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Current Featured Beers - May 2026
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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2 styles: 12 bottles |
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| Caldera Brewing Company - Ashland Amber |
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| Fulton Beer - Lonely Blonde |
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| Caldera Brewing Company - Pilot Rock Porter |
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| Fulton Beer - Sweet Child of Vine |
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| Caldera Brewing Company - Caldera IPA |
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| Caldera Brewing Company - Hopportunity Knocks® IPA |
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| Fulton Beer - 300 IPA |
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| Browar Staropolski – Golden Beehive “Potrójnie Gryczany” |
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| Türk Tuborg – Troy “Saga” Lager |
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| Surly Brewing Company - Darkness |
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| Brasserie Fantôme - Dark Spiritus Winter Project |
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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: American Amber Ale
- ABV: 5.6%
- Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 24
- Serving Temperature: 45-50º F
- Suggested Glassware: Pint Glass or Mug
- Hops: Centennial, Cascade
- Malts: Premium 2-Row, Crystal, Belgian Special B
- Country: United States
Caldera’s Ashland Amber presents a medium amber color in the glass beneath a voluminous cap of beige foam. Amber ale can be a rather varied category, with some tending towards bright hoppiness while others – the majority – embracing the maltier side. On the nose, Ashland Amber strikes a nice balance, no doubt contributing to the many gold medals it’s won at the World Beer Cup, Brussels Beer Challenge, North American Beer Awards, Great Beer...
- Bottle Size: 12-oz
- Style: Blonde Ale
- ABV: 4.8%
- Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 29
- Serving Temperature: 43-48º F
- Suggested Glassware: Pint Glass or Pilsner Glass
- Hops: Bravo, Tenntang, Hallertau Mittelfrüh
- Malts: 2-Row, Wheat, C10
- Country: United States
This blonde ale pours a bright golden color with good clarity and a cap of pale foam that offers up a pleasant, inviting aroma. Look for a crackery malt undertone overlaid by bright noble hop character including herbal, grassy notes with a dash of spice, a touch of hay, floral tones, and a hint of citrus. On the palate, the malt core delivers a satisfying crackery impression with some tangy wheat and a light hint of caramel. Those noble hops...
- Bottle Size: 12-oz
- Style: Robust Porter
- ABV: 6.0%
- Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 27
- Serving Temperature: 50-55º F
- Suggested Glassware: Pint Glass or Tulip
- Hops: Willamette
- Malts: Premium 2-Row, Munich, Crystal, Brown, Pale Chocolate, Chocolate
- Country: United States
- Bottle Size: 12-oz
- Style: American IPA
- ABV: 6.4%
- Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 69
- Serving Temperature: 45-50º F
- Suggested Glassware: IPA Glass, Tulip, Pint Glass
- Hops: Columbus, Simcoe, Glacier
- Malts: 2-Row Pale, Caramel 60, White Wheat
- Country: United States
This “northern” IPA, as Fulton has dubbed this creation, presents a gorgeous amber hue in the glass, capped by a crop of off-white foam that sticks around nicely before eventually dropping to a persistent collar. The nose on this one intrigued us; look for notes of pine and fresh-cut wood to evoke a certain northern forest-like quality, backed up by fragrant floral tones and soft citrus with just a touch of underlying toasty malt. That toasty...
- Bottle Size: 12-oz
- Style: American IPA
- ABV: 6.1%
- Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 94
- Serving Temperature: 45-50º F
- Suggested Glassware: IPA Glass, Tulip
- Hops: Amarillo, Simcoe, Citra, Mosaic
- Malts: Premium 2-Row, Dextrin
- Country: United States
Caldera makes a variety of IPAs, but their famous yellow can version is the O.G., and is a favorite of ours when we’re looking for an in-your-face resinous interpretation. Made with whole flower hops, this brew pours a rich golden color with good clarity and a fluffy head of off-white foam that laces the glass nicely as we drink it down. In the aroma, big juicy citrus notes that tend toward orange hit right away, backed by complex secondary...
