Weekly Beer Update: Thursday August 27, 2015

Wondering where your pumpkin spiced latte's are? I think brewer's used all the pumpkins. This week brings another flood of gourd-style liquids along with some sour life-preservers! Check this list out!

Avery Brewing Co. (CO) - [The Dictator Series] The Kaiser - Batch 12, 2015 (Seasonal/Limited)

Single 22oz Bottle  9.30%  Imperial Oktoberfest

RateBeer: 95  Doppelbock

Cascade Brewing Co. (OR) - Apricot Ale - 2014 (Limited)

Single 750ml Bottle  7.60%  Barrel-Aged Sour Ale w/Apricot

RateBeer: 99  Sour/Wild Ale

Cascade Brewing Co. (OR) - Blackcap Raspberry - 2015 (Limited)

Single 750ml Bottle  7.63%  Barrel-Aged Sour Ale w/Raspberry

RateBeer: 98  Sour/Wild Ale

Cascade Brewing Co. (OR) - Kriek - 2014 (Limited)

Single 750ml Bottle  8.50%  Barrel-Aged Belgian-Style Sour Ale w/Cherries

RateBeer: 98  Sour Red/Brown Ale

Crooked Stave Artisan Artisan Beer Project (CO) - Petite Sour Pure Guava (New/Limited)

Single 375ml Bottle  5.50%  Sour Ale w/Tropical Fruit

RateBeer: requires more ratings

Crux Fermentation Project (OR) - [Banished Series] Better Off Dead - 2015 (New/Limited)

Single 375ml Bottle  7.00%  Barrel-Aged Flanders-Style Red Ale

RateBeer: 93  Sour Red/Brown Ale

Crux Fermentation Project (OR) - Half Hitch Imperial Mosaic IPA (Limited)

Single 375ml Bottle  10.00%  Mosaic Single Hopped Imperial India Pale Ale

RateBeer: 98  Imperial IPA

Notes: This Imperial IPA is full of tropical mosaic hops and one of the easiest drinking IIPA's I have come to find. A must try for any fans of the style!

Epic Brewing Co. (UT/CO) - The Gourdian Pumpkin Ale (New/Limited)

Six-Pack 12oz Cans  ???%  Pumpkin Ale w/Pumpkin, Orange Peel, Star Anise, 

Cinnamon and Cacao Nibs

RateBeer: not listed

Shipyard Brewing Co. (ME) - [Signature Series] Smashed Pumpkin (Seasonal/Limited)

Single 22oz Bottle  9.00%  Imperial Pumpkin Ale w/Pumpkin and Spices

RateBeer: 87  Spice/Herb/Vegetable

Southern Tier Brewing Co. (NY) - Imperial Pumking (Seasonal)

Four-Pack 12oz Bottles/Single 22oz Bottles/5 Gal Keg  8.60%  Imperial Pumpkin Ale w/Pumpkin and Natural Flavor

RateBeer: 98  Spice/Herb/Vegetable

Southern Tier Brewing Co. (NY) - [Blackwater Series] Warlock (Seasonal/Limited)

Single 22oz Bottle  10.00%  Imperial Stout w/Pumpkin and Natural Flavor

RateBeer: 96  Imperial Stout

Victory Brewing Co. (PA) - Festbier (Seasonal)

Six-Pack 12oz Bottles  5.60%  Oktoberfest 

RateBeer: 60  Oktoberfest/Marzen

[Utah Brewers Cooperative] Wasatch Brewing Co. (UT) - Black O'Lantern Pumpkin Stout (Seasonal)

Six-Pack 12oz Bottles  6.50%  Stout w/Pumpkin

RateBeer: 91  Spice/Herb/Vegetable

Westbrook Brewing Co. (SC) - Gose (Limited)

Six-Pack 12oz Cans  4.00%  Gose

RateBeer: 97  Grodziskie/Gose/Lichtenhainer

Please Ask Beer Department for six-pack. Not on shelves.

