5.8% Opaque black color. Bittersweet caramel, chocolate and bitterness. Finishes dry with lingering chocolate/roast maltiness. 12oz/$4.25 |
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American Double / Imperial Stout
The American Double Stout gets some of it inspiration from the Russian Imperial Stout. Many of these are barrel aged, mostly in bourbon / whiskey barrels, while some are infused with coffee or chocolate. Alcohol ranges vary, but tend to be quite big, and bigger than traditional Russian Imperial Stouts. Most tend to have cleaner alcohol flavors, higher hop levels, and more residual sweetness. Very full-bodied with rich roasted flavors.
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Hitachino Nest Espresso Stout
7.5% Glossy mahogany color. Espresso flavor with dark caramel, dark fruit and vanilla notes. 11.2oz/$4.25 |
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American Porter
Inspired from the now wavering English Porter, the American Porter is the ingenuous creation from that. Thankfully with lots of innovation and originality American brewers have taken this style to a new level. Whether it is highly hopping the brew, using smoked malts, or adding coffee or chocolate to complement the burnt flavor associated with this style. Some are even barrel aged in Bourbon or whiskey barrels. The hop bitterness range is quite wide but most are balanced. Many are just easy drinking session porters as well.
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Anchor Porter
5.6% A rich and intense flavor with subtle notes of chocolate, toffee, and coffee. Smooth and creamy, malt sweetness, light burnt malt and rounded caramel. The after taste is fading burnt caramel and toffee. 12oz/$4.75
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Otter Creek Stovepipe Porter
5.4% Mahogany black color. Moderately roasted chocolate malt. The beer is lightly sweet with a lactic character that works well against the bitter roastiness. 12oz/$4.25 |
Rogue Mocha Porter
5.3% Dark brownish black color. Hoppy flavor up-front, followed by dark bittersweet chocolate and some limited cocoa, then a flash of hop flavor and a solid roastiness which leads to a dry finish. Some lingering roastiness. 12oz/$4.75
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Samuel Adams Honey Porter
5.5% Dark brown color. Commingling of roasted malt (cocoa, dark caramel), Scottish heather honey and earthy English hops .Sweetness and bitterness are well-balanced. 12oz/$4.25 |
Sierra Nevada Porter
5.6% Dark brown with ruby highlights. Taste is smooth, even velvety, but replete with espresso, cocoa, and the like. 12oz/$4.25 |
Stone Smoked Porter
5.9% Furniture brown color. An amalgam of notes of heavily roasted malt, chocolate, dark caramel, hops, coffee and smoke in roughly that order. Full and creamy mouth feel. 22oz/$10.00
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Yuengling Porter
4.7% Dark brown color. Cocoa-tinged, carbonated, sweet. 12oz/$4.25 |
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California Common / Steam Beer
The California Common, or Steam Beer, is a unique 100% American style lager. It's usually brewed with a special strain of lager yeast that works better at warmer temperatures. This method dates back to the late 1800's in California when refrigeration was a great luxury. The brewers back then had to improvise to cool the beer down, so shallow fermenters were used. So in a way the lager yeast was trained to ferment quicker at warmer temperatures. Today's examples are light amber to tawny in color, medium bodied with a malty character. Mildly fruity with an assertive hop bitterness. |
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Anchor Steam Beer
4.9% Hazy copper color, with a thick head. Sharp bitterness, some salt and slight lemon from the hops. Mildly astringent, earthy, highly toasted malt guides you to a dry, grainy, residual citrus after-taste. 12oz/$4.75 |
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American Amber / Red Lager
A sort of catch-all category, these lagers boast a bit more malt backbone and overall character than their lighter sister styles. Bitterness is generally low.
