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Brothers Craft Brewing - Fest Bier

Peak Organic Brewing Company - Fresh Cut

Brothers Craft Brewing - Lil' Hellion

Peak Organic Brewing Company - Autumn IPA

Brothers Craft Brewing - Skyline Falls

Peak Organic Brewing Company - Peak IPA

Stieglbrauerei - Stiegl Goldbräu

Benediktiner Weissbräu - Weissbier

Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales - Making the Turn (Rare Beer Club Exclusive)

The Bruery - Sucré 2014 (Rare Beer Club Exclusive)

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Brothers Craft Brewing - Fest Bier
Peak Organic Brewing Company - Fresh Cut
Brothers Craft Brewing - Lil' Hellion
Peak Organic Brewing Company - Autumn IPA
Brothers Craft Brewing - Skyline Falls
Peak Organic Brewing Company - Peak IPA
Stieglbrauerei - Stiegl Goldbräu
Benediktiner Weissbräu - Weissbier
Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales - Making the Turn (Rare Beer Club Exclusive)
The Bruery - Sucré 2014 (Rare Beer Club Exclusive)

Brothers Craft Brewing - Fest Bier

Bottle Size: 12-oz
Style: Märzen / Oktoberfest
ABV: 5.6%
Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 28
Serving Temperature: 42-47º F
Suggested Glassware: Seidel/Mug, Stein, Pint Glass
Hops: Hallertau Magnum
Malts: Munich I, Pilsner, Vienna, Caramunich
Country: United States

Traditionally brewed in March (März) and kept in cool storage over the spring and summer months, märzenbiers became the traditional style enjoyed during Oktoberfest, thus they’re also referred to as Oktoberfest-style beers. This interpretation from Brothers Craft Brewing presents a true-to-style rich golden color, topped by a head of just-off-white foam. On the nose, look for a light kiss of German hops to deliver grassy and somewhat spicy overtones with...

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Peak Organic Brewing Company - Fresh Cut

Bottle Size: 12-oz
Style: Dry-Hopped American Pilsner
ABV: 4.6%
Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 38
Serving Temperature: 42-47º F
Suggested Glassware: Pilsner Glass
Hops: Chinook, Summit, Citra
Malts: Pilsner, Wheat
Country: United States

Fresh Cut represents Peak Organic’s foray into the American trend of taking lager styles and amping up the bitterness a bit while using American hops for a distinctly different character. There’s also been another trend for a few years towards more “sessionable”, lower-ABV IPAs, and Fresh Cut shares some similarities with such beers, albeit as a lager. On the nose, look for softly floral notes of citrus blossoms, citrus zest, a touch of cut grass, lemongrass, and a...

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Brothers Craft Brewing - Lil' Hellion

Bottle Size: 12-oz
Style: Helles Lager
ABV: 4.9%
Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 18
Serving Temperature: 45-50º F
Suggested Glassware: Pilsner Glass, Flute, Willi Becher
Hops: Hallertau Blanc
Malts: Pilsner, Munich I, Melanoidin
Country: United States

This German-style helles (“pale”) lager presents a bright golden color with a hint of haze, topped by a head of light khaki foam. A rather juicy hop note makes an appearance upfront in the aroma, offering a touch of lemony citrus character, some gooseberry impressions, a bit of a tropical vibe, and a sense of vinous acidity. It’s the hallmark of the German Hallertau Blanc hop, which is known for its ability to contribute a white wine impression. Beneath these expressive...

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Peak Organic Brewing Company - Autumn IPA

Bottle Size: 12-oz
Style: Hazy Session IPA
ABV: 4.8%
Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 54
Serving Temperature: 45-50º F
Suggested Glassware: IPA Glass, Tulip, Pint Glass
Hops: Citra, El Dorado, Azacca
Malts: Pale, Crystal 120, Dark Malted Wheat
Country: United States

This seasonal release from Peak presents a well-hazed light golden orange topped by a sizeable head of pale foam. The brewers aimed to combine the lower ABV of a session IPA with the characteristically fruity New England hazy style of IPA, and that’s certainly what we get in the aroma. Look for a multifacted hop profile evoking tropical notes akin to mango and a little pineapple, along with peach-like stone fruit character, touches of melon, and a nice dose of citrus that...

