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Brasserie de Jandrain-Jandrenouille - IV Saison

Brasserie Theillier - La Bavaisienne

Licher Privatbrauerei - Licher Pilsner

Alley Kat Brewing Company - Alley Kat Amber

Diamond Beer Brewing Company - Paradise Porter

Diamond Beer Brewing Company - Presidential IPA

Florida Beer Company - Key West Golden Lager

Florida Beer Company - Hurricane Reef Pale Ale

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Brasserie de Jandrain-Jandrenouille - IV Saison
Brasserie Theillier - La Bavaisienne
Licher Privatbrauerei - Licher Pilsner
Alley Kat Brewing Company - Alley Kat Amber
Diamond Beer Brewing Company - Paradise Porter
Diamond Beer Brewing Company - Presidential IPA
Florida Beer Company - Key West Golden Lager
Florida Beer Company - Hurricane Reef Pale Ale

Licher Privatbrauerei - Licher Pilsner

ABV: 4.90%
Serving Temperature: 40-45° F
Suggested Glassware: Pilsner Glass, Pint Glass or Flute
Country: Germany

This authentic German Pilsner presents a crystal clear pale straw in color with a big, nicely lacing white head. Note the ample presence of carbonation jets emanating from the bottom and lower sides of your glass [you did pour it into a glass, didn’t you? If not, now’s the time, and for future reference, if you’re sampling new beers from the bottle, you’re depriving yourself of the full experience. Would you drink wine through a straw? Of course ...

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Florida Beer Company - Key West Golden Lager

ABV: 5.00%
Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 17
Serving Temperature: 38-43° F
Suggested Glassware: Pint Glass or Pilsner Glass
Hops: German Tradition
Malts: 2-Row Pale, Pilsner, Caramel
Country: United States

The world needs more craft-brewed lagers—thankfully, more and more brewers are bringing tasty lagers like this one to the people. On the nose, expect a citrusy yet clean aroma with notes of fresh grains and a mildly sweet malt background. Look for faint impressions of caramel, and notice that this brew is well hopped for the style. We found this beer pleasantly surprising as it goes down on the sweeter side for a golden lager, with a fuller flavo...

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Brasserie Theillier - La Bavaisienne

Style: Bière de Garde (French Farmhouse Ale)
ABV: 7.00%
Serving Temperature: 45-50° F
Suggested Glassware: Tulip or Oversized Wine Glass
Country: France

Bière de Garde, which means “beer for keeping,” or “beer which has been kept,” developed within artisanal farmhouses as the only style of beer indigenous to France. The beer would be brewed in early spring, then aged in earthen cold cellars for consumption in the later, hotter months. It therefore had to be a somewhat substantial beer, in order to “keep” during that period, but needed to balance this character with a refreshing nature as workers ...

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Diamond Beer Brewing Company - Presidential IPA

ABV: 7.00%
Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 77
Serving Temperature: 43-50° F
Suggested Glassware: Pint Glass
Hops: Amarillo, Cascade, Goldings, Fuggles
Malts: 2-Row Brewers Malt, Caramel, Cara-Pils
Country: United States

This IPA pours with a massive light beige head; notice that you can actually see colors in the large sticky bubbles as the hop oils refract the light. Expect a great big hoppy blast on the nose with a variety of hop characters, from floral to fruity to piney (there’s a little something for everyone). The fruity notes are complex and difficult to describe, reminiscent of apricot preserves with ample notes of caramel peaking through, but also evoki...

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Florida Beer Company - Hurricane Reef Pale Ale

ABV: 5.10%
Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 28
Serving Temperature: 40-45° F
Suggested Glassware: Pint Glass
Hops: Cascade, Mt. Hood
Malts: 2-Row Pale, Caramel
Country: United States

On the nose, expect the Cascade hops to give off their characteristically grapefruit notes, along with some sweet fruity tones and enough of a malt presence to keep things rooted in the realm of balanced beer. Balance is there, but the hops are king here. We found that unlike many well hopped beers, where the hops seem disembodied from the maltiness of the beer, this beer blends the two quite well—they don’t battle one another for sweet or bitter...

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Diamond Beer Brewing Company - Paradise Porter

ABV: 6.50%
Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 49
Serving Temperature: 47-55° F
Suggested Glassware: Pint Glass or Mug
Hops: Amarillo, Glacier
Malts: 2-Row Brewers Malt, Caramel, Chocolate, Black Patent
Country: United States

This beer pours a deep cola color with garnet highlights when held to the light. Expect a true to style nose that can is instantly recognizable as porter. You’ll find notes of roasted malts, dark chocolate, coffee, some hop spiciness, black currants and something like black licorice rolled in coffee grounds. This beer tastes much like it smells, with all of the elements on the nose represented in the flavor, with perhaps the exception of the lico...

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Alley Kat Brewing Company - Alley Kat Amber

ABV: 5.00%
Serving Temperature: 45-50° F
Suggested Glassware: Pint Glass
Country: Canada

Alley Kat Amber pours, as you might expect, a deep amber in color capped by an amply sized head that begins big and fades relatively quickly to a nice covering and collar. Expect a very nutty character on the nose in this “original London-style brown ale,” with malts immediately taking charge. Amber ales can run the gamut in terms of range of flavor. This one is on the sweeter side offering notes of chocolate, faint impressions of coffee and cara...

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Brasserie de Jandrain-Jandrenouille - IV Saison

Style: Saison (Belgian Farmhouse Ale)
ABV: 6.50%
Serving Temperature: 45-50° F
Suggested Glassware: Tulip, Oversized Wine Glass or Pint Glass
Country: Belgium

As the name implies, Saison is a style that is seasonal by design. It was developed in the countryside of the French speaking region of Belgium known as Wallonia as a beer to be brewed at the end of the cool season that would be consumed in the heat of summer. Like many farmhouse beers, Saison had to be sturdy enough to endure the extended time from brewing to consumption, yet needed above all else to be enjoyable at the end of a hot summer’s day...

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Featured Beers - August 2009

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Licher Privatbrauerei - Licher Pilsner

Licher Privatbrauerei - Licher Pilsner

Florida Beer Company - Key West Golden Lager

Florida Beer Company - Key West Golden Lager

Brasserie Theillier - La Bavaisienne

Brasserie Theillier - La Bavaisienne

Diamond Beer Brewing Company - Presidential IPA

Diamond Beer Brewing Company - Presidential IPA

Florida Beer Company - Hurricane Reef Pale Ale

Florida Beer Company - Hurricane Reef Pale Ale

Diamond Beer Brewing Company - Paradise Porter

Diamond Beer Brewing Company - Paradise Porter

Alley Kat Brewing Company - Alley Kat Amber

Alley Kat Brewing Company - Alley Kat Amber

Brasserie de Jandrain-Jandrenouille - IV Saison

Brasserie de Jandrain-Jandrenouille - IV Saison

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