Saturday, January 31, 2015

Weekly Beer Update: Saturday, January 31, 2014

News: We brought on two new breweries for the state this week; Helm's Brewing Co. and The Traveler Beer Co.. 

Helm's Brewing Co. was founded in 2012 in San Diego, California. This small community based brewery holds strong to it's maritime heritage. Hailing from San Diego they produce some fantastic hop forward beers and experimental brews.


Started in 2012 under the House of Shandy name, The Traveler Beer Co. is a Boston Beer Co. subsidiary with a focus on Shandy styles beers. Light wheat beers infused with Lemon, Grapefruit and other varieties of fruit. Beers perfect for the porch or any time you are looking for a citrus forward refreshing beer.




Single 22oz Bottle  6.66%  Red Ale
RateBeer: 98 Amber Ale

Anchor - Saison (New/Seasonal- Now-May)
Six-Pack 12oz Bottles  7.20%  Saison w/Lemongrass, Lemon Peel and Ginger
RateBeer: 55 Saison

Single 500ml Bottle  10.50%  Barleywine
RateBeer: 76  Barley wine



Single 750ml Bottle  8.40%  Imperial Porter w/Vanilla and Cinnamon
RateBeer: 91 Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer


Single 22oz Bottle  9.40%  Belgian-Style Golden w/Brettanomyces
RateBeer: 98 Sour/Wild Ale

Fremont - Select 77 (New/Seasonal)
Six-Pack 12oz Cans  4.00%  Session India Pale Ale
RateBeer: 93  Session IPA


Helm's - Beeruccino (New/Year-Round)
Single 22oz Bottle  7.20%  Porter w/Coffee
RateBeer: 78  Porter


Helm's - Wicked as Sin (New/Year-Round)
Single 22oz Bottle  6.60%  Rye India Pale Ale
RateBeer: 59  India Pale Ale



Single 750ml Bottle  11.00%  Imperial Stout
RateBeer: 100  Imperial Stout



Single 500ml Bottle  14.10%  Bourbon Barrel-Aged Barleywine
RateBeer: 100  Barley wine



Prost - Altbier (New- Year-Round)
Six-Pack 12oz Bottles  5.00%  German-Style Pale Ale
RateBeer: 51  Altbier


Ritterguts - Gose (New/Year-Round)
Single 500ml Bottle  4.20%  Gose
RateBeer: 94  Grodziskie/Gose/Lichtenhainer



Single 22oz Bottle  12.70%  Whiskey Barrel-Aged Belgian-Style Quadrupel
RateBeer: 86  Abt/Quadrupel


Single 750ml Bottle  8.70%  Imperial Stout w/Chocolate
RateBeer: 100  Imperial Stout



Four-Pack 12oz Bottles  9.60%  Barleywine
RateBeer: 99  Barley wine



Six-Pack 12oz Bottles  6.20%  India Pale Ale w/Distilled Hop Oil
RateBeer; 91  India Pale Ale



[Boston Beer Co.] The Traveler Beer Co. - Curious Traveler (New/Year-Round)
Six-Pack 12oz Bottles  4.40%  Lemon Shandy
RateBeer: 26  Fruit Beer/Raddler



[Boston Beer Co.] The Traveler Beer Co. - Forbidden Traveler (New/Seasonal)
Six-Pack 12oz Bottles  4.40%  Wheat Ale w/Apple
RateBeer: requires more ratings



[Boston Beer Co.] The Traveler Beer Co. - Illusive Traveler (New/Year-Round)
Six-Pack 12oz Bottles  4.40%  Grapefruit Shandy
RateBeer: 27  Fruit/Herb/Vegetable



Single 22oz Bottle  7.10%  India Pale Ale w/Agave Nectar
RateBeer: 60  India Pale Ale



Single 22oz Bottle  9.50%  Imperial Porter
RateBeer: 97  Imperial/Strong Porter


Single 22oz Bottle  4.20%  Lichtenhainer (Smoked Sour Wheat)
RateBeer: 82  Grodziskie/Gose/Lichtenhainer



Thursday, January 22, 2015

Weekly Beer Update: Thursday January 22, 2014 and Special Releases

Breweries truly are The Gift that Keeps on Giving. Enjoy.

This week we finally welcome 5 Rabbit Cerveceria from Bedford Park, Illinois. This GABF award winning brewery is a Latin influenced craft brewery created by some of the best names in craft beer. They create wonderful arrays of flavors using Latin inspired ingredients and culture.


5 Rabbit - 5 Lizard (New/Year-Round)
Six-Pack 12oz Bottles  4.30%  Wheat Ale w/Coriander, Lime Peel and Passion Fruit
RateBeer: 71 Belgian White
-Buyers Notes- The addition of the fruit sets this witbier apart. The nose is full with yeast and passion fruit and the tartness of the lime peel cutting the sweetness on the palate. Awesome highly drinkable beer.

Six-Pack 12oz Bottles  5.00%  Porter w/Ancho Chile
RateBeer: 73 Porter

Four-Pack 12oz Bottle  6.80%  Black India Pale Ale
RateBeer: requires more ratings


Fremont - Dark Star (New/Seasonal)
Four-Pack 12oz Cans  8.00%  Imperial Oatmeal Stout
RateBeer: 97 Imperial Stout


Single 22oz Bottle  9.50%  Wheatwine Ale
RateBeer: requires more ratings
-Buyers Notes- If you are a fan of Barleywines, buy this beer! This is a  first of it's kind. Made with 100% Wheat Malt this beer is full of flavor without being overly sweet like some Barleywines.The body is huge but smooth as silk.

