Hamilton’s Tavern boasts one of the most diverse bottle selections in San Diego. We offer over 200 bottled beers with a heavy emphasis on traditional Belgian Craft Beers. We endeavor to carry the best beers available in an extensive range of brew styles.
Last Updated: Mon, Jan 23rd
Bottle Specials
| Name | Style | ABV | Brewery | Origin | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruton Lilith | American Pale Ale 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 and diacetyl 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. |
5.50% | Birrificio Bruton | Italy | 750 ml | $10.00 |
| Bruton Stoner | Belgian Strong Golden Belgian Strong Golden No style info available |
7.50% | Birrificio Bruton | Italy | 330 ml | $5.00 |
| Bruton Bianca | Belgian Wheat Belgian Wheat Made with wheat and much like Belgian Pale and Amber Ales.Expect a complex and powerful ale, yet delicate with rounded flavors and big, billowy, rocky, white head. Hop and malt character can vary, most are fruity and quite hoppy, but hop flavor and aroma will generally be within the low range and artfully balanced. |
5.00% | Birrificio Bruton | Italy | 750 ml | $10.00 |
| Bruton Momus | Dubbel Dubbel The Belgian Dubbel is a rich malty beer with some spicy / phenolic and mild alcoholic characteristics. Not as much fruitiness than 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 steely caramel flavor from the use of crystal malt or dark candy sugar. Look for a medium to full body with an expressive carbonation. Traditionally a Trappist Ale, many brew similar "Abbey Dubbels" to try and emulate the originals (Trappist Westvleteren 8, Westmalle Trappist Dubbel & Chimay Premièe) . |
7.50% | Birrificio Bruton | Italy | 750 ml | $10.00 |
New Bottles
| Name | Style | ABV | Brewery | Origin | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Alchemist / Ninkasi / Stone - More Brown Tha | American IPA American IPA A decidedly hoppy and bitter, moderately strong American pale ale. An American version of the historical English style. |
7.40% | Stone Brewing Co. | San Diego CA | 12 oz | $4.50 |
| Lost Abbey Deliverance | American Strong Ale 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. |
12.50% | Port Brewing Co. | San Marcos CA | 330 ml | $25.50 |
| Russian River Consecration Batch 007 | American Wild Ale American Wild Ale Sometimes Belgian influenced, American Wild Ales are beers that are introduced to "wild" yeast or bacteria, such as: Brettanomyces (Brettanomyces Bruxellensis, Brettanomyces Lambicus or Brettanomyces Anomolus), Pediococcus or Lactobacillus. This introduction may occur from oak barrels that have been previously inoculated, pitched into the beer, or gained from various "sour mash" techniques. Regardless of which and how, these little creatures often leave a funky calling card that can be quite strange, interesting, pleasing to many, but also often deemed as undesirable by many. |
10.00% | Russian River Brewing Co. | Santa Rosa CA | 330 ml | $19.50 |
| Green Flash Rayon Vert | Belgian Pale Ale Belgian Pale Ale Belgian Pales consume the Belgian brewing scene, and were initially brewed to compete with Pilseners during the WWII time frame. They differ from other regional Pale Ale varieties, by traditionally being less bitter, using aged hops for a delicate hop finish, and boasting sweetish to toasty malt overtones. They should be decanted properly, leaving the yeast in the bottle. This will showcase their brilliant color range from pale straw yellow to amber hues. Most will be crowned with thick, clinging, rocky white heads. Flavors and aromas will vary. Some have natural spice characters from yeast and hops, while others are spiced. There’s a recent growing trend to make much more "hoppy" Pale Ales, to entice the US market and its hopheads. See De Ranke XX Bitter. |
7.00% | Green Flash Brewing Co. | Vista CA | 12 oz | $5.50 |
| Die Hockland Imker Single Variety Mead -Chestnut | Meade Meade No style info available |
12.70% | Die Hockland Imker | Austria | 500 ml | $42.00 |
| Old Crafty Hen | Old Ale Old Ale Old Ales, also referred to in the past as "Stock" Ales, are low attenuated beers with high levels of dextrins, creating a full malt body with plenty of character. Old Ales of a hundred plus years ago were often transfered into vats to mature, hence the name. Rich dark amber in color to a very dark brown; near black. Tamed aromatics. Although bittering 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. Brewers may also inoculate a portion of the batch with Brettanomyces lambicus and age for an extended period of time to achieve an old-school acidic character. |
6.00% | Greene King / Morland Brewery | UK, England | 500 ml | $6.00 |
| Schneider Aventinus Vintage 2008 | Weizenbock Weizenbock A more powerful Dunkel Weizen (of "bock strength"), with a pronounced estery alcohol character, perhaps some spiciness from this, and bolder and more complex malt characters of dark fruits. |
8.20% | Private Weissbierbrauerei G. Schneider & Sohn Gm | Germany | 500 ml | $12.50 |
All Bottles
| Name | Style | ABV | Brewery | Origin | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uerige Doppel Sticke | Altbier Altbier A Düseldorf 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. "Sticke" is a stronger version of an Altbier, thus a bit more malty and hoppy to boot. |
8.50% | Zum Uerige | Dusseldorf Germany | 12oz | $7.00 |
| New Belgium Fat Tire | American Amber / Red Ale American Amber / Red Ale Primarily a catch all for any beer less than a Dark Ale in color, ranging from amber (duh) 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. |
5.60% | New Belgium Brewing Co. | Fort Collins CO | 12 oz | $3.75 |
| Big Sky Olde Bluehair | American Barley Wine American Barley Wine Despite its name, a Barleywine 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. English varieties are quite different from the American efforts, what sets them apart is usually the American versions are insanely hopped to make for a more bitter and hop flavored brew, typically using American high alpha oil hops. English version tend to be more rounded and balanced between malt and hops, with a slightly lower alcohol content, though this is not always the case. Most Barleywines can be cellared for years and typically age like wine. |
8.75% | Big Sky Brewing | Missoula, Montana | 750 ml | $20.00 |
| Bruton Dieci | American Barley Wine American Barley Wine Despite its name, a Barleywine 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. English varieties are quite different from the American efforts, what sets them apart is usually the American versions are insanely hopped to make for a more bitter and hop flavored brew, typically using American high alpha oil hops. English version tend to be more rounded and balanced between malt and hops, with a slightly lower alcohol content, though this is not always the case. Most Barleywines can be cellared for years and typically age like wine. |
10.00% | Birrificio Bruton | Italy | 750 ml | $25.00 |
| Dieu Du Ciel Solstice D'hiver | American Barley Wine American Barley Wine Despite its name, a Barleywine 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. English varieties are quite different from the American efforts, what sets them apart is usually the American versions are insanely hopped to make for a more bitter and hop flavored brew, typically using American high alpha oil hops. English version tend to be more rounded and balanced between malt and hops, with a slightly lower alcohol content, though this is not always the case. Most Barleywines can be cellared for years and typically age like wine. |
9.80% | Dieu Du Ciel | Montreal, Quebec | 12oz | $7.25 |
| Firestone Abacus '11 | American Barley Wine American Barley Wine Despite its name, a Barleywine 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. English varieties are quite different from the American efforts, what sets them apart is usually the American versions are insanely hopped to make for a more bitter and hop flavored brew, typically using American high alpha oil hops. English version tend to be more rounded and balanced between malt and hops, with a slightly lower alcohol content, though this is not always the case. Most Barleywines can be cellared for years and typically age like wine. |
13.00% | Firestone Walker Brewing Company | Buelton, California | 750 ml | $22.75 |
| Avery Ellies Brown | American Brown Ale American Brown Ale Spawned from the English Brown Ale, the American version can simply use American ingredients. Many other version may have additions of coffee or nuts. This style also encompasses "Dark Ales". The bitterness and hop flavor has a wide range and the alcohol is not limited to the average either. |
5.50% | Avery Brewing | Boulder CO | 12 oz | $3.75 |
| 8 Wired Hopwired IPA | American Double IPA American Double 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. Its application to an unrelated style makes little sense to many, so Double IPA is quickly becoming the preferred name. You can thank west coast American brewers for this somewhat reactionary style. "Thanks!" |
7.30% | 8 Wired Brewing Company | New Zealand | 22 oz | $16.25 |
| Alpine Pure Hoppiness | American Double IPA American Double 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. Its application to an unrelated style makes little sense to many, so Double IPA is quickly becoming the preferred name. You can thank west coast American brewers for this somewhat reactionary style. "Thanks!" |
8.00% | Alpine Brewing | San Diego | 22 oz | $7.25 |
| Moylans Hopsickle Imperial IPA | American Double IPA American Double 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. Its application to an unrelated style makes little sense to many, so Double IPA is quickly becoming the preferred name. You can thank west coast American brewers for this somewhat reactionary style. "Thanks!" |
9.20% | Moylan’s Brewery | Novato CA | 22oz | $14.00 |
| Ise Kadoya Triple Hop | American IPA American IPA A decidedly hoppy and bitter, moderately strong American pale ale. An American version of the historical English style. |
5.10% | Nikenjayamochi Kadoya Honten Co. | Japan | 16.9 oz | $12.75 |
| The Alchemist / Ninkasi / Stone - More Brown Tha | American IPA American IPA A decidedly hoppy and bitter, moderately strong American pale ale. An American version of the historical English style. |
7.40% | Stone Brewing Co. | San Diego CA | 12 oz | $4.50 |
| Anchor Liberty | American Pale Ale 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 and diacetyl 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. |
6.00% | Anchor Brewing Co. | San Francisco CA | 12oz | $3.75 |
| Baird Rising Sun Pale | American Pale Ale 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 and diacetyl 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. |
5.10% | Baird Brewing | Japan | 355ml | $8.00 |
| Bruton Lilith | American Pale Ale 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 and diacetyl 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. |
5.50% | Birrificio Bruton | Italy | 750 ml | $10.00 |
| Avery Joe's Premium American Pilsner | American Pale Lager 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. |
4.70% | Avery Brewing | Boulder CO | 12 oz | $3.75 |
| Big Sky Trout Slayer | American Pale Wheat Ale American Pale Wheat Ale An Americanized version of a Hefe Weizen, these beers range within the pale to golden range in color. Reminiscent of a Hefe Weizen in appearance, unless filtered. Long-lasting head with a light to medium body, higher carbonation is proper. German Weizen flavors and aromas of banana esters and clove-like phenols 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. There may be some fruitiness from ale fermentation though most examples use of a fairly neutral ale yeast, resulting in a clean fermentation with little to no diacetyl. Often served with a lemon wedge (popularized by Americans), to either cut the wheat or yeast edge, which many either find to be a flavorful snap ... or an insult and something that damages the beer’s taste and head retention. |
4.70% | Big Sky Brewing | Missoula, Montana | 12oz | $3.75 |
| Avery New World Porter | American Porter 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 compliment 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. |
6.70% | Avery Brewing | Boulder CO | 12oz | $5.00 |
| Ballast Pt Victory @ Sea Imperial Coffee | American Porter 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 compliment 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. |
12.00% | Ballast Point Brewing Co. | San Diego CA | 22oz | $11.50 |
| Maui Coconut Porter | American Porter 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 compliment 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. |
5.50% | Maui Brewing Company | Lahaina, Hawaii | 12oz | $4.50 |
| Mikkeller Barrel Aged Chipotle Porter | American Porter 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 compliment 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. |
6.60% | Mikkeller | Copenhagen, Denmark | 12.7 oz | $21.50 |
| Avery Out of Bounds Stout | American Stout 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 compliment 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. |
5.50% | Avery Brewing | Boulder CO | 12oz | $5.00 |
| Firestone Walkers 14th Anniversary | American Strong Ale 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. |
12.50% | Firestone Walker Brewing Company | Buelton, California | 22oz | $33.00 |
| Hitachino (XH) Extra High | American Strong Ale 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. |
8.30% | Kiuchi Brewery | Ibaraki Japan | 12oz | $9.75 |
| Lost Abbey Deliverance | American Strong Ale 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. |
12.50% | Port Brewing Co. | San Marcos CA | 330 ml | $25.50 |
| Sierra Nevada 30th Anniversary Ale - Grand Cru | American Strong Ale 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. |
9.20% | Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. | Chico CA | 750 ml | $16.00 |
| Stone Double Bastard | American Strong Ale 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. |
10.00% | Stone Brewing Co. | San Diego CA | 22oz | $12.25 |
