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St. Benedictus Abbey - Achel Trappist Extra

Crazy Mountain Brewing Company - Local’s Stash Reserve Series Black Barleywine

EKU Brauerei - EKU Pils

EKU Brauerei - EKU 28

Clipper City Brewing Company - Heavy Seas Cross Bones

Clipper City Brewing Company - Heavy Seas Loose Cannon

Clipper City Brewing Company - Heavy Seas Winter Storm

Sudwerk Brewing Company - Ultimator

Sudwerk Brewing Company - Rye of the Lager

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St. Benedictus Abbey - Achel Trappist Extra
Crazy Mountain Brewing Company - Local’s Stash Reserve Series Black Barleywine
EKU Brauerei - EKU Pils
EKU Brauerei - EKU 28
Clipper City Brewing Company - Heavy Seas Cross Bones
Clipper City Brewing Company - Heavy Seas Loose Cannon
Clipper City Brewing Company - Heavy Seas Winter Storm
Sudwerk Brewing Company - Ultimator
Sudwerk Brewing Company - Rye of the Lager

Sudwerk Brewing Company - Ultimator

Style: Doppelbock
ABV: 8.0%
Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 45
Serving Temperature: 47-52° F
Suggested Glassware: Pint Glass, Tulip, Snifter, Pilsner Glass
Hops: Perle, Tradition, Tettnang
Malts: 2-Row Pale, Chocolate, Caramunich 1 & 3, Munich Type 1 & 2
Country: United States

Sudwerk’s Ultimator doppelbock (double bock) pours a very dark brown with reddish flashes, and offers up a big array of malty aromas. Look for big bready notes with a bit of a cake-like character thanks to some residual sweetness. We also picked up notes of dark rum, fruit-infused chocolate, rich caramel and, as it warmed in the glass, a hint of alcohol which merges with some spicy hops. The story is much the same on the palate, too, as this...

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Sudwerk Brewing Company - Rye of the Lager

Style: Rye India Pale Lager
ABV: 7.0%
Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 70
Serving Temperature: 49-57° F
Suggested Glassware: Pint Glass or Tulip
Hops: Mosaic, Simcoe, Amarillo
Malts: 2-Row Pale, Heirloom German Rye, C-60, Victory
Country: United States

In 2015, we were lucky enough to be able to include this brew (in 22-oz. size) in a special offer for our Rare Beer Club members, who were among the first to get their hands on this new Rye IPL, which had previously only existed as a test batch. We’re very happy Sudwerk has been able to keep brewing this delicious beer and that we’ve been able to secure a batch for our 12-oz. beer club members. This heavily hopped rye pale lager is copper...

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Clipper City Brewing Company - Heavy Seas Loose Cannon

Style: American IPA
ABV: 7.25%
Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 45
Suggested Glassware: Pint Glass or Mug
Hops: Cascade, Warrior, Simcoe, Palisade, Centennial, Citra
Malts: Pale, Munich, Caramalt
Country: United States

Heavy Seas’ flagship beer pours a lightly hazy golden-copper color with plenty of sticky foam that drops nice lacing as you empty your glass. The first whiff of Loose Cannon unabashedly declares itself an American IPA. Look for big citrus aromas which lean toward tangerine and grapefruit, accompanied by piney-herbal notes and a big overall resinous quality. The six different hop varieties come through with a big, expressive, juicy fruit...

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Clipper City Brewing Company - Heavy Seas Cross Bones

Style: Session IPA
ABV: 4.5%
Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 35
Suggested Glassware: Pint Glass or Mug
Hops: Chinook, Equinox, Hallertau Blanc, Cascade, Simcoe, Palisade
Malts: Pale, Munich, Wheat, Caramalt, Carapils, Biscuit
Country: United States

Brewed as a session IPA, Cross Bones weighs in at just 4.5% ABV, but stands as a testament to how lower-gravity beers can still deliver tons of flavor. Pouring an attractive copper color with a sizable head of lasting foam, Cross Bones looks good in the glass and is quite exuberant in the aroma department, too. Brewed with no less than a half-dozen different hop varieties, the beer presents a myriad of bright and complex notes including...

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EKU Brauerei - EKU 28

Style: Doppelbock-Eisbock
ABV: 11%
Serving Temperature: 48-55° F
Suggested Glassware: Snifter or Tulip
Country: Germany

EKU 28 walks a bit of a tightrope act between a standard eisbock and an amped-up, fortified doppelbock. While their recipe has never been released to the public, we do know that it spends an astonishing nine months lagering, during which time the temperature is lowered until the beer starts to freeze. EKU claims, however, that the amount of ice removed from the beer is not really a major factor in its potent level of alcohol or its...

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EKU Brauerei - EKU Pils

Style: German Pilsner
ABV: 5%
Serving Temperature: 43-48° F
Suggested Glassware: Pilsner Glass
Country: Germany

As you might suspect from the name, EKU Pils is a pilsner, a style that has, very loosely-interpreted, become the most popular style of beer in the world since its invention in 1842. This style originated in the town of Pilsen in the Czech Republic, and it was the first beer to be brewed clear and golden in color (up until that time, beer was dark and rather murky). Though it’s always remained popular in the Czech Republic, the Germans...

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Local’s Stash Reserve Series Black Barleywine Style Ale

Crazy Mountain Brewing Company - Local’s Stash Reserve Series Black Barleywine

Style: Black English-style Barleywine
ABV: 11%
Serving Temperature: 55–61° F
Suggested Glassware: Snifter, Tulip, Chalice, Goblet or Bordeaux Glass
Country: United States

Pouring a dense, deep, dark hue, very nearly black save for some reddish flashes when held to a strong light, this brew looks impressive in the glass as its cap of foam slowly settles to a persistent ring. Chocolate overtones are obvious immediately in the aroma, invoking both milk and dark chocolate varieties, augmented by touches of ash and scorched caramel. There’s an earthiness too, strengthening with a good swirl, along with some spice...

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St. Benedictus Abbey - Achel Trappist Extra

Style: Strong Trappist Ale
ABV: 9.5%
Serving Temperature: 52–59° F
Suggested Glassware: Chalice, Goblet, Tulip or Pinot Glass
Country: Belgium

This has long been one of our favorite Trappist beers, brewed by the smallest monastery brewery in Belgium, and only about 300 cases total are brought into the U.S. each year. It can be a challenge tracking this one down stateside, especially as of late, and for us this is one of those standout beers that really is worth tracking down. Even among the Trappist offerings, which are entirely stellar in their own right, there’s something unique...

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Clipper City Brewing Company - Heavy Seas Winter Storm

Style: Imperial ESB
ABV: 7.5%
Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 50
Serving Temperature: 47-52° F
Suggested Glassware: Pint Glass or Mug
Hops: Warrior, Kent Goldings, Fuggle, Centennial, Cascade
Malts: Pale, Caramalt, Crystal, Chocolate
Country: United States

ESB (Extra Special Bitter) is, despite how the name might sound, a very balanced English style that’s very much in line with what we might casually consider a pale ale in the U.S., albeit traditionally with British hop varieties. We can’t say we’ve had too many imperial or double ESBs, but after sampling what Heavy Seas has done with Winter Storm, we hope to encounter more. This winter seasonal beer pours a deep amber hue with crystal clarity...

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