Notes: While we don't see much of this white ghost it sets the bar for the Gose style in the U.S. Salty, Mellow and you just can't get enough of it. We sure try but it seems to vanish before Instagram can process.

Westbrook Brewing Co. (SC) - One Claw (Limited)

Six-Pack 12oz Cans 5.50%  Rye Pale Ale

RateBeer: 96  American Pale Ale

Weekly Beer Update: Friday August 20, 2015

Wow what a list this week! More in the way of gourd liquids and a bunch of new beers for the season, one-offs and year-round offerings. Enjoy a safe weekend!

4 Noses Brewing Co. (CO) - [Anarchy IV] Hoppy Red Ale (New/Rotating)

Six-Pack 12oz Cans  7.30%  Red Ale

RateBeer: requires more ratings

4 Noses Brewing Co. (CO) - Hiker's Helles (New/Seasonal)

Six-Pack 12oz Cans  5.20%  German-Style Pale Lager

RateBeer: requires more ratings

4 Noses Brewing Co. (CO) - Proboscis Simcoe (New/Year-Round)

Six-Pack 12oz Cans  5.80%  Simcoe Single-Hop Pale Ale

RateBeer: requires more ratings

Alaskan Brewing Co. (AK) - Pumpkin Ale (New/Seasonal)

Six/Twelve-Pack 12oz Bottles  Brown Ale w/Pumpkin, Nutmeg and Clove

RateBeer: requires more ratings

Aspen Brewing Co. (CO), Casey Brewing and Blending (CO) - Biere de Garde (New/Limited)

Single 22oz Bottle  7.00%  Biere de Garde

RateBeer: requires more ratings

Ayinger Privatbrauerei (Germany) - Oktober Fest-Marzen (Seasonal)

Single 500ml Bottle  5.80%  Oktoberfest

RateBeer: 95  Oktoberfest/Marzen

Ballast Point Brewing Co. (CA) - Dead Ringer Oktoberfest (New/Seasonal)

Six-Pack 12oz Bottles  6.00%  Oktoberfest

RateBeer: 85  Oktoberfest/Marzen

Ballast Point Brewing Co. (CA) - Pumpkin Down (New/Seasonal)

Six-Pack 12oz Bottles  5.80%  Scottish Ale w/Pumpkin and Spices

RateBeer: requires more ratings

Denver Beer Co. (CO) - Hey! Pumpkin (Seasonal)

Six-Pack 12oz Cans  5.40%  Pumpkin Ale w/Pumpkin and Spices

RateBeer: 66  Spice/Herb/Vegetable

Funkwerks Brewing Co. (CO) - Raspberry Provencial (New Package)

Four-Pack 12oz Bottles  4.20%  Berliner Weisse w/Raspberry and Lemon Zest

RateBeer: 86  Berliner Weisse

Grimm Brothers Brewhouse (CO) - Master Thief (New Package)

Six-Pack 12oz Cans  5.20%  German-Style Porter

RateBeer: 80  Porter

Grimm Brothers Brewhouse (Co) - Snow Drop (New Package)

Six-Pack 12oz Cans  7.10%  Kottbusser Ale

RateBeer: 45  Wheat Ale

New Belgium Brewing Co. (CO) - Pumpkick (Seasonal)
Six-Pack 12oz Bottles  6.00%  Pumpkin Ale w/Pumpkin Juice, Cinnamon, Nutmeg,
Allspice, Cranberries and Lemongrass
RateBeer: 56  Spice/Herb/Vegetable

Paradox Beer Co. (CO) - Skully Barrel No. 29 (New/Limited)

Single 500ml Bottle  7.60%  Wine Barrel-Aged Sour Red Ale w/Tamarind and Lime Peel

RateBeer:  requires more ratings

Paradox Beer Co. (CO) - Skully Barrel No. 30 (New/Limited)