| Avery Brabant | American Wild Ale American Wild Ale Sometimes Belgian influenced, American Wild Ales are beers that are introduced to "wild" yeast or bacteria, such as: Brettanomyces (Brettanomyces Bruxellensis, Brettanomyces Lambicus or Brettanomyces Anomolus), Pediococcus or Lactobacillus. This introduction may occur from oak barrels that have been previously inoculated, pitched into the beer, or gained from various "sour mash" techniques. Regardless of which and how, these little creatures often leave a funky calling card that can be quite strange, interesting, pleasing to many, but also often deemed as undesirable by many. |
8.65% | Avery Brewing | Boulder CO | 12 oz | $10.00 |
| Iron Fist The Resistance | American Wild Ale American Wild Ale Sometimes Belgian influenced, American Wild Ales are beers that are introduced to "wild" yeast or bacteria, such as: Brettanomyces (Brettanomyces Bruxellensis, Brettanomyces Lambicus or Brettanomyces Anomolus), Pediococcus or Lactobacillus. This introduction may occur from oak barrels that have been previously inoculated, pitched into the beer, or gained from various "sour mash" techniques. Regardless of which and how, these little creatures often leave a funky calling card that can be quite strange, interesting, pleasing to many, but also often deemed as undesirable by many. |
7.00% | Iron Fist Brewing Company | Vista, CA | 750 ml | $36.00 |
| Russian River Consecration Batch 007 | American Wild Ale American Wild Ale Sometimes Belgian influenced, American Wild Ales are beers that are introduced to "wild" yeast or bacteria, such as: Brettanomyces (Brettanomyces Bruxellensis, Brettanomyces Lambicus or Brettanomyces Anomolus), Pediococcus or Lactobacillus. This introduction may occur from oak barrels that have been previously inoculated, pitched into the beer, or gained from various "sour mash" techniques. Regardless of which and how, these little creatures often leave a funky calling card that can be quite strange, interesting, pleasing to many, but also often deemed as undesirable by many. |
10.00% | Russian River Brewing Co. | Santa Rosa CA | 330 ml | $19.50 |
| Russian River Supplication | American Wild Ale American Wild Ale Sometimes Belgian influenced, American Wild Ales are beers that are introduced to "wild" yeast or bacteria, such as: Brettanomyces (Brettanomyces Bruxellensis, Brettanomyces Lambicus or Brettanomyces Anomolus), Pediococcus or Lactobacillus. This introduction may occur from oak barrels that have been previously inoculated, pitched into the beer, or gained from various "sour mash" techniques. Regardless of which and how, these little creatures often leave a funky calling card that can be quite strange, interesting, pleasing to many, but also often deemed as undesirable by many. |
7.00% | Russian River Brewing Co. | Santa Rosa CA | 350 ml | $19.50 |
| Bruton di Bruton | Belgian Blonde Belgian Blonde No style info available |
5.50% | Birrificio Bruton | Italy | 330 ml | $8.75 |
| La Rullés Grande Dix | Belgian Blonde Belgian Blonde No style info available |
10.00% | Brasserie Artisanale De Rullés | Belgium | 750 ml | $22.00 |
| Dieu Du Ciel Rigor Mortis | Belgian Brown Belgian Brown No style info available |
10.50% | Dieu Du Ciel | Montreal, Quebec | 11.5 oz | $7.25 |
| Anchorage Bitter Monk | Belgian IPA Belgian IPA Inspired by the American India Pale Ale (IPA) and Double IPA, more and more Belgian brewers are brewing hoppy pale colored ales for the US market (like Chouffe & Urthel), and there's been an increase of Belgian IPAs being brewed by American brewers. Generally, Belgian IPAs are considered too hoppy by Belgian beer drinkers. Various malts are used, but the beers of the style are finished with Belgian yeast strains (bottle-conditioned) and the hops employed tend to be American. You'll generally find a cleaner bitterness vs. American styles, and a pronounced dry edge (very Belgian), often akin to an IPA crossed with a Belgian Tripel. Alcohol by volume is on the high side. Many examples are quite cloudy, and feature tight lacing, excellent retention, and fantastic billowy heads that mesmerize (thanks, in part, to the hops). Belgian IPA is still very much a style in development. |
9.00% | Anchorage Brewing Company | Alaska | 750 ml | $23.00 |
| De Ranke XX Bitter | Belgian IPA Belgian IPA Inspired by the American India Pale Ale (IPA) and Double IPA, more and more Belgian brewers are brewing hoppy pale colored ales for the US market (like Chouffe & Urthel), and there's been an increase of Belgian IPAs being brewed by American brewers. Generally, Belgian IPAs are considered too hoppy by Belgian beer drinkers. Various malts are used, but the beers of the style are finished with Belgian yeast strains (bottle-conditioned) and the hops employed tend to be American. You'll generally find a cleaner bitterness vs. American styles, and a pronounced dry edge (very Belgian), often akin to an IPA crossed with a Belgian Tripel. Alcohol by volume is on the high side. Many examples are quite cloudy, and feature tight lacing, excellent retention, and fantastic billowy heads that mesmerize (thanks, in part, to the hops). Belgian IPA is still very much a style in development. |
6.20% | Brouwerij De Ranke | Belgium | 330 ml | $7.25 |
| Duvel Triple Hop | Belgian IPA Belgian IPA Inspired by the American India Pale Ale (IPA) and Double IPA, more and more Belgian brewers are brewing hoppy pale colored ales for the US market (like Chouffe & Urthel), and there's been an increase of Belgian IPAs being brewed by American brewers. Generally, Belgian IPAs are considered too hoppy by Belgian beer drinkers. Various malts are used, but the beers of the style are finished with Belgian yeast strains (bottle-conditioned) and the hops employed tend to be American. You'll generally find a cleaner bitterness vs. American styles, and a pronounced dry edge (very Belgian), often akin to an IPA crossed with a Belgian Tripel. Alcohol by volume is on the high side. Many examples are quite cloudy, and feature tight lacing, excellent retention, and fantastic billowy heads that mesmerize (thanks, in part, to the hops). Belgian IPA is still very much a style in development. |
9.50% | Brouwerij Duvel Moortgat | Belgium | 750 ml | $32.00 |
| Gouden Carolus Hopsinjoor | Belgian IPA Belgian IPA Inspired by the American India Pale Ale (IPA) and Double IPA, more and more Belgian brewers are brewing hoppy pale colored ales for the US market (like Chouffe & Urthel), and there's been an increase of Belgian IPAs being brewed by American brewers. Generally, Belgian IPAs are considered too hoppy by Belgian beer drinkers. Various malts are used, but the beers of the style are finished with Belgian yeast strains (bottle-conditioned) and the hops employed tend to be American. You'll generally find a cleaner bitterness vs. American styles, and a pronounced dry edge (very Belgian), often akin to an IPA crossed with a Belgian Tripel. Alcohol by volume is on the high side. Many examples are quite cloudy, and feature tight lacing, excellent retention, and fantastic billowy heads that mesmerize (thanks, in part, to the hops). Belgian IPA is still very much a style in development. |
8.00% | Brouwerij Het Anker | Beglium | 330ml | $7.50 |
| Poperings Hommel Bier | Belgian IPA Belgian IPA Inspired by the American India Pale Ale (IPA) and Double IPA, more and more Belgian brewers are brewing hoppy pale colored ales for the US market (like Chouffe & Urthel), and there's been an increase of Belgian IPAs being brewed by American brewers. Generally, Belgian IPAs are considered too hoppy by Belgian beer drinkers. Various malts are used, but the beers of the style are finished with Belgian yeast strains (bottle-conditioned) and the hops employed tend to be American. You'll generally find a cleaner bitterness vs. American styles, and a pronounced dry edge (very Belgian), often akin to an IPA crossed with a Belgian Tripel. Alcohol by volume is on the high side. Many examples are quite cloudy, and feature tight lacing, excellent retention, and fantastic billowy heads that mesmerize (thanks, in part, to the hops). Belgian IPA is still very much a style in development. |
7.50% | Brouwerij van Eecke | Watou Belgium | 330ml | $6.50 |
| Bravoure Belgian Ale | Belgian Pale Ale Belgian Pale Ale Belgian Pales consume the Belgian brewing scene, and were initially brewed to compete with Pilseners during the WWII time frame. They differ from other regional Pale Ale varieties, by traditionally being less bitter, using aged hops for a delicate hop finish, and boasting sweetish to toasty malt overtones. They should be decanted properly, leaving the yeast in the bottle. This will showcase their brilliant color range from pale straw yellow to amber hues. Most will be crowned with thick, clinging, rocky white heads. Flavors and aromas will vary. Some have natural spice characters from yeast and hops, while others are spiced. There’s a recent growing trend to make much more "hoppy" Pale Ales, to entice the US market and its hopheads. See De Ranke XX Bitter. |
6.50% | De Dochter van de Korenaar | Belgium | 11.2 oz | $8.25 |
| Dieu Du Ciel Derniere Volonte | Belgian Pale Ale Belgian Pale Ale Belgian Pales consume the Belgian brewing scene, and were initially brewed to compete with Pilseners during the WWII time frame. They differ from other regional Pale Ale varieties, by traditionally being less bitter, using aged hops for a delicate hop finish, and boasting sweetish to toasty malt overtones. They should be decanted properly, leaving the yeast in the bottle. This will showcase their brilliant color range from pale straw yellow to amber hues. Most will be crowned with thick, clinging, rocky white heads. Flavors and aromas will vary. Some have natural spice characters from yeast and hops, while others are spiced. There’s a recent growing trend to make much more "hoppy" Pale Ales, to entice the US market and its hopheads. See De Ranke XX Bitter. |
7.00% | Dieu Du Ciel | Montreal, Quebec | 11.5 oz | $8.00 |
| Fantôme BBB Dark White | Belgian Pale Ale Belgian Pale Ale Belgian Pales consume the Belgian brewing scene, and were initially brewed to compete with Pilseners during the WWII time frame. They differ from other regional Pale Ale varieties, by traditionally being less bitter, using aged hops for a delicate hop finish, and boasting sweetish to toasty malt overtones. They should be decanted properly, leaving the yeast in the bottle. This will showcase their brilliant color range from pale straw yellow to amber hues. Most will be crowned with thick, clinging, rocky white heads. Flavors and aromas will vary. Some have natural spice characters from yeast and hops, while others are spiced. There’s a recent growing trend to make much more "hoppy" Pale Ales, to entice the US market and its hopheads. See De Ranke XX Bitter. |
4.50% | Brasserrie Fantome | Belgium | 750ml | $24.25 |
| Green Flash Rayon Vert | Belgian Pale Ale Belgian Pale Ale Belgian Pales consume the Belgian brewing scene, and were initially brewed to compete with Pilseners during the WWII time frame. They differ from other regional Pale Ale varieties, by traditionally being less bitter, using aged hops for a delicate hop finish, and boasting sweetish to toasty malt overtones. They should be decanted properly, leaving the yeast in the bottle. This will showcase their brilliant color range from pale straw yellow to amber hues. Most will be crowned with thick, clinging, rocky white heads. Flavors and aromas will vary. Some have natural spice characters from yeast and hops, while others are spiced. There’s a recent growing trend to make much more "hoppy" Pale Ales, to entice the US market and its hopheads. See De Ranke XX Bitter. |
7.00% | Green Flash Brewing Co. | Vista CA | 12 oz | $5.50 |
| La Trappe Isid or | Belgian Pale Ale Belgian Pale Ale Belgian Pales consume the Belgian brewing scene, and were initially brewed to compete with Pilseners during the WWII time frame. They differ from other regional Pale Ale varieties, by traditionally being less bitter, using aged hops for a delicate hop finish, and boasting sweetish to toasty malt overtones. They should be decanted properly, leaving the yeast in the bottle. This will showcase their brilliant color range from pale straw yellow to amber hues. Most will be crowned with thick, clinging, rocky white heads. Flavors and aromas will vary. Some have natural spice characters from yeast and hops, while others are spiced. There’s a recent growing trend to make much more "hoppy" Pale Ales, to entice the US market and its hopheads. See De Ranke XX Bitter. |
7.50% | De Koningshoeven (Bavaria - Netherlands) | Tilburg, Netherlands | 750ML | $17.50 |
| Orval Trappist | Belgian Pale Ale Belgian Pale Ale Belgian Pales consume the Belgian brewing scene, and were initially brewed to compete with Pilseners during the WWII time frame. They differ from other regional Pale Ale varieties, by traditionally being less bitter, using aged hops for a delicate hop finish, and boasting sweetish to toasty malt overtones. They should be decanted properly, leaving the yeast in the bottle. This will showcase their brilliant color range from pale straw yellow to amber hues. Most will be crowned with thick, clinging, rocky white heads. Flavors and aromas will vary. Some have natural spice characters from yeast and hops, while others are spiced. There’s a recent growing trend to make much more "hoppy" Pale Ales, to entice the US market and its hopheads. See De Ranke XX Bitter. |
6.20% | Orval Brewery | Belgium | 12oz | $8.00 |
| Petrus Blonde | Belgian Pale Ale Belgian Pale Ale Belgian Pales consume the Belgian brewing scene, and were initially brewed to compete with Pilseners during the WWII time frame. They differ from other regional Pale Ale varieties, by traditionally being less bitter, using aged hops for a delicate hop finish, and boasting sweetish to toasty malt overtones. They should be decanted properly, leaving the yeast in the bottle. This will showcase their brilliant color range from pale straw yellow to amber hues. Most will be crowned with thick, clinging, rocky white heads. Flavors and aromas will vary. Some have natural spice characters from yeast and hops, while others are spiced. There’s a recent growing trend to make much more "hoppy" Pale Ales, to entice the US market and its hopheads. See De Ranke XX Bitter. |
6.60% | Bavik-de Brabandere | Harelbeke Belgium | 330ml | $6.50 |
