New Beer: Thursday Nov. 29, 2012

They just keep coming. Theses beers are on our shelves right now!

Abita - Christmas Ale (Seasonal)

12oz Six-Pack  5.50%  Brown Ale

RateBeer: 33  BeerAdvocate: [requires more ratings]

Blue Moon - [Vintage Ale Collection] Proximity (New/Seasonal?)

750ml Single  8.50%  Wheat Ale w/ Juice of Sauvignon Blanc Grapes

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Boulevard - Nutcracker (Seasonal)

12oz Six-Pack  7.80%  Fresh Hop English Strong Ale

RateBeer: 88  BeerAdvocate: 85

(The) Bruery - Rugbrod (It's Back)

750ml Single  8.00%  Rye Ale

RateBeer: 95  BeerAdvocate: 88

Delirium - Noel (Seasonal/Limited)

750ml Single  10.00%  Belgian Holiday Strong Ale

RateBeer: 97  BeerAdvocate: 88

Eddyline - Boater Beer (New/Year-Round)

16oz Six-Pack Cans  4.50%  Pilsener

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Eddyline - Crank Yanker IPA (New/Year-Round)

16oz Six-Pack Cans  7.50%  India Pale Ale

RateBeer: 50  BeerAdvocate: [requires more ratings]

Eddyline - Inner Glow (New/Seasonal)

22oz Single  7.00%  Red Chile Porter

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

Eddyline - Mountain Fairy (New/Year-Round)

16oz Six-Pack Cans  5.50%  Raspberry Wheat w/ Honey

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

Eddyline - Pumpkin Patch (New/Seasonal)

16oz Four-Pack Cans  5.00%  Gourd Ale w/ Honey and Spices

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Fischer - Amber (New Package)

12oz Six-Pack  6.00%  Vienna Lager

RateBeer: 14  BeerAdvocate: 67

Golden Eagle - Lager (New/Year-Round)

22oz Single  5.00%  Premium Euro Lager

RateBeer: 4  BeerAdvocate: 63

Goose Island - Honker's Ale (New/Year-Round)

12oz Six-Pack  4.30%  English-Style Bitter

RateBeer: 76  BeerAdvocate: 86

Gouden Carolus - Noel (Seasonal/Limited)

750ml Single  10.50%  Belgian Holiday Strong Ale

RateBeer: 99  BeerAdvocate: 90

Kasteel - Cuvee du Chateau 2011 (New/Limited)

750ml Single  11.00%  Belgian Holiday Strong Ale

RateBeer: 96  BeerAdvocate: 90

Rogue - Santa's Private Reserve (Seasonal)

22oz Single  6.00%  Amber Ale

RateBeer: 93  BeerAdvocate: 86

Schloss Eggenberg - Samichlaus Bier (Seasonal)

11.2oz Four-Pack/ 750ml/ 3Liter  14.00%  Doppelbock

RateBeer: 94  BeerAdvocate: 89

[Halve Maan] Straffe Hendrik - Heritage 2011 (New/Limited)

750ml Single  11.00%  Oak Aged Quadrupel

RateBeer: 93  BeerAdvocate: [requires more ratings]

Victory - Headwaters Pale Ale (New/Year-Round)

12oz Six-Pack  5.20%  Pale Ale

RateBeer: 94  BeerAdvocate: 88

Victory - Yakima Glory (New/Seasonal?)

12oz Six-Pack  8.70%  Black India Pale Ale

RateBeer: 98  BeerAdvocate: 88

Special Release: Saturday; Deschutes, Avery and Breckenridge

Special Release: Saturday Dec. 1, 2012 @ 2:00 p.m.

Please remember we have extremely limited quantities
and these beers are extremely sought after.

One Bottle per customer is encouraged.

Spread the love and enjoy Cantillon's Zwanze Day at Crooked Stave.

Deschutes - The Abyss 2012 Reserve (Extremely Limited)

22oz Single  11.10%  Blended Barrel Aged Imperial Stout w/Black Strap Molassas, 

Licorice, Cherry Bark and Vanilla

RateBeer: 100  BeerAdvocate: 100

Avery - Mephistopheles' Stout (Limited)

12oz Single  16.20%  Imperial Stout

RateBeer: 100  BeerAdvocate: 90

Breckenridge - Stranahan's Well Built E.S.B. (Limited)

750ml Single  7.80%  Barrel Aged English-Style Strong Ale

RateBeer: 89  BeerAdvocate: [requires more ratings]

Anchorage - Love Buzz Saison (New/Extremely Limited)

750ml Single  8.00%  Barrel Aged Saison w/Rosehips, Peppercorns and fresh Orange Peels 

RateBeer: 100  BeerAdvocate: 92

Special Release: Thursday; Russian River

Special Release: Thursday, Nov. 29 @ 4:00 p.m.

Spread the love and enjoy Cantillon's Zwanze Day at Crooked Stave.

Russian River - Pliny the Elder (Limited)

500ml Single  8.00%  Imperial India Pale Ale

RateBeer: 100  BeerAdvocate: 100

Russian River - Supplication (Limited)

375ml Single  7.00%  American Sour/Wild Ale

RateBeer: 100  BeerAdvocate: 99

Special Releases: Friday; Cantillon and The Bruery

Special Release: Cantillon and The Bruery

Friday Nov. 30, 2012 @ 4:00 p.m.

