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Current Featured Beers - October 2025
Our panel of Brewmasters and Beer Judges has rated over 7,500 beers, ensuring that you or your gift recipient will get exciting and innovative, world-class selections. We rate each beer’s appearance, aromatic profile, body and balance, mouthfeel, finish, and of course, its overall character, flavor and appeal.
Discover this month's highly-rated craft beer selections for each of our 5 Distinct Beer Clubs using the chart below. Or, view all of our Past Selections.
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The U.S. Microbrewed Beer Club
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The U.S. and International Variety Beer Club
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The Hop-Heads Beer Club
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The International Beer Club
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The Rare Beer Club®
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Diamond Bear Brewing Company - BLU Golden Lager |
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Jackalope Brewing Company - Bear Walker |
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Diamond Bear Brewing Company - Pig Trail Porter |
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Jackalope Brewing Company - Sarka |
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Diamond Bear Brewing Company - Presidential IPA |
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Jackalope Brewing Company - Fennario |
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Jackalope Brewing Company - Jackalope Hazy IPA |
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Hofbrauhaus Freising - Festbier |
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Flensburger Brauerei - Flensburger Pilsener |
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West Sixth Brewing Company - Burley Barleywine |
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Empyrean Brewing Company - Sticky Sidewalk |
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Please Note: We don’t offer substitutions for our monthly selections unless you’re a member of the Rare Beer Club. If you have specific style preferences, feel free to explore our Beer Store for a wide range of individual options.

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- Bottle Size: 12-oz
- Style: Pale Lager
- ABV: 4.1%
- Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 13
- Serving Temperature: 40-45º F
- Suggested Glassware: Flute, Pilsner Glass
- Hops: Nugget, Sterling
- Malts: Brewers 2 Row Base and Pilsen Malts
- Country: United States
This pale lager from Diamond Bear is named in honor of a bear featured in a prominent mural on one of the brewery’s exterior walls by artist Nancy Griffey Jordan (who’s produced art for several of the brewery’s cans). The beer presents a bright, pale, golden hue with just a hint of haze, capped by an effervescent crop of white foam. On the nose, we picked up inviting notes of pear and apple skins along with a crackery, lightly bready undercurrent...
- Bottle Size: 12-oz
- Style: Maple Brown Ale
- ABV: 5.1%
- Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 32
- Serving Temperature: 47-52º F
- Suggested Glassware: Pint Glass or Mug
- Hops: Perle, Cluster, Cascade
- Malts: 2-Row, Caramel 60L, Caramel 120L, Chocolate, Honey
- Country: United States
Bear Walker takes inspiration from Jackalope founder and brewmaster Bailey Spaulding’s roots in Vermont, as real, pure maple syrup is added during the beer’s conditioning to add a unique element to this brown ale. Pouring a deep brownish-red color with a head of khaki foam, this brew presents immediate aromas of rich caramel bolstered by impressions of cocoa powder, and we picked up flashes of dried fruits popping up here and there, too. The...
- Bottle Size: 12-oz
- Style: American Porter
- ABV: 6.0%
- Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 32
- Serving Temperature: 45-52º F
- Suggested Glassware: Pint Glass, Mug
- Hops: Centennial, Nugget
- Malts: 2-Row, Crystal 77, Chocolate, Black Patent
- Country: United States
Expect the color of deep cola with flashes of garnet when held to the light. On the nose, this porter is very true to style: Look for roasted malts, touches of dark chocolate and coffee, black currants, spicy hop notes, and a hint of licorice. The aroma profile comes through on the palate as well, although the hint of licorice seemed to fade away in favor of a plum-like note. While there are many “shades” within the porter styles, roasty notes...
- Bottle Size: 12-oz
- Style: Czech/Bohemian Pilsner
- ABV: 4.8%
- Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 25
- Serving Temperature: 40-45º F
- Suggested Glassware: Pilsner Glass, Flute
- Hops: Czech Saaz, Hallertau Magnum
- Malts: Pilsen, Aromatic Munich, Carapils
- Country: United States
Named after a legendary female Bohemian warrior, this Bohemian pilsner presents a bright golden hue in our glass, capped by a head of vibrant white foam. As we lean in, classic noble hop aromas jump out right away, offering touches of lemon zest, herbal spice, some floral flourishes, and a bit of earthiness and grassiness, laying atop a clean malt profile evoking fresh bread. On the palate, look for this pils to come across very well-hopped...
