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Rare Beer Club Special Offer – The Bruery

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After literally several years of shameless groveling, pleading with the good folks at The Bruery to allow us to bring in some of their coveted annual release of Black Tuesday, a massive 18.9% bourbon barrel aged imperial stout, they finally caved. But there’s more! We’ve secured not only the 2021 vintage of Black Tuesday, but also the 2019 vintage of their most popular variant of it, Cherry Chocolate rain which is aged in rye whiskey barrels with cacao nibs, vanilla beans and tart cherries. Yeah, it’s as good as it sounds.

So with those two rarities locked, I challenged the brewery to slide me two others that would make an irresistible combination that would leave you feeling empty inside if you were not to order all four beers. I think they’ve delivered, but you’ll be the judge of that. The 2021 Mélange Noir is a 16.6% Bourbon barrel-aged Barleywine-style ale blended with a bourbon barrel-aged imperial stout. Are you with me? It’s good, right? Lastly, the 2020 Glenwort is 14.9% scotch whisky barrel-aged ale (not a Scotch Ale mind you, but indeed brewed towards a Peated Scotch flavor profile.

I’m excited about this offer. There’s only so much of these babies and we’re not going in too heavy on them so I’d encourage you to order sooner than later if you’re interested. I hope you love these beers every bit as much as we did.

A list of the beers appears below, but we encourage you to visit the special offer page for full tasting notes and access to the order form.

  1. Mélange Noir – 2021 Vintage – Bourbon Barrel-Aged Barleywine Ales Blended w/ Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout. 16.6% ABV.
  2. Glenwort – 2020 Vintage – Scotch Whisky Barrel-Aged Smoked Ale. 14.9% ABV.
  3. Black Tuesday – 2021 Vintage – Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout. 18.9% ABV.
  4. Cherry Chocolate Rain – 2019 Vintage – Imperial Stout aged in Rye Whiskey Barrels w/ Cacao Nibs, Vanilla Beans, and Tart Cherries. 19% ABV.

Flexible ordering allows you to order 4, 6, 8, 12, 18, or 24 total bottles, combining any of the six featured beers in any way to get there so that you can easily try them all.

ORDER ONLINE or at 800-625-8238 Mon – Fri, 7am – 4 pm Pacific. If your Rare Beer Club membership was a gift, you will be contacted by one of our team members for payment information if you submit your order online.

Learn More for full tasting notes, and to access the order form.

The order cut-off for this Special Offer is 12:00 PM Pacific on Tuesday, September 13th. Orders will begin shipping out about a week later.

Cheers!
Kris Sig

 

 

Kris Calef
President, The Rare Beer Club®

Rare Beer Club The Lost Abbey Special Offer

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We’re very excited to have the opportunity to work with our friend Tomme Arthur and the team at The Lost Abbey to bring our members a selection of six limited release beers that are not only difficult to find, but also downright delicious.

A list of the beers appears below, but we encourage you to visit the special offer page for full tasting notes and access to the order form.

Please Note: All beers are 500-ml (16.9-oz) bottles.

  1. Libri Divini – Oak-Aged Wild Ale with Lemon & Vanilla. 7% ABV.
  2. Framboise de Amorosa – Sour Abbey Dubbel Ale aged in French Oak Barrels with Raspberries. 8.5% ABV.
  3. Judgment Day – Abbey Quadrupel w/ Raisins. 10.2% ABV.
  4. Infinite Silence – Barleywine Ale aged in Fresh Oak Barrels. 12.5% ABV.
  5. Serpent’s Stout – Imperial Stout. 11% ABV.
  6. Church on the Hill – Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout with Mostra Coffee & Vanilla. 13.7% ABV

Flexible ordering allows you to order 4, 6, 8, 12, 18, or 24 total bottles, combining any of the six featured beers in any way to get there so that you can easily try them all.

ORDER ONLINE or at 800-625-8238 Mon – Fri, 7am – 4 pm Pacific. If your Rare Beer Club membership was a gift, you will be contacted by one of our team members for payment information if you submit your order online.

Learn More for full tasting notes, and to access the order form.

The order cut-off for this Special Offer is 12:00 PM Pacific on Tuesday, April 12th. Orders will begin shipping out about a week later.

