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Special Pagosa Pouring in Denver on Friday 10/12

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Special Pouring Event
*Ancestral Ale *

Falling Rock Tap House

~ Friday, 1pm~

MEDIA ADVISORY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 10/9/12

CONTACT:

Tony Simmons Pagosa Brewing 970-731-2739

John Carlson Colorado Brewers Guild (CBG) 303-507-7664

Taste Pagosa Brewing's 'Ancestral Ale'

Honoring Colorado's New Chimney Rock National Monument at

Falling Rock Tap House in LODO!

Celebrate Colorado craft beer with a taste of this special ale.

What: In honor of President Obama's and the Colorado Congressional Delegation's landmark designation of the Chimney Rock Archaeological Area in southwestern Colorado as a national monument, the Pagosa Brewing Company & Grill has launched a new limited-edition Ancestral Ale incorporating many of the same ingredients used by the ancestral Pueblo people, who made Chimney Rock their home for more than 1,000 years.

Delicately crafted with local yellow squash, Anasazi beans, sweet corn and a whisper of prickly pear cactus fruit, the Ancestral Ale is a refreshing beer that captures the spirit of this one-of-a-kind archaeological site. Ancestral is one of nineteen special beers that will be served at the CBG CHEERs fundraiser.

***CHIMNEY ROCK NATIONAL MONUMENT ANCESTRAL ALE

ON TAP AT THE FALLING ROCK TAP HOUSE IN DENVER FRIDAY OCTOBER 12^TH ONLY ***

Media Event

When: Friday October 12, 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Where: Falling Rock Tap House, 1919 Blake Street Denver, CO

Fundraiser

When: Friday October 12, 10:00pm

For: CBG Celebrate Hoppy, Exotic, Esoteric & Really Special beer (CHEERs)

Where: Falling Rock Tap House, 1919 Blake Street Denver, CO

Both events will be located in the downstairs tap Room

*

In honor of Chimney Rock's National Monument Designation and the countless hours of dedication by the National Forest Service and The Chimney Rock Interpretive Program, Pagosa Brewing & Grill has crafted a special beer, Ancestral Ale.

Delicately crafted with many of the natural foods that these Ancestral Puebloans had available to them. Our light beer includes: Local Yellow Squash, Anasazi Beans, Sweet Corn and a whisper of Prickly Pear Cactus Fruit. Ancestral Ale is a very refreshing beer with a great balance and captures the spirit of this one-of-a-kind archaeological site.

Cheers!

Tony

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Pagosa Brewing Co.
118 North Pagosa Blvd.
Pagosa Springs, Colorado 81147
970-731-BREW (2739)

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Star Liquors Beer Newsletter September 2012

From Star Liquors in Durango:

Hello Home Brewers and Beer Lovers!!!

The chill is really in the air now and I have to wear a coat in the morning drive to work. The seasons roll on, but the darker beer is tasting so good right now. A quick shout out to Bill Downs for running the judging at the San Juan Brew-fest, he brought a new level of professionalism to the event and it was a joy to work with him. On another note I promised a review on The Bruery’s Tart of Darkness but we have already sold out of this great beer, I will try to get more next year and have enough to try a bottle and review the beer. Well lets get down to talking about beer and I am going to start with a local favorite that we have been waiting for with baited breath.

SKA Brewing has released their first installment of a rotating Stout series that will change on the solstice and equinox of each year. Welcome Mole Stout, a stout brewed with cocoa, peppers and spices that really captures the style well. I am personally a fan of this style of beer and found the cinnamon the most powerful spice with the cocoa adding a nice creaminess. The peppers added a hint of heat on the finish and the aroma was everything we love in a good mole. I am getting mixed reviews from customers on this beer, but I think a beer lover will see the quality in brewing and attention to detail in the recipe. Only sold in 6pk cans for $7.99.

New Belgium has released another Lips of Faith beer, the Peach Porch Lounger. Brettanomyces yeast with peaches, hominy grits, molasses and lemon peel with biscuit malts have created a great beer. 9.4% ABV give it a little heat on the finish, and the sweet peach and molasses merry well with moldy biscuit and a light hop spice. Another great unique beer produced by New Belgium, a 22oz bomber is $8.49, with a limited supply.