| Piraat | Belgian Pale Ale Belgian Pale Ale Belgian Pales consume the Belgian brewing scene, and were initially brewed to compete with Pilseners during the WWII time frame. They differ from other regional Pale Ale varieties, by traditionally being less bitter, using aged hops for a delicate hop finish, and boasting sweetish to toasty malt overtones. They should be decanted properly, leaving the yeast in the bottle. This will showcase their brilliant color range from pale straw yellow to amber hues. Most will be crowned with thick, clinging, rocky white heads. Flavors and aromas will vary. Some have natural spice characters from yeast and hops, while others are spiced. There’s a recent growing trend to make much more "hoppy" Pale Ales, to entice the US market and its hopheads. See De Ranke XX Bitter. |
10.50% | Brouwerij Van Steenberge | Ertvelde Belgium | 12oz | $6.50 |
| Russian River Temptation Batch 006 | Belgian Pale Ale Belgian Pale Ale Belgian Pales consume the Belgian brewing scene, and were initially brewed to compete with Pilseners during the WWII time frame. They differ from other regional Pale Ale varieties, by traditionally being less bitter, using aged hops for a delicate hop finish, and boasting sweetish to toasty malt overtones. They should be decanted properly, leaving the yeast in the bottle. This will showcase their brilliant color range from pale straw yellow to amber hues. Most will be crowned with thick, clinging, rocky white heads. Flavors and aromas will vary. Some have natural spice characters from yeast and hops, while others are spiced. There’s a recent growing trend to make much more "hoppy" Pale Ales, to entice the US market and its hopheads. See De Ranke XX Bitter. |
7.20% | Russian River Brewing Co. | Santa Rosa CA | 330 ml | $18.00 |
| 't Gaverhopke Koerseklakske | Belgian Strong Dark Ale Belgian Strong Dark Ale On the same path as the Belgian Dark Ale but obviously higher in alcohol with more of an all around character. The alcohol character can be deceivingly hidden or can be very bold and in your face. Look for lots of complexity within a delicate palate. Hop and malt character can vary, most are fruity and some many have mild dark malt flavors. Phenols will range from minimal to high and most will be light on the hops. All in all most are spicy and alcoholic. |
5.50% | Brouwerij 't Gaverhopke | Belgium | 11.2 oz | $7.75 |
| Abbaye Des Rocs Grand Cru | Belgian Strong Dark Ale Belgian Strong Dark Ale On the same path as the Belgian Dark Ale but obviously higher in alcohol with more of an all around character. The alcohol character can be deceivingly hidden or can be very bold and in your face. Look for lots of complexity within a delicate palate. Hop and malt character can vary, most are fruity and some many have mild dark malt flavors. Phenols will range from minimal to high and most will be light on the hops. All in all most are spicy and alcoholic. |
9.50% | Brasserie de l’Abbaye des Rocs | Belgium | 12oz | $6.50 |
| Barbard De Noel / Winterbok | Belgian Strong Dark Ale Belgian Strong Dark Ale On the same path as the Belgian Dark Ale but obviously higher in alcohol with more of an all around character. The alcohol character can be deceivingly hidden or can be very bold and in your face. Look for lots of complexity within a delicate palate. Hop and malt character can vary, most are fruity and some many have mild dark malt flavors. Phenols will range from minimal to high and most will be light on the hops. All in all most are spicy and alcoholic. |
8.00% | Brasserie Lefèbvre SA | Belgium | 330ml | $5.25 |
| Chimay Blue | Belgian Strong Dark Ale Belgian Strong Dark Ale On the same path as the Belgian Dark Ale but obviously higher in alcohol with more of an all around character. The alcohol character can be deceivingly hidden or can be very bold and in your face. Look for lots of complexity within a delicate palate. Hop and malt character can vary, most are fruity and some many have mild dark malt flavors. Phenols will range from minimal to high and most will be light on the hops. All in all most are spicy and alcoholic. |
9.00% | Chimay | Baileux Belgium | 12oz | $7.25 |
| Glazen Toren Canaster Winterscotch | Belgian Strong Dark Ale Belgian Strong Dark Ale On the same path as the Belgian Dark Ale but obviously higher in alcohol with more of an all around character. The alcohol character can be deceivingly hidden or can be very bold and in your face. Look for lots of complexity within a delicate palate. Hop and malt character can vary, most are fruity and some many have mild dark malt flavors. Phenols will range from minimal to high and most will be light on the hops. All in all most are spicy and alcoholic. |
9.00% | Kleinbrouwerij De Glazen Toren | Belgium | 1.5l | $75.00 |
| Gouden Carolus Noel | Belgian Strong Dark Ale Belgian Strong Dark Ale On the same path as the Belgian Dark Ale but obviously higher in alcohol with more of an all around character. The alcohol character can be deceivingly hidden or can be very bold and in your face. Look for lots of complexity within a delicate palate. Hop and malt character can vary, most are fruity and some many have mild dark malt flavors. Phenols will range from minimal to high and most will be light on the hops. All in all most are spicy and alcoholic. |
10.50% | Brouwerij Het Anker | Beglium | 750ml | $19.00 |
| Gulden Draak | Belgian Strong Dark Ale Belgian Strong Dark Ale On the same path as the Belgian Dark Ale but obviously higher in alcohol with more of an all around character. The alcohol character can be deceivingly hidden or can be very bold and in your face. Look for lots of complexity within a delicate palate. Hop and malt character can vary, most are fruity and some many have mild dark malt flavors. Phenols will range from minimal to high and most will be light on the hops. All in all most are spicy and alcoholic. |
10.50% | Brouwerij Van Steenberge | Ertvelde Belgium | 12 oz | $6.50 |
| La Botteresse Noire | Belgian Strong Dark Ale Belgian Strong Dark Ale On the same path as the Belgian Dark Ale but obviously higher in alcohol with more of an all around character. The alcohol character can be deceivingly hidden or can be very bold and in your face. Look for lots of complexity within a delicate palate. Hop and malt character can vary, most are fruity and some many have mild dark malt flavors. Phenols will range from minimal to high and most will be light on the hops. All in all most are spicy and alcoholic. |
10.50% | Brasserie la Botteresse de Sur-les-Bois | Belgium | 330 ml | $12.50 |
| Maudite | Belgian Strong Dark Ale Belgian Strong Dark Ale On the same path as the Belgian Dark Ale but obviously higher in alcohol with more of an all around character. The alcohol character can be deceivingly hidden or can be very bold and in your face. Look for lots of complexity within a delicate palate. Hop and malt character can vary, most are fruity and some many have mild dark malt flavors. Phenols will range from minimal to high and most will be light on the hops. All in all most are spicy and alcoholic. |
8.00% | Unibroue Microbrewery | Quebec Canada | 12oz | $6.50 |
| Stone 11.11.11 Vertical Epic Ale | Belgian Strong Dark Ale Belgian Strong Dark Ale On the same path as the Belgian Dark Ale but obviously higher in alcohol with more of an all around character. The alcohol character can be deceivingly hidden or can be very bold and in your face. Look for lots of complexity within a delicate palate. Hop and malt character can vary, most are fruity and some many have mild dark malt flavors. Phenols will range from minimal to high and most will be light on the hops. All in all most are spicy and alcoholic. |
9.40% | Stone Brewing Co. | San Diego CA | 12 oz | $11.00 |
| Trappistes Rochefort Beer 8 | Belgian Strong Dark Ale Belgian Strong Dark Ale On the same path as the Belgian Dark Ale but obviously higher in alcohol with more of an all around character. The alcohol character can be deceivingly hidden or can be very bold and in your face. Look for lots of complexity within a delicate palate. Hop and malt character can vary, most are fruity and some many have mild dark malt flavors. Phenols will range from minimal to high and most will be light on the hops. All in all most are spicy and alcoholic. |
9.20% | Brasserie de Rochefort | Rochefort Belgium | 12oz | $10.50 |
| 't Gaverhopke Extra | Belgian Strong Dark Ale Belgian Strong Dark Ale On the same path as the Belgian Dark Ale but obviously higher in alcohol with more of an all around character. The alcohol character can be deceivingly hidden or can be very bold and in your face. Look for lots of complexity within a delicate palate. Hop and malt character can vary, most are fruity and some many have mild dark malt flavors. Phenols will range from minimal to high and most will be light on the hops. All in all most are spicy and alcoholic. |
12.00% | Brouwerij 't Gaverhopke | Belgium | 11.2 oz | $9.25 |
| Bruton Stoner | Belgian Strong Golden Belgian Strong Golden No style info available |
7.50% | Birrificio Bruton | Italy | 330 ml | $5.00 |
| Midnight Sun Fallen Angel | Belgian Strong Golden Belgian Strong Golden No style info available |
8.00% | Midnight Sun | Anchorage, Alaska | 22 oz | $19.00 |
| Avery Salvation | Belgian Strong Pale Ale Belgian Strong Pale Ale Like a Belgian Pale Ale, the strong versions will also be pale to golden in color. What sets them apart is a much high alcohol content, that can range from hidden to spicy to devastatingly present. Expect a complex and powerful ale, yet delicate with rounded flavors and big, billowy, rocky, white head. Hop and malt character can vary, most are fruity and quite hoppy, but hop flavor and aroma will generally be within the low range and artfully balanced. Duvel is the quintessential example of this style, and many others have tried to imitate it with similar references to the devil. |
9.00% | Avery Brewing | Boulder CO | 22oz | $11.00 |
| Delirium Tremens | Belgian Strong Pale Ale Belgian Strong Pale Ale Like a Belgian Pale Ale, the strong versions will also be pale to golden in color. What sets them apart is a much high alcohol content, that can range from hidden to spicy to devastatingly present. Expect a complex and powerful ale, yet delicate with rounded flavors and big, billowy, rocky, white head. Hop and malt character can vary, most are fruity and quite hoppy, but hop flavor and aroma will generally be within the low range and artfully balanced. Duvel is the quintessential example of this style, and many others have tried to imitate it with similar references to the devil. |
9.00% | Brewery Huyghe NV | Melle Belgium | 12oz | $7.00 |
| La Chouffe | Belgian Strong Pale Ale Belgian Strong Pale Ale Like a Belgian Pale Ale, the strong versions will also be pale to golden in color. What sets them apart is a much high alcohol content, that can range from hidden to spicy to devastatingly present. Expect a complex and powerful ale, yet delicate with rounded flavors and big, billowy, rocky, white head. Hop and malt character can vary, most are fruity and quite hoppy, but hop flavor and aroma will generally be within the low range and artfully balanced. Duvel is the quintessential example of this style, and many others have tried to imitate it with similar references to the devil. |
8.00% | Brasserie d’Achouffe | Achouffe Belgium | 330ml | $7.75 |
| Mikkeller Nelson Sauvignon Brut | Belgian Strong Pale Ale Belgian Strong Pale Ale Like a Belgian Pale Ale, the strong versions will also be pale to golden in color. What sets them apart is a much high alcohol content, that can range from hidden to spicy to devastatingly present. Expect a complex and powerful ale, yet delicate with rounded flavors and big, billowy, rocky, white head. Hop and malt character can vary, most are fruity and quite hoppy, but hop flavor and aroma will generally be within the low range and artfully balanced. Duvel is the quintessential example of this style, and many others have tried to imitate it with similar references to the devil. |
9.00% | Mikkeller | Copenhagen, Denmark | 750 ml | $35.50 |
| Russian River Damnation | Belgian Strong Pale Ale Belgian Strong Pale Ale Like a Belgian Pale Ale, the strong versions will also be pale to golden in color. What sets them apart is a much high alcohol content, that can range from hidden to spicy to devastatingly present. Expect a complex and powerful ale, yet delicate with rounded flavors and big, billowy, rocky, white head. Hop and malt character can vary, most are fruity and quite hoppy, but hop flavor and aroma will generally be within the low range and artfully balanced. Duvel is the quintessential example of this style, and many others have tried to imitate it with similar references to the devil. |
7.75% | Russian River Brewing Co. | Santa Rosa CA | 350 ml | $7.50 |
| Russian River Damnation Batch 23 | Belgian Strong Pale Ale Belgian Strong Pale Ale Like a Belgian Pale Ale, the strong versions will also be pale to golden in color. What sets them apart is a much high alcohol content, that can range from hidden to spicy to devastatingly present. Expect a complex and powerful ale, yet delicate with rounded flavors and big, billowy, rocky, white head. Hop and malt character can vary, most are fruity and quite hoppy, but hop flavor and aroma will generally be within the low range and artfully balanced. Duvel is the quintessential example of this style, and many others have tried to imitate it with similar references to the devil. |
11.00% | Russian River Brewing Co. | Santa Rosa CA | 330 ml | $16.00 |
| Wostyntje | Belgian Strong Pale Ale Belgian Strong Pale Ale Like a Belgian Pale Ale, the strong versions will also be pale to golden in color. What sets them apart is a much high alcohol content, that can range from hidden to spicy to devastatingly present. Expect a complex and powerful ale, yet delicate with rounded flavors and big, billowy, rocky, white head. Hop and malt character can vary, most are fruity and quite hoppy, but hop flavor and aroma will generally be within the low range and artfully balanced. Duvel is the quintessential example of this style, and many others have tried to imitate it with similar references to the devil. |
7.00% | Brouwerij Smisje | Belgium | 330 ml | $8.00 |
| Bruton Bianca | Belgian Wheat Belgian Wheat Made with wheat and much like Belgian Pale and Amber Ales.Expect a complex and powerful ale, yet delicate with rounded flavors and big, billowy, rocky, white head. Hop and malt character can vary, most are fruity and quite hoppy, but hop flavor and aroma will generally be within the low range and artfully balanced. |
