New Beer: Friday Dec. 28, 2012

 All of us here at Lukas Liquor wish You and Yours the very happiest and safest of New Years.

 Enjoy and celebrate with care and love.

Not much new to ring in the New Year, but do it right if you have to.

Paradox - [Paradise Nines IPA Project] The Catcher (New/Limited)

750ml Single  7.00%  "Ameri-Belgo Style Rye IPA Aged in Wine Barrels"

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

Renegade - Elevated Wood (New/Limited)

750ml Single  13.00%  Barrel Aged Imperial India Pale Ale

RateBeer: 76  BeerAdvocate: [requires more ratings]

Special Release: Late Arrivals!

Finally some new treats from our boys at Crooked Stave!

Crooked Stave - Saison Vieille Artisanal (New/Year-Round)

375ml Single  4.20%  Saison

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Special Release: Saturday December 22 @ 2:00 p.m.

Crooked Stave - L'Brett D'Or (New/Limited)

375ml Single  7.00%  "Surreal Golden Sour Ale Aged in Oak Barrels"

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Crooked Stave - Nightmare on Brett (New/Limited)

374ml Single  9.666%  "100% Brettanomyces Baltic Porter Aged in Bourbon Barrels"

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Enjoy your Holidays whatever they may be.

New Beer: Thursday Dec. 20, 2012

Snow and cold has finally hit the front range. 

Santa can make a clean landing now... If it sticks around.

Avery - New World Porter (Seasonal)

12oz Six-Pack  6.70%  Dry-Hopped Porter

RateBeer: 98  BeerAdvocate: 88

Avery - The Maharaja (Seasonal)

22oz Single  10.40%  Imperial India Pale Ale

RateBeer: 100  BeerAdvocate: 93

Birra Del Borgo/Dogfish Head - My Antonia [brewed in Italy] (New/Limited)

750ml Single  7.50%  Imperial Pilsner

RateBeer: 97  BeerAdvocate: 90

Deschutes - [Bond Street Series] Hop Henge Experimental IPA (Seasonal)

22oz Single  8.50%  Imperial India Pale Ale

RateBeer: 99  BeerAdvocate: 91

Elevation - [Black Series] Downpour (New/Seasonal)

750ml Single  7.50%  Imperial Red Ale

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Fifty-Fifty - Eclipse Series (Seasonal/Limited)

22oz Singles  10.00%  Single Barrel Aged Imperial Stout

Purple - Elijah Craig 12yr  

RateBeer: 100  BeerAdvocate: 97

Blue - Old Fitgerald  

RateBeer: 97  BeerAdvocate: [requires more ratings]

Beige - Bernheim Wheat  

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Green - Rittenhouse Rye

RateBeer: 99  BeerAdvocate: 93

Black - Evan Williams

RateBeer: 100  BeerAdvocate: 94

Metallic Gold - Corn Whiskey

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Great Divide - Colette (Year-Round)

12oz Six-Pack  7.30%  Farmhouse Ale

RateBeer: 90  BeerAdvocate: 86

Green Flash - Grand Cru (Seasonal)

12oz Four-Pack  9.10%  Belgian-Style Dark Ale

RateBeer: 96  BeerAdvocate: 85

Left Hand - Barrel Aged Wake Up Dead (Sesaonal/Limited)

22oz Single  10.20%  Barrel Aged Imperial Stout

RateBeer: 98  BeerAdvocate: 73

Maui/Dogfish Head - Liquid Breadfruit (New/Limited)

12oz Six-Pack Cans  8.20%  Fruit Beer

RateBeer: 68  BeerAdvocate: [requires more ratings]

Moylan's - Old Blarney Barleywine (Seasonal)

22oz Single  10.00%  Barleywine 

RateBeer: 97  BeerAdvocate: 87

Oskar Blues - G'Knight (New Package)

16oz Four-Pack Cans  8.70%  Imperial Red Ale

RateBeer: 99  BeerAdvocate: 92

Paradox - [Dunk Your Face Belgian-Style Dark Project] The Trapper (New/Limited)

750ml Single  9.50%  "Dark Ameri-Belgo Style Ale" Barrel Aged

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

Paradox - [Non Fatal Souls Stout Project] Hell For Stout (New/Limited)

750ml Single  9.00%  "Ameri-Belgo Stout" Barrel Aged

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

Schneider Weisse/Brooklyn Brewery - Hopfan Weisse (New/Limited)

16.9oz Single  8.20%  Hefe-Weizen

RateBeer: 99  BeerAdvocate: 90

Twisted Pine - Ghost Face Killah (Seasonal/Limited)

12oz Single  4.50%  Chili Beer

RateBeer: 16  BeerAdvocate: 75

Uinta - [Crooked Line] Sea Legs (New/Seasonal)

750ml Single  8.00%  Barrel Aged Baltic Porter

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

No Special Releases this week.

Special Releases: Saturday December 15

As the day unfolded on Wednesday December 12 we didn't realize the craze that would ensue when Dry Dock posted their deliveries of Bligh's Barleywine on their Facebook page. We did receive and release Dry Dock Bligh's Barleywine on Wednesday due to Dry Dock's wishes. We sold out... 

...Kind of. We reserved a couple cases just for the followers of this blog to be released on our normal Special Release time. Please understand our position of "spreading the love" if you were told we were sold out.