Since October is right around the corner I thought reviewing an Oktoberfest was in order. Santa Fe Brewing has really been doing great things this year, and the Oktoberfest is no exception. The snazzy package really catches the eye and it’s in a can, which holds the delicate malt profile well. Carmel, biscuit, and roasty malt with a touch of hops to balance it out makes this an easy drinking and tasty beer for the cooler months. 6pk can are $7.79 and seasonal so get it while you can.

Dogfish Head is back in Southwest Colorado after many phone calls and emailing and maybe just a bit of foot stomping! We are even getting a few cases of their bombers. The Palo Santo Marron is a big brown aged on Palo Santo wood from Paraguay. The wood has a significant affect on this big beer, roasted malt and a hint of coffee blend well together with mild wood flavors. I found the wood to have a unique flavor that was like a dark molasses. Hops and heat finish out this great beer. 12% ABV makes the 4pk of 12oz bottles easier to handle at $15.99, also sold in singles, this is a beer worth trying.

Uinta brewing from Utah has released their Imperial Pumpkin Ale again this year and it is one of my personal favorite pumpkin beers of the year. Aged in oak and at a humorous 10.31% ABV this is truly a start the fire and settle in for the night bomber. Pie spice, oak, toffee and caramel blend with the pumpkin, a dry finish belies the nose. The heat blends well with all the flavors and I found the beers subtleties really came out when it warmed a bit. 22oz limited release for $12.99, and if you like a pumpkin beer don’t miss this one.

Well that’s all for this month but I do have some good news for the Pliney the Elder lovers out there. We will be putting Pliney on the shelf in a VERY limited amount next Monday October the 1st, one bottle per person per day. We get very little down here in Durango and want to spread it out to as many beer lovers as we can. Also our Beer of the Month for October will be Deschutes Brewery form Oregon and all 6pks will be $6.99. A price that is almost unheard of for this great beer. As always if you are looking for that hard to get beer come in give me a call or email me and I will try and track it down for you.

Cheers,

Oliver

Liquor Stories – New Arrivals At Local Liquor Stores

Just in time for our HOPS meeting and the Oktoberfest style of the month!

Liquor Stories:

Our tribute to local liquor stores that like beer - and not just crap beer, I mean Real Beer! Not all of them are cool enough to contribute to our kick a$$ club, so be sure to treat the ones that do with some extra business. You might even get a discount!

Mountain Spirits

Three Barrel Brewing Co. in bombers

Hop Trash IPA

Trashy Blonde Ale

Burnt Toast Brown Ale

Leinenkugels Octoberfest

More to come.....

Silver Dollar

Silver Dollar Liquor

New 6pks of the month

Blue Moon Harvest Pumpkin Ale

Leinenkiugels Oktoberfest

-German-style Marzen

Breckenridge Brewing Regal

-Imperial pilsner not much in stock get it while you can

-At 7% this beer drinks way too easy!

New Bombers this month

New Belgium& Alpine Brewery Super Hop

-Double IPA

New Belgium Peach Porch Lounger

-Ale brewed with molasses and lemon peel and with

Peach juice added

-At 9.4% alc this bomber will get you going

Mactarnahan’s Brewing Spine Tingler

-Golden Belgian-style triple

Ska Hoperation Ivy #12

-The next edition to Ska’s local series is this Wet Hop IPA

-Fresh hops from Leroux Creek Farms by Hotchkiss, and malt from Alamosa malting Co.

Twisted Pine Brewing Big Shot Espresso Stout

-2008 GABF Silver medal

Odell Brewing Deconstruction

-Wild Ale is 42% Golden Ale aged in wine barrels and 58% Golden Ale, then fermented with wild yeast and Lacto.

Sierra Nevada & Russian River Brux

-Domesticated Wild Ale

-Dry and complex Belgian-style ale refermented with Brettanomyces bruxellensis

6pk of the Month (always $1 off)

Leinenkiugels Oktoberfest

-$5.69 this month

Bomber of the Month (always $1 off)

Avery The Reverend

-$5.89 this month

Oktoberfest in stock

Blue moon Harvest Pumpkin, Hofbrau Oktoberfest, Leinenkiugels Oktoberfest, Paulaner Oktoberfest

Styles of the Month / HOPS Meeting

Howdy HOPS Heads,

Just wanted to send out a reminder that there is a HOPS meeting at Pagosa Brewing Co on Tuesday the 25th at 6:00. Here is a list of the upcoming styles of the month. If you are a dues paying member and can not remember your color group, send me an email at randy@speeddirect.com and I can get it to you (please do not reply to this email or else it goes to everyone).