5.00% | Birrificio Bruton | Italy | 750 ml | $10.00 |
| Maui Mana Wheat | Belgian Wheat Belgian Wheat Made with wheat and much like Belgian Pale and Amber Ales.Expect a complex and powerful ale, yet delicate with rounded flavors and big, billowy, rocky, white head. Hop and malt character can vary, most are fruity and quite hoppy, but hop flavor and aroma will generally be within the low range and artfully balanced. |
5.50% | Maui Brewing Company | Lahaina, Hawaii | 12 oz | $4.50 |
| Berliner Style Weisse | Berliner Weissbier Berliner Weissbier Berliner Weisse is a top-fermented, bottle conditioned wheat beer made with both traditional warm-fermenting yeasts and lactobacillus culture. They have a rapidly vanishing head and a clear, pale golden straw-coloured appearance. The taste is refreshing, tart, sour and acidic, with a lemony-citric fruit sharpness and almost no hop bitterness. Served in wide bulbous stemmed glasses, tourists in Berlin will often order on as a "Berliner Weisse mit Schuss: Himbeere" or "Berliner Weisse mit Schuss: Waldmeister". These are syrups that are added to make the sourness more palatable. Himbeere is raspberry (red) and Waldmeister is woodruff (green). |
3.00% | Co. KG | Germany | 11oz | $8.00 |
| Deus | Bière de Champagne / Bière Brut Bière de Champagne / Bière Brut One of the newest and most interesting styles of beer, the Bièe de Champagne has much potential within the beer industry as a top-shelf crossover beer. Primarily brewed in Belgium, these beers typically undergo a lengthy maturation. Some are even cave-aged in the Champagne region of France and are then subjected to remuage and déorgement, which is the "methode de champenoise" process of removing yeast from the bottle. Most are delicate, high in alcohol, highly carbonated and sometimes spiced. Color can range from very pale to dark hues. Presented in 750ml champagne-style corked and caged bottles. |
11.50% | Brouwerij Bosteels | Buggenhout Belgium | 750ml | $38.00 |
| Scaldis Bush Prestige de Nuits | Bière de Champagne / Bière Brut Bière de Champagne / Bière Brut One of the newest and most interesting styles of beer, the Bièe de Champagne has much potential within the beer industry as a top-shelf crossover beer. Primarily brewed in Belgium, these beers typically undergo a lengthy maturation. Some are even cave-aged in the Champagne region of France and are then subjected to remuage and déorgement, which is the "methode de champenoise" process of removing yeast from the bottle. Most are delicate, high in alcohol, highly carbonated and sometimes spiced. Color can range from very pale to dark hues. Presented in 750ml champagne-style corked and caged bottles. |
13.00% | Brasserie Dubuisson Frères sprl | Belgium | 25oz | $73.50 |
| Reel Ales Swordfish | Black Ale Black Ale No style info available |
7.50% | Fish Brewing Co | Olympia, Washington | 22 oz | $14.00 |
| Rogue Dead Guy | Bock 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 and that "bock" means goat in German. Basically this beer was a symbol of better times to come and moving away from winter. As for the beer itself in modern day, 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. |
6.60% | Rogue Brewery | Newport OR | 12oz | $4.25 |
| Anchor Steam | California Common / Steam Beer 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. Anchor Brewing Co. trademarked the term "Steam Beer" and as such all other beers must be legally referred to as "California Common." |
4.90% | Anchor Brewing Co. | San Francisco CA | 12oz | $3.75 |
| AppelTreow Winery Appely Brut Cider | Cider Cider No style info available |
8.00% | AppelTreow Winery | Wisconsin | 750 ml | $24.00 |
| Aecht Schlenkerla Eiche | Doppelbock Doppelbock Double Bocks or Doppelbocks are huge beers with enough malt packed in them to consider them a meal in its self. Generally having a very full-bodied flavor and darker than other bocks with a higher level of alcohol also. The range in color from dark amber to nearly black. Dark versions may have slight chocolate or roasted characters. |
8.00% | Brauerei Heller-Trum | Germany | 500 ml | $9.50 |
| Paulaner Salvator | Doppelbock Doppelbock Double Bocks or Doppelbocks are huge beers with enough malt packed in them to consider them a meal in its self. Generally having a very full-bodied flavor and darker than other bocks with a higher level of alcohol also. The range in color from dark amber to nearly black. Dark versions may have slight chocolate or roasted characters. |
7.90% | Paulaner Brauerei (Schörghuber) | Munich, Germany | 22 oz | $5.50 |
| Spaten Optimator Doppel | Doppelbock Doppelbock Double Bocks or Doppelbocks are huge beers with enough malt packed in them to consider them a meal in its self. Generally having a very full-bodied flavor and darker than other bocks with a higher level of alcohol also. The range in color from dark amber to nearly black. Dark versions may have slight chocolate or roasted characters. |
7.20% | Spaten-Franziskaner-Brau | Munich Germany | 12oz | $3.75 |
| Urbock 23 | Doppelbock Doppelbock Double Bocks or Doppelbocks are huge beers with enough malt packed in them to consider them a meal in its self. Generally having a very full-bodied flavor and darker than other bocks with a higher level of alcohol also. The range in color from dark amber to nearly black. Dark versions may have slight chocolate or roasted characters. |
9.60% | Schloss Eggenberg Brauerei | Austria | 12 oz | $7.00 |
| Evil Twin Disco Beer | Double IPA Double IPA Take an India Pale Ale and feed it steroids, ergo the term Double IPA. Then give it the 'clear', ergo the Triple 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. Its application to an unrelated style makes little sense to many, so Double IPA is quickly becoming the preferred name. You can thank west coast American brewers for this somewhat reactionary style. "Thanks!" |
10.00% | Brouwerij De Molen | Bodegraven, Netherlands | 330 ml | $17.00 |
| Evil Twin Molotov Cocktail | Double IPA Double IPA Take an India Pale Ale and feed it steroids, ergo the term Double IPA. Then give it the 'clear', ergo the Triple 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. Its application to an unrelated style makes little sense to many, so Double IPA is quickly becoming the preferred name. You can thank west coast American brewers for this somewhat reactionary style. "Thanks!" |
13.00% | Evil Twin Brewery | Denmark | 330 ml | $11.25 |
| Marin WhiteKnuckle | Double IPA Double IPA Take an India Pale Ale and feed it steroids, ergo the term Double IPA. Then give it the 'clear', ergo the Triple 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. Its application to an unrelated style makes little sense to many, so Double IPA is quickly becoming the preferred name. You can thank west coast American brewers for this somewhat reactionary style. "Thanks!" |
8.50% | Marin Brewing Co. | Larkspur CA | 22 oz | $14.00 |
| Achel Bruin 8° | Dubbel Dubbel The Belgian Dubbel is a rich malty beer with some spicy / phenolic and mild alcoholic characteristics. Not as much fruitiness than 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 steely caramel flavor from the use of crystal malt or dark candy sugar. Look for a medium to full body with an expressive carbonation. Traditionally a Trappist Ale, many brew similar "Abbey Dubbels" to try and emulate the originals (Trappist Westvleteren 8, Westmalle Trappist Dubbel & Chimay Premièe) . |
8.00% | Brouwerij der St. Benedictusabdij de Achelse | Belgium | 11.2 fl oz | $9.00 |
| Bruton Momus | Dubbel Dubbel The Belgian Dubbel is a rich malty beer with some spicy / phenolic and mild alcoholic characteristics. Not as much fruitiness than 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 steely caramel flavor from the use of crystal malt or dark candy sugar. Look for a medium to full body with an expressive carbonation. Traditionally a Trappist Ale, many brew similar "Abbey Dubbels" to try and emulate the originals (Trappist Westvleteren 8, Westmalle Trappist Dubbel & Chimay Premièe) . |
7.50% | Birrificio Bruton | Italy | 750 ml | $10.00 |
| Chimay Red | Dubbel Dubbel The Belgian Dubbel is a rich malty beer with some spicy / phenolic and mild alcoholic characteristics. Not as much fruitiness than 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 steely caramel flavor from the use of crystal malt or dark candy sugar. Look for a medium to full body with an expressive carbonation. Traditionally a Trappist Ale, many brew similar "Abbey Dubbels" to try and emulate the originals (Trappist Westvleteren 8, Westmalle Trappist Dubbel & Chimay Premièe) . |
6.75% | Chimay | Baileux Belgium | 12oz | $7.00 |
| Manchester Dubbel | Dubbel Dubbel The Belgian Dubbel is a rich malty beer with some spicy / phenolic and mild alcoholic characteristics. Not as much fruitiness than 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 steely caramel flavor from the use of crystal malt or dark candy sugar. Look for a medium to full body with an expressive carbonation. Traditionally a Trappist Ale, many brew similar "Abbey Dubbels" to try and emulate the originals (Trappist Westvleteren 8, Westmalle Trappist Dubbel & Chimay Premièe) . |
8.50% | Marble Brewery | England | 750 ml | $36.00 |
| Trappistes Rochefort Beer 6 | Dubbel Dubbel The Belgian Dubbel is a rich malty beer with some spicy / phenolic and mild alcoholic characteristics. Not as much fruitiness than 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 steely caramel flavor from the use of crystal malt or dark candy sugar. Look for a medium to full body with an expressive carbonation. Traditionally a Trappist Ale, many brew similar "Abbey Dubbels" to try and emulate the originals (Trappist Westvleteren 8, Westmalle Trappist Dubbel & Chimay Premièe) . |
7.50% | Brasserie de Rochefort | Rochefort Belgium | 12oz | $11.00 |
| WestMalle Dubbel | Dubbel Dubbel The Belgian Dubbel is a rich malty beer with some spicy / phenolic and mild alcoholic characteristics. Not as much fruitiness than 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 steely caramel flavor from the use of crystal malt or dark candy sugar. Look for a medium to full body with an expressive carbonation. Traditionally a Trappist Ale, many brew similar "Abbey Dubbels" to try and emulate the originals (Trappist Westvleteren 8, Westmalle Trappist Dubbel & Chimay Premièe) . |
7.00% | WestMalle Trappist Abbey | Belgium | 375ml | $7.00 |
| Kulmbacher Eisbock | Eisbock Eisbock An extremely strong, full and malty dark lager. |
9.20% | Kulmbacher Brauerei (Schörghuber) | Kulmbach, Germany | 12 oz | $5.00 |
| Brewdog / Mikkeller Devine Rebel | English Barley Wine English Barley Wine Despite its name, a Barleywine 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. English varieties are quite different from the American efforts, what sets them apart is usually the American versions are insanely hopped to make for a more bitter and hop flavored brew, typically using American high alpha oil hops. English version tend to be more rounded and balanced between malt and hops, with a slightly lower alcohol content, though this is not always the case. Most Barleywines can be cellared for years and typically age like wine. |
12.50% | BrewDog | Fraserburgh, Scotland | 330 ml | $10.00 |
| JW Lees Harvest Ale 2002 | English Barley Wine English Barley Wine Despite its name, a Barleywine 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. English varieties are quite different from the American efforts, what sets them apart is usually the American versions are insanely hopped to make for a more bitter and hop flavored brew, typically using American high alpha oil hops. English version tend to be more rounded and balanced between malt and hops, with a slightly lower alcohol content, though this is not always the case. Most Barleywines can be cellared for years and typically age like wine. |
11.50% | JW Lees & Co | UK | 12 oz | $12.00 |
| Engels | English Bitter English Bitter The Bitter style came from brewers who wanted to differentiate these ales from other mild brews, enter pale malts and more hops. Most are gold to copper in colour and are light bodied. Low carbonation. Alcohol should be low and not perceived. Hop bitterness is moderate to assertive. Most have a fruitiness in the aroma and flavor, diacetyl can also be present. These are traditionally served cask conditioned, but many breweries have bottled versions. |
4.42% | Brouwerij De Molen | Bodegraven, Netherlands | 11.2 oz | $8.00 |
| Big Sky Moose Drool | English Brown Ale 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. |
5.10% | Big Sky Brewing | Missoula, Montana | 12oz | $4.00 |
| Hitachino Nest Japanese Classic Ale | English India Pale Ale (IPA) 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. The leaner the brew the less amount of malt there is and less need for a strong hop presence which would easily put the brew out of balance. Some brewers have tried to recreate the origianl IPA with strengths close to 8-9% abv. |
7.00% | Kiuchi Brewery | Ibaraki Japan | 12oz | $6.50 |
| Ise Kadoya Genmai Ale | English Pale Ale 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 a good head retention. A mix of fruity, hoppy, earthy, buttery and malty aromas and flavors can be found. Typically all ingredients are English. |
5.10% | Nikenjayamochi Kadoya Honten Co. | Japan | 16.9 oz | $12.75 |
| Dugges ½ Idjit! | English Porter 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 publics taste, playing a critical role in quenching the thirst of the UK’s Industrial Revolution and lending an arm in building the mega-breweries of today. Porter saw a comeback during the homebrewing and micro-brewery revolution of the late 1970’s and early 80’s, in the US. 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 colour ranges from brown to black. Overall they remain very complex and interesting beers. |
7.00% | Dugges Ale- & Porterbryggeri AB | Sweden | 330 ml | $6.50 |
| Fuller’s London Porter | English Porter 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 publics taste, playing a critical role in quenching the thirst of the UK’s Industrial Revolution and lending an arm in building the mega-breweries of today. Porter saw a comeback during the homebrewing and micro-brewery revolution of the late 1970’s and early 80’s, in the US. 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 colour ranges from brown to black. Overall they remain very complex and interesting beers. |
