Austin Beer Fest - Ben E. Keith - Imports

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Asahi Brewmaster's Select

Product - Asahi Brewmaster's Select btl
Brewed By: 
Asahi
Self-Defined Style: 
Euro Pale Lager
Strength (ABV): 
4.7% ABV

Even the best routine needs advancement. This expertly constructed craft beer is the perfect upgrade. Grab a premium experience and step up from the standard. A precise Brewmaster’s blend brings the optimum ‘encounter’. Why settle?

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Asahi Kuronama Dark

Product - Asahi Kuronama
Brewed By: 
Asahi
Self-Defined Style: 
Euro Dark Lager
Strength (ABV): 
5.7% ABV

Enjoy a peaceful moment with the distinct aroma of the ultra-premium dark ale. Using the highest measurements and three of the darkest malts, the experience of Kuronama is unsurpassed.

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Asahi Super Dry

Product - Asahi Super Dry
Brewed By: 
Asahi
Self-Defined Style: 
Japanese Dry Lager
Strength (ABV): 
5.0% ABV

Concealed within the tranquil metallic exterior, full-bodied flavor patiently waits for the seal to break and energy to erupt. Break the seal, take a stand, and seize the moment.

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Ayinger Celebrator Doppelbock

Product - Ayinger Celebrator Doppelbock
Brewed By: 
Ayinger
Self-Defined Style: 
Doppelbock
Strength (ABV): 
7.2% ABV

Originally brewed at a monastery in northern Italy, "double bock" was quickly introduced by Bavarian brewers to compete with bock. Doppelbock names end with the suffix "-ator." Profoundly dark, rich elixir with a complex fruitiness of roasted malt and whole hop flowers. Semi-dry finish.

Best With: 
Pastries and desserts, roast goose, cured ham, smoked duck, wild turkey, filet with Dijon sauce, chanterelles, Tournedos Rossini, Châteaubriand. Enjoy with a fine cigar after dinner. Serve in stemmed tumbler at 50°.
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Belhaven Scottish Ale

Product - Belhaven Scottish Ale
Brewed By: 
Belhaven
Self-Defined Style: 
Scottish Ale
Strength (ABV): 
5.2% ABV
Color (SRM): 
15º L

It's said in jest that the Scots like a drink. Put aside those clumsy "comedy" stereotypes for a second, and you'll find that our love of good beer is a more considered affair. Belhaven Scottish Ale is a fine example of this appreciation. This classic 3.9% strength Scottish ale is a real old timer, having been brewed at Belhaven longer that any other beer. Its sweet ruby mix of malt and hops pampers and primes the palate, preparing you for a smooth creamy finish. It's a carefully crafted ale to make our nation swell with pride.

Best With: 
Game birds, lamb and roast pork are ideal food pairings for this Scottish Ale.
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Belhaven Scottish Stout

Product - Belhaven Scottish Stout
Brewed By: 
Belhaven
Self-Defined Style: 
American Double / Imperial Stout
Strength (ABV): 
7.0% ABV

We reckon this is the porter equivalent of the tall dark handsome stranger, but with its blend of triple malts, roasted chocolate flavour and hop character, once you've tried this deluxe stout you'll want to get reacquainted.

Belhaven Scottish Stout wins 'Platinum Medal' Award

Belhaven Brewery is proud to announce that Belhaven Scottish Stout has received top marks from the Beverage Testing Institute (BTI) in their 2008 World Beer Championships Awards.

The deluxe handcrafted stout at 7%, was awarded its top rating - 96 points and a Platinum Medal - in the 'Strong Stout' category.

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Belhaven Twisted Thistle

Product - Belhaven Twisted Thistle
Brewed By: 
Belhaven
Self-Defined Style: 
IPA
Strength (ABV): 
6.1% ABV

Belhaven Twisted Thistle IPA takes its name from the humble thistle, an indigenous, spiky-leaved species which thrives in Scotland's wild and beautiful mountain regions and which has become our nations emblem. Twisted Thistle is brewed at 6.1% for the US market and 5.3% for our European customers, a refreshing example of an India Pale Ale from the Master brewers of Belhaven. The blend of cascade and Challenger hops combine to produce an abundance of fresh hope aroma that preludes a bitter-dry taste explosion, perfectly balanced by optic ale malt grist which will have your taste buds tingling.

Best With: 
This very drinkable English IPA has an affinity for spicier fare, but also pairs with anything from avocados to Mexican dishes to calamari to bar foods.
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Belhaven Wee Heavy

Product - Belhaven Wee Heavy
Brewed By: 
Belhaven
Self-Defined Style: 
Wee Heavy
Strength (ABV): 
6.5% ABV

It may have come from a right old recipe but Wee Heavy fits the bill today as much as it ever has. It is a classic Scottish heavy but has a lightness of flavour and a great reddish colour in the glass. Cracking stuff if we do say so ourselves.