Upcoming Styles of the Month:

Month: Style: Color Group:

Sept 2012	Oktoberfest / Marzen	RED
Oct 2012	Sour Ale	YELLOW
Nov 2012	Porter	GREEN
Dec 2012	Winter Ales	RED
Jan 2013	Belgian	YELLOW
Feb 2013	Stout	GREEN
Mar 2013	Red / Amber Ale	RED

Randini

Re: Hop Pickin' Party - Need Help NOW!

Did I tell the HOPS group that, in the ancient world, hops sprouts were harvested and eaten like asparagus? They are still occasionally eaten that way in some Mediterranean areas. WHAT A WASTE.Doug Neel

Hop Pickin' Party - Need Help NOW!

Hi guys,

Tony with Pagosa Brewing Co is brewing a fresh hop today and he needs some help picking some hops! They are literally pulling the hops off the vines and throwing them into the brew as we speak - er, type / read. If you are available and can help, they could use some extra hands getting the hops picked, and they need your help NOW! If you get this and you are available, just head down to the brewery. They will be harvesting for the next couple hours. If you dont get this right away, call the brewery at 731-BREW to see if they are still harvesting.

Cheers ~

Randini

Ska Brewing: Mole Stout

Ska Brewing Kicks Off Seasonal Stout Program With Autumnal Mole Stout

DURANGO, COLO., (Aug. 29, 2012) — Ska Brewing’s Seasonal Stout program—featuring a different canned stout released near the equinox or solstice of each of the four seasons—kicks off September 22^nd with the series’ first release: Autumnal Mole Stout.

The Autumnal Mole Stout is an ale brewed with cocoa nibs, spices and three varieties of chile peppers: Mulato, Ancho and Hatch green chiles, (also known as Anaheim Peppers.)

An important source of inspiration for the Autumnal Mole Stout is Ska Brewing’s location in the high desert of Southern Colorado, not far from the New Mexico border. “Mexican, New Mexican, Southwestern—that’s just the way we eat here,” said Ska President and co-founder Dave Thibodeau. “Around this time of year, chile roasters show up at the farmers market and grocery store parking lots and you can smell fresh-roasted chiles all over town. Given our Steel Toe (Milk) Stout’s 2011 GABF Gold and 2012 World Beer Cup Gold medals, we thought this new program should showcase our stouts. The balance between the milk stout sweetness and the chile spice and flavor seemed like a perfect combination for autumn.”

The packaging for the Autumnal Mole Stout (picture below) features a black, 12-oz. can, with Ska’s comic book-inspired take on the Mayan snake-god Kukulkan. The beer’s release will be celebrated on the Equinox at Ska Brewing World HQ in Durango, but according to Thibodeau “all the points on the celestial sphere should align, creating a national celebration on that most scientifically important day. At least in our nine markets.”

Ska will release three more new, canned seasonal stouts this year, with releases coming in December of this year, then in March and June of 2013, when—assuming the 12/21/12 calamity howlers are wrong— the cycle will begin again.

About Ska Brewing

Based in Durango, Colorado, Ska Brewing was founded in 1995 and now produces over a dozen award-winning beers including the Pinstripe Red Ale, True Blonde Ale and Steel Toe Stout. Four Ska beers are now widely available in cans: ESB Special Ale, True Blonde, Modus Hoperandi IPA and the winter seasonal Euphoria Pale Ale. For information, music and a good time, visitwww.skabrewing.com. Find out what “calamity howlers” are, chat us up and get the latest news at facebook.com/skabrew andtwitter.com/skabrewing.

Re: HOPS Brewsletter - August 2012

"I might be the ugly bloke in the mirror, but I don’t really give a damn any more."

Every so often we look into the mirror and acceptance comes and then all our makeup readjusts...the trick is to accept w/out reducing our horizons. A good IPA always helps.

Give it hell...never go meekly into the night....

