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Boulder Beer Company - Planet Porter

Nimbus Brewing Company - Nimbus Red Ale

Boulder Beer Company - Hazed & Infused

Nimbus Brewing Company - Nimbus Pale Ale

Brouwerij Corsendonk (Brasserie du Bocq) - Corsendonk Pater Dubbel

Coopers Brewery - Coopers Best Extra Stout

Brouwerij Malheur - Zestig

NoDa Brewing Company - Tart Attack

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Boulder Beer Company - Planet Porter
Nimbus Brewing Company - Nimbus Red Ale
Boulder Beer Company - Hazed & Infused
Nimbus Brewing Company - Nimbus Pale Ale
Brouwerij Corsendonk (Brasserie du Bocq) - Corsendonk Pater Dubbel
Coopers Brewery - Coopers Best Extra Stout
Brouwerij Malheur - Zestig
NoDa Brewing Company - Tart Attack

Boulder Beer Company - Planet Porter

Style: Porter
ABV: 5.5%
Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 26
Serving Temperature: 45-50°F
Suggested Glassware: Pint Glass or Mug
Hops: Nugget, Mt. Hood
Malts: Pale, Crystal, Black
Country: United States

This beer is Boulder's oldest recipe, dating back to 1979, and its longevity is testament to its quality. It's among the darkest porters we've sampled recently, pouring a nearly impenetrable, almost black color. On the nose, we picked up roasty dark chocolate notes along with some espresso and a touch of earthy, herbal hops. The flavor follows suit. Expect a nice roasty core from the black patent malt, augmented with deep caramel notes and a...

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Nimbus Brewing Company - Nimbus Red Ale

Style: Red Ale
ABV: 5.5%
Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 28
Serving Temperature: 42-47°F
Suggested Glassware: Pint Glass or Mug
Hops: Aurora, Bobek
Malts: 2-Row, Vienna, C-40, Carastan, Melanoiden, Munich
Country: United States

This brew presents an attractive medium amber color with good clarity and nice crop of foam from an aggressive pour. Look for a prominent aroma of caramel, along with notes of toasty bread, nuttiness with a bit of a hazelnut bent, and a wisp of cocoa powder. Some toffee and apple can be found here too, accompanied by light earthy and herbal hop notes that overlay the malt core. On the palate, Nimbus Red Ale offers a variety of well-integrated...

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Boulder Beer Company - Hazed & Infused

Style: American Pale Ale
ABV: 5.0%
Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 38
Serving Temperature: 42-47°F
Suggested Glassware: Pint Glass or Mug
Hops: Nugget, Willamette, Crystal, Centennial
Malts: Pale, Crystal, Roasted Barley
Country: United States

Boulder's Hazed & Infused is bottled unfiltered, so as its name suggests there's plenty of haze apparent in this tasty brew. Expect a rich amber color with a head that drops plenty of lace as it recedes. Big, bright, floral and citrusy hop aromas burst forth upon pouring, with a nice underpinning of caramel malt. We got some mild, resinous, herbal notes as well, plus a hint of tropical fruit and a dash of apricot. On the palate, too, this beer...

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Nimbus Brewing Company - Nimbus Pale Ale

Style: Pale Ale
ABV: 5.5%
Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 38
Serving Temperature: 40-45°F
Suggested Glassware: Pint Glass or Mug
Hops: Super Styrian (Aurora), Styrian
Malts: 2-Row, Flaked Wheat, Carapils, C-15, Munich
Country: United States

Expect a moderately hazy, deep orange-golden color on the pour, with plenty of foam to coat your glass as it recedes. Aromas of caramel and lightly bready malts are apparent, accompanied by a light fruitiness and a spicy, earthy hop aroma overtop. On the palate, we found the bitter and sweet components to be in a very nice balance. The malt backbone offers notes of rich caramel, moderate toast, and crackers, and is quite robust and...

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Brouwerij Corsendonk (Brasserie du Bocq) - Corsendonk Pater Dubbel

Style: Belgian Dubbel
ABV: 6.5%
Serving Temperature: 47-52°F
Suggested Glassware: Tulip or Goblet
Country: Belgium

Corsendonk's dubbel is considered by many to be a classic – an archetype of the style – and we're very excited to bring it to you this month. On the pour, it certainly looks the part as it presents a rich mahogany brown color capped by the voluminous head that Belgian bottle-conditioned beers are known for. This is definitely another one of those beers that just has to be poured into a glass in order for it to deliver its full, and impressive,...

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Coopers Brewery - Coopers Best Extra Stout

Style: Stout
ABV: 6.3%
Serving Temperature: 50-55°F
Suggested Glassware: Pint Glass or Mug
Country: Australia

Coopers Best Extra Stout is a true-to-style beer that offers an aromatic nose; look for bold notes of espresso, black licorice and black currants with a faint yeasty mustiness. Expect the coffee-like aromas to become even more pronounced in the flavor profile, especially as it warms, with high levels of roastiness and a touch of vanilla and licorice. The hop presence works with the roasted character to enhance the overall bitterness, but...

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Brouwerij Malheur - Zestig

Style: Strong Golden Ale / Belgian IPA
ABV: 10%
Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 60
Serving Temperature: 40–55° F
Suggested Glassware: Goblet, Tulip
Hops: Tettnang Tettnanger, Hallertau Mittelfrüh
Country: Belgium

If Malheur didn’t already have a special spot in our beer-loving hearts, we’d make room after sampling their latest release. We’re most accustomed to Malheur’s deep-dark beers—their 12 and Dark Brut come to mind first and foremost—but Zestig is more along the lines of their Bière Brut: pale, slightly creamy in texture, with a yeast-forward profile. We love Bière Brut, in the what-would-you-take-to-a-deserted-island sense of the word. And Zestig is...

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NoDa Brewing Company - Tart Attack

Style: Berliner Weisse
ABV: 4.3%
Serving Temperature: 39-45° F
Suggested Glassware: Tulip, Berliner Weisse bowl
Country: United States

NoDa Brewing’s Tart Attack takes the refreshing aspects of the Berliner Weisse style—lively carbonation, medium-light body, plus a core lactic tartness—and carries them on a different path than usual, with the addition of blackberries. There’s a natural pairing between Berliner Weisse and different types of sweetening syrup in Germany, the addition of the latter serving to soften the blow of the style’s vibrant acidity. (We prefer to limit...

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