Sept 2009 Featured Beers | Beer of the Month Club

Brasserie Thiriez - Extra

Brouwerij De 3 Horne - Bananatana

Salopian Brewery - Entire Butt

Coniston Brewery - Old Man Ale

Tallgrass Brewing Company - Tallgrass Ale

Tallgrass Brewing Company - Tallgrass IPA

Buzzards Bay Brewing - Black Lager

Buzzards Bay Brewing - Alt

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Brasserie Thiriez - Extra
Brouwerij De 3 Horne - Bananatana
Salopian Brewery - Entire Butt
Coniston Brewery - Old Man Ale
Tallgrass Brewing Company - Tallgrass Ale
Tallgrass Brewing Company - Tallgrass IPA
Buzzards Bay Brewing - Black Lager
Buzzards Bay Brewing - Alt

Brasserie Thiriez - Extra

Style: French Farmhouse Ale
ABV: 4.50%
Serving Temperature: 45-50° F
Suggested Glassware: Tulip or Oversized Wine Glass
Country: France

Extra is an interesting joint effort with English brewer John Davidson, founder of Swale Brewery, who now lives in France as the proprietor of the microbrewery Bièrs23 in Creuse. The French and the English, willfully working together? Behold the unifying power of craft beer. In the UK and in France, this beer is called “Les Frères de la Bière,” meaning “Brothers of the Beer,” reflecting the collaboration effort. It uses one hop varietal, a rather...

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Brouwerij De 3 Horne - Bananatana

Style: Fruit Beer Brewed with Bananas & Raisins (Sultanas)
ABV: 7.00%
Serving Temperature: 40-45° F
Suggested Glassware: Pint Glass or Tulip
Country: Netherlands

Bananatana, as in bananas and sultanas. Banana beer! What? Yes, but don’t freak out—this is actually a very interesting connoisseur beer that was created to showcase the concept of beer brewed with fruit rather than the syrup and extract beers that comprise much of the so labeled “fruit beers” on today’s market. Bananatana does not use extracts or fruit juice concentrates—it uses the actual fruits themselves as a major contributor of fermentable ...

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Salopian Brewery - Entire Butt

ABV: 4.80%
Serving Temperature: 50-55° F
Suggested Glassware: Pint Glass, Mug or Stein
Country: England

There’s nothing like a good butt beer. “What did I just read!?” you say in your head. OK, here’s the story on this beer’s name: butt is a common term for barrel, as in a barrel of beer. Years ago in porter’s evolution (it is believed), it was called “three threads,” and was created at the pub as a blend of beer from three different butts (or barrels)—three different beers had to be blended to achieve its flavor, until an enterprising brewer final...

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Coniston Brewery - Old Man Ale

ABV: 4.80%
Serving Temperature: 58° F
Suggested Glassware: Pint Glass
Country: England

The Old Man of Coniston is a mountain in the English Lake District that can be seen from the Coniston Brewery at the Black Bull Inn. This softly-rounded landmark in England’s most picturesque region is the inspiration for Old Man Ale, Coniston Brewing Company’s rich and satisfying second brew. Do not swirl the bottle when pouring, leave the sediment behind (the yeast have already done their thing, thank them for it, and move on). This ensures a c...

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Tallgrass Brewing Company - Tallgrass Ale

ABV: 4.50%
Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 25
Serving Temperature: 47-53° F
Suggested Glassware: Pint Glass or Mug (clear)
Hops: Perle, Challenger, Willamette, Glacier
Malts: 2-Row Pale, Dark Caramel, Vienna, Victory, Chocolate
Country: United States

This beer just took home a Gold Medal in the English Brown Ale category at the 1st Annual United States Open Beer Championships. Expels deep breaths of toffee and butterscotch amidst a rich undercurrent of malty sweetness and a citrus edge provided by the American hops. As the beer reaches full warmth, look for a slightly roasted profile with faint hints of chocolate and coffee. These two will manifest themselves on the palate as well when the be...

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Tallgrass Brewing Company - Tallgrass IPA

ABV: 6.30%
Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 60
Serving Temperature: 43-50° F
Suggested Glassware: Pint Glass or Mug (clear)
Hops: Nugget, Northern Brewer, Amarillo, Cascade, Willamette
Malts: 2-Row Pale, Crystal, Munich
Country: United States

One of the first IPAs brewed and bottled in the Great Plains region! Expect a distinctly hoppy nose. While there are notes of pine and sap resins, there’s a prominent citrus character that rides the line between grapefruit and oranges—a very fruity hop profile. Look for a grainy malt backbone and whiffs of alcohol as it warms. We found it went down prickly and spicy in its hoppiness. The caramel malt backbone barely keeps things together as the h...

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Buzzards Bay Brewing - Black Lager

ABV: 4.90%
Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 16
Serving Temperature: 45-50° F
Suggested Glassware: Pilsner Glass, Flute or Pint Glass
Hops: Summit, Perle
Malts: 2-Row Pale, Carafa, Vienna, Munich
Country: United States

Roasted malts, toasted grains, leather and a light fruitiness greet the nose on this German-style Munich Dunkel Lager. Expect the hefty malt intensity to hint at coffee and chocolate, but note that these remain subdued. Look for a faint herbal spiciness and mild Bavarian-style musty character from the yeast. This full-bodied lager has a mouth-filling presence that drops notes of treacle, faint smoked malt, cappuccino, orange peel, cola, and prune...

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Buzzards Bay Brewing - Alt

ABV: 4.90%
Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 26
Serving Temperature: 45-50° F
Suggested Glassware: Stange or Pint Glass
Hops: Summit, Cascade
Malts: 2-Row Pale, Crystal
Country: United States

Alt, meaning “old” in German, refers to the fact that ale brewing was ‘the old way’ of brewing in Germany, prior to isolation of bottom-fermenting lager yeast. Now dominated by lagers, in the brewing landscape of the German hinterland,you’ll find relatively few ales. Buzzards Bay’s version of altbier has a traditional musty, yeasty, dank basement aroma livened up by aromatic hoppy notes. Look for notes of yard clippings (think fresh-cut grass) an...

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