5.40% | Griffin Brewery | London England | 500ml | $5.00 |
| Renaissance Elemental Porter | English Porter 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 publics taste, playing a critical role in quenching the thirst of the UK’s Industrial Revolution and lending an arm in building the mega-breweries of today. Porter saw a comeback during the homebrewing and micro-brewery revolution of the late 1970’s and early 80’s, in the US. 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 colour ranges from brown to black. Overall they remain very complex and interesting beers. |
6.00% | Renaissance Brewing Company | New Zealand | 500 ml | $15.00 |
| Ise Kadoya Stout | English Stout English Stout As mysterious as they look, stouts are typically dark brown to pitch black in color. A common profile amongst Stouts, but not in all cases, is the use of roasted barley (unmalted barley that is kilned to the point of being charred) which lends a dry character to the beer as well as a huge roasted flavor that can range from burnt to coffee to chocolate. A different balance of hops is up to the brewers preference, but the roasted character must be there. |
5.00% | Nikenjayamochi Kadoya Honten Co. | Japan | 16.9 oz | $12.75 |
| Youngs Double Chocolate Stout | English Stout English Stout As mysterious as they look, stouts are typically dark brown to pitch black in color. A common profile amongst Stouts, but not in all cases, is the use of roasted barley (unmalted barley that is kilned to the point of being charred) which lends a dry character to the beer as well as a huge roasted flavor that can range from burnt to coffee to chocolate. A different balance of hops is up to the brewers preference, but the roasted character must be there. |
5.20% | Wells and Young | Bedfordshire, England | 16 oz | $4.50 |
| Green's Gluten Free Discovery | English Strong Ale 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, estery 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, a hint of solvent is possible. |
6.00% | Green's | UK | 22oz | $4.50 |
| Heineken | Euro Pale Lager 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. |
5.00% | Heineken | Amsterdam Holland | 12oz | $3.75 |
| Samuel Smith Organic Lager | Euro Pale Lager 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. |
5.00% | Samuel Smith Old Brewery | Tadcaster England | 12oz | $4.50 |
| Pretty Things Field Mouse's Farewell | Farmhouse Farmhouse This is a very complex style, many are very fruit in the aroma and flavor. Look for earthy yeast tones, mild to moderate tartness. Lot of spice and with a medium bitterness. They tend to be semi-dry with many only having touch of sweetness |
6.40% | Pretty Things Beer & Ale Project | Cambridge, MA | 22 oz | $14.00 |
| Pretty Things Jack D'or | Farmhouse Farmhouse This is a very complex style, many are very fruit in the aroma and flavor. Look for earthy yeast tones, mild to moderate tartness. Lot of spice and with a medium bitterness. They tend to be semi-dry with many only having touch of sweetness |
6.40% | Pretty Things Beer & Ale Project | Cambridge, MA | 22 oz | $15.25 |
| Stillwater Barrel Aged Cellar Door | Farmhouse Farmhouse This is a very complex style, many are very fruit in the aroma and flavor. Look for earthy yeast tones, mild to moderate tartness. Lot of spice and with a medium bitterness. They tend to be semi-dry with many only having touch of sweetness |
6.80% | Stillwater Artisanal Ales | Maryland Based | 750 ml | $25.00 |
| Stillwater Cellar Door | Farmhouse Farmhouse This is a very complex style, many are very fruit in the aroma and flavor. Look for earthy yeast tones, mild to moderate tartness. Lot of spice and with a medium bitterness. They tend to be semi-dry with many only having touch of sweetness |
6.60% | Stillwater Artisanal Ales | Maryland Based | 750 ml | $18.00 |
| Upright Seven (#7) | Farmhouse Farmhouse This is a very complex style, many are very fruit in the aroma and flavor. Look for earthy yeast tones, mild to moderate tartness. Lot of spice and with a medium bitterness. They tend to be semi-dry with many only having touch of sweetness |
8.00% | Upright Brewing | Oregon | 750 ml | $17.00 |
| V Cense | Farmhouse Farmhouse This is a very complex style, many are very fruit in the aroma and flavor. Look for earthy yeast tones, mild to moderate tartness. Lot of spice and with a medium bitterness. They tend to be semi-dry with many only having touch of sweetness |
7.00% | Brasserie de Jandrain-Jandrenouille | Belgium | 750 ml | $22.50 |
| Duchesse De Bourgogne | Flanders Oud Bruin Flanders Oud Bruin Oud Bruins, not restricted to, but concentrated in Flanders, are light to medium-bodied, deep copper to brown in colour. They are extremely varied, characterized by a slight vinegar or lactic sourness and spiciness to smooth and sweet. A fruity-estery character is apparent with no hop flavor or aroma. Low to medium bitterness. Very small quantities of diacetyl are acceptable. Roasted malt character in aroma and flavor is acceptable, at low levels. Oak-like or woody characters may be pleasantly integrated into overall palate. Typically old and new Brown ales are blended, like Lambics. |
6.20% | Brouwerij Verhaeghe | Vichte Belgium | 12oz | $6.50 |
| Grande Dame | Flanders Oud Bruin Flanders Oud Bruin Oud Bruins, not restricted to, but concentrated in Flanders, are light to medium-bodied, deep copper to brown in colour. They are extremely varied, characterized by a slight vinegar or lactic sourness and spiciness to smooth and sweet. A fruity-estery character is apparent with no hop flavor or aroma. Low to medium bitterness. Very small quantities of diacetyl are acceptable. Roasted malt character in aroma and flavor is acceptable, at low levels. Oak-like or woody characters may be pleasantly integrated into overall palate. Typically old and new Brown ales are blended, like Lambics. |
7.20% | Brasserie Trois Dames | Belgium | 750 ml | $37.00 |
| Haandbryggeriet Haandbakk | Flanders Oud Bruin Flanders Oud Bruin Oud Bruins, not restricted to, but concentrated in Flanders, are light to medium-bodied, deep copper to brown in colour. They are extremely varied, characterized by a slight vinegar or lactic sourness and spiciness to smooth and sweet. A fruity-estery character is apparent with no hop flavor or aroma. Low to medium bitterness. Very small quantities of diacetyl are acceptable. Roasted malt character in aroma and flavor is acceptable, at low levels. Oak-like or woody characters may be pleasantly integrated into overall palate. Typically old and new Brown ales are blended, like Lambics. |
8.50% | Haandbryggeriet | Norway | 500 ml | $17.50 |
| Petrus Oud Bruin | Flanders Oud Bruin Flanders Oud Bruin Oud Bruins, not restricted to, but concentrated in Flanders, are light to medium-bodied, deep copper to brown in colour. They are extremely varied, characterized by a slight vinegar or lactic sourness and spiciness to smooth and sweet. A fruity-estery character is apparent with no hop flavor or aroma. Low to medium bitterness. Very small quantities of diacetyl are acceptable. Roasted malt character in aroma and flavor is acceptable, at low levels. Oak-like or woody characters may be pleasantly integrated into overall palate. Typically old and new Brown ales are blended, like Lambics. |
5.50% | Bavik-de Brabandere | Harelbeke Belgium | 12oz | $6.50 |
| Rodenbach Classic | Flanders Red Ale Flanders Red Ale A Flanders Red, are commonly referred to as the "red" beers of West Flanders. Belgian Red Beers are typically light-bodied brews with reddish-brown colors. They are infamous for their distinct sharp, fruity, sour and tart flavours which are created by special yeast strains. Very complex beers, they are produced under the age old tradition of long-term cask aging in oak, and the blending of young and old beers. |
5.00% | Brouwerij Rodenbach N.V. | Belgium | 750ml | $14.25 |
| Rodenbach Grand Cru | Flanders Red Ale Flanders Red Ale A Flanders Red, are commonly referred to as the "red" beers of West Flanders. Belgian Red Beers are typically light-bodied brews with reddish-brown colors. They are infamous for their distinct sharp, fruity, sour and tart flavours which are created by special yeast strains. Very complex beers, they are produced under the age old tradition of long-term cask aging in oak, and the blending of young and old beers. |
6.00% | Brouwerij Rodenbach N.V. | Belgium | 750ml | $15.00 |
| Rodenbach Vintage 2008 | Flanders Red Ale Flanders Red Ale A Flanders Red, are commonly referred to as the "red" beers of West Flanders. Belgian Red Beers are typically light-bodied brews with reddish-brown colors. They are infamous for their distinct sharp, fruity, sour and tart flavours which are created by special yeast strains. Very complex beers, they are produced under the age old tradition of long-term cask aging in oak, and the blending of young and old beers. |
7.00% | Brouwerij Rodenbach N.V. | Belgium | 750 ml | $32.25 |
| Guinness Foreign Export Stout | Foreign / Export Stout Foreign / Export Stout A special style of stout that is brewed bigger than normal for a long journey, the more traditional Foreign / Export Stouts will be found in the tropical regions of the world. Higher in alcohol with a very pronounced roasted character. |
7.50% | St James Gate | Dublin, Ireland | 12 oz | $4.00 |
| Highwater Pom Cherry Bomb | Fruit Beer Fruit Beer A generic form of flavored beer, some breweries actually use real fruit or veggies, 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 or vegetable to dominate. |
7.00% | Highwater Brewing | Redding, CA | 22 oz | $15.00 |
| Samuel Smith OrganicStrawberry | Fruit Beer Fruit Beer A generic form of flavored beer, some breweries actually use real fruit or veggies, 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 or vegetable to dominate. |
5.10% | Samuel Smith Old Brewery | Tadcaster England | 500ml | $9.75 |
| Wells Banana Bread Beer | Fruit Beer Fruit Beer A generic form of flavored beer, some breweries actually use real fruit or veggies, 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 or vegetable to dominate. |
5.20% | Wells and Young | Bedfordshire, England | 16.9 oz | $8.00 |
| Oppigards Bergsmansol | German Pilsner German Pilsner 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. They are also well-hopped, brewed using Noble hops such has Saaz, Hallertauer, Hallertauer Mittelfrüh, Tettnanger, Styrian Goldings, Spalt, Perle, and Hersbrucker. 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. |
5.30% | Oppigards Bryggeri | Sweden | 375 ml | $8.50 |
| Pinkus Organic Pilsner | German Pilsner German Pilsner 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. They are also well-hopped, brewed using Noble hops such has Saaz, Hallertauer, Hallertauer Mittelfrüh, Tettnanger, Styrian Goldings, Spalt, Perle, and Hersbrucker. 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. |
5.10% | Brauerei Pinkus Muller | Munster Germany | 500ml | $5.50 |
| Drie Fonteinen Oude Gueze | Gueuze 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. |
6.00% | Drie Fonteinen | Belgium | 375 ml | $22.00 |
| Lindemans Cuvée Réne | Gueuze 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. |
5.00% | Brouwerij Lindemans | Vlezenbeek Belgium | 750ml | $14.00 |
| Oude Gueuze Tilquin a lAncienne | Gueuze 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. |
6.00% | Gueuzerie Tilquin | Belgium | 330 ml | $19.00 |
| St. Louis Geuze Fond Tradition | Gueuze 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. |
5.00% | Brouwerij Van Honsebrouck N.V. | Belgium | 375ml | $12.00 |
| Timmermans Timmermans Oude Gueuze | Gueuze 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. |
5.50% | Timmermans (John Martin) | Itterbeek, Belgium | 750 ml | $24.00 |
| Franziskaner Hefe-weisse | Hefe Weizen Hefe Weizen A south German style of wheat beer (weissbier) made with a typical ratio of 50:50, or even higher, wheat. A yeast that produces a unique phenolic 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. Poured into a traditional Weizen glass, the Hefeweizen can be one sexy looking beer. Often served with a lemon wedge (popularized by Americans), to either cut the wheat or yeast edge, which many either find to be a flavorful snap ... or an insult and something that damages the beer’s taste and head retention. |
5.00% | Spaten-Franziskaner-Brau | Munich Germany | 12oz | $3.75 |
| Big Sky Ivan the Terrible Imperial Stout 2010 | Imperial Stout Imperial Stout No style info available |
10.00% | Big Sky Brewing | Missoula, Montana | 750 ml | $21.50 |
| De Molen Cease and Desist | Imperial Stout Imperial Stout No style info available |
10.70% | Brouwerij De Molen | Bodegraven, Netherlands | 11 oz | $19.00 |
| De Molen Hel & Verdoemenis | Imperial Stout Imperial Stout No style info available |
10.20% | Brouwerij De Molen | Bodegraven, Netherlands | 11 oz | $19.75 |
| Dugges Idjit! | Imperial Stout Imperial Stout No style info available |
9.00% | Dugges Ale- & Porterbryggeri AB | Sweden | 330 ml | $25.00 |
| FiftyFifty Eclipse 2010- Evan Williams | Imperial Stout Imperial Stout No style info available |
9.50% | FiftyFifty Brewing Co. | Truckee, California | 22oz | $41.25 |
| Firestone Parabola 2011 | Imperial Stout Imperial Stout No style info available |
13.00% | Firestone Walker Brewing Company | Buelton, California | 750 ml | $30.00 |
| Hantverksbryggeriet Kosacken | Imperial Stout Imperial Stout No style info available |
7.50% | Hantverksbryggeriet AB | Sweden | 330 ml | $11.25 |
| Nebraska Black Betty | Imperial Stout Imperial Stout No style info available |
9.30% | Nebraska Brewing Company | Papillion, NE | 750 ml | $41.50 |
| Nils Oscar Imperial Stout | Imperial Stout Imperial Stout No style info available |
7.00% | Nils Oscar | Nyköping, Sweden | 330 ml | $9.75 |
| Xbeeriment Black Force One | Imperial Stout Imperial Stout No style info available |
10.40% | Amager Bryghus | Denmark | 330 ml | $18.00 |
| Midnight Sun Treat | Imperial/Strong Porter Imperial/Strong Porter No style info available |
7.80% | Midnight Sun | Anchorage, Alaska | 22 oz | $15.00 |