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Bitburger Pilsner

Product - Bitburger
Brewed By: 
Bitburger
Self-Defined Style: 
Pilsner
Strength (ABV): 
4.8% ABV

Germany's best selling draught beer. Balanced taste of freshness and distinctive but crisp hop character.

Best With: 
A great gold pilsner will always work with all seafood dishes, clear broth soups and tapas. This brew also lends itself nicely jambalaya, falafels, and certain Caribbean dishes. Don't forget a good pilsner will always work with bar foods especially brats.
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Kostritzer

Product - Bitburger Kostritzer
Brewed By: 
Bitburger
Self-Defined Style: 
Schwarzbier
Strength (ABV): 
4.8% ABV

Subtle malt flavor and low hop bitterness, delightfully crisp and remarkably smooth in light of its dark color.

Best With: 
Great beer for grilled steak, burgers, Mexican mole sauces, Cajun blackened chick and chops, paella, jambalaya, ham and dark breads.
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Monty Python's Holy Grail Ale

Product - Black Sheep Monty Python's Holy Grail Ale
Brewed By: 
Black Sheep
Self-Defined Style: 
English Pale Ale
Strength (ABV): 
4.7% ABV

Another fine addition to the Black Sheep Brewery range of premium bottled ales, Holy Grail was specially commissioned to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Pythons. It has a distinctive taste with plenty of fruity hops, and is full flavored with a dry and refreshing bitterness.

ABV: 4.7%

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J. Boag's Premium Lager

Product - J Boag's Premium
Brewed By: 
James Boags
Self-Defined Style: 
Lager
Strength (ABV): 
5.0% ABV

James Boag's Premium Lager is a European style lager brewed from the finest quality pilsener malts. This beer is fermented at a lower temperature than most Australian lagers and employs an extended maturation period. These combine with a mixture of kettle and late hopping to yield a crisp, pale lager that perfectly compliments fine food. This crisp, refreshing lager beer is ideal served very cold in a pilsner glass. A Tasmanian favorite!

Best With: 
Enjoy this beer with New Zealand cockles or Tasmanian scallops!
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Scaldis Special Ale

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Brewed By: 
Scaldis
Self-Defined Style: 
Belgian Strong Ale
Strength (ABV): 
12.0% ABV

Scaldis, from Brasserie Dubuisson, is one of Belgium's strongest ales (12%) and one of its most delightful. Three different malts and Dubuisson's unique house yeast create a beer with as much nuance as potency. Enjoy Scaldis as a light alternative to Cognac or Brandy. Serve at cellar temperature (50-55o F.

Best With: 
This big beer is best as an after dinner beer but those who seek a massive meal experience would appreciate the pairing between spicy chicken gumbos and Andouille Sausage. Also delicious with desserts and chocolate.
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Dupont Saison Dupont

Product - Dupont Saison
Brewed By: 
Dupont
Self-Defined Style: 
Belgian Farmhouse Ale / Saison
Strength (ABV): 
6.5% ABV

The classic example of the Saison Style. A pleasing pale straw-color with a dense, creamy head. The nose is estery with citrus and spice notes. Full-bodied and malty, it sparkles on the palate and finishes with a zesty hop and citrus attack.

Best With: 
This beer is a miracle with food. Enjoy it with salmon steaks, Thai food, spicy Mexican dishes, Vietnamese food, steaks, Cajun dishes, and well aged Gouda cheese. Great with barbecue or gumbos.
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Fischer Amber

Product - Fischer Amber
Brewed By: 
Fischer
Self-Defined Style: 
Amber Ale
Strength (ABV): 
6.0% ABV

Fischer Amber is the flagship of the brewery. It represents the love of French people for tradition and passion for authenticity. A round taste and a delicate fruity aroma characterize this high-quality product. A special brewing process creates its golden color and rich head.

Best With: 
Great with roast pork, chicken, seafood and apple dishes.
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Kasteel Rouge

Product - Kasteel Rouge
Brewed By: 
Kasteel
Self-Defined Style: 
Fruit / Vegetable Beer
Strength (ABV): 
8.0% ABV

Castle Red is the fruit beer of the Castle range.

Its unique dark red colour is obtained by mixing Castle brown that has been left to mature for at least 6 months with sour cherries.

Kasteel Rouge is aptly named for it’s deep, dark red color brought on by the addition of sour cherries to a base of brown ale, which is then left in the barrel for a six month period. This ale will surprise many with the sour of the cherries and the 8% alcohol level.