- Bottle Size: 12-oz
- Style: IPA
- ABV: 6.8%
- Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 100
- Serving Temperature: 45–50°F
- Suggested Glassware: IPA Glass, Tulip
- Hops: Centennial
- Malts: Premium Two Row, Munich, Crystal
- Country: United States
Hopportunity Knocks® IPA by Caldera Brewing Company is a bold, old-school West Coast-style IPA that leans fully into the character of Centennial hops. Built on a malt bill of Premium Two Row, Munich, and Crystal malts, it is hopped with 100% Centennial for a distinctly piny, perfumy profile. With a bracing 100 IBU, this is very much a beer for drinkers who enjoy assertive bitterness and classic hop intensity. In the glass, Hopportunity Knocks...
- Bottle Size: 12-oz
- Style: American IPA (West Coast style)
- ABV: 7.0%
- Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 74
- Serving Temperature: 45-50º F
- Suggested Glassware: IPA Glass, Tulip, Pint Glass
- Hops: Mosaic, Columbus, Bravo, Simcoe, Ekuanot
- Malts: 2-Row, Crystal 15, Carawheat
- Country: United States
Brewed originally to celebrate the 300th batch brewed at Fulton's original brewery location, this West Coast-style IPA – which is now being incorporated into Fulton’s brand new “Hop Kingdom” sub-brand – pours a bright golden copper color capped by a nicely formed head of foam that laces the glass as it recedes. On the nose, look for a complex hop profile from this Mosaic-heavy IPA, delivering lots of luscious tropical fruit notes conjuring...
- Bottle Size: 330-ml
- Style: Honey Lager
- ABV: 4.8%
- Serving Temperature: 38–42°F
- Suggested Glassware: Lager glass or mug
- Country: Poland
Golden Beehive pours a bright golden color with good clarity and a light, foamy white head. The aroma opens with noticeable honey character—slightly earthy and rich rather than floral—supported by gentle malt sweetness and a faint grainy backbone. There’s a subtle rustic quality to the nose, likely tied to the buckwheat influence. On the palate, the beer is light to medium-bodied with a smooth, rounded mouthfeel. The honey presence is...
- Bottle Size: 330-ml
- Style: International Pale Lager
- ABV: 5%
- Serving Temperature: 38–42°F
- Suggested Glassware: Lager glass or pint
- Country: Turkey
Troy pours a clear golden color with bright clarity and a light, foamy white head. The aroma is clean and subtle, featuring light grain, mild malt sweetness, and a faint hint of herbal hops. There’s a crisp freshness to the nose, with no heavy or overpowering elements. On the palate, the beer is light-bodied and highly refreshing. The flavor profile is straightforward and well-balanced—soft malt notes of grain and light bread are...
- Bottle Size: 750-ml
- Style: Russian Imperial Stout
- ABV: 12%
- Serving Temperature: 45–50°F
- Suggested Glassware: Tulip or Snifter
- Country: United States
Darkness is Surly Brewing’s legendary imperial stout, released annually in the fall and closely tied to the brewery’s long-running Darkness Day celebration. Surly’s official description calls it an imperial stout with “monstrous notes of chocolate, coffee, cherry, and toffee,” plus a non-traditional dose of aromatic hops, which immediately sets it apart from many other examples of the style. Official listings for recent releases show hops...
- Bottle Size: 750-ml
- Style: Belgian Dark Farmhouse Ale w/ Spices
- ABV: 6%
- Serving Temperature: 45–52° F
- Suggested Glassware: Tulip, Teku, or Goblet
- Country: Belgium
The Dark Spiritus Winter Project, a dark winter ale brewed with various dark malts, spices, and roots foraged by the brewer Dany Prignon. The pour displays a reddish-brown hue, complemented by a creamy, large and frothy light tan head. The aromas are a delightfully harmonious blend of malt sweetness, yeasty dark bread, gentle farmhouse funk, and fruity-floral notes reminiscent of a barnyard surrounded by orchards of plums...

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