Dave

HOPS Brewsletter - August 2012

HOPS – Homebrewers Of Pagosa Springs

Hiya HOPS Heads,

Ever get that feeling like you’re getting old? Some of you may be more used to this than others, but frankly I don’t plan to get used to such things. I don’t have time to get old. (Suddenly I feel like I just quoted some old guy that used to be young.) Take this morning, for example. I got up, looked in the mirror and thought: “Dude, you’re getting uglier.” Granted, some mornings I may be a little worse off than others (depending on what IPA Silver Dollar had on sale the previous evening, for example) but this morning was something different. Ugly was the issue, but it was firmly affixed to the age thing. There were a few extra lines in the face. My uni-brau was accentuated. I had a couple more chins than usual. The mirror sneered back at me. Granted, I’m working on perfecting the perma-eye-bags, and doing well. That part I was particularly proud of. A receding hair line / fried-follicle or two helps add to the look. But there was something else. Something creepy. There was an older looking dude than before staring back at me than normal. And he was ugly. And older than yesterday. I started to get depressed, but then I thought about one of my favorite quotes: “I pity the man who does not drink – for when he wakes up in the morning, that is the best he will feel all day.” – Some Guy. Wow, that there is a depressing thought… If this was the best I was going to feel all day, I needed to change something. Sure, I felt like crapola schlamola this morning but the day would get better. Of course it will get better – there is a light at the end of this decrepit tunnel. Not a light beer, necessarily, but a light none the less. A hop-flavored carrot dangling at the end of a stick that fish hooks me in the nose - feet dragging behind - pulling me forward like a cartoon character hovering over the parched earth. Frosty mug of beer before me, an oasis of chillaxin’ and frothy goodness. Beer. Eureka – the fountain of youth! Here I am now, drinking a fresh, homebrewed IPA (which happens to be the Style of the Month for the homebrew club!) and the day is suddenly much better! I might be the ugly bloke in the mirror, but I don’t really give a damn any more. In fact, I feel pretty good, so I must look pretty good too! You know, some people think alcohol causes people to make irrational decisions. Funny thing – I am perfectly capable of making irrational decisions on my own, thank you. In fact, some may think it was irrational to suck on this IPA and go dancing (on a table top). But you know what? It feels good. And I look pretty friggin’ good doin’ it, too. Care to join me?

Until next time, cheers and happy fermenting ~

Randini the Beer Spammer

Quote of the Day: Remember! Drinking may cause memory loss. Or worse, memory loss!

- I can’t remember who said that…

Tech Tip of the Day: Ok, a simple one. If you are cleaning bottles or carboys, have you learned about swirling the bottle? A lot of people know about this, but if you are new to the ‘bottling line’ then this is a huge help. When you turn your bottles or carboys upside-down, give them a good swirl to get the liquid out. Basically you are creating a little swirley (like in the bathtub drain) that sucks the liquid out super fast. It can save time, and hey – we’re getting older by the minute, so who couldn’t use a little extra time?

HOPS Meetings:

HOPS – New Business:

Next Meeting: Tuesday, the 28^th is the next HOPS meeting, Pagosa Brewing Co at 6:00 PM. The GREEN COLOR GROUP is up, so if you are in this group, make sure you have been in touch with your Color Group Leader to find out what is in the pipeline.
Style of the Month: IPA – Hellz friggin’ yes I just freaked out I am so stoked… :-P
Discussion: Some ideas we want to go over include the following:

A) IP FRIGGIN’ A!

B) State Fair – this weekend! No time for discussion…

C) GABF – Oct 12-14

D) Other upcoming events found below.

UPCOMING LOCAL NEWS & EVENTS:

Mark Your Calendars:

October 11-13 – Great American Beer Festival (GABF): So did you hear? If you tried to get tickets you heard. They sold out in 45 minutes. About 2500 taps, a zillion people in a huge arena and they sold out in 45 minutes. That, my friends, is Ludacrisp. Hope you know somebody with connections! (wink, wink - yup)

For the Calendar:

August 28^th: HOPS Meeting – Pagosa Brewing Co (6:00 PM)
October 11-13: Great American Beer Festival - Denver
Oct 23^rd: HOPS Meeting – Pagosa Brewing Co (6:00 PM)
November 3: Learn to Homebrew Day

NEWS:

Beer News Around Durango – For the latest news on the beer scene in Durango, check out http://beerat6512.blogspot.com/. Our neighbors to the West have a great beer town, along with some great writers and this is a fun place to check up on the happninz. Erich Hennig, my brew-brotha-from-anotha-motha just joined the team. Check it out – I think you will enjoy it!