Single 500ml Bottle  8.90%  Wine Barrel-Aged Sour Ale w/Watermelon

RateBeer: requires more ratings

Odd 13 Brewing Co. (CO) - [Sinister Sour Series] Hawaiian Bartender (New/Limited)

Four-Pack 12oz Cans  6.70%  Dry-Hopped Sour Ale w/Pineapple and Mango

RateBeer: requires more ratings

Buyers Notes: The best sour ale out of can I've tasted and honestly one of the best sours this year period. Loads of tropical fruits up front with a acidic tart/sour finish is what makes this my new go-to beer. 

[The Boston Beer Co.] Samuel Adams Brewing Co. (MA) - [Limited Seasonal Series] Fat Jack (Seasonal)

Single 22oz Bottle  8.50%  Imperial Pumpkin Ale w/Pumpkin, Cinnamon, Ginger, 

Nutmeg and Allspice

RateBeer: 89  Spice/Herb/Vegetable

[The Boston Beer Co.] Samuel Adams Brewing Co. (MA) - Pumpkin Batch (Seasonal)

Six-Pack 12oz Bottles  5.60%  Belgian-Style Pumpkin Ale w/Pumpkin, Cinnamon, Ginger, 

Nutmeg and Allspice

RateBeer: not listed

Santa Fe Brewing Co. (NM) - Octoberfest (Seasonal)

Six-Pack 12oz Cans  6.00%  Oktoberfest

RateBeer: 44  Oktoberfest/Marzen

[Spoetzl Brewery] Shiner Specialty Beers (TX) - Oktoberfest (Seasonal)

Six/Twelve-Pack 12oz Bottles  5.70%  Oktoberfest

RateBeer: 26  Oktoberfest/Marzen

Shipyard Brewing Co. (ME) - Pumpkinhead (Seasonal)

Six-Pack 12oz Cans  4.20%  Pumpkin Ale

RateBeer: 28  Spice/Herb/Vegetable

[AB-InBev] Shock Top (Global) - Pumpkin Wheat (Seasonal)

Six-Pack 12oz Bottles  ??%  Pumpkin Wheat Ale w/Nutmeg, Cinnamon and Clove

RateBeer: 21  Spice/Herb/Vegetable

Warsteiner Brauerei (Germany) - Oktoberfest (Seasonal)

Six-Pack 11.2oz Bottles  5.90%  Oktoberfest

RateBeer: 34  Oktoberfest/Marzen

Special Releases: All Following Beers will be available for purchase 

Saturday August 22, 2015 at 3:00 p.m.

Bottle(s) per-customer TBD

Dogfish Head Brewing Co. (DE) - 120 Minute IPA (Limited- 40 Bottles)

Single 12oz Bottle  15-20%  Imperial India Pale Ale

RateBeer: 99  Imperial IPA

Green Flash Brewing Co. (CA) - [Cellar 3] Natura Morta Plum (Limited- 6 Bottles)

Single 750ml Bottle  5.50%  Wine Barrel-Aged Ale w/Plum

RateBeer: 89  Saison

We are looking through our "Attic" to find some more aged beers and limited stuff to pull out on Saturday. Trust us, we have some things to pull out.

Weekly Beer Update: Thursday August 13, 2015 and Special Releases for Saturday August 15, 2015

More seasonal changes and gourd full of pumpkin beers this week.

