These are the brews that I buy repeatedly for home.
I generally keep a variety on hand,
one to three dozen bottles or cans,
buying by the six-pack when stock runs low.
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— — Lagers — — |
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4.5 |
Narragansett Lager,
Rochester NY & Pawtucket RI, 5%.
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4.5 |
Harpoon Octoberfest,
Harpoon Brewery, Boston MA & Windsor VT, 5.3%, 32 IBU.
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4.5 |
Oktoberfest, Märzen lager,
Zero Gravity Craft Brewery, Burlington VT, 5.4%.
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4.5 |
Oktoberfest,
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co, Chico CA & Mills River NC, 6.0%.
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4.2 |
Samuel Adams Winter Lager, bock lager
The Boston Beer Company,
Cincinnati OH, Breinigsville PA & Boston MA, 5.6%, 22 IBU.
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4.0 |
Samuel Adams Octoberfest,
The Boston Beer Company,
Cincinnati OH, Breinigsville PA & Boston MA, 5.3%, 16 IBU.
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4.0 |
Von Trapp Dunkel, dark lager,
Von Trapp Brewing, Stowe VT, 5.7%, 22 IBU.
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— — Brown Ales — — |
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5.0 |
Shed Mountain Ale,
rugged mountain ale, Shed Brewery [Otter Creek Brewing],
Middlebury VT, 7.4%, 35 IBU.
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4.5 |
Old Brown Dog, American brown ale,
Smuttynose Brewing Company, Hampton NH,
6.5%.
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4.5 |
Pig's Ear Brown Ale,
Woodstock Inn Brewery, North Woodstock NH,
4.3%.
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4.5 |
Maduro Brown Ale,
Cigar City Brewing, Tampa FL, 5.5%, 20 IBU.
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— — Stouts — — |
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5.0 |
Imperial Stout,
Samuel Smith's Old Brewery (Tadcaster) N Yorks, England,
7.0%.
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4.5 |
Milk Stout,
Left Hand Brewing Co., Longmont CO, 6%.
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4.5 |
Southern Tier 2Xstout,
double milk stout,
Southern Tier Brewing Co, Lakewood NY, 7.5%.
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4.5 |
Weyerbacher Belgian-style Imperial Stout,
Weyerbacher Brewing Co, Easton PA, 11.8%.
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— — Porters — — |
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5.0 |
Founders Porter,
Founders Brewing Co, Grand Rapids MI, 45 IBU, 6.5%,
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Smuttynose Robust Porter,
6.2% [varied ratings, test again].
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— — Bocks — — |
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5.0 |
Troegenator,
doublebock beer, Troegs Brewing Co, Hershey PA,
8.2%, 25 IBU, bronze color.
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5.0 |
Winter Ride, double bock,
Josephsbrau Brewing Co (Trader Joes), San Jose CA,
7.5%.
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4.5 |
Double Bag, altbier,
Long Trail Brewing Co, Bridgewater Corners VT,
33 IBU, dark amber, 7.2%.
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4.5 |
Optimator, doppelbock,
Spaten-Brau, Munich Germany, 7.6%.
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— — Bourbon Barrel Ales — — |
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5.0 |
Bourbon Barrel Quad,
barrel-aged ale,
Boulevard Brewing Co, Kansas City MO, 11.2%, 26 IBU.
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4.5 |
Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale,
Alltechs, Lexington KY, 8.2%.
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4.5 |
Backwoods Bastard,
ale aged in oak bourbon barrels,
Founders Brewing Co, Grand Rapids MI, 50 IBU, 10.2%.
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— — Scotch-Style Ales — — |
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5.0 |
Dirty Bastard,
Scotch style ale,
Founders Brewing Co, Grand Rapids MI, 50 IBU, 8.5%.
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4.5 |
Hibernator, Scotch ale,
Long Trail Brewing Co, Bridgewater Corners VT,
dark amber, 6.0%.
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— — Belgian-Style Ales — — |
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5.0 |
The Sixth Glass,
quadrupel ale,
Boulevard Brewing Co, Kansas City MO, 10.5%, 22 IBU.
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5.0 |
Weyerbacher Merry Monks,
Belgian-style tripel,
Weyerbacher Brewing Co, Easton PA, 9.3%.
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5.0 |
Leffe Brune/Brown,
Abbey Ale,
InBev Belgium, Leuven Belgium,
for S.A Braserie de L'Abbaye de Leffe, Dinant, Belgium,
6.5%.
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5.0 |
Trappistes Rochefort ❽,
Belgian ale, Abbaye N.-D. de Saint-Remy, Rochefort Belgium,
9.2%.
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5.0 |
Trappistes Rochefort 10 Belgian Ale,
Brasserie Rochefort, 11.3%.
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5.0 |
Trois Pistoles,
Unibroue, Chambly, Quebec,
9%, 15.5 IBU, SRM 32.2 (very deep brown).
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4.5 |
Victory Golden Monkey,
Belgian-style tripel ale with added spices,
Victory Brewing Co, Downington PA, 9.5%.
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4.5 |
La Fin du Monde,
Belgian style triple ale brewed with spices,
Unibroue, Chambly, Quebec,
9%, 19 IBU, SRM 5.5 (gold).
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4.5 |
Ommegang Abbey Ale Dubbel,
Ommegang [Duvel], Cooperstown NY,
8.2%, 20 IBU, 18.2 OG.
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4.5 |
Three Philosophers,
Ommegang [Duvel], Cooperstown NY, 9.7%.
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