Pagosa Brewing Company News / Events:

Grilled Salmon Sandwich served with Lettuce Tomato & House Made Honey Mustard. Served with Ruffles Premium Chips or House Made Sweet & Sour Slaw - $7.95
New Beers On-Tap:
* Fresh Hop Cask IPA (don't miss out!)
* Rodeo Red (back on-tap at last!)
* Wild Side - Vatted Porter w/Brett (aged one year)
Guest Beers:

Oskar Blues - Yella Pils

Bristol Brewing – RyePa

FRONT RANGE & BEYOND NEWS & EVENTS:

Great American Beer Festival – October 11-13. http://www.greatamericanbeerfestival.com/

Win A Seat In A Siebel Brewing School Course - MoreBeer! Is giving away a seat at the Siebel Institute of Technology's Advanced Homebrewing Program! For each issue of our "Brewing Techniques" magazines ordered, you'll receive one entry for your chance to win! This class will run for one week, from July 23rd - July 27th. See below for contest and class details.Siebel Institute of Technology is a well respected school that attracts thousands of brewers seeking a higher level of brewing knowledge. Siebel has been teaching brewers the "secrets of brewing" for the past 140 years, and continues to gain popularity. These students don't only fly in from across the country; They're flying in from across the world! If you're looking to work in a brewery, become a brewmaster, or open your own brew pub, Siebel is a great place to start. In fact, to show some lucky brewer out there just how great this place is, we'll be running a contest during the next 4 weeks for a chance to go to one of these courses! For more info go to www.morebeer.com for more info.

FOR SALE / FOR FREE / WANTED:

Fridge (Great for a Kegerator) – If a HOPS member is interested in building a kegerator I found a free fridge that would be great for the job. Email me for more info – randy@speeddirect.com. Again, don’t reply to this email or you will send it to every beer drinking fool on the planet. Really.

Interested in some new stainless steel homebrew kettles? Check out the email below if you are:
Good afternoon,
My name is Ben Caya and I'm the owner of Spike Brewing LLC. I wanted to drop a quick note to your home brew club. If you're not aware, we make stainless steel home brew kettles. I just graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Over the past year my 'part time' business throughout school has turned into a full time job. We are a vendor on HomeBrewTalk.com and have been very well received thus far but I'd like to expand our reach to local home brewing clubs. I would really appreciate it if you could pass along information on Spike Brewing to your members. All our kettles can be seen and purchased on my website which is www.spikebrewing.com. As an token of our appreciation we have set up a 5% off coupon for any product we sell. To redeem the coupon members would only need to enter the discount code "Colorado" in the discount code section during checkout. Thanks for your time and if any members have questions or comments I would be happy to answer them personally.
Ben Caya
Owner - Spike Brewing LLC
ben@spikebrewing.com
262.370.4616
www.spikebrewing.com

Anybody else have anything you want to list? Beer related or not, just lemme know and I will circulate your stuff around the universe. Well, my universe…

Links:

Homebrewing News – A website started by our buddy Bill Downs here in the Four Corners area that focuses on product reviews and more: www.homebrewingnews.com

Local Beerlover Networking Website: Check out www.brewerfest.com for a social beer lover’s networking site. It works kinda like Facebook, only without all the loser teenagers counting how many totally irrelevant “friends” they can amass proving how completely lame they are. This site is actually cool! (Yes, a big fan of Facepuke here…) Joseph from Pagosa Brewing started this one up and it has some great photos of HOPS junk, plus it is free to join! Sign in and rock out with your beer out.

Looking to diversify your homebrew? Check out a couple of these links for sharing and browsing tons of different homebrew recipes. Kick it up a notch – BAM!
www.brewtoad.com
www.hopville.com
http://www.tastybrew.com/newrcp/styleview.html

UNSUBSCRIBE – Listen here, you old fogie – if you back out now you will be suckin’ smoothies through an IV because you forgot to show up for your own life and then *POOF* yer dead. Well, that may happen whether you unsubscribe or not, but it could happen. Think about it…

Liquor Stories – New Arrivals At Local Liquor Stores

Hi guys,

I blew it and messed up the list for Mountain Spirits. The original email I sent was last month's listing. Please see this month's listing below. Also note - they are having a beer tasting tonight!