Cheers!
Kris Sig

 

 

Kris Calef
President, The Rare Beer Club®

Nebraska Brewing Company Special Offer

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For this Special Offer, we’re excited to have the opportunity to work once again with our friends over at Nebraska Brewing Company to offer our RBC members four of our favorite barrel-aged ales from their lineup. If you’ve never had the opportunity to sample any of their complexly layered Barrel Aged Reserve Series offerings, you’re in for a treat. Each beer is capable of additional cellaring, but they are drinking perfectly now.

A list of the beers appears below, but we encourage you to visit the special offer page for full tasting notes and access to the order form.

Please Note: All beers are 500-ml (16.9-oz) bottles.

  1. Barrel Aged Reserve Series: Mélange à Trois –  Belgian-Style Strong Blonde Ale aged in Chardonnay barrels. 10% ABV.
  2. Barrel Aged Reserve Series: Fathead – Barleywine-Style Ale, aged 6 months in Whiskey barrels. 12.1% ABV.
  3. Barrel Aged Reserve Series: Black Betty – Imperial Stout, aged 6 months in fresh Whiskey barrels. 10.6% ABV.
  4. Barrel Aged Reserve Series: M.O.A.B. – Imperial Stout aged in Bourbon barrels. 13.7% ABV.

Flexible ordering allows you to order 4, 6, 8, 12, 18, 24, or 48 total bottles, combining any of the six featured beers in any way to get there so that you can easily try them all.

ORDER ONLINE or at 800-625-8238 Mon – Fri, 7am – 4 pm Pacific. If your Rare Beer Club membership was a gift, you will be contacted by one of our team members for payment information if you submit your order online.

Learn More for full tasting notes, and to access the order form.

The order cut-off for this Special Offer is 12:00 PM Pacific on Thursday, June 18th. Orders will begin shipping out about a week later.

Cheers!
Kris Sig

 

 

Kris Calef
President, The Rare Beer Club®

DIY Craft Beer Advent Calendar

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Advent-Christmas-Tree-with-BeerThe holidays are packed with traditions. Things like Christmas trees, carols, cookie baking, drinking Christmas beers and winter warmers, and frantic, last-minute gift shopping keep us busy throughout the season, but it’s the little traditions that make it so enjoyable. Customary gifts, like advent calendars, are classic holiday mainstays that plenty of parents give to their kids. What’s not to love about getting a surprise piece of candy every day for 24 days? Count us in. But, what about those who want a little more in their advent calendar? Well, The Microbrewed Beer of the Month Club™ has got the perfect homemade solution: a Craft Beer Advent Calendar.

Yes, you read that right: an entire DIY advent calendar full of sweet, delicious craft beer. The Microbrewed Beer of the Month Club™ has noted the rising popularity of these great gifts, and we’ve decided that it’s time to ensure everyone knows how to make one for the beer enthusiasts in their life. When you give someone a Craft Beer Advent Calendar packed with tasty microbrews, you aren’t just giving them a craft beer Christmas gift – you’re giving them 24 days of great beers. Santa’s got nothing on you.

Advent-ButtonHow to Build a Craft Beer Advent Calendar

Steps:

  1. Decide on a design (square, rectangular, or triangular)
  2. Cut shipping tubes or dividers
  3. Glue shipping tubes or dividers together
  4. Fill each tube with a craft beer bottle or can
  5. Decorate
  6. Enjoy

Building a Craft Beer Advent Calendar isn’t as easy as grabbing a random box in your house, throwing in your extra/unwanted beer, and putting some wrapping paper over the top. You need the right materials, some spare time, and a little bit of craftiness (or at least those “cut stuff up and glue things together” skills you hopefully mastered in kindergarten).

Start by deciding which design you want to use. There are three common options: square, rectangular, or triangular. You can find plenty of DIY beer advent calendar instructions all over the web, but making your own homemade Craft Beer Advent Calendar doesn’t require a Master’s in structural engineering. The Microbrewed Beer of the Month Club™ has got you covered with the basics.

