New Beer: March 29, 2012

It has ended up being a short list this week. But check it out.

Boulevard - Boss Tom's Golden Bock (Seasonal)

12oz Six-Pack  6.10%  Heller Bock

RateBeer: 42  BeerAdvocate: 82

Great Divide - 18th Anniversary Wood Aged Double IPA (Seasonal)

22oz Single  10.00%  Wood Aged India Pale Ale

RateBeer: 98  BeerAdvocate: [requires more ratings]

Great Divide - Chocolate Oak Aged Yeti (Seasonal)

22oz Single  9.50%  Oak Aged Imperial Stout w/ Chocolate

RateBeer: 100  BeerAdvocate: 91

Hofbrau - Maibock (Seasonal)

11.2oz Single  7.20%  Maibock

RateBeer: 86  BeerAdvocate: 87

Odell - Shenanigans (New/Limited)

750ml Single  9.10%  Wild/Sour Ale

RateBeer: [requires more ratings]  BeerAdvocate: [requires more ratings]

Sierra Nevada - Hoptimum (Seasonal/Limited)

12oz Four-Pack  10.40%  Imperial India Pale Ale

RateBeer: 99  BeerAdvocate: 90

No Special Releases this weekend.

New Beer: Friday March 23, 2012

Here we go again..

Alaskan - [Pilot Series] Birch Bock (New/Limited)

22oz Single  8.50% Doppelbock w/Birch Syrup

RateBeer: [requires more ratings]  BeerAdvocate: [requires more ratings]

Ass Kisser - Hefewiezen (New/Year-Round)

12oz Four-Pack  5.80%  Hefeweizen

RateBeer: [requires more ratings]  BeerAdvocate: [not listed]

Ass Kisser - Strawberry Wit (New/Year-Round?)

12oz Six-Pack  5.80%  Belgian-Style Wit w/ Strawberry

RateBeer: [requires more ratings]  BeerAdvocate: [not listed]

Breckenridge - 72 Imperial (New/Occasional)

12oz Four-Pack  7.20%  Chocolate Cream Stout

RateBeer: 91  BeerAdvocate: 88

Goose Island - Pere Jocques (Seasonal)

22oz Single  8.00%  Belgian Strong Ale

RateBeer: 97  BeerAdvocate: 88

Lakefront - Fixed Gear (New/Year-Round)

12oz Six-Pack  6.50%  Red Ale

RateBeer: 90  BeerAdvocate: 85

Lakefront - [My Turn Series] Dan Baltic Porter (New/Limited)

22oz Single  8.50%  Baltic Porter

RateBeer: 88  BeerAdvocate: 88

Left Hand - Good JuJu (Seasonal)

12oz Six-Pack  4.00%  Pale Ale w/Ginger Root

RateBeer: 34  BeerAdvocate: 77

Leinenkugel's - Summer Shandy (Seasonal/New Package)

12oz Twelve-Pack Cans  Fruit Beer

RateBeer: 17  BeerAdvocate: 71

Tusker - Lager (It's Back!)

12oz Single  4.20%  Import Lager

RateBeer: 7  BeerAdvocate: 71

Special Releases: Friday March 23 @ 4:00pm

Dogfish Head - 75 Minute IPA (New/Limited)

750ml Single  7.50%  India Pale Ale

RateBeer: 99  BeerAdvocate: 92

Dogfish Head - Chateau Jiahu (Occasional/Limited)

750ml Single  9.00%  Ale

RateBeer: 88  BeerAdvocate: 86

Dogfish Head/Victory/Stone - Saison du Buff (Seasonal/Limited)

12oz Single  6.80%  Saison

RateBeer: 95  BeerAdvocate: 87

Special Releases: Saturday March 24 @ 2:00pm

Boulevard - [SmokeStack Series] Rye on Rye (Seasonal/Limited)

750ml Single  11.00%  Rye Ale

RateBeer: 99  BeerAdvocate: 92

Russian River - Redemption (Occasional/Limited)

375ml Single  5.15%  Belgian-Style Pale Ale

RateBeer: 97  BeerAdvocate: 91

Russian River - Sanctification (Occasional/Limited)

375ml  6.75%  Sour/Wild Ale

RateBeer: 100  BeerAdvocate: 95

New Beer: Thursday March 15, 2012

I told you we were back and ready.

