Beer Update: Friday December 23, 2016

...and even more barrel-aged beers to keep you warm and happy this Holiday season!

Bull & Bush Pub & Brewery (CO) - Legend of the Liquid Brain (Seasonal/Limited)

Single 500ml Bottle  12.00%  Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout

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Epic Brewing Co. (UT/CO) - Son of a Baptist (New/Year-Round)

Six-Pack 12oz Cans  8.00%  Imperial Stout w/Novo Coffee and Cacao Nibs

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Full Sail Brewing Co. (OR) - [Barrel Aged Series] Imperial Stout (Limited)

Single 22oz Bottle  9.50%  Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout

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Great Divide Brewing Co. (CO) - [Barrel-Aged Series] Old Ruffian (Limited)

Single 750ml Bottle  12.80%  Whiskey Barrel-Aged Barleywine Ale

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High Hops Brewing Co. (CO) - Cherry Vanilla Stout (New/Seasonal)

Four-Pack 12oz Cans  6.50%  Milk Stout w/Vanilla and Cherries

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Jester King Brewery (TX) - Biere De Miel (Limited)
Single 750ml Bottle  5.90%  Saison w/Honey
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Jester King Brewery (TX) - Kollaborationsbiermittscheshischemhopfenundwilderbakterhefekombination (Limited)
[Brewed in collaboration with Live Oak Brewing Co. (TX)]
Single 750ml Bottle  4.00%  Sour Saison
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Jester King Brewery (TX) - Noble King (Limited)
Single 750ml Bottle  5.90%  Hopped Farmhouse Ale
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Lagunitas Brewing Co. (CA) - [One Hitter Series] High West-ified Imperial Coffee Stout (New/Limited)

Six-Pack 12oz Bottles  12.20%  High West Rye Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout w/Coffee

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Melvin Brewing Co. (WY) - Asterisk (New/Limited)
Four-Pack 12oz Cans  9.00%  Imperial India Pale Ale
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Odell Brewing Co. (CO) - Elephunk Imperial Wild IPA (New/Limited)

Single 12oz Bottle  9.90%  Blended Barrel-Aged Wild India Pale Ale

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Odell Brewing Co. (CO) - Runoff Red IPA (Seasonal)

Six-Pack 12oz Bottles  6.50%  Red India Pale Ale

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Paradox Beer Co. (CO) - No. 41 Blood Rooted (New/Limited)

Single 500ml Bottle  7.70%  Wine Barrel-Aged Wild Sour Golden Ale w/Blood Orange Juice and Ginger

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Paradox Beer Co. (CO) - No. 46 Oso Frambuesa (New/Limited)

Single 500ml Bottle  8.30%  Wine Barrel-Aged Sour Brown Ale w/Raspberries

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Perennial Artisan Ales (MO) - Abraxas 

(Limited - One Bottle Per Customer, Please see our Beer Department or ask your cashier)

Single 750ml Bottle  10.00%  Imperial Stout w/ Ancho chili peppers, Cacao nibs, and Cinnamon sticks

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Pipeworks Brewing Co. (IL) - Citra Imperial India Pale Ale (Limited)

Single 22oz Bottle  9.50%  Imperial India Pale Ale

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Rogue Ales (OR) - Yellow Snow IPA (Seasonal)

Four-Pack 16oz Cans  6.60%  India Pale Ale

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Russian River Brewing Co. (CA) - Consecration 

(Limited - One Bottle Per Customer, Please see our Beer Department or ask your cashier)

Single 375ml Bottle  10.00%  Cabernet Sauvignon Barrel-Aged Sour Ale w/Currants

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

(Limited - One Bottle Per Customer, Please see our Beer Department or ask your cashier)

Single 500ml Bottle  8.00%  Imperial India Pale Ale

RateBeer: 100  Untapped:

Sour Saturday! Saturday Dec. 3, 2016

We've been receiving so many Sour Ales lately that we just had to..

