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January Beer Club: Iowa

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Old Freddy Walker
Old Ale
Bristol, England

Multiple award-winning icon, Gold Champion Winter Beer of Britain and Gold Independent Beer Awards. Inspired by times of old. Still revered today by connoisseurs and judges. Rich & full bodied with vine fruits, chocolate, and dark roasts. Christmas cake in a glass, all year long.

Always unfiltered, unfined and unpasteurized. Always vegan friendly. Store in a cool dark place and drink fresh at 51.8ºF.

ABV: 7.3% alcohol / volume
IBU: 65
Style: Old / Stock Ale
Beer Style: Dark & Roasty

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Revival
Pale Bitter
Bristol, England

Modern classic session bitter, American yeast and hops with the sensibility of a British session ale. Previously brewed at 3.8% ABV.

ABV: 3.4% alcohol / volume
IBU: N/A
Style: Bitter – Session / Ordinary
Beer Style: Hoppy & Bitter

Moor-2024-Can-Visual-440-Core-Stout-GOLDMoor Beer Company
Stout
Bristol, England

Stout, quite simply, the way it should be – roasty wholesomeness flowing through an incredibly rich body. As smooth as silk and living proof that simply using the four essential beer ingredients forms the perfect Stout.  Always unfiltered, unfined and unpasteurized. Always vegan friendly. Store in cool dark place and drink fresh at 51.8ºF.

ABV: 5% alcohol / volume
IBU: N/A
Style: Stout – England
Beer Style: Dark & Roasty

ABOUT THE BREWERY:
Moor Beer was reborn in 2007 when Californian Justin Hawke purchased the defunct business and created what has become one of the world’s top rated breweries. Named from the Levels and Moors area of Somerset where the brewery originated, Moor Beer moved to central Bristol behind Temple Meads Rail Station in 2014.  Moor Beer’s natural carbonation with live yeast is at the heart of everything they brew. It’s what makes their beers vegan friendly and what gives them such an enhanced flavor, aroma and mouthfeel that simply can’t be replicated. Check them out on Untappd, or learn more about their company here.

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December Beer Club: Iowa

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ridgeway-santas-butt-bottle-bowRidgeway Brewing
Santa’s Butt
English Porter
Oxfordshire, England

This special holiday porter is made for winter – rich and warming, the way they like it at the North Pole. It was inspired by this famous line from a well-loved children’s storybook: “And Santa sat on his great butt, enjoying a hardy brew…” In case you find that amusing, the brewer hastens to point out that “butt” refers to a certain sized barrel customarily used for beer, in fact, holding 108 imperial gallons. Back in the day, it was quite normal for a brewery to store its beer in a large butt.  Still snickering, eh? Get your mind out of the gutter, or Santa will be skipping your home entirely this year.

ABV: 6% alcohol / volume
IBU: N/A
Style: Porter – English
Beer Style: Dark and Roasty

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Lump of Coal
Dark Holiday Stout
Oxfordshire, England

Yet another bummed-out holiday? Lump of Coal Dark Holiday Stout is liquid consolation. It’s a deep, rich, sweetly rewarding stout to take the edge off of that grim family gathering, that cheerless annual festival of alienation. This brew is as dark as it gets, as black as the lump of coal you’ll be getting for Christmas. Because, let’s face it, you’ve been pretty bad this year.

ABV: 7.5% alcohol / volume
IBU: 34
Style: Strong Stout
Beer Style: Dark and Roasty

ridgeway-bad-elf_bottle-bowRidgeway Brewing
Bad Elf
Winter’s Ale
Oxfordshire, England

‘Tis a heavy hand what adds the hops to this festive golden ale. Truth be told, there’s near to three pounds of fresh hops goes in every barrel of this treasured brew. Pull up a sturdy chair, let’s fill up yer best flagon with the season’s finest natural ale, and we’ll tell you a dark tale of elf and woe. ‘Ere’s to your elf!

ABV: 4.5% alcohol / volume
IBU: N/A
Style: Pale Ale
Beer Style: Malty and Sweet

ABOUT THE BREWERY:
Located in South Oxfordshire, Ridgeway Brewing was founded in 2002 by Peter Scholey, former head brewer at Brakspear and his wife, Vanda. The brewery takes its name from the ancient, long-distance footpath and trade route that passes just a few hundred yards from their front door in South Stoke. With their beers, they hope to create lasting experiences with “cutting edge tradition” – a match between heritage and modern tastes and technologies. Check them out on Untappd, or learn more about their company here.