Bockor - Cuvee des Jacobins Rouge
(New/Year-Round)

11.2oz Four-Pack  5.50%  Flemmish Sour Ale

RateBeer: 99  BeerAdvocate: 94

Bocker - Omer. Traditional Blond
 (New/Year-Round)

22oz Single  8.00%  Belgian Strong Pale

RateBeer: 81  BeerAdvocate: 80

Breckenridge - SummerBright (Seasonal)

12oz Six-Pack  4.50%  Wheat Ale

RateBeer: 24  BeerAdvocate: 72

Grand Teton - [Cellar Reserve] 5 O'Clock Shadow
(New/Limited)

750ml Single  7.60%  Double Black Lager/Schwarzbier

RateBeer: [requires more ratings]  BeerAdvocate: 88

Kona - Longboard Lager (New Package)

12oz Six-Pack Cans  4.60%  Lager

RateBeer: 31  BeerAdvocate: 78

Left Coast - Trestles IPA (New/Year-Round)

22oz Single  6.80%  India Pale Ale

RateBeer: 97  BeerAdvocate: 83

Left Coast - The Wedge (New/Seasonal)

22oz Single  7.10%  Black India Pale Ale

RateBeer: 91  BeerAdvocate: [requires more ratings]

Left Hand - Smoke Jumper
(Occasional/Last brewed in 2008)

22oz Single  9.80%  Smoked Porter

RateBeer: 99  BeerAdvocate: 91

Pyramid - Discord (New/Seasonal)

12oz Six-Pack  6.50%  Black India Pale Ale

RateBeer: 89  BeerAdvocate: 80

Pyramid - Outburst (New/Year-Round)

12oz Six-Pack  8.50%  Imperial India Pale Ale

RateBeer: 94  BeerAdvocate: 85

Rogue - Yellow Snow (New Package/Year-Round)

12oz Six-Pack  6.20%  India Pale Ale

RateBeer: 96  BeerAdvocate: 86

Stiegl - Goldbrau (New/Year-Round)

11.2oz Six-Pack  4.90%  European Lager

RateBeer: 26  BeerAdvocate: 80

Twisted Pine - [Artisan Ale] Sacred Spice (New/Limited)

750ml Single  ???%  Chai Porter

RateBeer: [not listed]  BeerAdvocate: [not listed]

Lukas Special Releases: Friday March 16 @ 4:00pm

Funkwerks - Brett Dream
(New/Limited - 2100 Bottles)

750ml Single  7.20%  Brettanomyces Ale

RateBeer: [not listed]  BeerAdvocate: [not listed]

Russian River - Pliny the Elder (It's Time Again)

500ml Single  8.00%  Imperial India Pale Ale

RateBeer: 100  BeerAdvocate: 100

Stone/Fat Head's/Bear Republic - TBA (New/Limited)

12oz Single  7.10%  Extra Hoppy Brown Ale/American Strong Ale

RateBeer: 93  BeerAdvocate: 87

New Beer: Thursday March 8, 2012 (Part 03)

Part 03  (Special Releases)

Lukas Liquor Releases for Friday March 9 @ 4:00pm

Avery - [Barrel Room Series #10] Muscat d' Amour (New/Rare)

12oz Single  10.78%  American Wild/Sour Ale

RateBeer: 91  BeerAdvocate: [requires more ratings]

Odell - Footprint RegionAle (New/Limited)

750ml Single  9.50%  American Strong Ale

RateBeer: 87  BeerAdvocate: [requires more ratings]

Unibroue - 17 Grand Reserve (New/Limited)

750ml Single  10.00%  Oak Aged Belgian Strong Ale 

RateBeer: 99 [review for 17, not Grande Reserve]  BeerAdvocate: 89

Lukas Liquor Releases for Saturday March 10 @ 2:00pm

Dogfish Head - 120 Minute (Occasional/Limited)

12oz Single  18.00%  American Strong Ale

RateBeer: 99  BeerAdvocate: 87

Dogfish Head - Red & White (Occasional/Limited)

750ml Single  10.00% Belgian Strong Ale, Blended

RateBeer: 97  BeerAdvocate: 88

Dogfish Head - World Wide Stout (Rare)

12oz Single  18.00%  Imperial Stout

RateBeer: 100  BeerAdvocate: 91

Mikkeller/Three Floyds - Boogoop (Rare)