Please remember we have extremely limited quantities
and these beers are extremely sought after.

One Bottle per customer is encouraged.

Spread the love and enjoy Cantillon's Zwanze Day at Crooked Stave.

Cantillon - Classic Gueuze (Extremely Limited)

750ml Single  5.00%  Lambic - Gueuze

RateBeer: 99  BeerAdvocate: 96

Cantillon - Fou' Foune (Extremely Limited)

750ml Single  5.00%  Lambic - Apricot

RateBeer: 100  BeerAdvocate: 98

Cantillon - Kriek (Extremely Limited)

375ml Single  5.00%  Lambic - Kriek (Cherry)

RateBeer: 98  BeerAdvocate: 93

The Bruery - 5 Golden Rings (New/Limited)

750ml Single  11.50%  Belgian-Style Golden Ale w/Pineapple juice and Spices

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The Bruery - Rueuze (New/Limited)

750ml Single  5.90%  Lambic - Gueuze

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The Bruery - Smoking Wood (New/Limited)

750ml Single  13.00%  Smoked Imperial Rye Porter aged in Rye Whiskey Barrels

RateBeer: 98  BeerAdvocate: 88

Special Releases: Black Friday Nov. 23, 2012

Special Releases: Black Friday, Nov 23, 2012 @ 4:00 p.m.

Firestone Walker - XVI [Sixteenth Anniversary] (New/Limited)

22oz Single  13.00%  American Strong Ale/Blended Barrel Aged Beers

RateBeer: 98  BeerAdvocate: [requires more ratings]

Great Divide - Barrel Aged Hibernation (Seasonal)

750ml Single  11.10%  Barrel Aged Old Ale

RateBeer: [requires more ratings] BeerAdvocate: 89

New Beer: Wednesday Nov. 21, 2012

Thanksgiving is upon us. Let us give thanks and love to all our friends and family around us. They provide the reasons we live. Take a moment... take a sip. Say Thanks. I promise it means something.

Thank you for following this blog. My morning cup of coffee and 
Duffy Roll wouldn't be the same without it.

Be safe and enjoy your holiday.

[Shmaltz] He'Brew - Jewbelation 16 (New/Limited)

22oz Single  16.00%  American Strong Ale

RateBeer: 83  BeerAdvocate: 87

Rogue - [Chatoe Rogue] 19 Original Colonies Mead (New/Year-Round)

22oz Single  5.20%  Mead

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Rogue - [Chatoe Rogue] Roguenbier Rye Ale (New/Year-Round)

22oz Single  6.60%  Rye Ale

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Sam Adams - Merry Mischief (New/Limited)

22oz Single  9.00%  "Gingerbread Stout"/ Stout w/Spices

RateBeer: 95  BeerAdvocate: 81

Santa Fe - Kickin' Chicken (New/Limited)

22oz Single  10.00%  Barrel Aged Barleywine

RateBeer: 94  BeerAdvocate: 82

Holiday Pre-Order Beers

Dupont - Avec Les bon Voeux (Seasonal)

750ml Single  9.50%  Saison

RateBeer: 99  BeerAdvocate: 93

Kerkom - Winterkoninkske (Winter King) (New/Seasonal)

11.2oz Single  8.30%  Belgian Strong Ale

RateBeer: 93  BeerAdvocate: [not listed]

Mikkeller - Hoppy Lovin' Christmas (New/Seasonal)

750ml Single  7.80%  India Pale Ale

RateBeer: 97  BeerAdvocate: 87

Mikkeller - Ris a la M'ale (New/Seasonal)

375ml Single  8.00%  Fruit Beer (Almonds and Cherries)

RateBeer: 87  BeerAdvocate: 79

Mikkeller - Santa's Little Helper '12 (Seasonal)

750ml Single  10.90%  Belgian Strong Ale

RateBeer: 94  BeerAdvocate: [requires more ratings]

Ridgeway - Bad Elf / Criminally Bad Elf / Santa's Butt / 

Lump of Coal / Reindeer Droppings (Seasonal)

500ml  Varied%  English Holiday Beers

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Scaldis - Noel Premium (Seasonal)

750ml Single  13.00%  Belgian Strong Ale

RateBeer: [requires more ratings]  BeerAdvocate: 91

Struisse - Tsjeeses '12 (Seasonal)

11.2oz Single  10.00%  Saison

RateBeer: 98  BeerAdvocate: 90

Special Releases: Saturday Nov. 17

Special Releases: Saturday Nov. 17 @ 2:00 p.m.

BrewDog - Paradox Jura (New/Limited)

11.2oz Single  15.00%  Barrel Aged Imperial Stout

RateBeer: 99  BeerAdvocate: [requires more ratings]

BrewDog/Three Floyds - Bitch Please (Limited)

11.2oz Single  11.50%  Barleywine

RateBeer: 88  BeerAdvocate: 77

News: Del Norte Brewing has closed. Their funding ran out and they closed the doors. We are looking into bringing in Prost growler's after Thanksgiving. Let me know what you think. Dry Dock cans and Backcountry cans are on their way but we'll be lucky if we see them before the end of the year. Deschutes Abyss should be here soon, as well as Great Divide Barrel Aged Hibernation. Keep your eyes open.