| O'Hara's Irish Stout | Irish Dry Stout Irish Dry Stout One of the most common stouts, Dry Irish Stout 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. Examples of the style are, of course, the big three, Murphy’s, Beamish, and Guinness, however there are many American brewed Dry Stouts that are comparable, if not better. |
4.30% | Carlow Brewing Company | Ireland | 330 ml | $5.50 |
| Karl Strauss Red Trolley | Irish Red Ale Irish Red Ale A bit sweet, with a lightly hopped tea-like flavor, and an even dextrinous body, Irish Red Ales are easy to please. Look for well-rounded and blanced flavors, and a pleasant toasted malt character in many examples. A drying finish is common. |
5.80% | Karl Strauss | San Diego, CA | 12 oz | $4.00 |
| Drie Fonteinen Kriek | Lambic - Fruit Lambic - Fruit In the case of Fruit Lambics, whole fruits are traditionally added after spontaneous fermentation has started. Kriek (cherries), Frambroise (raspberries), Pˆche (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 to allow the fruit to consumer the palate. Alcohol content tends to be low. Some breweries opt to use fruit / sugar syrups vs. whole fruits, producing very untraditional sweet versions of the style. |
5.00% | Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen | Belgium | 330 ml | $20.00 |
| Drie Fonteinen Kriek Schaerbeekse | Lambic - Fruit Lambic - Fruit In the case of Fruit Lambics, whole fruits are traditionally added after spontaneous fermentation has started. Kriek (cherries), Frambroise (raspberries), Pˆche (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 to allow the fruit to consumer the palate. Alcohol content tends to be low. Some breweries opt to use fruit / sugar syrups vs. whole fruits, producing very untraditional sweet versions of the style. |
6.00% | Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen | Belgium | 750 ml | $60.75 |
| Lindemans Framboise (Raspberry) | Lambic - Fruit Lambic - Fruit In the case of Fruit Lambics, whole fruits are traditionally added after spontaneous fermentation has started. Kriek (cherries), Frambroise (raspberries), Pˆche (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 to allow the fruit to consumer the palate. Alcohol content tends to be low. Some breweries opt to use fruit / sugar syrups vs. whole fruits, producing very untraditional sweet versions of the style. |
2.50% | Brouwerij Lindemans | Vlezenbeek Belgium | 12oz | $10.50 |
| Lindemans Peche (peach) | Lambic - Fruit Lambic - Fruit In the case of Fruit Lambics, whole fruits are traditionally added after spontaneous fermentation has started. Kriek (cherries), Frambroise (raspberries), Pˆche (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 to allow the fruit to consumer the palate. Alcohol content tends to be low. Some breweries opt to use fruit / sugar syrups vs. whole fruits, producing very untraditional sweet versions of the style. |
2.50% | Brouwerij Lindemans | Vlezenbeek Belgium | 12oz | $10.50 |
| Lindemans Pomme | Lambic - Fruit Lambic - Fruit In the case of Fruit Lambics, whole fruits are traditionally added after spontaneous fermentation has started. Kriek (cherries), Frambroise (raspberries), Pˆche (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 to allow the fruit to consumer the palate. Alcohol content tends to be low. Some breweries opt to use fruit / sugar syrups vs. whole fruits, producing very untraditional sweet versions of the style. |
3.50% | Brouwerij Lindemans | Vlezenbeek Belgium | 12oz | $10.50 |
| St. Louis Framboise | Lambic - Fruit Lambic - Fruit In the case of Fruit Lambics, whole fruits are traditionally added after spontaneous fermentation has started. Kriek (cherries), Frambroise (raspberries), Pˆche (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 to allow the fruit to consumer the palate. Alcohol content tends to be low. Some breweries opt to use fruit / sugar syrups vs. whole fruits, producing very untraditional sweet versions of the style. |
4.50% | Brouwerij Van Honsebrouck N.V. | Belgium | 330ml | $11.00 |
| Full Sail Session Lager | Light Lager 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. |
5.10% | Full Sail Brewing Co. | Hood River OR | 12oz | $3.00 |
| Die Hockland Imker Single Variety Mead -Chestnut | Meade Meade No style info available |
12.70% | Die Hockland Imker | Austria | 500 ml | $42.00 |
| Moonlight Meadery Desire | Meade Meade No style info available |
16.70% | Moonlight Meadery | New Hampshire | 375 ml | $24.75 |
| Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout | Milk / Sweet Stout 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. |
5.00% | Samuel Smith Old Brewery | Tadcaster England | 12oz | $4.50 |
| Stone Cherry Chocolate Stout | Milk / Sweet Stout 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. |
7.30% | Stone Brewing Co. | San Diego CA | 12 oz | $4.75 |
| Aecht Schlenkerla Helles Lagerbier | Munich Helles Lager 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." |
4.30% | Brauerei Heller-Trum | Germany | 500 ml | $9.50 |
| Ayinger Jahrhundert Bier | Munich Helles Lager 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." |
5.50% | Privatbrauerei Franz Inselkammer KG / Brauerei A | Germany | 16.9 oz | $4.25 |
| Bitburger Drive | N/A N/A Non-Alcoholic alternative |
0.50% | Brauerei Th. Simon GmbH | Bitburg Germany | 12oz | $4.00 |
| Alesmith Decadence 2010 | Old Ale Old Ale Old Ales, also referred to in the past as "Stock" Ales, are low attenuated beers with high levels of dextrins, creating a full malt body with plenty of character. Old Ales of a hundred plus years ago were often transfered into vats to mature, hence the name. Rich dark amber in color to a very dark brown; near black. Tamed aromatics. Although bittering 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. Brewers may also inoculate a portion of the batch with Brettanomyces lambicus and age for an extended period of time to achieve an old-school acidic character. |
11.00% | AleSmith Brewing Co. | San Diego CA | 750 ml | $18.00 |
| Harveistoun Ola Dubh Special Reserve 16 | Old Ale Old Ale Old Ales, also referred to in the past as "Stock" Ales, are low attenuated beers with high levels of dextrins, creating a full malt body with plenty of character. Old Ales of a hundred plus years ago were often transfered into vats to mature, hence the name. Rich dark amber in color to a very dark brown; near black. Tamed aromatics. Although bittering 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. Brewers may also inoculate a portion of the batch with Brettanomyces lambicus and age for an extended period of time to achieve an old-school acidic character. |
8.00% | Harveistoun Brewery Ltd. | Alva Scotland | 12oz | $14.00 |
| Harveistoun Old Engine Oil | Old Ale Old Ale Old Ales, also referred to in the past as "Stock" Ales, are low attenuated beers with high levels of dextrins, creating a full malt body with plenty of character. Old Ales of a hundred plus years ago were often transfered into vats to mature, hence the name. Rich dark amber in color to a very dark brown; near black. Tamed aromatics. Although bittering 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. Brewers may also inoculate a portion of the batch with Brettanomyces lambicus and age for an extended period of time to achieve an old-school acidic character. |
6.00% | Harveistoun Brewery Ltd. | Alva Scotland | 12oz | $6.00 |
| Old Crafty Hen | Old Ale Old Ale Old Ales, also referred to in the past as "Stock" Ales, are low attenuated beers with high levels of dextrins, creating a full malt body with plenty of character. Old Ales of a hundred plus years ago were often transfered into vats to mature, hence the name. Rich dark amber in color to a very dark brown; near black. Tamed aromatics. Although bittering 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. Brewers may also inoculate a portion of the batch with Brettanomyces lambicus and age for an extended period of time to achieve an old-school acidic character. |
6.00% | Greene King / Morland Brewery | UK, England | 500 ml | $6.00 |
| Traquair Jacobite Ale | Old Ale Old Ale Old Ales, also referred to in the past as "Stock" Ales, are low attenuated beers with high levels of dextrins, creating a full malt body with plenty of character. Old Ales of a hundred plus years ago were often transfered into vats to mature, hence the name. Rich dark amber in color to a very dark brown; near black. Tamed aromatics. Although bittering 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. Brewers may also inoculate a portion of the batch with Brettanomyces lambicus and age for an extended period of time to achieve an old-school acidic character. |
8.00% | Traquair House Brewery | Peebleshire Scotland | 12oz | $9.50 |
| Big Sky Biere de Noel | Quadrupel 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. Phenols are usually at a moderate level. Sweet with a low bitterness yet a well perceived alcohol. |
8.75% | Big Sky Brewing | Missoula, Montana | 750ml | $20.00 |
| Deschutes The Stoic | Quadrupel 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. Phenols are usually at a moderate level. Sweet with a low bitterness yet a well perceived alcohol. |
11.00% | Deschutes Brewery | Bend OR | 22 oz | $16.00 |
| Grand Teton Coming Home 2010 | Quadrupel 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. Phenols are usually at a moderate level. Sweet with a low bitterness yet a well perceived alcohol. |
10.00% | Grand Teton | Victor, Idaho | 750 ml | $15.75 |
| La Trappe Quadrupel Oak Aged Batch #3 | Quadrupel 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. Phenols are usually at a moderate level. Sweet with a low bitterness yet a well perceived alcohol. |
10.00% | Bierbrouwerij De Koningshoeven B.V. | Berkel-Enschot, Netherlands | 750 ml | $34.50 |
| Pannepot Reserva - Old Fishermans Ale 2008 | Quadrupel 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. Phenols are usually at a moderate level. Sweet with a low bitterness yet a well perceived alcohol. |
10.00% | De Struise Brouwers | Belgium | 11.2 oz | $13.50 |
| St Bernardus Abt 12 | Quadrupel 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. Phenols are usually at a moderate level. Sweet with a low bitterness yet a well perceived alcohol. |
10.50% | Brouwerij St. Bernardus NV | Belgium | 330ml | $6.50 |
| Trappistes Rochefort Beer 10 | Quadrupel 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. Phenols are usually at a moderate level. Sweet with a low bitterness yet a well perceived alcohol. |
11.30% | Brasserie de Rochefort | Rochefort Belgium | 12oz | $10.50 |
| Emelisse Rauchbier | Rauchbier Rauchbier The Rauchbier style is an old German beer style, its origins go back to the 1500’s and to the district of Franconia and the town of Bamberg. It’s typically of dark colour and has similarities of the Oktoberfestbier. Green malts are literally dried over an open fire of beech wood, imparting a unique smokiness ("rauch" is German for smoke), the usage of which produces beers of an acquired taste. Imagine a smokiness so robust, so assertive, that it tastes of spiced, smoked meat. |
6.20% | Bierbrouwerij Emelisse | Netherlands | 330 ml | $9.25 |
| Boulevard Smokestack Imperial Stout 2008 | Russian Imperial Stout 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. |
11.00% | Boulevard Brewing | Kansas City, MO | 750ml | $27.50 |
| De Molen/Pattinson Triple Stout | Russian Imperial Stout 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. |
10.30% | Brouwerij De Molen | Bodegraven, Netherlands | 750 ml | $27.00 |
| Hitachino Esspresso Stout | Russian Imperial Stout 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. |
7.50% | Kiuchi Brewery | Ibaraki Japan | 12oz | $6.50 |
| Nectar Black Xantus 2009 | Russian Imperial Stout 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. |
11.00% | Humboldt Brewing | Humboldt CA | 22oz | $23.00 |
| North Coast Old Rasputin XII | Russian Imperial Stout 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. |
11.20% | North Coast Brewing Co. | Fort Bragg CA | 500ml | $34.00 |
| Port Older Viscosity | Russian Imperial Stout 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. |
12.10% | Port Brewing Co. | San Marcos CA | 12 oz | $25.00 |
| Samuel Smith Russian Imperial Stout | Russian Imperial Stout 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. |
7.00% | Samuel Smith Old Brewery | Tadcaster England | 12oz | $5.50 |
| Anchorage Love Buzz | Saison Saison Saisons are sturdy farmhouse ale that was traditionally brewed in the winter, to be consumed throughout the summer months. Close to being an endangered style, though there has been a revival in the US. This is a very complex style, many are very fruit in the aroma and flavor. Look for earthy yeast tones, mild to moderate tartness. Lot of spice and with a medium bitterness. They tend to be semi-dry with many only having touch of sweetness. |
8.00% | Anchorage Brewing Company | Alaska | 750 ml | $21.00 |
| Avery Anniversary Ale: Eighteen | Saison Saison Saisons are sturdy farmhouse ale that was traditionally brewed in the winter, to be consumed throughout the summer months. Close to being an endangered style, though there has been a revival in the US. This is a very complex style, many are very fruit in the aroma and flavor. Look for earthy yeast tones, mild to moderate tartness. Lot of spice and with a medium bitterness. They tend to be semi-dry with many only having touch of sweetness. |
8.12% | Avery Brewing | Boulder CO | 22 oz | $18.00 |
| Dupont Avec Les Bons Voeux | Saison Saison Saisons are sturdy farmhouse ale that was traditionally brewed in the winter, to be consumed throughout the summer months. Close to being an endangered style, though there has been a revival in the US. This is a very complex style, many are very fruit in the aroma and flavor. Look for earthy yeast tones, mild to moderate tartness. Lot of spice and with a medium bitterness. They tend to be semi-dry with many only having touch of sweetness. |
9.50% | Brasserie Dupont | Tourpes-Leuze Belgium | 25oz | $17.25 |
| Dupont Saison | Saison Saison Saisons are sturdy farmhouse ale that was traditionally brewed in the winter, to be consumed throughout the summer months. Close to being an endangered style, though there has been a revival in the US. This is a very complex style, many are very fruit in the aroma and flavor. Look for earthy yeast tones, mild to moderate tartness. Lot of spice and with a medium bitterness. They tend to be semi-dry with many only having touch of sweetness. |