- Bottle Size: 12-oz
- Style: American IPA
- ABV: 6.1%
- Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 33
- Serving Temperature: 45-50º F
- Suggested Glassware: IPA Glass, Pint Glass
- Hops: Centennial, Mosaic, Citra
- Malts: 2-Row Brewers, Carapils
- Country: United States
Presenting an attractive orangish amber hue in our glass and capped by a fluffy light beige head, this IPA offers up a good look as it delivers plenty of olfactory interest. Look for a luscious aroma with plenty of caramel malt merging with the hops to deliver big notes of candied citrus, apricot preserves, citrus blossoms, and a wisp of pine. The flavor largely follows suit, with the malty core offering a robust and flavorful caramelized...
- Bottle Size: 12-oz
- Style: American IPA
- ABV: 7.2%
- Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 64
- Serving Temperature: 45-50º F
- Suggested Glassware: IPA Glass, Tulip, Pint Glass
- Hops: Columbus, Centennial, Amarillo, Simcoe
- Malts: 2-Row, Caramel 20L, Bonlander Munich, Carapils
- Country: United States
Pouring a bright and somewhat hazed golden color topped by a fluffy head of off-white foam, Fennario issues forth an engaging aroma as it rests in the glass. Expect quite a luscious quality here, with bold fruitiness evoking both juicy and zesty citrus elements tending toward orange, grapefruit, and tangerine, along with softer floral tones and a bit of a piney-herbal character. Moderate caramelization and a bit of toast lurk beneath, and...
- Bottle Size: 12-oz
- Style: Hazy IPA
- ABV: 6.0%
- Serving Temperature: 45-50º F
- Suggested Glassware: IPA Glass, Pint Glass
- Country: United States
Pouring a hazy golden straw with a pillowy white head, this IPA invites you in with aromas that burst from the glass—juicy notes of mango, pineapple, and citrus peel mingling with a subtle hint of fresh florals. On the palate, a soft, pillowy body carries waves of tropical fruit, orange zest, and stone fruit sweetness balanced by a restrained bitterness that lingers just enough to keep each sip refreshing. The mouthfeel is smooth and slightly...
- Bottle Size: 330-ml
- Style: Festbier
- ABV: 6.1%
- Serving Temperature: 42-47° F
- Suggested Glassware: Mug or Stein
- Country: Germany
Presenting a bright golden hue with crystal clarity and an exuberant cap of off-white foam, this modern Oktoberfest-style brew drew us in with both its inviting appearance and its inviting noble hop aroma with spicy, grassy tones and a touch of lemony citrus. The first thing you may notice as you take a sip is this brew is a bit heftier than a pilsner, though they may look similar in the glass. Traditionally brewed in March (März), Märzen, the original Oktoberfest beer style, was brewed with more malt (which yields more fermentable...
- Bottle Size: 500-ml
- Style: German Pilsner
- ABV: 4.8%
- Serving Temperature: 40-45° F
- Suggested Glassware: Pilsner Glass
- Country: Germany
Pouring a bright, crystal clear golden color and capped by a pillowy head of white foam, this pils, known by locals simply as “Flens”, certainly looks the part as the bubbles rise up our tall pilsner glasses which end up covered in lace as we drink them down. On the nose, look for an undercurrent of cracker and light bread notes overlaid by that classically European noble hop character we love in this type of authentic German brew. We picked...
- Bottle Size: 750-ml
- Style: Barleywine
- ABV: 11.9%
- Serving Temperature: 50–57° F
- Suggested Glassware: Snifter, Tulip, or Chalice
- Country: United States
Burley Barleywine is West Sixth’s ode to big, malt-driven beers that demand to be sipped and savored. Brewed in the English tradition, it showcases a malt bill loaded with rich, caramel and toffee-forward malts, then fermented slowly to coax out deep layers of flavor. The result is a beer that is equal parts warming, chewy, and complex — a true cold-weather companion and a perfect example of why barleywine has been called “the king of beers.”
- Bottle Size: 16-oz
- Style: Bourbon Barrel-aged Imperial Vanilla Cream Ale w/ Pineapple & Cherry
- ABV: 10%
- Serving Temperature: 45–53° F
- Suggested Glassware: Tulip, Flute, or Chardonnay Glass
- Country: United States
Empyrean’s Sticky Sidewalk hails from their Carpe Brewem line of barrel-aged beers, and it’s simply a hugely flavorful experience. The beer is brewed as an imperialized version of a cream ale, which is a sort of easy-drinking ale-lager hybrid style featuring fermentation at warmer ale temperatures followed by cold-conditioning (lagering) after fermentation. In the case of Sticky Sidewalk, Empyrean went massive on the malts, building a cream...

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