Best With: 
Sweet; Tangy
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Bosteels Pauwel Kwak

Product - Bosteels Kwak
Brewed By: 
Bosteels
Self-Defined Style: 
Belgian Amber Ale
Strength (ABV): 
8.0% ABV

Kwak is a rich amber in color with a slightly sweet, generously malty character. Hops are subdued, but present a well-considered balance with the juicy ripeness of grain a fruity, meringue softness.

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The strong carbonation of this blond would lift the oils from a rosemary salmon, leaving the flavors to mesh and melt on the palate.
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Bosteels Tripel Karmeliet

Product - Tripel Karmeliet
Brewed By: 
Bosteels
Self-Defined Style: 
Tripel
Strength (ABV): 
8.0% ABV

Brewed with oats, barley and wheat, Tripel Karmeliet has soft, full, rich grain character with hints of banana, vanilla, and a slight, pleasing bubble-gum aroma. A restrained hop bitterness offers perfect balance and a gentle counterpart to its substantial maltiness.

Best With: 
A complex brew is a perfect choice as an aperitif with crab cakes, scallops or mussels or an assertive cheese such as a Roquefort or a Stilton; particularly delightful with asparagus. The perfect accompaniment to a fruit dessert, crepes or wonderful on its own as a digestif.
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Delirium Nocturnum

Product - Delirium Nocturnum
Brewed By: 
Delirium
Self-Defined Style: 
Belgian Strong Dark Ale
Strength (ABV): 
8.5% ABV

This rich, dark Belgian ale offers a fluffy, lingering head foam, an aroma of raisins, prunes, and currant, and a rich, dark-fruit suggestive flavor with a moderate body and a slightly sweet finish.

Best With: 
Outstanding with wild game, grilled meats, and sausage.
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Delirium Tremens

Product - Delirium Tremens
Brewed By: 
Delirium
Self-Defined Style: 
Belgian Strong Pale Ale
Strength (ABV): 
8.5% ABV

The particular character and the unique taste of "Delirium Tremens" result from the use of three different kinds of yeast. Its very original packing, which resembles cologne ceramics, and the colourful label contribute to its success. In 1997, Stuart A. Kallen nominated Delirium Tremens as "best beer in the world". A gold medal during the "world beer championships" in Chicago (1998) confirmed that worldwide recognition.

Best With: 
Outstanding with steamed mussels and frites.
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Slaghmuylder Witkap Singel

Product - Slaghmuylder Witkap Pater Abbey Singel
Brewed By: 
Slaghmuylder
Self-Defined Style: 
Abbey Singel
Strength (ABV): 
6.0% ABV

Known as Stimulo in Belgium, Witkap Singel is the most celebrated of the brewery’s beers. Today it bears the "abbey" designation. Singel refers to the density (light) not the number of times the beer is fermented. lt is twice fermented, once in vat and once in bottle. Witkap Singel is the lightest of the Trappist style beers and is typically drunk at the midday meal. Witkap has a very high fermentation temperature (22 degrees Celsius). It is held at this temperature for five days. The beer is aged for four weeks at 5 degrees Celsius. The beers are then centrifuged.

Best With: 
Good with shellfish and ocean fish. What the monks drink for lunch!
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Slaghmuylder Witkap Triple

Product - Slaghmuylder Witkap Abbey Tripel
Brewed By: 
Slaghmuylder
Self-Defined Style: 
Abbey Tripel
Strength (ABV): 
7.5% ABV

A delightful 7.5% ABV version of an abbey triple. Hints of banana and clove mix with the classic lightly tart Witkap character and a silky body to create a delicious "lemon chiffon" quality. A full drinking experience without sugar and high alcohol of other triples.

Best With: 
This triple is great as an aperitif with cheese or assorted hors d'oeuvres, with rich main courses, after dinner with fresh fruits and cheese, fresh steamed asparagus.
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St. Bernardus Abt 12

Product - St Bernardus Abt 12
Brewed By: 
St. Bernardus
Self-Defined Style: 
Belgian Abbey Brown Ale
Strength (ABV): 
10.0% ABV

St. Bernardus Abt 12 from Brouwerij St. Bernard is a traditional abbey ale brewed in the classic style of Belgium's Trappist Monks. It is almost ebony in color, smooth, creamy and full bodied with big richness of texture that is almost oily and very assertive, like a warming coconut brandy.