Single 22oz Bottle  9.50%  Imperial India Pale Ale
RateBeer: 99 Imperial/Double IPA

Single 22oz Bottle  7.00%  India Pale Ale
RateBeer: 98 India Pale Ale

New Belgium - Slow Ride (New/Year-Round)
Six-Pack 12oz Bottles  4.50%  Session India Pale Ale
RateBeer: 82 Session IPA
-Buyers Notes- This beer might be the best "Session IPA" I've had. Big tropical nose with a mellow easy to drink hop-forward taste. Somehow they made a 40 IBU beer taste like a 60 IBU IPA without the tongue lashing.


Perennial/Prairie - Dual Artisanship (New/Limited)
Single 750ml Bottle  6.90%  Red Saison w/Brettanomyces
RateBeer: 95 Saison


Prairie - Funky Gold Amarillo (New/Limited)
Single 500ml Bottle  7.50%  Dry-Hopped Sour Ale
RateBeer: requires more ratings

Limited Releases: 
Available Saturday January 24 at 3:00 p.m. One per customer until sold out.


Single 22oz Bottle  13.50%  Barrel-Aged Barleywine
RateBeer: 100  Barley wine


Prairie - Bomb! (Limited)
Single 12oz Bottle  13.00%  Imperial Stout w/Coffee, Cacao Nibs, Vanilla Beans and Chili Peppers
RateBeer: 100 Imperial Stout


Single 375ml Bottle  10.00%  Wine Barrel-Aged Dark Sour Ale w/Currents
RateBeer: 100 Sour Red/Brown

Single 500ml Bottle  8.00%  Imperial India Pale Ale
RateBeer: 100 Imperial/Double IPA

Thursday, January 15, 2015

Weekly Beer Update: Thursday Jan. 15, 2015

Now Available...


Six-Pack 12oz Bottles  6.00%  India Pale Ale w/Louisiana Ruby Red Grapefruit
RateBeer: 71 India Pale Ale


Six-Pack 12oz Bottles  6.50%  German-Style Maibock
RateBeer: 34 Heller Bock


Single 22oz Bottle  8.50%  Imperial Black India Pale Ale
RateBeer: 97 Black India Pale Ale


Single 22oz Bottle  8.90% Blended Belgian-Style Strong Ale
RateBeer: 96 Belgian Strong


Single 22oz Bottle  10.00%  Imperial Stout
RateBeer: 98 Imperial Stout


Single 22oz Bottle  10.00%  Imperial Red Ale
RateBeer: 98 American Strong Ale


Six-Pack 11.2oz Bottles  5.60%  India Pale Ale
RateBeer: 65 India Pale Ale


Boon - Oude Geuze Boon (New/Year-Round?)
Single 750ml Bottle  7.00%  Gueuze
RateBeer: 95 Lambic Style Gueuze


Single 22oz Bottle  9.50%  Imperial India Pale Ale
RateBeer: 99 India Pale Ale


Twelve-Pack 12oz Bottles  6.20%  Pale Ale
RateBeer: 96 American Pale Ale


Destihl - Abbey's Single (New/Year-Round/Limited)
Four-Pack 12oz Cans  4.90%  Belgian-Style Single 
RateBeer: 72 Belgian Ale


Destihl - Hoperation Overload (New/Year-Round/Limited)
Four-Pack 12oz Cans  9.60%  Imperial India Pale Ale
RateBeer: 86 Imperial/Double IPA


Destihl - Vertex IPA (New/Year-Round/Limited)
Four-Pack 12oz Cans  6.30%  India Pale Ale
RateBeer: 91 India Pale Ale


Four-Pack 12oz Cans  5.00%  Gose w/Coriander
RateBeer: 92 Grodziskie/Gose/Lichtenhainer


Funkwerks - Quad (New/Limited)
Single 750ml Bottle  10.00%  Belgian-Style Quadrupel
RateBeer: 54 Abt/Quadrupel


Single 750ml Bottle  8.50%  Belgian-Style Strong w/Pink, Black, Green Peppercorns
RateBeer: requires more ratings


Six-Pack 12oz Bottles  8.30%  Belgian-Style Tripel
RateBeer: 88 Abbey Tripel


Four-Pack 12oz Bottles  6.60%  Black India Pale Ale w/Vanilla
RateBeer: 47 Black IPA


Single 500ml Bottle  8.50%  Blended Barrel-Aged Sour Blonde
RateBeer: not listed


Single 22oz Bottle  9.40%  Imperial India Pale Ale
RateBeer: 100 Imperial/Double IPA


Tommyknocker - Legend (Seasonal/Limited)
Four-Pack 12oz Bottles  10.00%  Oak-Aged Imperial Brown Ale w/Maple Syrup
RateBeer: 87 American Strong Ale


Uinta - Yard Sale (Seasonal)
Six-Pack 12oz Cans  4.00%  Amber Lager
RateBeer: 32 Amber Lager/Vienna