Tools & supplies for a square or rectangular Craft Beer Advent Calendar:

• A box or a case of beer
• Cardboard dividers
• Glue
• Scissors
• Wrapping paper
• A marker

For the square and rectangular options, you can easily use a moving box or a used case of beer, specifically the kind with built-in cardboard dividers – any case of bottled beer should have these. You can choose to lay the box on its side, or keep it flat on its bottom. Simply place your beers into the box, make sure they’re held in place with the dividers, and cover the top with festive wrapping paper. Mark the locations of each beer using the numbers 1-24, and you’re set. Feel free to pat yourself on the back and enjoy a celebration beer (NOT one of the beers from the calendar). If you want, you can add a 25th slot for a little extra something something. More on that below.

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Tools & supplies for a triangular Craft Beer Advent Calendar:

• Poster/shipping tubes
• Glue
• Scissors
• Wrapping paper
• A marker
• Stickers (optional)

Now, for those with a craftier side, the triangular option offers a little extra fun. You’ll need to buy some long shipping tubes capable of fitting bottles or cans, and then cut these up into 24 even sections. Glue them together however you want, though we suggest making it triangular, as it’ll look a little like a Christmas tree. You could even put a star on top if you’re feeling particularly festive – we won’t judge you.

After gluing the tubes together, fill the tubes with tasty beers, decorate and cover the front with a little wrapping paper, and mark the tube openings with the numbers 1-24. You now have a triangular Craft Beer Advent Calendar to give to your best beer buddy. He or she’s gonna love it.

An important side note that must be mentioned: don’t be lame and fill your Beer Advent Calendar with a case of the same macrobeer. Be creative with the beer you choose by selecting unique beers from all 7 continents. Well, 6 of the 7, at least. We don’t think anyone is brewing in Antarctica (even though that’s an awesome idea). You could be extra festive and fill it with nothing but unique holiday beers!

Keep in mind that a Craft Beer Advent Calendar isn’t confined to Christmas time. Arbor Day, Flag Day, Bring Your Daughter to Work day, it doesn’t matter – you can make the 24 days leading up to any holiday special (and tasty) with your Craft Beer Advent Calendar.

Improving Your Beer Advent Calendar

Advent-Christmas-TreeSo, how do you improve on something as awesome as a Beer Advent Calendar? It’s simple, really: you spread that cheer throughout the year.

A traditional advent calendar features 24 slots representing the 24 days leading up to Christmas, but who says that you have to follow tradition? Add a 25th slot, and give your friend a gift that keeps on giving: a membership to The Microbrewed Beer of the Month Club. After all, who doesn’t want amazing craft beers from around the country (and the world) delivered to their door once a month throughout the year? No one, that’s who.

For the widest selection of beers, choose between our brand-new Hop-Heads Beer Club, our U.S. Microbrewed Beer Club, our International Beer Club, or get the best of both worlds with our U.S. and International Variety Beer Club. But, if you’ve got a beer lover who spends their time and energy hunting down the rarest, most obscure beers, we’ll suggest The Rare Beer Club™, our only club that features the world’s best hand-selected rare beers.

Now, go out there, build your own Craft Beer Advent Calendar, and make some lucky beer lover’s Christmas the best one they’ve had. And remember: if you really want to make sure they have the best Beer Year of their lives, give them a membership to The Microbrewed Beer of the Month Club. Santa always likes those who are nice.

Mikkeller Rare Beer Club Special Offer

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Rbc LogoWe’re excited to announce another Rare Beer Club® Special Offer!

We’re happy to have had the opportunity to work with the Mikkeller team to bring our members a selection of delicious and hard to find brews this month which exemplify Mikkeller’s creativity and skill. We sampled an array of beers to home in on six particularly engaging selections that we couldn’t put down, and that you won’t want to miss!

A list of the beers appears below, but we encourage you to visit the special offer page for full tasting notes and access to the order form. NOTE: All beers are 330-ml bottles, except for the 12″ Winale which is 375-ml.

If you’re new to the club: welcome! One of the best things about being a member is that, in addition to our normal monthly selections, you can take advantage of our periodic special offers on additional exciting and hard-to-find beers. Cheers!