6.50% | Brasserie Dupont | Tourpes-Leuze Belgium | 330 ml | $8.00 |
| Evil Twin Ryan and the Beater Bunny | Saison Saison Saisons are sturdy farmhouse ale that was traditionally brewed in the winter, to be consumed throughout the summer months. Close to being an endangered style, though there has been a revival in the US. This is a very complex style, many are very fruit in the aroma and flavor. Look for earthy yeast tones, mild to moderate tartness. Lot of spice and with a medium bitterness. They tend to be semi-dry with many only having touch of sweetness. |
7.00% | Evil Twin Brewery | Denmark | 330 ml | $10.00 |
| Fantome Hiver-Winter | Saison Saison Saisons are sturdy farmhouse ale that was traditionally brewed in the winter, to be consumed throughout the summer months. Close to being an endangered style, though there has been a revival in the US. This is a very complex style, many are very fruit in the aroma and flavor. Look for earthy yeast tones, mild to moderate tartness. Lot of spice and with a medium bitterness. They tend to be semi-dry with many only having touch of sweetness. |
8.00% | Brasserrie Fantome | Belgium | 750ml | $25.00 |
| Fantôme La Dalmatienne | Saison Saison Saisons are sturdy farmhouse ale that was traditionally brewed in the winter, to be consumed throughout the summer months. Close to being an endangered style, though there has been a revival in the US. This is a very complex style, many are very fruit in the aroma and flavor. Look for earthy yeast tones, mild to moderate tartness. Lot of spice and with a medium bitterness. They tend to be semi-dry with many only having touch of sweetness. |
8.00% | Brasserrie Fantome | Belgium | 750ml | $26.00 |
| Fantome Printemps | Saison Saison Saisons are sturdy farmhouse ale that was traditionally brewed in the winter, to be consumed throughout the summer months. Close to being an endangered style, though there has been a revival in the US. This is a very complex style, many are very fruit in the aroma and flavor. Look for earthy yeast tones, mild to moderate tartness. Lot of spice and with a medium bitterness. They tend to be semi-dry with many only having touch of sweetness. |
8.00% | Brasserrie Fantome | Belgium | 750ml | $33.00 |
| Fantome Speciale De Noel 2009 | Saison Saison Saisons are sturdy farmhouse ale that was traditionally brewed in the winter, to be consumed throughout the summer months. Close to being an endangered style, though there has been a revival in the US. This is a very complex style, many are very fruit in the aroma and flavor. Look for earthy yeast tones, mild to moderate tartness. Lot of spice and with a medium bitterness. They tend to be semi-dry with many only having touch of sweetness. |
10.00% | Brasserrie Fantome | Belgium | 750ml | $24.00 |
| Foret Saison Organic | Saison Saison Saisons are sturdy farmhouse ale that was traditionally brewed in the winter, to be consumed throughout the summer months. Close to being an endangered style, though there has been a revival in the US. This is a very complex style, many are very fruit in the aroma and flavor. Look for earthy yeast tones, mild to moderate tartness. Lot of spice and with a medium bitterness. They tend to be semi-dry with many only having touch of sweetness. |
7.50% | Brasserie Dupont | Tourpes-Leuze Belgium | 375ml | $7.00 |
| Stillwater Existent | Saison Saison Saisons are sturdy farmhouse ale that was traditionally brewed in the winter, to be consumed throughout the summer months. Close to being an endangered style, though there has been a revival in the US. This is a very complex style, many are very fruit in the aroma and flavor. Look for earthy yeast tones, mild to moderate tartness. Lot of spice and with a medium bitterness. They tend to be semi-dry with many only having touch of sweetness. |
7.40% | Stillwater Artisanal Ales | Maryland Based | 11.2 oz | $15.00 |
| Full Sail Session Black Lager | Schwarzbier Schwarzbier Schwarzbier ("shvahrts-beer"), is simply German for black beer. It doesn’t mean that it’s necessarily heavy or light in body, although they tend to lean towards light. Unlike other dark beers, like porters or stouts, they are not overly bitter with burnt and roasted malt characteristics that the others tend to depend on. Instead, hops are used for a good portion of the bitterness. Very refreshing and soul lifting beers, they also make a great alternative for the Winter. Especially when you are looking for a lighter beer, but one with depth of colour and taste. |
5.40% | Full Sail Brewing Co. | Hood River OR | 11oz | $3.00 |
| Kapuziner Schwarz-Weizen | Schwarzbier Schwarzbier Schwarzbier ("shvahrts-beer"), is simply German for black beer. It doesn’t mean that it’s necessarily heavy or light in body, although they tend to lean towards light. Unlike other dark beers, like porters or stouts, they are not overly bitter with burnt and roasted malt characteristics that the others tend to depend on. Instead, hops are used for a good portion of the bitterness. Very refreshing and soul lifting beers, they also make a great alternative for the Winter. Especially when you are looking for a lighter beer, but one with depth of colour and taste. |
5.40% | Kulmbacher Brauerei AG | Germany | 500ml | $7.50 |
| Kostritzer Black Lager | Schwarzbier Schwarzbier Schwarzbier ("shvahrts-beer"), is simply German for black beer. It doesn’t mean that it’s necessarily heavy or light in body, although they tend to lean towards light. Unlike other dark beers, like porters or stouts, they are not overly bitter with burnt and roasted malt characteristics that the others tend to depend on. Instead, hops are used for a good portion of the bitterness. Very refreshing and soul lifting beers, they also make a great alternative for the Winter. Especially when you are looking for a lighter beer, but one with depth of colour and taste. |
4.80% | Kostritzer Schwarzbier Brauerei | Thuringen Germany | 12oz | $4.25 |
| Great Divide Claymore Scotch Ale | Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy Scotch Ales are strong ales, also known as "Wee Heavy." In the 19th century Scotland, they’d also be known as 160/-, a nomenclature based on the now obsolete shilling currency. 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 in many examples. Best served in a "thistle" glass. |
7.70% | Great Divide Brewing Company | Denver, CO | 12 oz | $4.00 |
| Stone / Green Flash / Port Carlsbad Highway 78 | Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy Scotch Ales are strong ales, also known as "Wee Heavy." In the 19th century Scotland, they’d also be known as 160/-, a nomenclature based on the now obsolete shilling currency. 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 in many examples. Best served in a "thistle" glass. |
8.80% | Stone Brewing Co. | San Diego CA | 12 oz | $5.00 |
| Bellhaven Scottish Ale | Scottish Ale Scottish Ale The Scottish style of ales break down into Light, Heavy and Export. In the 19th century Scotland, a nomenclature, based on the now obsolete shilling currency, was devised in order to distinguish each. 60/- (light), 70/- (heavy), 80/- (export), 90/- to 160/- for Scotch Ales. 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 mouthfeel 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. |
5.20% | Belhaven Brewing Co. Ltd. | Dunbar Scotland | 440 ml | $4.50 |
| Bellhaven Wee Heavy | Scottish Ale Scottish Ale The Scottish style of ales break down into Light, Heavy and Export. In the 19th century Scotland, a nomenclature, based on the now obsolete shilling currency, was devised in order to distinguish each. 60/- (light), 70/- (heavy), 80/- (export), 90/- to 160/- for Scotch Ales. 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 mouthfeel 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. |
6.50% | Belhaven Brewing Co. Ltd. | Dunbar Scotland | 16oz | $5.75 |
| Oskar Blues Old Chub | Scottish Ale Scottish Ale The Scottish style of ales break down into Light, Heavy and Export. In the 19th century Scotland, a nomenclature, based on the now obsolete shilling currency, was devised in order to distinguish each. 60/- (light), 70/- (heavy), 80/- (export), 90/- to 160/- for Scotch Ales. 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 mouthfeel 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. |
8.00% | Oskar Blues | Colorado | 12oz | $4.50 |
| 8 Wired The Big Smoke | Smoked Beer Smoked Beer Not to be confused with a traditional Rauchbier, a Smoked Beer can be quiet a robust, even an overpowering beer, more so with versions that use peat smoked malt which carries a cloying smoked flavor that can ruin a beer in excess. Peat smoked malts are used in many other styles, like Scotch Ales in a liberal way though many American brewers use more typically in Porters. The flavor of peat smoke tends to be much stronger and more assertive so brewers use very modest amounts in the mash. |
6.20% | 8 Wired Brewing Company | New Zealand | 22 oz | $16.25 |
| Avery Dihos Dactylion | Sour Ale Sour Ale No style info available |
10.74% | Avery Brewing | Boulder CO | 12oz | $20.00 |
| Avery Immititis | Sour Ale Sour Ale No style info available |
9.54% | Avery Brewing | Boulder CO | 12 oz | $13.50 |
| De Proef Flemish Primitive #3 Surley Bird | Sour Ale Sour Ale No style info available |
9.00% | De Proefbrouwerij (bvba Andelot | Belgium | 750 ml | $24.75 |
| Liefmans Cuvée Brut | Sour Ale Sour Ale No style info available |
6.00% | Liefman’s Breweries | Oudenaarde Belgium | 750 ml | $17.25 |
| Liefmans Goudenband | Sour Ale Sour Ale No style info available |
8.00% | Liefman’s Breweries | Oudenaarde Belgium | 750 ml | $17.25 |
| Avery Rumpkin | Spiced/Herb Spiced/Herb This style takes on and beer that is specially herbed and or spiced. This is anything from the common spiced Fall Pumpkin beer to Christmas beers with nutmeg and cinnamon to ginger beers to heather ales. Some brewers will throw just about anything into the brew kettle; hot peppers, hemp, ginseng or spruce needles. Keep you mind open when you are trying some as brewers will always keep on trying to expand the limits of what beer is. |
13.20% | Avery Brewing | Boulder CO | 12 oz | $17.00 |
| Bruery/Elysian/Stone La Citrueille Pumpkin Spice | Spiced/Herb Spiced/Herb This style takes on and beer that is specially herbed and or spiced. This is anything from the common spiced Fall Pumpkin beer to Christmas beers with nutmeg and cinnamon to ginger beers to heather ales. Some brewers will throw just about anything into the brew kettle; hot peppers, hemp, ginseng or spruce needles. Keep you mind open when you are trying some as brewers will always keep on trying to expand the limits of what beer is. |
5.00% | Stone Brewing Co. | San Diego CA | 12 oz | $4.75 |
| Dieu du Ciel Route des Épices | Spiced/Herb Spiced/Herb This style takes on and beer that is specially herbed and or spiced. This is anything from the common spiced Fall Pumpkin beer to Christmas beers with nutmeg and cinnamon to ginger beers to heather ales. Some brewers will throw just about anything into the brew kettle; hot peppers, hemp, ginseng or spruce needles. Keep you mind open when you are trying some as brewers will always keep on trying to expand the limits of what beer is. |
5.00% | Dieu Du Ciel | Montreal, Quebec | 11.5oz | $7.25 |
| Hitachino Ginger Beer | Spiced/Herb Spiced/Herb This style takes on and beer that is specially herbed and or spiced. This is anything from the common spiced Fall Pumpkin beer to Christmas beers with nutmeg and cinnamon to ginger beers to heather ales. Some brewers will throw just about anything into the brew kettle; hot peppers, hemp, ginseng or spruce needles. Keep you mind open when you are trying some as brewers will always keep on trying to expand the limits of what beer is. |
5.00% | Kiuchi Brewery | Ibaraki Japan | 12oz | $6.50 |
| Jolly Pumpkin Collababeire Special Holiday Ale | Spiced/Herb Spiced/Herb This style takes on and beer that is specially herbed and or spiced. This is anything from the common spiced Fall Pumpkin beer to Christmas beers with nutmeg and cinnamon to ginger beers to heather ales. Some brewers will throw just about anything into the brew kettle; hot peppers, hemp, ginseng or spruce needles. Keep you mind open when you are trying some as brewers will always keep on trying to expand the limits of what beer is. |
9.00% | Jolly Pumpkin | Dexter, Michigan | 750ml | $26.00 |
| Stillwater Of Love & Regret | Spiced/Herb Spiced/Herb This style takes on and beer that is specially herbed and or spiced. This is anything from the common spiced Fall Pumpkin beer to Christmas beers with nutmeg and cinnamon to ginger beers to heather ales. Some brewers will throw just about anything into the brew kettle; hot peppers, hemp, ginseng or spruce needles. Keep you mind open when you are trying some as brewers will always keep on trying to expand the limits of what beer is. |
7.20% | Stillwater Artisanal Ales | Maryland Based | 330 ml | $9.00 |
| The Bruery & Dogfish Head Faster, Bigger, Better | Spiced/Herb Spiced/Herb This style takes on and beer that is specially herbed and or spiced. This is anything from the common spiced Fall Pumpkin beer to Christmas beers with nutmeg and cinnamon to ginger beers to heather ales. Some brewers will throw just about anything into the brew kettle; hot peppers, hemp, ginseng or spruce needles. Keep you mind open when you are trying some as brewers will always keep on trying to expand the limits of what beer is. |
8.25% | The Bruery | Placentia, CA | 750ml | $18.50 |
| Big Sky Buckin' Monk Cherry Tripel 2009 | Tripel Tripel The name "Tripel" actually stems from part of the brewing process, in which brewers use up to three times the amount of malt than a standard Trappist "Simple." Traditionally, Tripels are bright yellow to gold in color, which is a shade or two darker than the average Pilsener. Head should be big, dense and creamy. Aroma and flavor runs along complex, spicy phenolic, powdery yeast, fruity/estery with a sweet finish. Sweetness comes from both the pale malts and the higher alcohol. Bitterness is up there for a beer with such a light body for its strength, but at times is barely perceived amongst the even balance of malts and hops. The lighter body comes from the use of Belgian candy sugar (up to 25% sucrose), which not only lightens the body, but also adds complex alcoholic aromas and flavors. Small amounts of spices are sometimes added as well. Tripels are actually notoriously alcoholic, yet the best crafted ones hide this character quite evil-like and deceivingly, making them sipping beers. |