Abita Brewing Co. (LA) - Pecan Harvest Ale (Seasonal)

Six-Pack 12oz Bottles  5.20%  Amber Ale w/Louisiana Pecans

RateBeer: 30  Amber Ale

Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project (CO) - Nightmare on Brett (Limited)

Single 375ml Bottle  9.67%  Whiskey Barrel-Aged Sour Ale

RateBeer: 99  Sour Red/Brown

Dry Dock Brewing Co. (CO) - Imperial Pumpkin (Seasonal)

Single 22oz Bottle  9.00%  Imperial Pumpkin Ale w/Spices

RateBeer: 83  Spice/Herb/Vegetable

Dry Dock Brewing Co. (CO) - [Signature Series] Imperial Stout (Limited)

Single 22oz Bottle  10.10%  Whiskey Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout

RateBeer: requires more ratings

[AB-InBev] Elysian Brewing Co. (Global) - Night Owl (Seasonal)

Six-Pack 12oz Bottles  6.70%  Pumpkin Ale

RateBeer: 90  Spice/Herb/Vegetable

[AB-InBev] Elysian Brewing Co. (Global) - Punkuccino (Seasonal)

Single 22oz Bottle  6.00%  Pumpkin Ale w/Coffee, Cinnamon and Nutmeg

RateBeer: 99  Spice/Herb/Vegetable

[AB-InBev] Elysian Brewing Co. (Global) - The Great Pumpkin (Seasonal)

Single 22oz Bottle  8.10%  Imperial Pumpkin Ale w/Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Clove and Allspice

RateBeer: 96  Spice/Herb/Vegetable

Great Divide Brewing Co. (CO) - Titan IPA (New Package)

Twelve-Pack 12oz Cans  7.10%  India Pale Ale 

RateBeer: 98  India Pale Ale

Great Divide Brewing Co. (CO) - Whitewater Hoppy Wheat (New/Seasonal)

Six-Pack 12oz Cans  6.10%  Wheat Ale

RateBeer: 78  Wheat Ale

Odell Brewing Co. (CO) - Oktoberfest Marzen Style Lager (New/Seasonal)

Six-Pack 12oz Bottles  6.10%  Oktoberfest Marzen

RateBeer: 41  Oktoberfest/Marzen

[Port Brewing Co.] The Hop Concept (CA) - [Hop Freshener Series] Lemon & Grassy (New/Limited)

Single 22oz Bottle  5.80%  India Pale Ale

RateBeer: requires more ratings

Prairie Artisan Ales (OK), Brewed by Krebs Brewing Co. (OK) - Prairie Hop (Limited)

Single 500ml Bottle  8.00%  Dry-Hopped Belgian-Style Ale

RateBeer: 99  Belgian Ale

River North Brewing Co. (CO) - Quad XO (New/Limited)

Single 22oz Bottle  10.90%  Wine Barrel-Aged Belgian-Style Quadrupel

RateBeer: requires more ratings

Shipyard Brewing Co. (ME) - Pumpkinhead (Seasonal)

Six-Pack 12oz Bottles  4.50%  Pumpkin Ale

RateBeer: 28  Spice/Herb/Vegetable

Stone Brewing Co. (CA) - 19th Anniversary Thunderstruck IPA (New/Limited)

Single 22oz Bottle  8.70%  100% Australian Hopped Imperial India Pale Ale

RateBeer:  requires more ratings

Special Releases: The following limited beers will be made available for purchase on

Saturday August 15, 2015 at 3:00 p.m.

One Bottle per customer until Sold Out.

Port Brewing Co. (CA) - Santa's Little Helper Bourbon Barrel-Aged (Seasonal/Limited)

Single 375ml Bottle  12.00%  Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout

RateBeer: 98  Imperial Stout

Prairie Artisan Ales (OK), Brewed by Krebs Brewing Co. (OK) - Pirate Noir (New/Limited)

Single 12oz Bottle  12.00%  Rum Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout

RateBeer: 97  Imperial Stout

Russian River Brewing Co. (CA) - Pliny the Elder (Limited)

Single 500ml Bottle  8.00%  Imperial India Pale Ale

RateBeer: 100  Imperial IPA

Russian River Brewing Co. (CA) - Supplication (Limited)

Single 375ml Bottle  7.00%  Pinot Noir Barrel-Aged Sour Ale w/Sour Cherries

RateBeer: 100  Sour Red/Brown