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Brasserie des Légendes - Géants Goliath Tripel

Flying Dog Brewing Company - Raging Bitch Belgian-Style India Pale Ale

Kulmbacher Brauerei - Eisbock

Kulmbacher Brauerei - Pilsner

The Matt Brewing Company - Saranac Black & Tan

The Matt Brewing Company - Saranac India Pale Ale

Choc Beer Company - Miner Mishap

Choc Beer Company - Basement Batch

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Brasserie des Légendes - Géants Goliath Tripel
Flying Dog Brewing Company - Raging Bitch Belgian-Style India Pale Ale
Kulmbacher Brauerei - Eisbock
Kulmbacher Brauerei - Pilsner
The Matt Brewing Company - Saranac Black & Tan
The Matt Brewing Company - Saranac India Pale Ale
Choc Beer Company - Miner Mishap
Choc Beer Company - Basement Batch

Choc Beer Company - Miner Mishap

ABV: 5.30%
Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 28
Serving Temperature: 45-50° F
Suggested Glassware: Pilsner Glass, Flute or Pint Glass
Hops: German Perle
Malts: Weyermann Pils, Munich, Carafa
Country: United States

Miner Mishap is brewed to emulate a German "Schwarzbier" (translation: “black beer”) and, like the original Choc beer, it's a home-brewed recipe. This one was created by a good friend of the Pete's Place family (William Scott). Pours a deep brown cola-like color with a tan head. On the nose, expect big, roasty notes to emerge along with chocolate and plum. Nutty notes come out as well, draped in some citrus and fruit notes (almost lime-and-curran...

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The Matt Brewing Company - Saranac Black & Tan

ABV: 4.90%
Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 34
Serving Temperature: 50-55° F
Suggested Glassware: Pint Glass
Hops: Willamette
Malts: Chocolate, Caramel, Roasted Barley
Country: United States

Like any good B&T, the distinct flavors from both components—in this case Saranac Irish stout (Black) and amber lager (Tan) substituted for the traditional English “pale” ale that often serves as the tan in the black & tan—hold their own while also complementing one another quite well. This blended beer pours the deepest possible amber with garnet hues and is capped by a colossal toasted marshmallow head. Expect rich malty fruitiness on the nose ...

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Choc Beer Company - Basement Batch

ABV: 6.40%
Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 35
Serving Temperature: 40-45° F
Suggested Glassware: Pint Glass
Hops: Cascade, Centennial
Malts: Munich, Caramel
Country: United States

This pale ale pours a light amber color, capped by a sticky, solid off white head. Expect clean citrus and pine aromas with slight undercurrents of malts (mainly biscuit-like), faint nuttiness, with a bit of peppery spice and a back note of fruit punch. It fills the mouth with a swarm of earthy hop notes, but faint caramel undertones sweeten and weight the hops, but they maintain their loftiness above all other notes. Look for suggestions of grap...

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Kulmbacher Brauerei - Pilsner

ABV: 5.00%
Serving Temperature: 48° F
Suggested Glassware: Pilsener Glass, Flute, or Stein
Country: Germany

Since its inception as a style of beer in 1842, Pilsner has become the single most popular style of beer the world has ever known. Golden in color, it originated in the town of Pilsen, in modern day Czech Republic. Up until that time, nearly all beer was dark and cloudy. The Czech pilsner was the first beer to be brewed a dazzling, clear golden color. The Germans quickly proved to be the most passionate devotees of the new style and the German co...

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Brasserie des Légendes - Géants Goliath Tripel

Style: Tripel
ABV: 9.00%
Serving Temperature: 48-55° F
Suggested Glassware: Snifter or Goblet
Country: Belgium

Interestingly, this bulky brew started as a much smaller statured creation. Goliath, pronounced “Gouyasse” in the local dialect, was brewed at a respectable 6% ABV. However, the US distributors felt that a 6% beer carrying the name Goliath was a bit oxymoronic, especially with the surge of big-bodied, bold-flavored beers that have surged in popularity. So they suggested that brewmaster Pierre Delcoigne come up with a stronger, more intimidating b...

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The Matt Brewing Company - Saranac India Pale Ale

ABV: 5.91%
Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 53.4
Serving Temperature: 45-50° F
Suggested Glassware: Pint Glass, Mug or Stein
Hops: Cascade
Malts: North American 2-Row Pale
Country: United States

To the Iroquois, native people of the Adirondacks, the word Saranac means "Cluster of Stars." Some rightfully consider the varied selection of Saranac beers themselves to be a cluster of “stars” in the microbrew world. Saranac IPA pours an appealing dark straw to pale amber color, topped with a huge meringue-like froth. Big hops! Sharp, pungent hop aromatics leap from the glass leaving a spicy, grapefruit rind tingle in the nostrils—quite like sn...

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Kulmbacher Brauerei - Eisbock

ABV: 9.20%
Serving Temperature: 52-60° F
Suggested Glassware: Snifter
Country: Germany

Important Note: this brew may be subjected to very low temperatures while being matured, but it should be consumed at cellar temperatures so that you may experience the full range of its robust flavor profile.

Kulmbacher Eisbock is the original Bavarian Eisbock, and it's as celebrated today as it was when it first rose to popularity. How celebrated you ask? Well, there is actually an Eisbock festival in Kulmbach every March that celebrates...

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Flying Dog Brewing Company - Raging Bitch Belgian-Style India Pale Ale

Style: Belgian IPA
ABV: 8.30%
Serving Temperature: 40-45° F
Suggested Glassware: Tulip, Oversized Wine Glass or Snifter
Country: United States

This beer is available to Rare Beer Club members before general release—but keep this in mind: the beer label is going to be prohibited in something like 13+ states (take a close look and you’ll figure out why. Hint: it’s not just the name). More importantly, it’s been put into special, very limited edition 750mL bottles just for us and a handful of European distributors. The only other place you can get these coveted ¾ liter bottles is to pay a ...

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