Sept 2008 Featured Beers | Beer of the Month Club

Birrificio Italiano - Super Baladin

Wychwood Brewery - Hobgoblin

Tommyknocker Brewery - Pick Axe Pale Ale

Woodstock Inn Station & Brewery - Pig's Ear Brown Ale

Woodstock Inn Station & Brewery - Red Rack Ale

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Birrificio Italiano - Super Baladin
Pivovar Zlatý Bažant - Golden Pheasant
Wychwood Brewery - Hobgoblin
Tommyknocker Brewery - Pick Axe Pale Ale
Tommyknocker Brewery - Butt Head Bock
Woodstock Inn Station & Brewery - Pig's Ear Brown Ale
Woodstock Inn Station & Brewery - Red Rack Ale

Birrificio Italiano - Super Baladin

ABV: 8.0%
Country: Italy

During the Michael Jackson years in the Rare Beer Club, starting about 6 years ago, we had worked a number of times toward offering this month’s feature selection to our members. Hurdles included availablity (too low) and price (far too high), and we were just never able to pull all of the details together and make it happen. But this month, and interestingly after just marking the one year anniversary of Michael’s passing, we have found a way to get it done and deliver this delicious Italian brew to you.

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Pivovar Zlatý Bažant - Golden Pheasant

ABV: 5.00%
Serving Temperature: 40-44° F
Suggested Glassware: Flute Glass, Pilsner Glass, Stange or Stein
Country: Slovakia

You've probably figured this out by now: translated to English, Zlatý Bažant means Golden Pheasant. Unlike the big U.S. beer makers, who stretch out their barley with the addition of cheaper corn and rice, Slovak producers use 100 percent barley, most of it grown and processed in Slovakia. This makes nearly any Slovak-made beer richer, with more body and depth of flavor, than any of the watery U.S. brand-name beers. Expect spicy herbaceous hop ar...

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Wychwood Brewery - Hobgoblin

ABV: 5.00%
Serving Temperature: 50-55° F
Suggested Glassware: Pint Glass or Mug (clear or opaque)
Country: England

Rated exceptional (91 points) by the Beverage Tasting Institute, earning a Gold Medal in the 2006 World Beer Championships, Hobgoblin pours a deep amber (you could call it light brown) with a great pub-ale look to it with its beautiful, lacing head. Look for rich caramel, toffee, and maple syrup notes on the nose, with a nice dose of true-to-style British butterscotch character, dried dark fruits, and nuttiness. A notable feature is its woody cha...

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Tommyknocker Brewery - Pick Axe Pale Ale

ABV: 6.20%
Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 75
Serving Temperature: 42-48° F
Suggested Glassware: Pint Glass or Oversized Wine Glass
Hops: Chinook, Newport, US Golding, Willamette
Malts: Munich, Carastan, Light Crystal
Country: United States

Expect a very Pacific Northwest hop presence to jump out, as if you squeezed a grapefruit and pine sap came out. We love the flavor of this beer; it asserts a massive hop character, but does it in a balanced, tasteful way. For you hopheads out there, this is a nice beer that packs a lot of hop punch but doesn't overwhelm you with killer ABV or a singeing of the palate. Hop flavors are much like what's described in the nose, though there is more f...

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Tommyknocker Brewery - Butt Head Bock

ABV: 8.20%
Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 33
Serving Temperature: 48-55° F
Suggested Glassware: Flute, Pilsner Glass or Mug
Hops: Mt. Hood, Chinook, Perle
Malts: Munich, Light and Dark Crystal, Carapils, Chocolate
Country: United States

What a nose on this winner of the Dopplebock Silver Medal at the 1997 Great American Beer Festival! Look for notes of white grapes and raw honey, plum flesh, some toffee, hints of tea, a dash of carob, and some yeasty spiciness. Take cover as the flavor lobs a malt grenade that bursts with big, rich, malty flavors. Everything from the nose comes along in the flavor, with a complex alcohol presence, and a bold sweetness that is balanced by a healt...

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Woodstock Inn Station & Brewery - Pig's Ear Brown Ale

ABV: 4.30%
Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 25
Serving Temperature: 42-50° F
Suggested Glassware: Pint Glass
Hops: Cascade, Mt. Hood
Malts: Pale, Chocolate, Crystal, Roasted, Torrefied Wheat
Country: United States

Ah-hem: now introducing the 2004 & 2006 United States Beer Tasting Championships brown ale Grand National Champion. Look for notes of brown sugar, sweet bread, a hint of roastiness, fresh grains, and a faint flourish of citrusy hops. As it warms, whiffs of alcohol emerge. On the palate, expect a very long-lasting, layered cascade of flavors. First, notice the luscious fullness in the mouth, followed by a sweet maple syrup malt bomb that then diss...

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Woodstock Inn Station & Brewery - Red Rack Ale

ABV: 5.50%
Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 23.3
Serving Temperature: 40-45° F
Suggested Glassware: Pint Glass
Hops: Fuggles, Willamette, Mt. Hood, Cascade
Malts: Pale, Crystal, Carapils, Chocolate, Torrefied Wheat
Country: United States

The Woodstock Inn Station & Brewery is nestled in the heart of the majestic White Mountains of New Hampshire and is one of the state's most visited country inns. Not only do they provide great accommodations, they also brew their own beer.

For nearly 100 years, the Woodstock Inn was the private home of the Clement family (after whom the Inn's main dining room is named). In the early 1980's the Rice family purchased and renovated the unique...

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