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Blue Point Toasted Lager
5.3% Dark gold with an off-white head. Bready, nutty aroma and flavor. Medium-light bodied and refreshing with a dry grainy finish. 12oz/$4.25 |
Brooklyn Lager
5.2% Red hue and deep amber color. Crispy and fresh with a massive burst of spicy hops. Has a balanced finish, becoming dry and quite bitter. 12oz/$4.25
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Dundee Original Honey Brown Lager
4.5% Dusty golden color. Sweet sugar and honey, caramel. Medium bodied, crisp. 12oz/$4.25 |
Killian's Irish Red
4.9% Bright reddish amber color. A touch of dark fruits and amber malts with a crisp, toasted rye-ish body, well-carbonated. 11.2oz/$4.25
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Leinenkugel Classic Amber
4.9% Hazy amber hue. Caramel notes, light graininess & subtle herbal hops, herbal hops & faint toffee flavor as this warms. 12oz/$4.50
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Michelob Honey Lager
4.9% Orange-amber color. Honey and grain flavors with a note of caramel. 12oz/$4.25 |
Yuengling Traditional Lager
4.4% Pale orange color. Medium body with gently sweet malt and floral hop flavor. Sweet and dry finish. 12oz/$4.25 |
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Black & Tan
This applies to pre-blended packaged beers, where a brewery will blend a dark ale with a light ale or lager. It's by no means a traditional style of beer, but rather brewers capitalizing on the concept practiced at bars where the beers are physically layered. |
Saranac Black & Tan
5.4% Dark brown color. Toasty malt character; followed by an roastiness and then some caramel notes as it warms. Some grassy/floral hops, quick shot of chocolate upfront, and then some passing caramel. Lingering bitter finish. 12oz/$4.25 |
Yuengling Black & Tan
4.7% Black color with a tan head. Notes of powdered chocolate, dark caramel, and melted butter. 12oz/$4.25 |
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American Pale Lager
Sometimes referred to as "all-malt," this category of beer refers to lagers brewed without cereal adjuncts (mainly rice or corn). Though often still yellow and fizzy, these beers will display a broader depth of malt flavor and a more complex bitterness vs. their adjunct counterparts.
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Cricket Hill East Coast Lager
4% Pale golden color. Cracker-dry malt followed by slightly earthy hop character. Finish is clean with mild hop bitterness. 12oz/$4.25
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Kona Longboard Island Lager
5.5% Pale yellowish gold. Spicy, grassy, and floral hop flavors come into play. Solid bitterness, dry and spicy finish. 12oz/$4.25 |
Moosehead Lager
5% Pale maize color. Herbal hops, some more floral nuances appear. Solid bitterness. Crisp carbonation. 12oz/$4.25 |
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American Adjunct Lager
Light bodied, pale, fizzy lagers made popular by the large macro-breweries (large breweries) of America after prohibition. Low bitterness, thin malts, and moderate alcohol. Focus is less on flavor and more on mass-production and consumption, cutting flavor and sometimes costs with adjunct cereal grains, like rice and corn.
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Aguila
4% Clear and golden. Starts off mildly bitter then follows with hops and sweet corn. Some mild fruit hints. Light, well carbonated with a dry finish. 11.2oz/$4.25
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Budweiser
5% Pale-ish color. Sweet grain/corn flavor. Light carbonation. 12oz/$3.50 |
Carib
5.2% Pale golden, clear. build-up of a lemon/lime hop flavor, with a sting of bitterness, buffered by an awakening carbonation. 12oz/$4.25
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Corona
4.6% Crystal clear straw color. Crisp carbonation, hop bitterness. 12oz/$4.25 |
Cusquena
5% Pale straw color. Crisp, pinch of sweet malt. Dim bitterness. 11.2oz/$4.25
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Foster's Lager
5% Pale sunny color. Crisp, grainy, smooth. 25.4oz/$4.25 |
Labatt Blue
5% light golden color. Crisp mouth-feel, vibrant carbonation. 11.5/$4.25
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Landshark Lager
4.7% Corn color. Moderately sweet and only mildly bitter. 12oz/$4.25 |
Lucky Beer
4.8% Clear straw. Faint acidity a little toasted grain. Becomes a little sweeter. 11.2oz/$4.75 |
Pabst Blue Ribbon (PBR)
4.7% Clear golden color. Grainy malt, hops have a mildly pleasant fruitiness. 12oz/$3.50
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Presidente
6% Yellow maize color. Sweet grain and musky hop flavor. 12oz/$4.25 |
Red Stripe Jamaican Lager
4.7% Clear golden color. Grainy malt character, some subtle fruitiness. 12oz/$4.25
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Rolling Rock Extra Pale
4.6% Pale yellow. Light carbonation, grain flavor. 12oz/$3.50 |
San Miguel Premium Lager
5% Yellow-gold color. Gently crisp with a medium/light body and delicate, somewhat restrained carbonation. 12oz/$4.25
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Sol
4.5% Clear golden color. Lightly sweet, slightly grainy, hops present. 12oz/$4.25
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Tsingtao
4.8% Yellow color. Bready malt, hop bitterness, crisp finish. 12oz/$4.25 |
Tusker
4.2% Straw color. Sweet grain flavor with hints of grass. Clean finish, light carbonation. 12oz/$4.75 |
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Light Lager
The Light Lager is generally a lighter version of a breweries premium lager, some are lower in alcohol but all are lower in calories and carbohydrates compared to other beers. Typically a high amount of cereal adjuncts like rice or corn are used to help lighten the beer as much as possible. Very low in malt flavor with a light and dry body. The hop character is low and should only balance with no signs of flavor or aroma. European versions are about half the alcohol (2.5-3.5% abv) as their regular beer yet show more flavor (some use 100% malt) then the American counterparts. For the most part this style has the least amount of flavor than any other style of beer.