Best With: 
The bold, malty complexity of this Abbey ale shines with rich desserts such as cherry pie with vanilla ice cream.
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St. Bernardus Pater 6

Product - St. Bernardus 6
Brewed By: 
St. Bernardus
Self-Defined Style: 
Belgian Abbey Brown Ale
Strength (ABV): 
6.7% ABV

St. Bernardus Pater 6 from Brouwerij St. Bernard is a traditional abbey style dubbel, chestnut in color, very fruity with notes of melon and very fresh banana, finishing with slight bitterness. Delightfully easy to drink.

Best With: 
Pair with roasted meats, cheeses, and some desserts such as chocolate.
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St. Bernardus Prior 8

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Brewed By: 
St. Bernardus
Self-Defined Style: 
Belgian Abbey Brown Ale
Strength (ABV): 
8.0% ABV

St. Bernardus Prior 8 from Brouwerij St. Bernard is a traditional abbey ale brewed in the classic "Dubbel" style of Belgium's Trappist Monks. It has a ruby to purple color, smooth, creamy richness of texture that is almost oily, and a malt-fruit complexity reminiscent of coconut.

Best With: 
Excellent choice with savory dishes, meats, slow-cooked French dishes, pork loin, lamb, rabbit, beef, salmon, potatoes, marinated roasts, rich cheeses, almost every rich dessert.
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St. Bernardus Tripel

Product - St. Bernardus Tripel
Brewed By: 
St. Bernardus
Self-Defined Style: 
Belgian Abbey Tripel Ale
Strength (ABV): 
8.0% ABV

St. Bernardus Tripel from Brouwerij St. Bernard is a traditional abbey ale brewed in the classic "Triple" style of Belgium's Trappist Monks. It has a pale amber color with a wonderful head, slightly sweet aroma of rosewater, and the orangey-grassy flavors of Styrian hops in the finish.

Best With: 
A complex brew is a perfect choice as an aperitif with crab cakes, scallops or mussels or an assertive cheese such as a Roquefort or a Stilton; particularly delightful with asparagus. The perfect accompaniment to a fruit dessert, crepes or wonderful on its own as a digestif.
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St. Bernardus Watou Tripel

Product - St Bernardus Tripel
Brewed By: 
St. Bernardus
Self-Defined Style: 
Belgian Abbey Tripel Ale
Strength (ABV): 
7.5% ABV

Watou Tripel from Brouwerij St. Bernard is a traditional abbey ale brewed in the classic "Triple" style of Belgium's Trappist Monks. This golden pale ale is mellow-sweet with lightly perfumed aromas and some spicy yeast notes. Rich and fruity with a soft mouth feel.

Best With: 
This triple is great as an aperitif with cheese or assorted hors d'oeuvres, with rich main courses, after dinner with fresh fruits and cheese, fresh steamed asparagus.
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St. Bernardus Witbier

Product - St Bernardus Wit
Brewed By: 
St. Bernardus
Self-Defined Style: 
Belgian Wheat Ale
Strength (ABV): 
5.5% ABV

St. Bernardus Witbier from Brouwerij St. Bernard is a traditional Belgian white beer developed and brewed in collaboration with the legendary Master Brewer Pierre Celis. This ale is very pale (whitish-yellow color) and quite hazy. The head is white and dense. In aroma, it has a wheaty, apple-like, tartness; herbal-spicy notes with coriander and orangey fruitiness and honeyish sweetness.

Best With: 
This Belgian-style wheat beer works well on its own as an aperitif, but also pairs well with lighter fare such as salads with a citrus dressing. It can work surprisingly well with omelets made with apples and goat cheese. Some people enjoy this beer with a slice of orange as a garnish.
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Verhaeghe Duchesse De Bourgogne

Product - Verhaeghe Duchesse  Lg
Brewed By: 
Verhaeghe
Self-Defined Style: 
Traditional Flemish Red Ale
Strength (ABV): 
6.2% ABV

Duchesse De Bourgogne from Brouwerij Verhaeghe is the traditional Flemish red ale. This refreshing ale is matured in oak casks; smooth with a rich texture and interplay of passion fruit, and chocolate, and a long, dry and acidic finish. After the first and secondary fermentation, the beer goes for maturation into the oak barrels for 18 months. The final product is a blend of younger 8 months old beer with 18 months old beer. The average age of the Duchesse de Bourgogne before being bottled is 12 months.

2006 World Beer Championships – Gold Medal “Exceptional”

Best With: 
This uniquely complex ale is not only slice through the flavor of mussels, but is also quite interesting as a broth base for mussels. The substantial body and tart flavor of this brew will easily lend itself to raw oysters.
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Strongbow Hard Cider

Product - Strongbow Cider
Brewed By: 
Strongbow
Self-Defined Style: 
Hard Cider
Strength (ABV): 
5.0% ABV

Strongbow® is a crisp, premium imported cider from the U.K. which delivers maximum refreshment in an authentic, traditional English recipe.