750ml Single  10.40%  Wheatwine

RateBeer: 99  BeerAdvocate: 90



New Beer: Thursday March 8, 2012 (Part 02)

Part 02 (Import Beers/Cider)

8 Wired - Batch 31 (New/Limited)

16.9oz Single  11.00%  Barrel Aged Imperial Stout

RateBeer: [requires more ratings]  BeerAdvocate: [not listed]

8 Wired - Rewired Brown Ale (New/Year-Round)

16.9oz  Single  5.70%  Brown Ale

RateBeer: 95  BeerAdvocate: 85

De Molen - Bommen & Granaten (New/Limited)

11.2oz Single  15.20%  Barley Wine

RateBeer: 95  BeerAdvocate: 85

De Molen - Hel & Verdoemenis (Limited)

11.2oz Single  10.00%  Imperial Stout

RateBeer: 100  BeerAdvocate: 91

De Molen - Rook & Vuur (New/Limited)

11.2oz Single  8.20%  Smoked Ale

RateBeer: 94  BeerAdvocate: 83

De Proef - Flemish Primitive [Surly Bird] (Rare/Limited)

750ml Single  9.00%  Belgian Strong Ale/Wild Ale

RateBeer: 94  BeerAdvocate: 90

Epic - Armageddon IPA (It's Back/Year-Round)

16.9oz Single  6.66%  India Pale Ale

RateBeer: 98  BeerAdvocate: 91

Mikkeller - Beer Geek Breakfast (It's Back!)

16.9oz Single  7.50%  Coffee Stout

RateBeer: 100  BeerAdvocate: 92

Olvisholt Brugghus - Lava (New/Limited)

16.9oz Single  9.40%  Smoked Imperial Stout

RateBeer: 99  BeerAdvocate: 89

Ciders:

Oliver's - Herefordshire Dry Cider (New/Year-Round?)

750ml Single  8.10%  Still, Dry, Cider

RateBeer: 38

Possmann - Pure Cider (New/Year-Round)

11.9oz Four-Pack  5.00%  Sparkling Cider

RateBeer: [requires more ratings]

Sidra Trabanco - Cosecha Propia (New/Year-Round)

700ml Single  6.00%  Natural Fermented Cider

RateBeer: 70

Woodchuck - [Private Reserve] Belgian White (New/Limited)

12oz Six-Pack  5.40%  Belgian Yeast Cider

RateBeer: [requires more ratings]



New Beer: Thursday March 8, 2012 (Part 01)

Big... Two Parts Big. No. Three Parts Big.

Part 01 (National/CO seasonals/Basic new products)

Anderson Valley - Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout (New Package)

12oz Six-Pack Cans  5.70%  Oatmeal Stout

RateBeer: 97  BeerAdvocate: 91

Boulder - Kinda Blue (Seasonal)

12oz Six-Pack  5.50%  Fruit Beer

RateBeer: 36  BeerAdvocate: 73

Dogfish Head - Aprihop (Seasonal)

12oz Four-Pack  7.00%  Fuit Beer

RateBeer: 93  BeerAdvovate: 86

Kona - Koko Brown (Seasonal)

12oz Six-Pack  5.50%  Brown Ale

RateBeer: 91  BeerAdvocate: 82

Lagunitas - IPA (Re-Introduction/Year-Round)

12oz Six-Pack  6.20%  India Pale Ale

RateBeer: 94  BeerAdvocate: 86

MacTarnahan's - Spine Tingler (New/Year-Round)

22oz Single  8.50%  Tripel

RateBeer: 66  BeerAdvocate: 84

Mad River - Serious Madness (Seasonal)

12oz Four-Pack  8.20%  Black Ale

RateBeer: 95  BeerAdvocate: 89

Rogue - (Chatoe Rogue) Dirtoir Black Lager (New/Year-Round)

22oz Single  5.00%  Black Lager

RateBeer: 98  BeerAdvocate: 90

Rogue - (Chatoe Rogue) Single Malt Ale (Year-Round)

22oz Single  5.30%  American Pale Ale

RateBeer: 78  BeerAdvocate: 82

The Bruery - Saison d' Lente (Seasonal)

750ml Single  6.50%  Saison

RateBeer: 98  BeerAdvocate: 91

New Beer: Thursday March 1, 2012

I'm Back.

Today's list includes some products that have made it in over the last couple of weeks.

It's a big list.