11.00% | Big Sky Brewing | Missoula, Montana | 750 ml | $21.50 |
| Chimay White | Tripel Tripel The name "Tripel" actually stems from part of the brewing process, in which brewers use up to three times the amount of malt than a standard Trappist "Simple." Traditionally, Tripels are bright yellow to gold in color, which is a shade or two darker than the average Pilsener. Head should be big, dense and creamy. Aroma and flavor runs along complex, spicy phenolic, powdery yeast, fruity/estery with a sweet finish. Sweetness comes from both the pale malts and the higher alcohol. Bitterness is up there for a beer with such a light body for its strength, but at times is barely perceived amongst the even balance of malts and hops. The lighter body comes from the use of Belgian candy sugar (up to 25% sucrose), which not only lightens the body, but also adds complex alcoholic aromas and flavors. Small amounts of spices are sometimes added as well. Tripels are actually notoriously alcoholic, yet the best crafted ones hide this character quite evil-like and deceivingly, making them sipping beers. |
8.00% | Chimay | Baileux Belgium | 12oz | $7.00 |
| De Ranke Guldenberg | Tripel Tripel The name "Tripel" actually stems from part of the brewing process, in which brewers use up to three times the amount of malt than a standard Trappist "Simple." Traditionally, Tripels are bright yellow to gold in color, which is a shade or two darker than the average Pilsener. Head should be big, dense and creamy. Aroma and flavor runs along complex, spicy phenolic, powdery yeast, fruity/estery with a sweet finish. Sweetness comes from both the pale malts and the higher alcohol. Bitterness is up there for a beer with such a light body for its strength, but at times is barely perceived amongst the even balance of malts and hops. The lighter body comes from the use of Belgian candy sugar (up to 25% sucrose), which not only lightens the body, but also adds complex alcoholic aromas and flavors. Small amounts of spices are sometimes added as well. Tripels are actually notoriously alcoholic, yet the best crafted ones hide this character quite evil-like and deceivingly, making them sipping beers. |
8.50% | Brouwerij De Ranke | Belgium | 330 ml | $7.25 |
| Gouden Carolus Tripel | Tripel Tripel The name "Tripel" actually stems from part of the brewing process, in which brewers use up to three times the amount of malt than a standard Trappist "Simple." Traditionally, Tripels are bright yellow to gold in color, which is a shade or two darker than the average Pilsener. Head should be big, dense and creamy. Aroma and flavor runs along complex, spicy phenolic, powdery yeast, fruity/estery with a sweet finish. Sweetness comes from both the pale malts and the higher alcohol. Bitterness is up there for a beer with such a light body for its strength, but at times is barely perceived amongst the even balance of malts and hops. The lighter body comes from the use of Belgian candy sugar (up to 25% sucrose), which not only lightens the body, but also adds complex alcoholic aromas and flavors. Small amounts of spices are sometimes added as well. Tripels are actually notoriously alcoholic, yet the best crafted ones hide this character quite evil-like and deceivingly, making them sipping beers. |
9.00% | Brouwerij Het Anker | Beglium | 333ml | $7.50 |
| La Fin Du Monde | Tripel Tripel The name "Tripel" actually stems from part of the brewing process, in which brewers use up to three times the amount of malt than a standard Trappist "Simple." Traditionally, Tripels are bright yellow to gold in color, which is a shade or two darker than the average Pilsener. Head should be big, dense and creamy. Aroma and flavor runs along complex, spicy phenolic, powdery yeast, fruity/estery with a sweet finish. Sweetness comes from both the pale malts and the higher alcohol. Bitterness is up there for a beer with such a light body for its strength, but at times is barely perceived amongst the even balance of malts and hops. The lighter body comes from the use of Belgian candy sugar (up to 25% sucrose), which not only lightens the body, but also adds complex alcoholic aromas and flavors. Small amounts of spices are sometimes added as well. Tripels are actually notoriously alcoholic, yet the best crafted ones hide this character quite evil-like and deceivingly, making them sipping beers. |
9.00% | Unibroue Microbrewery | Quebec Canada | 12oz | $5.50 |
| La Rullés Triple (Bière De Gaume) | Tripel Tripel The name "Tripel" actually stems from part of the brewing process, in which brewers use up to three times the amount of malt than a standard Trappist "Simple." Traditionally, Tripels are bright yellow to gold in color, which is a shade or two darker than the average Pilsener. Head should be big, dense and creamy. Aroma and flavor runs along complex, spicy phenolic, powdery yeast, fruity/estery with a sweet finish. Sweetness comes from both the pale malts and the higher alcohol. Bitterness is up there for a beer with such a light body for its strength, but at times is barely perceived amongst the even balance of malts and hops. The lighter body comes from the use of Belgian candy sugar (up to 25% sucrose), which not only lightens the body, but also adds complex alcoholic aromas and flavors. Small amounts of spices are sometimes added as well. Tripels are actually notoriously alcoholic, yet the best crafted ones hide this character quite evil-like and deceivingly, making them sipping beers. |
8.40% | Brasserie Artisanale De Rullés | Belgium | 750 ml | $18.50 |
| Slaapmutske Triple Nightcap | Tripel Tripel The name "Tripel" actually stems from part of the brewing process, in which brewers use up to three times the amount of malt than a standard Trappist "Simple." Traditionally, Tripels are bright yellow to gold in color, which is a shade or two darker than the average Pilsener. Head should be big, dense and creamy. Aroma and flavor runs along complex, spicy phenolic, powdery yeast, fruity/estery with a sweet finish. Sweetness comes from both the pale malts and the higher alcohol. Bitterness is up there for a beer with such a light body for its strength, but at times is barely perceived amongst the even balance of malts and hops. The lighter body comes from the use of Belgian candy sugar (up to 25% sucrose), which not only lightens the body, but also adds complex alcoholic aromas and flavors. Small amounts of spices are sometimes added as well. Tripels are actually notoriously alcoholic, yet the best crafted ones hide this character quite evil-like and deceivingly, making them sipping beers. |
8.10% | Brouwerij Slaapmutske | Belgium | 750 ml | $22.75 |
| St Bernardus Tripel | Tripel Tripel The name "Tripel" actually stems from part of the brewing process, in which brewers use up to three times the amount of malt than a standard Trappist "Simple." Traditionally, Tripels are bright yellow to gold in color, which is a shade or two darker than the average Pilsener. Head should be big, dense and creamy. Aroma and flavor runs along complex, spicy phenolic, powdery yeast, fruity/estery with a sweet finish. Sweetness comes from both the pale malts and the higher alcohol. Bitterness is up there for a beer with such a light body for its strength, but at times is barely perceived amongst the even balance of malts and hops. The lighter body comes from the use of Belgian candy sugar (up to 25% sucrose), which not only lightens the body, but also adds complex alcoholic aromas and flavors. Small amounts of spices are sometimes added as well. Tripels are actually notoriously alcoholic, yet the best crafted ones hide this character quite evil-like and deceivingly, making them sipping beers. |
8.00% | Brouwerij St. Bernardus NV | Belgium | 330ml | $12.00 |
| Tripel Karmeliet | Tripel Tripel The name "Tripel" actually stems from part of the brewing process, in which brewers use up to three times the amount of malt than a standard Trappist "Simple." Traditionally, Tripels are bright yellow to gold in color, which is a shade or two darker than the average Pilsener. Head should be big, dense and creamy. Aroma and flavor runs along complex, spicy phenolic, powdery yeast, fruity/estery with a sweet finish. Sweetness comes from both the pale malts and the higher alcohol. Bitterness is up there for a beer with such a light body for its strength, but at times is barely perceived amongst the even balance of malts and hops. The lighter body comes from the use of Belgian candy sugar (up to 25% sucrose), which not only lightens the body, but also adds complex alcoholic aromas and flavors. Small amounts of spices are sometimes added as well. Tripels are actually notoriously alcoholic, yet the best crafted ones hide this character quite evil-like and deceivingly, making them sipping beers. |
8.00% | Brouwerij Bosteels | Buggenhout Belgium | 12oz | $6.50 |
| Victoria | Vienna Lager Vienna Lager Named after the city in which it orginated, a traditional Vienna lager is brewed using a three step decoction boiling process. Munich, Pilsner, Vienna toasted and dextrin malts are used, as well wheat in some cases. 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. |
4.00% | Grupo Modelo | Mexico City Mexico | 12 oz | $3.75 |
| Schneider Aventinus | Weizenbock Weizenbock A more powerful Dunkel Weizen (of "bock strength"), with a pronounced estery alcohol character, perhaps some spiciness from this, and bolder and more complex malt characters of dark fruits. |
8.20% | Private Weissbierbrauerei G. Schneider & Sohn Gm | Germany | 500 ml | $6.75 |
| Schneider Aventinus Vintage 2008 | Weizenbock Weizenbock A more powerful Dunkel Weizen (of "bock strength"), with a pronounced estery alcohol character, perhaps some spiciness from this, and bolder and more complex malt characters of dark fruits. |
8.20% | Private Weissbierbrauerei G. Schneider & Sohn Gm | Germany | 500 ml | $12.50 |
| Schneider Hopfen-Weisse | Weizenbock Weizenbock A more powerful Dunkel Weizen (of "bock strength"), with a pronounced estery alcohol character, perhaps some spiciness from this, and bolder and more complex malt characters of dark fruits. |
8.20% | Private Weissbierbrauerei G. Schneider & Sohn Gm | Germany | 500 ml | $6.75 |
| Anchor Christmas 2009 | Winter Warmer Winter Warmer These malty sweet offerings tend to be a favorite winter seasonal. Big malt presence, both in flavor and body. Hop bitterness is low, leveled and balanced, but hop character can be pronounced. Alcohol warmth is not uncommon. English versions contain no spices, though some brewers of spiced winter seasonal ales will slap "Winter Warmer" on the label, albeit a bit misleading. |
5.50% | Anchor Brewing Co. | San Francisco CA | Magnum 50 oz | $27.00 |
| Hitachino Commemorative | Winter Warmer Winter Warmer These malty sweet offerings tend to be a favorite winter seasonal. Big malt presence, both in flavor and body. Hop bitterness is low, leveled and balanced, but hop character can be pronounced. Alcohol warmth is not uncommon. English versions contain no spices, though some brewers of spiced winter seasonal ales will slap "Winter Warmer" on the label, albeit a bit misleading. |
9.00% | Kiuchi Brewery | Ibaraki Japan | 12oz | $8.50 |
| Nogne-O/Stone/Jolly Pumpkin Holiday Ale | Winter Warmer Winter Warmer These malty sweet offerings tend to be a favorite winter seasonal. Big malt presence, both in flavor and body. Hop bitterness is low, leveled and balanced, but hop character can be pronounced. Alcohol warmth is not uncommon. English versions contain no spices, though some brewers of spiced winter seasonal ales will slap "Winter Warmer" on the label, albeit a bit misleading. |
8.50% | Nogne-O/Stone/Jolly Pumpkin | Norway/USA | 330 ml | $17.25 |
| Stone/Nogne-0/Jolly Pumpkin Special Holiday Ale | Winter Warmer Winter Warmer These malty sweet offerings tend to be a favorite winter seasonal. Big malt presence, both in flavor and body. Hop bitterness is low, leveled and balanced, but hop character can be pronounced. Alcohol warmth is not uncommon. English versions contain no spices, though some brewers of spiced winter seasonal ales will slap "Winter Warmer" on the label, albeit a bit misleading. |
9.50% | Stone Brewing Co. | San Diego CA | 330 ml | $17.25 |
| Anchorage Brewing Company Whiteout Wit | Witbier Witbier A Belgian Style ale that’s very pale and cloudy in appearance due it being unfiltered and the high level of wheat, and sometimes oats, that’s used in the mash. Always spiced, generally with coriander, orange peel and other odd ball spices or herbs in the back ground. The crispness and slight twang comes from the wheat and the lively level of carbonation. This is one style that many brewers in the US have taken a liking to and have done a very good job of staying to style. Sometimes served with a lemon, but if you truly want to enjoy the untainted subtleties of this style you’ll ask for yours without one. |
6.50% | Anchorage Brewing Company | Alaska | 750 ml | $23.00 |
| Hitachino Nest White Ale | Witbier Witbier A Belgian Style ale that’s very pale and cloudy in appearance due it being unfiltered and the high level of wheat, and sometimes oats, that’s used in the mash. Always spiced, generally with coriander, orange peel and other odd ball spices or herbs in the back ground. The crispness and slight twang comes from the wheat and the lively level of carbonation. This is one style that many brewers in the US have taken a liking to and have done a very good job of staying to style. Sometimes served with a lemon, but if you truly want to enjoy the untainted subtleties of this style you’ll ask for yours without one. |
5.00% | Kiuchi Brewery | Ibaraki Japan | 12oz | $6.50 |
| Hofstetten Kubelbier | Zwickelbier Zwickelbier A rather old, rare, and unique German beer style, Kellerbiers are unfiltered and unpasteurized lagers that date back to at least the Middle Ages. The beer is matured, unbunged (beer is exposed), in deep vaults. The final product is a smooth, naturally cloudy beer that's rich in vitamins (from the yeast). Hop bitterness can be high and alcohol will vary. Zwickel Bier is similar to a Keller, but not as pronounced. |
5.60% | Brauerei Hofstetten Krammer GmbH & Co. KG | Austria | 16.9oz | $7.50 |