Special Release: Saturday Dec. 3, 2016

The following beers will be made available for purchase at 3:00 p.m. on

Saturday Dec. 3, 2016 - Limited Availability, No reservations

Crooked Stave - Huguenot (New/Limited)

[Brewed in collaboration with Coast Brewing Co. (SC)]

Single 375ml Bottle  4.40%  Sour Saison w/Huguenot Black Oats, Black Rye and 

Carolina Gold Rice Middlins

RateBeer: requires more ratings   Untapped: 3.94

Crooked Stave - Nightmare on Brett - Blueberry (New/Limited)

Single 375ml Bottle  9.666%  Whiskey Barrel-Aged Dark Sour Ale w/Blueberries

RateBeer: 97   Untapped: 4.12

Deschutes Brewing Co. (OR) - The Dissident 2016 Reserve (Limited)

Single 22oz Bottle  10.90%  Blended 40% Wine Barrel-Aged Wild Ale w/Cherries

RateBeer: 99   Untapped: 4.01

Ecliptic Brewing Co. (OR) - Barrel-Aged Rastaban (Limited - 6 Bottles - One Per Customer)

Single 22oz Bottle  7.40%  Red Wine Barrel-Aged Belgian-Style Sour Brown Ale w/Raspberries and Cherries

RateBeer: not listed   Untapped: 3.89

Epic Brewing Co. (UT/CO) - Sour Brainless on Pineapple (New/Limited- One Per Customer)

Single 375ml Bottle  9.20%  Barrel-Aged Sour Ale w/Pineapple

RateBeer: not listed  Untapped: 4.14

Gueuzerie Tilquin (Belgium) - Oude Gueuze Tilquin (Limited - 6 Bottles - One Per Customer)

Single 375ml Bottle  6.40%  Belgian Lambic

RateBeer: 99  Untapped: 4.03

Gueuzerie Tilquin (Belgium) - Oude Quetsche (Limited - 6 Bottles - One Per Customer)

Single 375ml Bottle  6.40%  Belgian Lambic w/Plums

RateBeer: not listed   Untapped: 4.27

Beer Update: Friday November, 18, 2016

Special Release: Black Friday Nov. 25, 2016

The following beer will be made available for purchase at 12:00 p.m. on

Friday Nov. 25, 2016 - One Bottle Per Customer, No reservations

Goose Island Brewing Co. (IL) - Bourbon County Brand Stout - 2016 (Limited- 36 Bottles)

[AB-InBev (Belgium)]

Single 16.9oz Bottle  13.80%  Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout

RateBeer: 100   Untapped: 4.44

Now on to some new beer:

Almanac Beer Co. (CA) - Farmer's Reserve Nectarine (New/Limited)

Single 375ml Bottle  7.00%  Wine Barrel-Aged Sour Blonde Ale w/Nectarines

RateBeer: requires more ratings    Untapped: 4.23

Almanac Beer Co. (CA) - Grand Cru Red 2016 (New/Limited)

Single 750ml Bottle  10.50%  Red Wine Barrel-Aged Sour Red Ale w/Grapes, Raspberries and Vanilla Beans

RateBeer: requires more ratings   Untapped: 4.48

Almanac Beer Co. (CA) - Grand Cru White 2016 (New/Limited)

Single 750ml Bottle  10.60%  White Wine Barrel-Aged Sour Blonde Ale w/Muscat Grapes and Apricots

RateBeer: 99  Untapped: 4.33

Almanac Beer Co. (CA) - Hoppy Sour: El Dorado (New/Limited)

Single 375ml Bottle  7.00%  El Dorado Dry-Hopped Barrel-Aged Sour Blonde Ale

RateBeer: 97   Untapped: 4.07

Alesong Brewing & Blending (OR) - Blackberry Gose (New/Limited)

Single 750ml Bottle  5.10%  Gose w/Sea Salt, Coriander and Blackberries

RateBeer: requires more ratings    Untapped: 4.06

Anchor Brewing Co. (CA) - Merry Christmas Happy New Year - Christmas Ale 2016 (Seasonal)

Six-Pack 12oz Bottles  6.50%  Winter Warmer w/Spices

RateBeer: 90   Untapped: 3.77

Dogfish Head Brewery (DE) - Red & White (Limited)

Single 750ml Bottle  10.00%  Belgian-Style Witbier w/Coriander, Orange Peel and Pinot Noir Juice

RateBeer: 95   Untapped: 3.82

Dry Dock Brewing Co. (Aurora, CO) - [Signature Series] Raspberry Imperial Stout (New/Limited)

Single 22oz Bottle  10.00%  Whiskey Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout w/Raspberries

RateBeer: requires more ratings   Untapped: 3.84

Elevation Brewing Co. (Poncha Springs, CO) - Acide Kettle Sour with Peach (New/Limited)

Single 750ml Bottle  4.50%  Kettle Sour Ale w/Peaches

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Epic Brewing Co. (UT/CO) - Big Bad Baptista (New/Limited: SOLD OUT!)