Best With: 
Apple cider is an excellent accompaniment to freshly baked breads, particularly pumpkin bread or an apple loaf. Also great with apple desserts, from pie to crisp to strudel.
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Wexford Irish Cream

Product - Greene King Wexford
Brewed By: 
Wexford
Self-Defined Style: 
Irish Cream Ale
Strength (ABV): 
5.0% ABV

Light to medium bodied, Wexford Irish Cream Ale is real Irish draft beer in a can. It is on of the largest brands and biggest selling cream ales in Ireland and the United Kingdom. The rich, smooth flavor of Wexford Irish Cream Ale was born over five generations of brewing traditions in the family owned Wexford Ale Company established in 1810. Only Irish malt and hops are used in the production of this unique beer.

Best With: 
Nice pairing with Veal, cheesecake, and fruit tarts.
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Carlsberg Elephant Malt

Substyle - Specialty Honey Lager Or Ale
Brewed By: 
Carlsberg
Self-Defined Style: 
European Strong Lager
Strength (ABV): 
7.2% ABV

Carlsberg Elephant is a true Carlsberg classic. First launched in 1959, it is strong like an elephant in both flavour and alcohol content, offering adventurous beer drinkers across the continent a unique and exotic taste experience.

The colour is light golden amber and the foam white as the tip of the waves of the oceans. The ample use of malt gives Elephant a vinous and rich character. The high hop content in Elephant gives a masculine bitter bite to the beer.

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Kronenbourg 1664

Product - Kronenbourg
Brewed By: 
Kronenbourg
Self-Defined Style: 
Lager
Strength (ABV): 
5.0% ABV

The premium beer of Brasseries Kronenbourg brewers since 1664. Kronenbourg 1664 is brewed with a unique hop blend including aromatic hops from Alsace.

Best With: 
This lager would be fine companion served cold with pizza or pub food, but would also do quite well to have beside a light whitefish cooked with white wine and some crisp greens on the side.
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Pilsener of El Salvador

Product - Pilsener of El Salvador
Self-Defined Style: 
Pilsener
Strength (ABV): 
4.6% ABV

Smooth, with an aroma of hops. Low sweetness, low and elegant bitterness and a moderate body.

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Regia Lager

Product - Regia
Brewed By: 
Regia
Strength (ABV): 
4.5% ABV

Regia Extra is brewed and bottled by Cerveceria La Constancia, S.A. – the largest beer company in El Salvador.

Regia Extra has been produced in El Salvador since 1959. It is an exquisite beer of intense flavor, brewed carefully with a long process of maturation for the delight of our consumers.

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Suprema Lager

Product - Suprema Lager
Brewed By: 
Suprema
Strength (ABV): 
5.3% ABV

Suprema has been known as the classic premium quality Salvadoran beer since 1967. Its sense of tradition is supported by its great quality, fine taste and distinctive image. It is a European style beer, with a casual, classic image.

Suprema is a refined Salvadoran beer, full bodied with a smooth refreshing taste. It is less bitter than mainstream beers and is smooth and easy-to-drink.

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Chimay Blue (Grande Réserve)

Product - Chimay Blue btl
Brewed By: 
Chimay
Self-Defined Style: 
Grande Réserve
Strength (ABV): 
9.0% ABV

Named Grande Réserve in 75 cl (25.4 fl.oz.) bottles, it is principally distinguished by its character of a strong beer. This is a beer whose fragrance of fresh yeast with a light, flowery rosy touch is especially pleasant. Its flavor, noticed when tasting it, only accentuates the pleasant sensations perceived in the aroma, while revealing a light but pleasant touch of roasted malt. This top fermented Trappist beer, refermented in the bottle, is not pasteurized.

Best With: 
Chimay Grande Réserve works wonders with creamy cheeses, chocolate desserts, or as a digestif.
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Chimay Red

Product - Chimay Red btl
Brewed By: 
Chimay
Self-Defined Style: 
Dubbel
Strength (ABV): 
7.0% ABV

Topped with a creamy head, it gives off a light, fruity apricot aroma produced by the fermentation. The taste perceived in the mouth is a balance confirming the fruity nuances noticed in the fragrance. Its taste, which imparts a silky sensation to the tongue, is made refreshing by a light touch of bitterness. To the palate, the taster perceives a pleasant astringency which complements the flavor qualities of this beer very harmoniously. This top fermented Trappist beer, refermented in the bottle, is not pasteurized.