Randy

CORRECTION FOR MOUNTAIN SPIRITS:

It just so happens we are having a beer tasting today, Thursday the 23rd from 4-7pm. We will be tasting Uinta beers from Utah. Two new arrivals will be the seasonal ( going out ) Summer Ale and the new Punk'n Harvest Pumpkin Ale.

Also arriving today will be the Uinta Labyrinth Wood aged black lager in a 750ml bottle.

Also new are:

Deschutes Inversion IPA 6pk bottle

New Belgium Red Hoptober Ale 6pk bottle

New Belgium Lips of Faith Super IPA bomber

Sierra Nevada Tumbler Autumn brown Ale 6pk bottle

Lagunitas Little Sumpin' Ale 6pk bottle

Lagunitas Lucky 13 Anniversary Release bomber

Sam Adams Octoberfest 6pk bottle

Blue Moon Harvest Pumpkin Ale 6pk bottle

Estrella Daura Lager Gluten Free 4pk bottle

Shiner Boch Wild Hare Pale Ale 6pk bottle

Green Flash Le Freak Ale bomber

Twisted Pine Red Rye-der 17th Anniversary ale bomber

Not on the shelf but in the store:

Hofbrau Munchen Oktoberfest 6pk bottle

So many great seasonals showing up daily. I thought I would try to get through some summer beers before putting out all the Fall beers. But if you want some Hofbrau just let us know.

On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 8:30 AM, Randy Schnose <randy@speeddirect.com> wrote:

Liquor Stories:

      Our tribute to local liquor stores that like beer - and not just crap beer, I mean Real Beer! Not all of them are cool enough to contribute to our kick a$$ club, so be sure to treat the ones that do with some extra business. You might even get a discount!

Mountain Spirits (corrected)

It just so happens we are having a beer tasting today, Thursday the 23rd from 4-7pm. We will be tasting Uinta beers from Utah. Two new arrivals will be the seasonal ( going out ) Summer Ale and the new Punk'n Harvest Pumpkin Ale.

Also arriving today will be the Uinta Labyrinth Wood aged black lager in a 750ml bottle.

Also new are:

Deschutes Inversion IPA 6pk bottle

New Belgium Red Hoptober Ale 6pk bottle

New Belgium Lips of Faith Super IPA bomber

Sierra Nevada Tumbler Autumn brown Ale 6pk bottle

Lagunitas Little Sumpin' Ale 6pk bottle

Lagunitas Lucky 13 Anniversary Release bomber

Sam Adams Octoberfest 6pk bottle

Blue Moon Harvest Pumpkin Ale 6pk bottle

Estrella Daura Lager Gluten Free 4pk bottle

Shiner Boch Wild Hare Pale Ale 6pk bottle

Green Flash Le Freak Ale bomber

Twisted Pine Red Rye-der 17th Anniversary ale bomber

Not on the shelf but in the store:

Hofbrau Munchen Oktoberfest 6pk bottle

So many great seasonals showing up daily. I thought I would try to get through some summer beers before putting out all the Fall beers. But if you want some Hofbrau just let us know.

*****************************************************************

Silver Dollar

New 6pks This Month

*Oktoberfest are starting to show up so come enjoy.

Deschutes Brewery                   ChainBreaker

                                                -White IPA

Hofbrau                                    Oktoberfest

New Belgium                            Red Hoptober

                                                -New this year from New Belgium

                                                -American Amber/ Red Ale

New Planet                              Off Grid Pale Ale

                                                -Gluten Free Pale Ale

Samuel Adams                         Octoberfest

                                                -Classic Oktoberfest Lager blends 5 roasted malts

Trumer Brauerei                       Trumer Pils

                                                -It has been a while but we got this beer back in stock

New Bombers This Month

Great Divide Brewing               18^th Anniversary

                                                -Wood Aged Double IPA

                                                -The wood on this Double IPA mellows the hops and

makes this one dangerously drinkable beer

Lagunitas Brewing                    Hop Stoopid

                                                -IPA

6pk of the Month (always $1 off for HOPS members)