Single 22oz Bottle  11.70%  Whiskey Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout w/Mexican Coffee, Cacao Nibs, Vanilla and Cinnamon

RateBeer: requires more ratings   Untapped: 4.50

Epic Brewing Co. (UT/CO) - Double Barrel Big Bad Baptist
(New/Limited: Ask our Beer Department, One Per Customer)

Single 22oz Bottle  12.90%  Whiskey Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout w/Whiskey Barrel-Aged Coffee Beans and Cacao Nibs

RateBeer: requires more ratings  Untapped: 4.43

Erdinger Weissbrau (Germany) - Schneeweise (New/Seasonal)

Single 16.9oz Bottle  5.60%  Hefe-Weizen

RateBeer: 39   Untapped: 3.47

Full Sail Brewing Co. (OR) - Wreck the Halls (New Package/Limited)

Six-Pack 12oz Bottles  6.50%  Hoppy Winter Warmer

RateBeer: 90   Untapped: 3.56

High Hops Brewing Co. (Windsor, CO) - Habanero Hunny (New/Seasonal)

Six-Pack 12oz Cans  7.10%  Red Ale w/Habanero Peppers

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Holidaily Brewing Co. (Golden, CO) - Fat Randy's IPA (New/Year-Round)

Four-Pack 16oz Cans  7.30%  Gluten Free India Pale Ale (Millet, Buckwheat, Rice)

RateBeer: requires more ratings   Untapped: 3.83

Locavore Beer Works (Littleton, CO) - Black Pearl - 2016 (Seasonal/Limited)

Single 22oz Bottle  12.20%  Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Porter

RateBeer: not listed   Untapped: 3.86

Locavore Beer Works (Littleton, CO) - Fireside Spiced Ale (New/Seasonal)

Single 22oz Bottle  8.90%  Winter Warmer w/Orange, Lemon, Ginger, Clove, Cinnamon and Honey

RateBeer: requires more ratings  Untapped: 3.65

Locavore Beer Works (Littleton, CO) - Heisenberg Green Chile Pale Ale (New/Year-Round)

Single 22oz Bottle  5.70%  Pale Ale w/Fire Roasted Hatch Green Chiles

RateBeer: requires more ratings   Untapped: 3.87

Petrus (Belgium) - Sour Quad (New/Limited)

[Brasserie de Brabandere (Belgium)]

Single 750ml Bottle  10.50%  Blended Quadrupel and Foeder-Aged Sour Blonde Ale

RateBeer: requires more ratings    Untapped: 3.89

Rodenbach (Belgium) - Grand Cru (Limited)

Four-Pack 11.2oz Bottles  6.00%  Blended Foeder-Aged Sour Ale

RateBeer: 98   Untapped: 3.85

Southern Tier Brewing Co. (NY) - [Blackwater Series] Choklat (Seasonal)

Single 22oz Bottle  10.00%  Imperial Stout w/Chocolate

RateBeer: 100    Untapped: 4.14

Southern Tier Brewing Co. (NY) - Krampus (New/Seasonal)

Single 22oz Bottle  9.00%  Imperial Helles Lager

RateBeer: 93   Untapped: 3.64

Weekly Beer Update: Thursday September 22, 2016

Half Acre Beer Co. joins more Bell's Brewery beers in our store as GABF rolls closer! 

Again, we should see another round of Bell's next week.

Also check out Snowbank Brewing from Ft. Collins. A young, two year old brewery with a pair of really good bombers, a coffee pale ale and a American red ale.

