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Upslope Belgian Pale Ale Tapped on: May 24

The second in a limited edition series from Upslope Brewing Company, their Belgian Style Pale Ale pours a cloudy orange in the bejeweled goblet and goes down a bit like white chocolate. It is brewed with coriander, which comes through straight away, and the added Turbinado sugar gives it the mouth-feel of something indulgent. Cannot say this with much authority, but we think the Trappist yeast makes the glow of two cans in your belly rightly meditative—of course, the sedation might also come from the 7.5-percent ABV.

Boulder, CO 7.5% ABV Upslope Brewing

New Belgium Pluot Tapped on: May 24

Hook up a plum with an apricot and they’ll make you a pluot. This sweet hybrid fruit is as refreshing as it is strange, and it’s the perfect starting point for our new Lips of Faith beer. Pluot Ale pours a bright, light golden. The aroma is full of fruit tones and distinct esters from blending the funky brettanomyces and our house Belgian ale yeast. The flavor carries the same weight, adding a spicy, vinous subtlety to stand up against the malt backbone. To build a beer around this worldly fruit is purely Belgian in imagination. Pour some Pluot and enjoy!

Fort Collins, CO 10% ABV New Belgium Brewing Company

Lefthand Ambidextrous Ale III Tapped on: May 22

Smoked Doppelbock, dark rich mahogany, medium bodied. Beer tastes of toffee and warm malts and transitions into pleasant smoke with a hint of spicy hops.

Longmont, CO 7.3% Left Hand Brewing

Telluride Bridal Veil Rye Pale Ale Tapped on: May 22

Brewed with a generous amount of German Rye malt and an abundance of American hops, our ale embodies an earthly flavor and finishes with a hint of spice. This powerhouse of an ale excites even the most dormant of tastes buds. Hops: Magnum, Cascade, Chinook, CTZ, Citra

Telluride, CO 5.5% ABV Telluride Brewing Co.

Boulevard Saison-Brett Tapped on: May 22

Saison-Brett, based on our very popular Tank 7, is assertively dry hopped, then bottle conditioned with various yeasts, including Brettanomyces, a wild strain that imparts a distinctive earthy quality. Though this farmhouse ale was given three months of bottle age prior to release, further cellaring will continue to enhance the “Brett” character, if that’s what you’re after.

Kansas City, MO 8.5% ABV Boulevard Brewing Company

Ommegang Hennepin Tapped on: May 22

This hoppy, farmhouse style ale has a champagne like effervescence with a crisp but light on the tongue finish. Similar to the Belgian Saison style , this beer serves well as an aperitif. Hennepin has a majestic golden hue. The style is called Grisette or farm house and is considered to be in the domain of the Belgian Saisons.

Cooperstown, NY 7.7% ABV Brewery Ommegang

Clown Shoes Supa Hero Tapped on: May 21

Short pourts? Drinking Geuze through straws? Dusty bottles growing old in liquor stores? Bwahahahahaha! Meet Boston’s own Supa Hero, Captain M., The Protecta of The Bee-ah!!
This India Pale Ale will be made with the freshest, dankest, most wicked ahhhh-some hops availabe at brew time.

Ipswich, MA 8% ABV Clown Shoes Brewing

Elysian Avatar Jasmine IPA Tapped on: May 19

Pours golden copper with a lively head. Avatar has a very floral nose while the taste is an elegant balance allowing the subtle flavor of jasmine to prevail while still delivering the I.P.A.’s essential hoppiness.

Seattle, WA 6.3% ABV Elysian Brewing

Lost Abbey Red Barn Tapped on: May 19

This Farmhouse Ale traces its roots to the small rustic breweries of Southern Belgium. The word Saison comes to us from the French language and it means Season. Lightly spiced with Organic Ginger, Orange Peels, Black Pepper and Grains of Paradise, this brew promises to quench your thirst on the hottest Southern California days or wherever your travels may take you. Available in 750 ml bottles and on draft at select inspired locations.

San Marcos, CA 6.7% ABV The Lost Abbey

Nectar Ales Black Xantus Tapped on: May 19

Black Xantus is a rare bird and the first new release from Nectar Ales in Years. It is the First ever “big-beer” to be released under the Nectar Ales line. Barrel aged for 6 months in combination of Bourbon, retired Firestone Union and wine barrels and Infused with fair-trade, organic coffee from local roaster Jobella. Rich bourbon and coffee aromas greet the senses. Complex chocolate and tobacco flavors fill the palate. This beer displays a full-bodied mouth-feel and an overall balanced presentation. It would be a perfect pairing to rich chocolate desserts.

Paso Robles, CA 11% ABV Nectar Ales by Firestone Walker Brewing

Stone Espresso Imperial Russian Stout Tapped on: May 18

Like the classic version, this Odd Year edition was brewed in the authentic, historical style of an imperial Russian stout, but with the addition of several hundred pounds of espresso beans from our friends at Ryan Bros. Coffee. Layers of flavor and complexity augment an already enigmatic brew, leaving this darkly delicious libation positively brimming with deep, rich espresso flavors that meld beautifully with the roasty bitterness of the dark malts.

Escondido, CA 11% ABV Stone Brewing

Stone IPA Tapped on: May 17

Look up “hops” in the dictionary and you’ll see a picture of Stone IPA! “Dry-hopped” for an extra two weeks, this unique process gives our IPA its bountiful hop aroma and rich hop flavor. A full 70 IBUs (International Bitterness Units) creates this beer’s crisp and refreshing bitter character.

