Weekly Beer Update: Thursday April 7, 2016

We have been sifting through our illustrious local beer culture to find good beers. So let's take a minute to welcome some new breweries to our shelves. In addition to the coveted Melvin Brewing Co. from our northern high plains brethren in Wyoming we loved the beers from Locavore Beer Works! Their well hidden high ABV's and thoughtful use of ingredients combined with well made liquid put them in a class above their size. Check them out along with all of these...

Almanac Beer Co. (CA) - [Farm to Barrel] Farmer's Reserve Pluot (Seasonal/Limited)

Single 375ml Bottle  7.00%  Barrel-Aged Sour Ale w/ Pluots

RateBeer: 99  Sour/Wild Ale  Untapped: 4.27

Anderson Valley Brewing Co. (CA) - Briney Melon Gose (New/Seasonal)

Six-Pack 12oz Cans  4.20%  Gose w/ Watermelon

RateBeer: 94 Grodziskie/Gose/Lichtenhainer  Untapped: 3.87

Ballast Point Brewing Co. (CA) - Thai Chili Wahoo (New/Seasonal)

[Constellation Brands (Mexico)]

Single 22oz Bottle  4.50%  Belgian-Style Wit w/Thai Chili, Lime and Ginger

RateBeer: 81 Spice/Herb/Vegetable  Untapped: 3.48

Beer By Design (CO) - Hatch Green Chili Ale (New/Trial)

Single 22oz Bottle  5.50%  Red Ale w/Hatch Green Chili's

RateBeer: requires more ratings  Untapped: 3.67

Beer By Design (CO) - Imperial Stout (New/Trial)

Single 22oz Bottle  8.20%  Imperial Stout

RateBeer: requires more ratings   Untapped: 3.64

Blue Moon Brewing Co. (CO) - Belgian Table Pils (New/Seasonal)

[MillerCoors/ Coors Brewing Co./ Tenth & Blake (IL)]

Six-Pack 12oz Bottles  4.20%  Pilsner w/ Mandarin Orange Peel

RateBeer: requires more ratings  Untapped: 3.44

Bull & Bush Brewery (CO) - Genessee Mountain Rainbow Espresso Oatmeal Stout (New/Limited)

Single 500ml Bottle  6.30%  Oatmeal Stout w/Espresso

RateBeer: not listed  Untapped: 4.04

Colorado Native (CO) - Pilsner (New/Seasonal)

[MillerCoors/ AC Golden Brewing Co. (CO)]

Six-Pack 12oz Bottles     Pilsner

RateBeer: not listed  Untapped: 3.83

Full Sail Brewing Co. (OR) - Bourbon Barrel Aged Wheatwine Ale (New/Limited)

Single 22oz Bottle  12.00%  Bourbon Barrel-Aged Wheatwine

RateBeer: requires more ratings  Untapped: 3.99

Great Divide Brewing Co. (CO) - [Barrel Aged Series] Hibernation Ale (Limited)

Single 750ml Bottle  11.50%  Whiskey Barrel-Aged English-Style Old Ale

RateBeer: 97  Old Ale  Untapped: 4.01

Great Divide Brewing Co. (CO) - Whitewater (Seasonal)

Six-Pack 12oz Cans  4.90%  Hoppy Wheat Ale

RateBeer: 73  Wheat Ale  Untapped: 3.46

Locavore Beer Works (CO) - Black Pearl Barrel-Aged Imperial Porter (New/Limited)

Single 22oz Bottle  11.70%  Barrel-Aged Imperial Porter

RateBeer: not listed  Untapped: 3.95

Locavore Beer Works (CO) - Lightnin' Hopkiss (New/Year-Round)

Single 22oz Bottle  9.00%  Imperial India Pale Ale

RateBeer: not listed  Untapped: 4.03

Locavore Beer Works (CO) - Sister Christian (New/Year-Round)

Single 22oz Bottle  9.30%  Belgian-Style Blonde Ale

RateBeer: requires more ratings  Untapped: 3.72

Melvin Brewing Co. (WY) - 2 X 4 (New/Year-Round)

Four-Pack 12oz Cans  10.00%  Imperial India Pale Ale

RateBeer: 99  Imperial IPA  Untapped: 4.33

Melvin Brewing Co. (WY) - Hubert (New/Year-Round)

Six-Pack 12oz Cans  6.00%  "Pale Ale"

RateBeer: 95  India Pale Ale  Untapped: 4.00

Melvin Brewing Co. (WY) - IPA (New/Year-Round)

Six-Pack 12oz Cans  7.50%  India Pale Ale

RateBeer: 98  India Pale Ale  Untapped: 4.08

Odell Brewing Co. (CO) - Loose Leaf (New Package/Year-Round)

Twelve-Pack 12oz Cans  4.50%  Session Pale Ale

RateBeer: 60  Golden/Blonde Ale  Untapped: 3.52

Odell Brewing Co. (CO) - Tree Shaker (Seasonal)

Four-Pack 12oz Bottles  8.00%  Imperial India Pale Ale w/Peaches

RateBeer: 94  Imperial IPA  Untapped: 3.87

Oskar Blues Brewing Co. (CO) - Gubna (Seasonal)

[Fireman Capital (MA)]

Four-Pack 12oz Cans  10.00%  Imperial India Pale Ale

RateBeer: 98  Imperial IPA  Untapped: 3.91

Shmaltz Brewing Co. (NY) - Star Trek, Vulcan Ale - The Genesis Effect (New/Limited)

Four-Pack 12oz Bottles  5.40%  Session India Pale Ale

RateBeer: 74  Session IPA  Untapped: 3.55

Samuel Adams (MA) - Summer Ale (Seasonal)

[The Boston Beer Co. (MA)]

Six-Pack 12oz Bottle  5.30%  American Wheat Ale w/Lemon Peel and Grains of Paradise

RateBeer: 33  Wheat Ale  Untapped: 3.36

Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. (CA) - Summerfest (Seasonal)

Twelve/Six-Pack 12oz Bottles  5.00%  Lager

RateBeer: 39  Pilsener  Untapped: 3.37

Ska Brewing Co. (CO) - [Durango Film Festival] Eleventh, Kiwi Saison (New/Limited)

Single 22oz Bottle  6.40%  Saison w/Kiwi

RateBeer:  not listed  Untapped: 3.81

Ska Brewing Co. (CO) - Mexican Logger (Seasonal)

Six-Pack 12oz Cans  5.20%  Pilsner

RateBeer: 28  Premium Lager  Untapped: 3.23

Uinta Brewing Co. (UT) - Farm Side Saison (New/Seasonal?)

Six-Pack 12oz Bottles  5.60%  Saison w/ White wine must and Gooseberries

RateBeer: 48  Saison  Untapped: 3.51