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April Beer Club: Iowa

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Rio Reserva-Bottle ImageDe Struise Brouwers
Rio Reserva
St. Emilion Wine + Kentucky Bourbon B.A.
Quadrupel Belgian Ale
Oostvleteren, Belgium

First maturation took place in tanks. Second in St-Emilion Wine barrels, third took place in Bourbon barrels from Kentucky, of four years of barrel patience. The barrels were chosen due to their very special soft roast quality and noble vanilla flavors. First release in 2017. Cask Strength, limited to 3000 bottles.

ABV: 10.5% alcohol / volume
IBU: 43
Style: Belgian Quadrupel
Beer Style: Malty
Glassware: Serve in Trappist glass

ABOUT THE BREWERY:
De Struise Brouwers is an independent and active microbrewery based in Oostvleteren, Belgium. De Struise Brouwers also incorporated barrel-aging since 2005 in their brewing process. De Struise Brouwers have an extended chart of collaboration ales made with global renowned breweries. The brewery gained positive reviews from the global beer community and has been considered one of the top brewers in the world. Learn more here, and follow them on Untappd.

35K-Bottle-ShotAgainst the Grain
35K
Stout
Louisville, Kentucky

Not your typical “Jelly of the Month Club” beer. Dark roasted malt and bittersweet cocoa, coffee flavor and aroma burst from this pitch black milk stout. The full body and sweetness are derived from the addition of lactose (aka milk sugar) which is not fermentable by beer yeast. A healthy dose of English Kent Goldings hops provide a counterpoint to this ale’s rich and complex maltiness.

ABV: 7.0% alcohol / volume
IBU: 26
Style: Stout – Milk / Sweet
Beer Style: Malty & Sweet

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The Brown Note
American Brown Ale
Louisville, Kentucky

The brown ale to end all brown ales. Enjoy it, because there is no longer any reason to drink another. You’ve reached the pinnacle. A healthy blend of traditional British malts give this popular style a semi-sweet, biscuity, slightly roasted flavor. Oats thicken the mouthfeel, and a handful of specialty malts add complex chocolate, toffee, and caramel notes. The hops are mostly traditional, earthy British hops, but they cocked it up a bit with some Cascade late in the boil, “just to show those snooty Brits that we don’t approve of that Constitutional Monarchy crap.” – Against the Grain team.

ABV: 5.0% alcohol / volume
IBU: 20
Style: Brown Ale – English
Beer Style: Malty & Sweet

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Retitled Pils
Pilsner
Louisville, Kentucky

This babyface is a winner whatever it’s named. It’s everything you want, whether you’re a savage or a hulking maniac, this classic pilsner puts the power in power-bomb! Made with Lager Yeast and Munich, Pilsner malts.

ABV: 5.1% alcohol / volume
IBU: N/A
Style: Pilsner – German
Beer Style: Crisp & Clean

ABOUT THE BREWERY:
Against the Grain Brewery is Louisville’s first brewer-owned brewery and, like most worthwhile undertakings, the product of dissatisfaction with the status quo. They maintain a diverse array of beers covering all of the major categories of beer flavor while generating an endless stream of innovative new brews. Essentially, they are tired of the regular old ‘stuff.’ At Against The Grain, the team has thrown the traditional mode of thought (producing the same thing over and over, some may call it consistency) out the window and shifted their energy to producing amazing beer consistently, which can be any given style or twist on it. Learn more here, and follow them on Untappd.

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January Beer Club: Iowa

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Mister Falcon
Hazy IPA
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Made in collaboration with Barrel Theory Brewing, who are well-known for making hazy IPAs, Mister Falcon is DDH Hazy IPA with Strata, Citra and Simcoe Cryo hops. A nice balance of fruity and dank, sweet but not overbearing, low bitterness.

BeerStyles: Hoppy & Bitter
Style: Hazy IPA
ABV: 7.3% alcohol / volume

ABOUT FAIR STATE BREWING COOPERATIVE:
Fair State Brewing Cooperative started on the rugby pitch, where founders Evan Sallee, Niko Tonks, and Matt Hauck first met while playing for rival teams. Later, they formed a friendship and took their love of home-brewing to a greater goal of founding a brewery. The friends believed there was too large of a gap between home-brewer and owning a brewery, and thus decided to build a co-op model to allow consumers to be more involved in operations. On September of 2014, First State Co-Op became the first cooperatively-owned brewery in Minnesota and the third in the country. Learn more about the brewery here, and follow them on Untappd. 

ology-power-hour-beer-canÖlōgy Brewing Co.
Power Hour
Hazy DIPA
Tallahassee, Florida

Power Hour is a Hazy Double IPA brewed in collaboration with Southern Wells Brewing Co. Ölōgy wanted to work with a new experimental curo hop blend along with “M” blend, named for its mango and tropical aroma and palate. Ölōgy blended this with Citra and a small amount of Sabro to give this IPA a huge flavor of tropical fruits and citrus.