Odell Brewing  Co.                    IPA

                                                -One of the best IPA’s on the Market

                                                -$7.89 this month

Bomber of the Month (always $1 off for HOPS members)

Lagunitas                                  Hop Stoopid

-Using their “Hop Extracter” Lagunitas has made a hop yet very clean IPA

                                                -$4.39 this month

IPA’s in Stock

So many here are just a few: Odell IPA, Myrcenary, Ranger, Hoppy Boy, Inversion, Union Jack & Double Jack, Mongo, Decadent, Mojo Marble, Lucky U, Green Flash, Hop Strick, Happy Camper, Torpedo, Devient Dales, Red Hook IPA, Jackamo, Full Sail IPA, Alaska IPA,  Hop in the Dark, Daddy’s Little Helper…..

From Star Liquors in Durango:

Hello Home Brewers and Beer Lovers!

August is flying by and I am afraid summer is going with it. Harvesting is happening and the fair is already over. I hope some of you were the lucky ribbon winners with the home brew entries. I love seeing homebrew in the fair, we have come so far! I have some great new beers here at Star, and we are featuring Boulevard Brewing from Kansas City Missouri as our Beer of the Month. They really have some outstanding brews. With that I will jump into some beer reviews.
Hailing from California we have another great Limited Release from our friend at Firestone Walker. The Double Double Barrel Aged Imperial Special Bitter, a little redundant but boy the beer really makes up for an odd name. Vanilla, oak and toffee really show from the barrel and a bittersweet dried fruit note hangs from the palate. Not to sweet and very complex, I would recommend drinking this beer a little warmer so you can really pick out all the nuances. Like all of Firestones Limited Series a 22oz bomber is $13.49. I was very impressed with this beer.
Full Sail from Oregon continues to impress with the Brewers Reserve Series, the newest offering is a Berliner Weiss that I though captured the style nicely. Maybe a little more tame then an authentic Berliner Weiss but still tart and refreshing. I always recommend this style of beer for people just getting into sours. A 22oz bottle for $3.99 is a great price and defiantly worth it to try an American interpretation of this style.
Jolly Pumpkin from Michigan is still producing some of the best small craft beer in the country. Luciernaga aka The Firefly is as usual a funky beer, floral and malt nose with a spicy flavor that reflects the barrel. Soft carbonation and a lightly bitter finish forms one of Jolly Pumpkins better releases. A .750 ml is $15.49 and worth every penny.
A new collaboration from Russian River and Sierra Nevada called Brux is having a very hard time staying on the shelf. This is coined a “Domesticated Wild Ale” and is a true testament to an evolving beer. It was created to change with time more then most Bret beers. Tart, green grass, lemon and spice are only the beginning of a beer that will develop it’s bret characteristic over the months and years. Right now the funk is subdued but give this beer some time and I think it will be a real treasure. I was astounded that a .750 ml is only $8.99, which meant to me, try one now, and again in a year and then again a few years after that. Get them while you still can!
Brew Dog and Three Floyd have done a collaboration with a great name. “Bitch Please” is a .330ml bottle for $12.99 and while very proud of this beer it is justified. Many different malts including Laphroig whisky malt, and then aged in a single malt scotch barrel. This beer is a scotch lovers dream. Smokey, peaty and malty, are some of the flavors in this complex brew. I would recommend tasting this beer a little warmer in a snifter.
With that I will bid you all a great rest of your month and have fun getting those fall beers bubbling.
Cheers,
Oliver
I am also adding a list of new beers not reviewed above that we have recently brought in.

Omission Lager and Pale Ale, Gluten Free (mostly) beer
New Belgium Red Hoptober
New Belgium Lips of Faith Super IPA
Buffalo Bills Pumpkin Beer
Dogfish Head (Yay it back) 90 Minute, Indian Brown, and Palo Santo Marron
Lagunitas IPA, Pils, Little Sumpin Sumpin, Hop Stupid, and Lucky 13
Shipyard Pumpkin Head and Smashed Pumpkin
Sierra Nevada Beer Camp
Saranac Wild Hare and Bohemian Black Lager
Stone Brewing Smoked Porter Vanilla and Smoked Porter Chipotle
The Bruery Tart of Darkness (to be reviewed next month)
Schlenkerla Rauchbier Urbock