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Amstel Light
3.5% Pale straw in color with a minimal white lace. Light bodied with a thin malt palate. Crisp and grainy, husk flavors. Hops are evident with a slight bite of bitterness. After taste is clean. 12oz/$4.25
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Bud Light
4.2% Straw pale yellow color. Watery and light flavor. 12oz/$3.50 |
Coors Light
4.2% Pale-yellow. Faint hints of lemon, sweet. Carbonated. 12oz/$3.50
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Corona Light
3.7% Clear straw color. Crisp, clean and light bodied. 12oz/$4.25 |
Heineken Light
3.3% Pale straw color. Tart. Light-bodied, crisp. 12oz/$4
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MGD Light 64
2.8% Straw-yellow. Watery corn flavor. Carbonated. 12oz/$3.50 |
Miller Lite
4.17% Clear straw color. Thin and fizzy. 12oz/$3.50 |
Samuel Adams Light
4% Amber orange. Lightly malty with a slight hop bitterness. 12oz/$4.25
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Yuengling Light
3.4% Probably the best light beer out there (which is not saying much). Yuengling Traditional watered down. 12oz/$4.25
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Fruit Beer
A generic form of flavored beer, some breweries actually use real fruit, though most use an extract, syrup or processed flavor to give the effect of a particular fruit or vegetable. Usually ales, but with not much ale character to them and commonly unbalanced. Malt flavor is typically hidden with a low hop bitterness to allow the fruit to dominate.
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Abita Purple Haze
4.2% Crisp, American style wheat beer with raspberry puree added after filtration. The raspberries provide the lager with a subtle purple coloration and haze, a fruity aroma, and a tartly sweet taste. 12 oz/$4.25
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Bard's Tale Gold
4.6% (GLUTEN FREE) Clear amber color. Sweet with a candy edge balanced by some floral and spicy hops. 12oz/$5 |
Blue Point Blueberry Ale
4.6% A rich amber color. Smell is fresh blueberries with a hint of hops. A slightly hoppy ale with a strong, sweet blueberry finish. 12oz/$4.25 |
Long Trail Blackberry Wheat
4% Crystal clear yellow. Touch of sweet fruit to its otherwise 'wheat' nose. Lightly hopped. Finishes dry and refreshing with a light note of residual fruit. 12oz/$4.25
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Magic Hat #9
4.6% Golden color. Fruit flavors (apricot) are everywhere with a subtle bitterness and ending dry with some grainy notes. Mild hop bitterness. 12oz/$4.25
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Pete's Wicked Strawberry Blonde
5% Orange color. Strawberry dominates the flavor, but the gently bready and somewhat wheat-ish malt gets more play. 12oz/$4.25 |
Samuel Adams Cherry Wheat
5.2% Copper color. Flavor is a combination of fruit and sweet, very lightly caramel malt. 12oz/$4.25 |
Sea Dog Apricot Wheat Beer
4.6% Golden amber color. Flavor of apricot juice with the slightest touch of wheat tang. Sweet, a bit perfumery. 12oz/$4.25
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Sea Dog Raspberry Wheat Ale
4.5% Bright sunflower gold. Raspberry flavoring mixed with a base wheat beer. Perfumery, floral. 12oz/$4.25 |
Wells Banana Bread Beer
5.2% Clear golden amber color. English bitter ale was used as the base for this banana-laden journey through the mouth. 22oz/$10 |
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Cider
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Harpoon Cider
4.1% Made with fresh-grown McIntosh apples, this New-England style cider is very light in color. Crisp and refreshing, with a balance between ripe-apple sweetness and tartness from the fruit's natural acidity. 12oz/$4.25
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Magners Irish Cider
4.5% Traditionally-made Irish cider. 11.2oz/$4.25 |
Strongbow Cider
5% England's most popular cider. 12/$4.25 |
Woodchuck Amber Cider
5% Clear golden color. Made from apples and fermented with champagne yeast. Sweet. 12oz/$4.25
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Woodchuck Pear Cider
4% Crisp and refreshing pear cider. 12oz/$4.25 |
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