Boulevard - Irish Ale (Seasonal)

12oz Six-Pack  5.80%  Irish-Style Ale $

RateBeer: 87  BeerAdvocate: 85

Breckenridge - Stranahan's Well Built E.S.B. (New/Rare)

750ml Single  7.80%  (Barrel Aged) English Special Bitter $$

RateBeer: [not listed]  BeerAdvocate: [not listed]

[Lukas Liquor Release: Saturday March 3 @ 2:00pm]

Bristol - English-Style Old Ale (New/Seasonal?)

22oz Single  ???%  English-Style Old Ale  $

RateBeer: [requires more ratings]  BeerAdvocate: [requires more ratings]

Buffalo Bills - Orange Blossom Cream Ale (Seasonal)

12oz Six-Pack  5.20%  Fruit Beer $

RateBeer: 20  BeerAdvocate: 70

Elysian - Dragonstooth Stout (New/Year-Round)

22oz Single  7.40%  Foreign Stout  $

RateBeer: 99  BeerAdvocate: 91

Elysian - Idiot Sauvin IPA (New/Year-Round)

22oz Single  6.30%  India Pale Ale  $

RateBeer: 93  BeerAdvocate: 82

Elysian - Nibiru (New/One-Off)

22oz Single  7.65%  Tripel w/Yerba Mate  $

RateBeer: [requires more ratings]  BeerAdvocate: 84

Fort Collins - (The Incredible Hop) Imperial Black IPA (New/One-Off)

22oz Single  10.00%  Imperial Black IPA  $$

RateBeer: 96  BeerAdvocate: [not listed]

Full Sail - Brewer's Share E.S.B. (New/Seasonal)

22oz Single  6.50%  Extra Special Bitter  $

RateBeer: 91  BeerAdvocate: 85

Full Sail - (Brewmaster's Reserve 2012) Top Sail (Seasonal/Limited)

22oz Single  9.50%  Barrel Aged Imperial Porter $$

RateBeer: 99  BeerAdvocate: 84 (past vintage)

Lost Abbey - Deliverance (Seasonal/Limited)

375ml Single  12.50%  Strong Ale  $$

RateBeer: 100  BeerAdvocate: 94

Lost Abbey - Serpent Stout (Seasonal)

750ml Single  11.00%  Imperial Stout $$

RateBeer: 100  BeerAdvocate: 94

New Belgium - (Lips Of Faith 2012) La Folie (Seasonal)

22oz Single  6.00%  Sour Ale $$

RateBeer: 100  BeerAdvocate: 94

Oskar Blues - Deviant Dale's (New/Seasonal??)

16oz Four-Pack Cans  8.00%  Imperial IPA $$$

RateBeer: 97  BeerAdvocate: 88

Rockyard - (Home Brewer's Gone Wild) Olde BroAle (New/One-Off)

22oz Single  ???%  English-Style Old Ale

RateBeer: [requires more ratings]  BeerAdvocate: [not listed]

Rogue - (Chatoe First Growth) Single Malt Ale (Year-Round)

22oz Single  5.30%  American Pale Ale $

RateBeer: 78  BeerAdvocate: 83

Rogue - XS Imperial IPA (Seasonal)

750ml  9.50%  Imperial IPA $$$

RateBeer: [not listed??]  BeerAdvocate: 92

Sam Adams - Whitewater IPA (New/Year-Round)

12oz Six-Pack  5.80%  India Pale Ale $

RateBeer: 94  BeerAdvocate: 84

Saranac - White IPA (New/Seasonal)

12oz Six-Pack  6.00%  India Pale Ale $

RateBeer: 83  BeerAdvocate: 84

Sierra Nevada - Pale Ale (New Package)

12oz Twelve-Pack Cans  5.60%  American Pale Ale $$

RateBeer: 96 (cans not listed separately)  BeerAdvocate: 91 

Sierra Nevada - Torpedo Extra IPA (New Package)

16oz Four-Pack Cans  7.20%  India Pale Ale $$

RateBeer: 98  BeerAdvocate: 91

Stone - Old Guardian (Seasonal)

22oz Single  11.00%  Barley Wine  $

RateBeer: 99  BeerAdvocate: 85

Twisted Pine - (Artisan Ale) Canis Lupulus (New/Limited)

750ml Single  10.00%  Imperial Black IPA  $$

RateBeer: [requires more ratings]  BeerAdvocate: [not listed]