Escondido, CA 6.9% ABV Stone Brewing Co.

Left Hand Milk Stout Tapped on: May 16

This English style of beer, also known as Sweet Stout or Cream Stout, first appeared in London in the late 1800’s. The early brewers touted the health benefits of the milk sugar in this beer which today relates mainly to the increased amount of calories(no real health benefits…sorry). The milk sugar adds a well rounded sweetness to this dark beer and makes it an outstanding, year ‘round stout.

Longmont, CO 6% ABV Left Hand Brewing Co.

Crazy Mountain Lava Lake Wit Tapped on: May 15

Belgian-style wheat beer that we spice with chamomile, coriander, grains of paradise (a unique peppercorn) and sweet orange peel. Stats: ABV 5.2%; IBU 15; SRM 4.

Vail, CO 5.2% ABV Crazy Mountain Brewing Co.

Avery Joe’s Premium American Pilsner Tapped on: May 15

Experience a contemporary rendition of a classic style. Hopped with purpose, Joe’s is beautifully bitter and dry with an abundance of floral, noble german hops. Uber sessionable. Utterly American. This Is Premium American Pilsner.

Boulder, CO 4.7% ABV Avery Brewing

Dogfish Head Sixty-One Tapped on: May 14

Sixty-One, Dogfish Head’s first new core beer since 2007, was born at the crossroads of serendipity, experimentation and brotherhood.

Whenever Dogfish Head President Sam Calagione and his neighborhood friends gather for drinks, they give each other a big ol’ man-hug and order a round of 60 Minute IPA. A few years ago, Sam also ordered a glass of his favorite red wine and poured a little into each pint of 60 Minute. They all dug the combination of fruity complexity and pungent hoppiness, and the blend became a beloved tradition.

Milton, DE 6.5% ABV Dogfish Head Craft Brewery

Crooked Stave St. Bretta Tapped on: May 14

St. Bretta is our 100% Brettanomyces Whitebier that was just released this week! Not only is St. Bretta an evolution of Wild Wild Brett Orange, but also it will be ever-changing depending on the fresh citrus available that season. For our spring release we decided to brew St. Bretta with fresh Minneola Tangelo. Each seasonal release of St. Bretta will have a diverse range of citrus fruit added to keep the beer fresh and exciting (the summer release was brewed with blood oranges)!

Denver, CO 5.5% ABV Crooked Stave Brewing

Avery Ellie’s Brown Tapped on: May 14

This beautiful, deep russet brew has the sweet and somewhat nutty character of Adam Avery’s late (1992-2002) Chocolate Lab, for which it is named. Crystal and chocolate malts give this beer a brown sugar maltiness with hints of vanilla and nuts, while subtle hopping gives it an overall drinkability that’s second to none, just like Ellie!

Boulder, CO 5.5% ABV Avery Brewing

Bavik Petrus Aged Pale Tapped on: May 14

Our Petrus Aged Pale is an undiluted old beer. “This beer is made only with pale malts, and is unblended. It has 24-30 months in wood, and emerges with an oaky aroma; hints of sherry (a Palo Cortado nuttiness?) and fruit, among a depth of flavors; the classic sourness in the finish; and an intentionally low carbonation” (World Class Beverages). Developed from Petrus Oud Bruin; a paler version of a traditional local style.

Belgium 7.3% ABV Brewery Bavik

Brouwerij Van Steenberge Gulden Draak  Tapped on: May 10

Gulden Draak is a dark brown Triple Ale, which makes it an exception among the Belgian Triples. The second fermentation offers the nice creamy head, the full body and all the vitamins of the centuries old brewers yeast. It is a “thick” beer, that you can actually “eat” to adventure the complex taste. Gulden Draak balances a natural malt toffee-like sweetness with a mellow happiness and some hoppy accents. The aroma is round, sweet and reveals the 10.5 alcohol by volume.

Ertvelde, Belgium 10.5% ABV Brouwerij Van Steenberge

Lagunitas Undercover Investigation Shut-down Ale Tapped on: May 10

We brewed this especially bitter ale in dedication to all the world’s would-be astronauts, in remembrance of the 2005 St. Patrick’s Day Massacre on the Brewery Party Grounds and also in joyous celebration of our 20-day suspension that following January. Do the crime. Do the time. Get the bragging rights. Cheers!

Petaluma, CA 9.75% ABV Lagunitas Brewing Company

New Belgium Rampant Imperial IPA Tapped on: May 06

A burly and bitter Imperial IPA, Rampant pours a pure copper and carries the sheen of a rightly hopped beer. The Mosaic and Calypso hops bring stonefruit to the front seat, and the addition of Centennials nod towards citrus for a well-rounded aroma. The taste expands these hops with heavy peach tones and a profoundly bitter bite. There is some malt sweetness to stand this beer up, and Rampant’s finish is bone-dry.

Fort Collins, CO 8.5% ABV New Belgium Brewing Company

Victory Hop Devil Tapped on: May 05

Menacingly delicious, with the powerful, aromatic punch of whole flower American hops backed up by rich, German malts. HopDevil Ale offers a roller coaster ride of flavor, coasting to a smooth finish that satisfies fully.

Downingtown, PA 6.7% ABV Victory Brewing Company

Petrus Winter Tapped on: April 12

Caramel Red-fermenting beer. This child of the Peter Family Christmas is only brewed in November. Its mild flavor is the perfect starting point for pleasant holidays.

Harelbeke, Belgium 9% ABV Bavik

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