  1. Beer Geek Flat White – Oatmeal Stout w/ Coffee & Lactose. 7.5% ABV. 330-ml.
  2. Beer Geek Limfjords Porter – Porter w/ Licorice & Coffee. 7.7% ABV. 330-ml.
  3. Beer Hop Breakfast – Black IPA w/ Coffee. 7.5% ABV. 330-ml.
  4. Mexas Ranger – Ale w/ Spices, Almond Milk, Cocoa, Chili, Black Beans, & Avocado Leaves. 6.6% ABV. 330-ml.
  5. Spontandryhop Citra – Dry Hop Citra Sour Ale. 5.5% ABV. 330-ml.
  6. 12″ Winale – Ale brewed w/ Wine Grape Juice & Champagne yeast. 8.1% ABV. 375-ml.

Flexible ordering allows you to order 4, 6, 8, 12, 18, 24, or 48 total bottles, combining any of the six featured beers in any way to get there so that you can easily try them all.

ORDER ONLINE or at 800-625-8238 Mon – Fri, 7am – 4 pm Pacific. If your Rare Beer Club membership was a gift, you will be contacted by one of our team members for payment information if you submit your order online.

Learn More for full tasting notes, and to access the order form.

The order cut-off for this Special Offer is 12:00 PM Pacific on Monday, July 20th. Orders will begin shipping out about a week later.

Cheers!
Kris Sig

 

 

Kris Calef
President, The Rare Beer Club®

Great New Review from Brew Fuse!

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Recently the fine folks over at Brew Fuse reviewed a variety of beer subscription services, and we’re excited to announce we came out on top! Brew Fuse praised our selection of different club options, such as the Hop-Heads Beer Club and the Rare Beer Club, as well as our focus on quality selections.

You can check our their review here: brewfuse.com/microbrewed-beer-of-the-month-club-review-2019/

Cheers!

Last-Minute Craft Beer Gift Ideas

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Valient 3So you’ve got a beer lover on your holiday list that you’ve procrastinated buying the perfect present for. Now that it’s down to the wire, you can either risk shopping online and pay for expedited shipping or risk battling crazy shoppers, parking lots, and standing in mall lines.

We’ve got some last-minute holiday gift ideas as you can never go wrong the perfect gift of craft beer. The best part about these ideas is that they can easily be purchased online or over the phone in less than five minutes without ever needing to leave the house — no gift wrapping required!

Chances are, your beer fan might fall into one of the selections below.

The US craft beer lover or the Newbie to craft beer;

The U.S. Microbrewed Beer Club The Original Microbrewed Beer of the Month Club has focused on consistently delivering two things to our members: Quality and Variety.

For that Hop Head lover in your life;

The Hops Head Beer Club is the newest subscription box in the lineup. The club focuses on a variety of hoppy beer styles, including IPAs, Double IPAs, IPLs, and other well-hopped styles.

Wants a variety of beers in their box;

The U.S. and International Variety Beer Club for the beer lover that wants the most variety in their subscription box from both U.S. Craft Beers and International selections. Discovery of the world of beer.

The Explorer of beers crafted abroad;

The International Beer Club for those most interested primarily in exploring beers from time-honored international breweries.

The beer geek that searches for those limited Released beers that only a few can try;

The Rare Beer Club for those that are seeking the exclusives, limited releases, rare celebratory craft beers, some barrel aged and beers you can cellar. This is the ultimate club for them. These come in 750ml bottles, many of which are corked and caged.

For the ones that want to try a bit of everything;

Design Your Own Club™ offers you the flexibility to combine our expertly selected Beer, Wine, Cigar, Cheese, Chocolate, and Flower subscription clubs into one customizable membership.

The craft beer accessory lover;

Any order with three or more shipments includes a FREE bartender’s bottle opener. Check out what it looks like in the image at the top of this page.

The craft beer lover that wants to be in the know;

Celebrator Beer News magazine America’s premier craft beer news magazine subscription focusing on craft brewing.

For the DIY Lover;

Create your very own DIY Craft Beer Advent Calendar and give the gift of beer every day leading up till Christmas.

The brewery imbiber;

For those who like to travel to different U.S. breweries and bring something back with them, growlers are a great option and come in a variety of different styles and sizes.

The true craft beer connoisseur;

Just like wine, beer should be poured into the appropriate glassware. Give the gift of beer glasses to accompany any craft beer gift.

The Microbrewed Beer of the Month Club

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