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Brothers Craft Brewing - Skyline Falls

Bottle Size: 12-oz
Style: New England-style Hazy IPA
ABV: 6.5%
Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 26
Serving Temperature: 45-50º F
Suggested Glassware: IPA Glass, Tulip, Pint Glass
Hops: Mosaic, El Dorado, Cashmere
Malts: 2-Row, White Wheat, Flaked Oats, Golden Naked Oats
Country: United States

Pouring a bright golden orange color, well-hazed, and with a robust head of off-white foam, Skyline Falls looks good as it rests in the glass. Lusciously fruity aromas burst forth right away, and it’s a complex fruitiness, too. Look for prominent layers of tropical fruit and flora, with additional facets of stone fruits, melon, citrus juice & zest steering towards lemon-lime, and a lightly herbal zing. The aroma party continues in the flavor, too, as those fruity elements cascade...

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Peak Organic Brewing Company - Peak IPA

Bottle Size: 12-oz
Style: American IPA
ABV: 7.1%
Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 62
Serving Temperature: 45-50º F
Suggested Glassware: IPA Glass, Pint Glass, or Mug
Hops: Amarillo, Simcoe, Nugget
Malts: Pale, Crystal 60
Country: United States

Pouring a bright golden hue with some haze and a cap of just-off-white foam, Peak Organic IPA looks good in the glass while also presenting quite an inviting aroma profile; look for piney, floral, and citric notes reminiscent of grapefruit and orange, with stone fruit and tropical overtones and a touch of mild caramel underneath it all. Dry-hopped with both Simcoe and Amarillo, this IPA is not shy on the palate either. A good backbone of pale malt and light caramel...

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Stieglbrauerei - Stiegl Goldbräu

Bottle Size: 500-ml
Style: Austrian Märzen / Helles Lager
ABV: 5.0%
Serving Temperature: 43-48° F
Suggested Glassware: Pilsner Glass, Flute, Stange, Willi Becher
Country: Austria

Known as Salzburg’s “liquid gold,” Goldbräu unsurprisingly presents a bright golden hue in the glass, with crystal clarity and a bold cap of white foam which persists well. Locals would consider this brew an Austrian Märzen, which is distinct from the somewhat darker-hued German version, though we think Helles Lager is an equally appropriate descriptor. On the nose, look for a nice dose of fresh doughy bread and some crackery notes, overlaid by a lightly floral and...

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Benediktiner Weissbräu - Weissbier

Bottle Size: 500-ml
Style: Weissbier/Hefeweizen
ABV: 5.4%
Serving Temperature: 45-50° F
Suggested Glassware: Weizen Glass
Country: Germany

Pouring a hazy, golden-amber hue, slightly deeper than some others of the style, this unfiltered wheat beer develops a voluminous head of foam, as we expect. Use a weizen glass or, if you don't have one, try another vertically-oriented glass like a pilsner glass or a stange so the head has room to rise. On the nose, look for yeast- and hop-driven notes, with spicy clove-like herbal tones and moderate noble hop aromas, along with touches of banana esters, bubblegum, and...

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Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales - Making the Turn (Rare Beer Club Exclusive)

Bottle Size: 750-ml
Style: Barrel-Aged Wild Stout with Juniper Berries and Chocolate
ABV: 6.5%
Serving Temperature: 45–50° F
Suggested Glassware: Tulip, Chalice, Goblet, or Teku Glass
Country: United States

This wild stout was brewed with an array of specialty malts to impart deep complexity and juniper berries to give a distinct gin-like fruitiness. It spent twelve months in oak barrels before the addition of unsweetened chocolate which added character and depth to the flavor. Fuggle hops give the beer an easy 20 IBUs of bitterness. The ABV touches 6.5%, from incorporating 2 Row, Rye Malt, Roasted Barley, C-120, and Black Malt, bringing forth a complex beer with the aromas and flavors of a fruited and spiced chocolate stout and characteristics of a Bière Noire des Flandres...

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The Bruery - Sucré 2014 (Rare Beer Club Exclusive)

Bottle Size: 750-ml
Style: New American Oak Aged Old Ale
ABV: 14.5%
Serving Temperature: 50–57° F
Suggested Glassware: Chalice, Goblet, Tulip, or Snifter Glass
Country: United States

Originally released to the public in 2014, Sucré is no longer available to purchase directly from The Bruery. We’re pleased to be able to offer Sucré as a Rare Beer Club exclusive this month. This will be available only to our club members. The Rare Beer Club has exclusively procured a small number of cases of Sucré from deep within The Bruery’s library and we’re honored to continue our long-standing relationship with them. Sucré’s creation is one that pays homage to the rich English-style Old Ale tradition...

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