Best With: 
The hand crafted Chimay cheeses of the Scourmont Abbey would be an obvious choice for this Trappist ale. Beef, pork, veal cured meats, game, pate and even meaty pasta dishes also pair well.
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Chimay Triple

Product - Chimay Triple btl
Brewed By: 
Chimay
Self-Defined Style: 
Tripel
Strength (ABV): 
8.0% ABV

Named Cinq Cents in 75 cl (25.4 fl.oz.) bottles, this beer with its typical golden color, its slightly hazy appearance and its fine head is especially characterized by its aroma which results from an agreeable combination of fresh hops and yeast. The beer's flavor, as sensed in the mouth, comes from the smell of hops: above all it is the fruity notes of Muscat and raisins that give this beer a particularly attractive aroma. The aroma complements the touch of bitterness. There is no acidity, but an after-bitterness which melts in the mouth.

Best With: 
This complex Tripel is a perfect choice as an aperitif with crab cakes, scallops or mussels or an assertive cheese such as a Roquefort or a Stilton; particularly delightful with asparagus. The perfect accompaniment to a fruit dessert, crepes or wonderful on its own as a digestif.
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Toña Cerveza

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Brewed By: 
Tona Cerveza
Self-Defined Style: 
American Adjunct Lager
Strength (ABV): 
4.6% ABV

Toña Cerveza is the #1 selling beer in Nicaragua. Using 100% natural ingredients, Tona is a smooth tasting premium lager. The exceptionally balanced flavor and rich body are sure to satisfy even the most demanding tastes.

A well balanced flavor that is a result of the low bitterness and alcohol. 100% natural ingredients.

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Chang Beer

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Brewed By: 
Chang
Self-Defined Style: 
American Adjunct Lager
Strength (ABV): 
5.0% ABV

You’d expect us to say that we only use the finest ingredients in our beer, but it’s what our experts do with the malt, hops and deep well water (that is so good, it is sold seperately as Chang water)at our state-of-the-art Cosmos Brewery, that makes Chang stand out from the crowd.

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d'Achouffe Houblon Chouffe

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Brewed By: 
d'Achouffe
Self-Defined Style: 
Belgian Double IPA
Strength (ABV): 
9.0% ABV

Big white head. Cloudy (unfiltered, unpasteurized, bottle-conditioned). Intense hop aroma (use of Amarillo hops for dry-hopping). Malty sweetness in the background. Estery fruitiness clearly shines through signaling the arrival of something unusual. Strong, complex hops flavor. High but not outlandish, bitterness. Big clean malty body. Again, estery flowery-fruitiness provides an astonishing third dimension. Long, lingering bitterness beautifully balanced with malt sweetness, and a fruity dry finish.

Best With: 
The unusually pleasant hoppiness of this Belgian-style ale make it an ideal match for some spicier hearty fare such as beef chili, dry rubbed pork ribs, and heavily spiced Thai dishes.
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d'Achouffe LaChouffe

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Brewed By: 
d'Achouffe
Self-Defined Style: 
Belgian Golden Ale
Strength (ABV): 
8.0% ABV

With a lovely golden color with a rich, lingering head, La Chouffe's flavor is characterized by a most pleasant lemon grass aroma and taste, a result of an addition of the spice coriander.

Best With: 
The characteristic bready, fruity complexity of this beer combined with its mellow, rounded finish make it an exceptional pairing for steamed, marinated mussels, grilled lobster tail, and gamier meats such as venison or wild boar.
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d'Achouffe McChouffe

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Brewed By: 
d'Achouffe
Self-Defined Style: 
Belgian Scotch Ale
Strength (ABV): 
8.5% ABV

Bottle conditioned, flavorful rich brown colored ale with a big, malty flavor and a characteristic Belgian round, fluffy finish.

Best With: 
This dark Scotch style ale has an affinity for lamb, game birds and partner well with cream sauces such as Alfredo and carbonara. Great with roasted, grilled and steamed vegetables. Excellent with créme brulee and butter cookies.
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De Koninck

Product - Dekoninck
Brewed By: 
De Koninck
Self-Defined Style: 
Belgian Amber Ale
Strength (ABV): 
5.0% ABV

De Koninck is an amber colored, top-fermented beer with a lively taste and velvet soft aroma. This Belgian session beer's fluffy head, fresh biscuit like aroma, the characteristic mellow, round finish from the Belgian yeast strain makes De Koninck incredibly quaffable. Our recommendation is to drink out of a "Bolleke" - the famous bowl shaped De Koninck glass.

Best With: 
The characteristic bready, fruity complexity of this beer combined with its mellow, rounded finish make it an exceptional pairing for steamed, marinated mussels, grilled lobster tail, and gamier meats such as venison or wild boar.
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Estrella Damm

Product - Estrella Damm 12 oz btl - 2012
Brewed By: 
Estrella Damm
Self-Defined Style: 
Pale Lager
Strength (ABV): 
5.4% ABV

Estrella Damm Lager is the best selling beer in Barcelona - holding a 75% share. It represents a pale-lager style with exceptional flavor and drinkability. It was a two-time Gold Medal winner at the World Beer Championships.

