July 2011 Featured Beers | Beer of the Month Club

De Scheldebrouwerij - Hop Ruiter

Cigar City Brewing - José Martí Oak Aged Imperial Porter

Browar Lomza - Lomza Mocne

Brasserie Meteor - Wendelinus

Fordham Brewing Company - Tavern Ale

American Honor Beer Company - Declaration Ale

Four+ Brewing Company - Sum’r Organic Summer Ale

Four+ Brewing Company - Wyld Organic Extra Pale Ale

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De Scheldebrouwerij - Hop Ruiter
Cigar City Brewing - José Martí Oak Aged Imperial Porter
Browar Lomza - Lomza Mocne
Brasserie Meteor - Wendelinus
Fordham Brewing Company - Tavern Ale
American Honor Beer Company - Declaration Ale
Four+ Brewing Company - Sum’r Organic Summer Ale
Four+ Brewing Company - Wyld Organic Extra Pale Ale

Fordham Brewing Company - Tavern Ale

ABV: 6.30%
Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 44
Serving Temperature: 42-47°F
Suggested Glassware: Pint Glass or Mug
Hops: Bravo, Cascade, Crystal
Malts: Pale, Wheat, Munich, CaraAmber, CaraMunich, Carafoam
Country: United States

Expect an attractive, very slightly hazy, amber/deep-copper color on the pour, with a good-sized light tan head that drops some lace as you go. On the nose, there’s a fairly strong caramel and doughy biscuit malt aroma joined by some citric hops. The flavor profile is rather complex, with those doughy caramel malts forming the backbone while a somewhat spicy, grapefruit-like hop character comes to fore amidst a fairly pronounced bitterness. An...

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Cigar City Brewing - José Martí Oak Aged Imperial Porter

Style: Imperial Porter Aged on French Oak
ABV: 8.00%
Serving Temperature: 45-50° F
Suggested Glassware: Pint Glass, Mug or Snifter
Country: United States

This beer bears the name of 19th century Cuban national hero and literary figure José Martí, a key leader within the fight for Cuban independence from Spain. His eloquence and boldness motivated many to cry out for a better way of life for themselves. We think his namesake brew from Cigar City Brewing could have a similar effect on Floridians looking to get out from beneath the thumb of the big beer conglomerates. Pours a very deep dark brown col...

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De Scheldebrouwerij - Hop Ruiter

Style: Hoppy Belgian Strong Pale Ale
ABV: 8.00%
Serving Temperature: 45-50° F
Suggested Glassware: Tulip or Oversized Wine Glass
Country: Belgium

The label looks like a playing card, which ties to the history of the town it comes from (see label for more info). The beer lands in the glass with a minimally hazy medium straw color, buried beneath a massive, extremely frothy head that looks like it was just whipped up by a barista. Beautiful Belgian-y nose, replete with all you’d expect in a well-crafted Belgian Strong Pale Ale, and so much more. Three different hop varieties (none American) ...

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American Honor Beer Company - Declaration Ale

ABV: 5.40%
Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 28
Serving Temperature: 42-47°F
Suggested Glassware: Pint Glass or Mug
Hops: Centennial, Cascade
Malts: 2-Row, Light Munich
Country: United States

Declaration Ale pours a clear pure copper color with a big, fluffy, off-white head. On the nose, there’s an underlying maltiness that comes through with a light toasty caramel impression. Look for a somewhat fruity note akin to apple skins, and floral and lightly citric hops. On the palate, the malts are front and center in this brew, contributing a smooth, creamy, residual sweetness that lasts from start to finish with a nice toasty flavor. ...

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Brasserie Meteor - Wendelinus

ABV: 6.80%
Serving Temperature: 48-53°F
Suggested Glassware: Tulip or Snifter
Country: France

This month we have quite the treat in store for you with Meteor’s Wendelinus “Biere d’Abbaye.” Named after a saint and brewed in the tradition of the monks of Wissembourg, Alsace, this beer pours a clear, deep golden color with a fluffy head that retains well and eventually drops to a persistent collar. The aroma is quite beguiling and very complex: look for a moderately sweet maltiness overlaid by a grassy hop quality, hay, light honey, and an...

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Browar Lomza - Lomza Mocne

ABV: 7.80%
Serving Temperature: 40-45°F
Suggested Glassware: Pilsner Glass, Pint Glass, or Mug
Country: Poland

The Lomza Brewery introduced their Mocne (pronounced “muhtz-neh”, which means “strong”) in 1998. Due to the strange alcohol labeling guidelines we have in this country, the label is adorned not with “Mocne,” but with “Malt Liquor” (although the Lomza folks did manage to get Mocne on the cap). The term malt liquor is often applied to beer over 6% ABV, regardless of its actual style and quality. Whatever the regulators want to call it, this is an a...

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Four+ Brewing Company - Wyld Organic Extra Pale Ale

ABV: 4.50%
Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 38
Serving Temperature: 40-45°F
Suggested Glassware: Pint Glass or Mug
Hops: Simcoe, Amarillo
Malts: Organic Pale, Organic Munich, Organic Light Crystal
Country: United States

Wyld pours a clear golden color with a pillowy head that leaves behind plenty of lace. Hops lend a sweet, citric (think orange and grapefruit), and lightly floral aroma. On the palate, the pale malts offer a nice graininess with just a light touch of toastiness and caramel while hops come through bright and flavorful without crushing bitterness. Expect floral, lemony-grapefruit notes, and a moderate bitterness that contributes a lingering dryn...

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Four+ Brewing Company - Sum’r Organic Summer Ale

ABV: 4.50%
Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 22
Serving Temperature: 40-45°F
Suggested Glassware: Pint Glass or Mug
Hops: Sorachi Ace
Malts: Organic Pale, Organic Carapils
Country: United States

Sum’r pours a very slightly hazy pale golden straw color with a cap of ample white foam. On the nose, look for a lightly tart impression with a yeasty hint. Pale malts are overlaid with bright hop notes that tend toward grassy, citric, and lightly spicy. There’s also an underlying impression reminiscent of white grape juice. In the mouth, Sum’r is light and crisp, with tart acidity, pale malts and a very bright, grassy, citric note (akin to l...

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