Bell's Brewery (MI) - Best Brown Ale (Limited)

Four-Pack 16oz Cans/Six-Pack 12oz Bottles  5.80%  Brown Ale

RateBeer: 91   Untapped: 3.67

Bell's Brewery (MI) - Kalamazoo Stout (Limited)

Six-Pack 12oz Bottles  6.00%  Stout

RateBeer: 100   Untapped: 3.75

Bell's Brewery (MI) - Octoberfest (Limited)

Six-Pack 12oz Bottles  5.50%  Oktoberfest Marzen Lager

RateBeer: 48   Untapped: 3.60

Bell's Brewery (MI) - The Oracle (Limited)

Single 12oz Bottle  10.00%  Imperial India Pale Ale

RateBeer: 99   Untapped: 4.03

Big Choice Brewing Co. (CO) - Punk-toberfest (New/Seasonal)

Six-Pack 12oz Cans  5.50%  Oktoberfest Marzen Lager

RateBeer: requires more ratings   Untapped: 3.55

Dogfish Head (DE) - 120 Minute IPA (Limited)

Single 12oz Bottle  18.00%  Imperial India Pale Ale

RateBeer: 99   Untapped: 4.31

Elevation Brewing Co. (CO) - [Double Black Series] False Summit (Seasonal/Limited)

Single 750ml Bottle  11.00%  Bourbon Barrel-Aged Quadrupel 

RateBeer: 98   Untapped: 4.08

Epic Brewing Co. (UT/CO) - Big Bad Baptist (Seasonal/Limited)

Single 22oz Bottle  12.50%  Whiskey Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout w/Cocoa Nibs and Coffee

RateBeer: 100   Untapped: 4.23

Firestone Walker Brewing Co. (CA) - Luponic Distortion No. 003 (New/Limited)

Six-Pack 12oz Cans  5.90%  India Pale Ale

RateBeer: 97   Untapped: 3.97

Fremont Brewing Co. (WA) - Field to Ferment (New/Limited)

Twelve-Pack 12oz Cans  6.00%  Fresh Hopped Pale Ale

RateBeer: 96    Untapped: 4.05

Grimm Brothers Brewhouse (CO) - The Farmer's Daughter (Seasonal/New Package)

Six-Pack 12oz Cans  5.00%  Oktoberfest Marzen Lager

RateBeer: 60   Untapped: 3.66

Half Acre Beer Co. (IL) - Daisy Cutter (New/Limited)

Four-Pack 16oz Cans  5.20%  Pale Ale

RateBeer: 98   Untapped: 3.85

Half Acre Beer Co. (IL) - Gone Away IPA (New/Limited)

Four-Pack 16oz Cans  7.00%  India Pale Ale

RateBeer: 98   Untapped: 3.99

Half Acre Beer Co. (IL) - Navaja (New/Limited)

Four-Pack 16oz Cans  10.00%  Imperial India Pale Ale

RateBeer: 98   Untapped: 4.18

Half Acre Beer Co. (IL) - Pony Pilsner (New/Limited)

Four-Pack 16oz Cans  5.50%  Pilsner

RateBeer: 68   Untapped: 3.49

Iron Maiden's Trooper - Red 'N' Black Porter (New/Limited)

[Brewed at/by Robinsons Brewery (England)]

Single 16.9oz Bottle  6.80%  Porter

RateBeer: requires more ratings   Untapped: 3.67

Lagunitas Brewing Co. (CA) - Wilco Tango Foxtrot (Seasonal)

Single 22oz Bottle  7.85%  Imperial Brown Ale

RateBeer: 96   Untapped: 3.82

Lone Tree Brewing Co. (CO) - [Branching Out Series] Cranberry Saison (New/Seasonal)

Single 22oz Bottle  8.50%  Saison w/Cranberries

RateBeer: not listed   Untapped: 3.51

Snowbank Brewing (CO) - Colorado Red (New/Year-Round)

Single 22oz  7.00%  American Red Ale

RateBeer: 45   Untapped: 3.61

Snowbank Brewing (CO) - CrankNBrew (New/Year-Round)

Single 22oz Bottle  5.50%  American Pale Ale w/Coffee

RateBeer: requires more ratings   Untapped: 4.02