BeerStyles: Hoppy & Bitter
Style: Hazy Double IPA
ABV: 8% alcohol / volume

ABOUT ÖLŌGY BREWING CO.:
Ölōgy Brewing Co. is a Micro Brewery located in the Midtown and Eastside areas of Tallahassee, Florida. They are taproom focused to keep a variety of unique and different beers on tap. Follow them on Untappd here.

artisanal-brew-works-peanut-butter-beerArtisanal Brew Works
Multiple Infinities Peanut Butter
Stout
Saratoga Springs, New York

Luscious milk chocolate oatmeal Stout aged on freshly roasted cacao nibs, then finished to taste with peanut butter. This creamy Stout is a decadent treat with a galaxy of flavor.

BeerStyles: Dark & Roasty
Style: Stout
ABV: 9% alcohol / volume

ABOUT ARTISANAL BREW WORKS:
Artisanal Brew Works is an artisanal style beer microbrewery located in Saratoga Springs, New York, owned and operated by High School Teachers, Kurt Borchardt and Colin Quinn. Their goal is to produce a selection of beers that appeal to different segments of the market, while also creating for the most discerning craft beer enthusiasts. Learn more about the brewery here, and follow them on Untappd. 

Humble-Forager-Mixing-back-labelHumble Forager
Mixing with Barrel Theory
Imperial Tiki Sour Ale
Madison, Wisconsin

Zombie cocktail inspired Imperial Tiki Sour Ale.  Brewed with passionfruit and orange juice mixed with a tincture of almonds and a special blend of spices, sweetened by pomegranate, balanced by acidity and bitterness from Calamansi lime.  Brewed in collaboration with Barrel Theory Brewing Company in St. Paul, Minnesota.

BeerStyles: Sour, Tart & Funky
Style: Imperial Tiki Sour Ale
ABV: 10% alcohol / volume

ABOUT HUMBLE FORAGER:
Located just outside of Madison, Wisconsin, Humble Forager Brewery is a distribution brewery created by their head brewer, Austin Jevne. Their mission is to produce thoughtfully crafted specialty beers developed for any adventure. They use high quality ingredients inspired from different parts of the world. Learn more about the brewery here, and follow them on Untappd.

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November Beer Club: Iowa

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S’mores Stout
Waunakee, Wisconsin

The S’mores Stout is a pastry stout with vanilla extract, dark chocolate flavor, milk sugar, with flavors of toasted marshmallow and pie crust. This isn’t your typical campfire s’mores, this one packs a punch.  It finishes with a creamy chocolate and slightly sweet alcohol. 

BeerStyles: Dark & Roasty
Style: Stout – Double Pastry
ABV: 8% alcohol / volume
Artwork by Heather Hailstones

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Barrel Aged Exhausted Parent Stout
Waunakee, Wisconsin

Barrel Aged Imperial Stout with Espresso Beans, Cacao Nibs, and Milk Sugar. 

BeerStyles: Dark & Roasty
Style: Imperial Stout
ABV: 13.7% alcohol / volume
Artwork by Noelle Miller

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Double Blueberry Sour
Waunakee, Wisconsin

Berliner Weisse Style Ale with blueberry flavor. Pours a perfect blue and purple color. The amount of blueberry, body and carbonization is spot on.

BeerStyles: Sour
Style: Sour – Fruited Berliner Weisse
ABV: 6% alcohol / volume
Artwork by Stephenie Hamen

ABOUT THE BREWERY:
Untitled Art collaborates with different artists, friends, and breweries all around the world to produce drink concepts and styles that showcase their diverse work. From Sparkling Water to Craft Beer, every can or bottle is wrapped in artwork specifically made for that drink to create something you will love. Learn more about their story here.

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June Beer Club: Iowa

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Overcoming
Florida, United States

Smoothie style fruited sour with blackberry and raspberry puree and a bunch of ooey gooey marshmallow for good measure. It is recommended to keep this beer refrigerated until ready to drink.