Toasted pale malt and grain aromas: medium bodied pale malt palate, a crisp fading finish and a wave of bittering hops.

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FIX 1864

Product - FIX 1864
Brewed By: 
FIX1864
Self-Defined Style: 
American Adjunct Lager
Strength (ABV): 
4.5% ABV
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Blackthorn Cider

Product - Tauntons Blackthorn Cider
Brewed By: 
Blackthorn Cider
Self-Defined Style: 
Apple Cider
Strength (ABV): 
4.7% ABV

As tastes have changed Blackthorn® has become a little less dry in taste. However we still press English bittersweet cider apples to deliver its distinctive crispness.

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William's Sir Perry Cider

Product - Williams Sir Perry Cider can
Brewed By: 
Blackthorn Cider
Self-Defined Style: 
Cider
Strength (ABV): 
5.9% ABV

Perry is a cool, refreshing pear drink that has been popular in the UK and Europe for centuries. Sir Perry is made in the traditional English style, using 100% fermented pear juice. Not to be confused with American pear cider, which is made from fermented apple juice with pear flavoring added later. 5.9% abv.

History of Sir Perry's

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Hacker-Pschorr Munich Gold

Product - Hacker-Pschorr Munich Gold
Brewed By: 
Hacker-Pschorr
Self-Defined Style: 
Munich Helles Lager
Strength (ABV): 
5.5% ABV

In Germany, there are provinces or states like we have in the U.S. Munich is the capital city of the province of Bavaria, which is sometimes called “The Cradle of the Art of Brewing.”

In Bavaria, where beer is an art form to some and a religion to the rest, Hacker-Pschorr Munich Gold is recognized as the benchmark of the lager style. The Hacker-Pschorr Brewery is known as Bavaria’s Heaven – “Himmel der Bayern.” Hacker-Pschorr’s Munich Gold represents the real thing from one of the oldest breweries in Munich.

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Hacker-Pschorr Weisse

Product - Hacker-Pschorr Weisse
Brewed By: 
Hacker-Pschorr
Self-Defined Style: 
Hefeweizen
Strength (ABV): 
5.5% ABV

Hacker-Pschorr Weisse is the company’s flagship style, catering to young adults in the U.S. who seek out authentic experiences and distinctive tastes.

Hacker-Pschorr Weisse is a centuries-old German wheat beer from Bavaria that offers a refreshing taste that is apres anything. Wheat beer was originated in the German state of Bavaria in the 15th century. In Germany, it is typically called Weisse beer meaning white or Weizen meaning wheat.

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Hacker-Pschorr Dunkel Weisse

Product - Hacker-Pschorr Dunkelweisse
Brewed By: 
Hacker-Pschorr
Self-Defined Style: 
Dunkelweizen
Strength (ABV): 
5.3% ABV

Georg’s creation, the Dunkel (dark) style of Weisse beer is produced with 60% dark- and light-colored malted wheat and 40% dark- and light-colored malted barley. This provides the beer with a deeper amber color than regular Weisse beers and a more robust and fuller flavor. This beer can tame the spiciest items on the menu while it maintains the characteristic refreshment of wheat beer.

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Hacker Pschorr Maibock

Brand - Hacker-Pschorr
Brewed By: 
Hacker-Pschorr
Self-Defined Style: 
Maibock
Strength (ABV): 
6.8% ABV
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Hue Beer

Substyle - International -Style Pilsener
Brewed By: 
Hue
Self-Defined Style: 
Pale Lager
Strength (ABV): 
5.0% ABV

Hue beer pours golden yellow in color with a dissipating head foam. Very clean with subtle malt backbone.

Best With: 
This beer works beautifully with Asian pasta dishes such as chicken pad Thai.
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Konig Pilsner

Product - König Pilsner
Brewed By: 
Konig
Self-Defined Style: 
German Pilsner
Strength (ABV): 
4.9% ABV

The König pours clearer than about any beer you can imagine. This brew is a medium golden color with exceptional clarity and plenty of small, well-defined bubbles meeting at a thin white head that lingers for the duration of the beer. König has the typical aroma of a Pilsner, only with an additional dose of biscuity malt that gives this an unusually sweet bready aroma. In the mouth, this beer is exceedingly flavorful. It starts sweet and sharp on the tongue with just a slight bite of hop.