Special Releases: Saturday December 15 @ 2:00 p.m.

AC Golden - [Hidden Barrel Collection] Ctayt (New/Limited)

750ml Single  ???%  Barrel Aged Russian Imperial Stout

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

Dry Dock - [Signature Series] Bligh's Barleywine (Seasonal/ Limited)

22oz Single  10.00%  Barrel Aged Barleywine

RateBeer: 99  BeerAdvocate: 96

New Beer: Thursday December 13, 2012

Did you get your "Westy" 12's? 

We didn't either, but here's what we did get:

Alaskan - [Pilot Series] Imperial Red (New/Seasonal?)

22oz Single  8.50%  Imperial Red Ale

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Boulder - Honey of a Saison (New/Limited)

22oz Single  11.5%  Saison w/Wildflower Honey and Champagne Yeast

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Boulevard - Harvest Dance (Seasonal)

750ml Single  9.10%  Wheatwine

RateBeer: 97  BeerAdvocate: 90

Dupont - Avec les Bons Voeur (New Package/Limited)

1.5Liter Single  9.50%  Saison

Ratebeer: 99  BeerAdvocate: 93

Jolly Pumpkin - Fuego del Otono/ Autumn Fire (New/Limited)

750ml Single  6.10%  Belgian-Style Ale w/Chestnuts and Spices

RateBeer: 98  BeerAdvocate: 91

Jolly Pumpkin - Noel de Calabaza '12 (Seasonal)

750ml Single  9.00%  Belgian-Style Strong Ale

RateBeer: 98  BeerAdvocate: 91

The Lost Abbey - Gift of the Magi (Seasonal)

750ml Single  10.00%  Biere de Garde

RateBeer: 97  BeerAdvocate: 86

Rogue - Yellow Snow (Seasonal)

22oz Single  6.50%  India Pale Ale

RateBeer: 96  BeerAdvocate: 86

Stone - Vertical Epic 12.12.12 (New/Limited)

22oz Single  9.00%  Belgian-Style Dark Strong Ale

RateBeer: 98  BeerAdvocate: 85

New Beer: Thursday Dec. 6, 2012

Beer is the only constant.

Big Sky - Powder Hound (Seasonal)

12oz Six-Pack  6.20%  English-Style Strong Ale

RateBeer: 77  BeerAdvocate: 82

Bridgeport - Ebenezer Ale (Seasonal)

12oz Six-Pack  6.40%  Winter Warmer

RateBeer: 79  BeerAdvocate: 83

Dogfish Head - Robert Johnson's Hellhound on My Ale (Seasonal/Limited)

750ml Single  10.00%  Imperial India Pale Ale w/Lemon Peel

RateBeer: 96  BeerAdvocate: 85

Dogfish Head - Olde School Barleywine (Seasonal/Limited)

12oz Four-Pack  15.00%  Barleywine

RateBeer: 98  BeerAdvocate: 87

Fort Collins - Big Shot (Seasonal)

22oz Single  6.20%  Brown Ale

RateBeer: 65  BeerAdvocate: 79

Jacob Leinenkugel's - Big Eddy Russian Imperial Stout 2012 (New/Seasonal)

12oz Four-Pack  9.50%  Imperial Stout

RateBeer: 99  BeerAdvocate: 87

Newcastle - Winter IPA (Seasonal)

11.2oz Twelve-Pack  5.20%  English-Style India Pale Ale

RateBeer: 17  BeerAdvocate: 75

No-Li - Winter Warmer (New/Seasonal)

22oz Single  7.50%  Winter Warmer

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

Prost - Dunkel (New/Year-Round)

64oz Growler  ???%  Dunkel

RateBeer: 68  BeerAdvocate: [requires more ratings]

Prost - Pils (New/Year-Round)

64oz Growler  ???%  German-Style Pilsner

RateBeer: 82  BeerAdvocate: [requires more ratings]

Prost - Weisbier (New/Year-Round)

64oz Growler  ???%  German-Style Hefeweizen

RateBeer: 76  BeerAdvocate: [requires more ratings]

Santa Fe - Black IPA (New/Seasonal)

12oz Six-Pack Cans  6.70%  Black India Pale Ale

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Saranac - Big Moose (New/Seasonal)

12oz Six-Pack  5.30%  American Pale Ale

RateBeer: 45  BeerAdvocate: 80

Sierra Nevada - Narwhal (New/Seasonal)

12oz Four-Pack  10.20%  Imperial Stout

RateBeer: 99  BeerAdvocate: 91

St. Feuillien - Grand Cru (New/Limited)

330ml Four-Pack w/Glass  9.50%  Belgian Strong Ale

RateBeer: 92  BeerAdvocate: 85

No Special Releases this week.

News: Those of you following any sort of beer enthusiast web activity should already be informed that the worlds most sought after beer will be coming to Colorado. December 12, 2012 Westvleteren Gift Sets will go on sale. Unfortunately for us at Lukas Liquor we will not see any of it. The distributor, Elite Brands, has chosen one store for the entirety of greater Denver Metro area to sell this coveted brew, and only four stores for the state. Please see this guide for where you may purchase Westvleteren Gift Packs on December 12, 2012 here in Colorado.