BeerStyles: Sour, Tart & Funky
Style: Sour
ABV: 6.2% alcohol / volume

Company Values is a sister company to Corporate Ladder Brewing company located in Palmetto, Florida. It’s a nationally distributed Micro-brewery, specializing in a wide array of innovative beers. Follow Overcoming on Untappd or Company Values Beer here.

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Stargazing
Wisconsin, United States

Brewed in collaboration with their forever friends from Eight State Brewery in Greenville, South Carolina. This pastry stout is packed full of toasted coconut, roasted hazelnuts, Madagascar vanilla beans and toffee.

BeerStyles: Dark & Roasty
Style: Stout
ABV: 13% alcohol / volume

Located just outside of Madison, Wisconsin, Humble Forager Brewery is a distribution brewery created by their head brewer, Austin Jevne. Their mission is to produce thoughtfully crafted specialty beers developed for any adventure. They use high quality ingredients inspired from different parts of the world. Learn more about the brewery here and follow them on Untappd.

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Trail Mix Stout
Wisconsin, United States

Brewed in collaboration with Humble Forager. This stout is tastes exactly how it sounds. Brewed with cocoa nibs, coconut flakes, apricot puree, peanut butter powder, and milk sugar.

BeerStyles: Dark & Roasty
Style: Stout
ABV: 10% alcohol / volume
LABEL ARTIST: Stephenie Hamen

Untitled Art collaborates with different artists, friends, and breweries all around the world to produce drink concepts and styles that showcase their diverse work. From Sparkling Water to Craft Beer, every can or bottle is wrapped in artwork specifically made for that drink to create something you will love. Learn more about their company here.

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May Beer Club: Iowa

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Pear Single Fruit Sour Series
Landvetter, Sweden

For some beers, Dugges Bryggeri (Dugges Brewery) decides to showcase a specific flavor to really let it shine; and that’s exactly what they did with their Pear beer. They made a puckering sour beer then added pear… and a lot of it! 

BeerStyles: Sour, Tart & Funky
Style: Sour
ABV: 4.5% alcohol / volume
Ingredients: Contains barley
Availability: One-time brew

“We’ve done a lot of sour beer here at Dugges. We’ve done some many taste variants with fruit and spices that we’ve lost count. And, we’ve played around with malt bills, yeasts, levels of alcohol and acidity to the point that we almost though we’d tried everything.
One thing we hadn’t done though, weirdly enough, was to focus on one single fruit; to methodically go through fruit by fruit to see how they work and would taste in a sour beer. So, that’s how this new single fruit series started. Pear is the first fruit out but there’ll be many more. Cheers!” – Dugges Bryggeri

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Big Barrel Licorice Idjit
Landvetter, Sweden

This is a big and bold Imperial Stout. Dugges Brewery has made this Stout bolder than most by brewing it with licorice, then aging it in bourbon barrels.

BeerStyles: Dark & Roasty
Style: Stout
ABV: 14% alcohol / volume
Ingredients: Contains barley, rye, and oats
Availability: One-time brew

“Idjit is one of those beers that we’ve done forever. A beer that started out as a horrible experiment. Then became our staple 9.5% ABV Imperial Stout. After a while we remade it up to 12% ABV, renaming it Big Idjit, jokingly calling it a ’Scandinavian Session Stout’. Big idjit is the perfect beer for barrel aging and refining. In fact, several barrel aged versions have carried the name Perfect Idjit. This version is taking it a step further, refining the beer after barrel aging. In this case by adding just the right amount of licorice to the beautiful bourbon barrel aged beer. What’s more perfect than perfect? Perfecter (it’s a word) Idjit. Good night!” – Dugges Bryggeri

Mikael Dugge Engström

Mikael Dugge Engström

ABOUT THE BREWERY:
In 2002 Mikael Dugge Engström, the founder, CEO and Brew Master of Dugges Bryggeri, had a meeting with an Englishman. What was said in that meeting has since been forgotten, but was said to be the reason Dugges Bryggeri is around today. The Englishman sold filters for brewing beer, as well as second hand breweries – this got Mikael to thinking about how awesome it would be to own his own brewery. After years of research, visits to other breweries, making friends and asking all the right questions, Mikael starting buying parts needed to build is own small brewery. In 2005, he opened the doors to Dugges in Mölndal. Learn more about his story here.

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© Photo by Dugges Brewery
© Photo by Dugges Brewery
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