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LeFebvre Blanche de Bruxelles

Product - LeFebvre Blanche de Bruxelles
Brewed By: 
LeFebvre
Self-Defined Style: 
Witbier
Strength (ABV): 
4.5% ABV

Witbier (White Beer) is a very old type of beer, a specialty of the farm-breweries of old Brabant. The master brewers used their very best crops to make this beer. Blanche de Bruxelles owes its natural cloudiness to the large percentage (40 %) of wheat that goes into its composition.

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Lindemans Framboise

Product - Lindemans Framboise
Brewed By: 
Lindemans
Self-Defined Style: 
Raspberry Lambic
Strength (ABV): 
4.0% ABV

Long before hops were common in most beers, various fruits and vegetables were used to season beers. The acidity of lambic beers blends perfectly with raspberries. Rose in color. Magnificent aroma, delicate palate of raspberries with undertones of fruity acidity; elegant, sparkling clean natural taste.

Best With: 
Chocolate desserts (especially chocolate decadence), fresh raspberries, ice cream with a raspberry demi-glaze sauce, créme caramel, baked Alaska, Olympia oysters, caviar. Serve in flute-shaped Lambic glasses at 45 degrees.
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Maredsous Blond

Product - Maredsous Blond
Brewed By: 
Maredsous
Self-Defined Style: 
Blond
Strength (ABV): 
6.0% ABV

A delectable blonde ale with sprightly fruitiness, soft malting, and a slightly dry, gently-hopped finish. A sparkling nose, complex flavors, and a touch of bitterness give this 6% beer all the refreshing qualities of classic Blonde ale.

This ale can be cellared standing upright, in a dark, cool place at 42-50° F, but we recommend immediate enjoyment of its refreshing qualities.

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Maredsous Dubbel

Product - Maredsous Dubbel
Brewed By: 
Maredsous
Self-Defined Style: 
Belgian Abbey Dubbel
Strength (ABV): 
8.0% ABV

Maredsous Dubbel is a rich mahogany-brown Dubbel ale, with a delicate body, creamy head, and lush bouquet. Within its velvety taste you’ll discover subtle hints of dark fruit, chocolate, and toffee. You’ll also savor a dry and warming finish. A votre santé.

Best With: 
Excellent choice with savory dishes, meats, slow-cooked French dishes, pork loin, lamb, rabbit, beef, salmon, potatoes, marinated roasts, rich cheeses, almost every rich dessert.
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Maredsous Tripel

Product - Maredsous Tripel
Brewed By: 
Maredsous
Self-Defined Style: 
Belgian Abbey Tripel
Strength (ABV): 
10.0% ABV

Maredsous Tripel is a golden-bodied Belgian Triple, redolent with festive sparkle, creamy body, and a luscious head. Its elegant smoothness belies the strong alcohol content. You’ll revel in its balanced, long, and warming finish. A votre santé.

Best With: 
Pair with barbecue, seafood, and drink a stand-alone beer.
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Meantime India Pale Ale

Product - Meatime IPA
Brewed By: 
Meantime
Self-Defined Style: 
India Pale Ale
Strength (ABV): 
7.5% ABV

The Americans are in for a delight. Meantime IPA is a superb beer. The aroma is inviting, with tart citrus fruit and Fuggles and Goldings hops character overlain by a rich marzipan note.

Best With: 
Meantime's bottled IPA is a quite brilliant match for beef or blue cheese.
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Meantime London Porter

Product - Meantime London Porter
Brewed By: 
Meantime
Self-Defined Style: 
Porter
Strength (ABV): 
7.0% ABV

Offering light roast malt on the nose and on the tongue a sweetish caramel gives way to a mouthful of smoky, dry maltiness, and an astringency on the finish that comes entirely from the brown, black and chocolate malts, rather than hops; and there are an awful lot of Fuggle hops in our porter.

Best With: 
This porter is a great accompaniment to a wide array of Mexican dishes, burgers, steaks, sausages, ham, smoky flavors and chocolate desserts.
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Murphy's Red Ale

Product - Murphy's Red Ale
Brewed By: 
Murphy's
Self-Defined Style: 
Irish Red Ale
Strength (ABV): 
5.0% ABV

Murphy's Red Ale is a top fermented ale first brewed at the Lady Well's Brewery in 1856 and is still brewed today with the traditional brewing methods and recipe.

A clear ale with a rich, amber color and a creamy head. Very crisp and malty with a touch of fruity sweetness and soft body.

Best With: 
This malty brew would perfectly accompany a pork chop dinner.
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Murphy's Irish Stout

Product - Murphy's stout
Brewed By: 
Murphy's
Self-Defined Style: 
Irish Stout
Strength (ABV): 
4.0% ABV

Murphy's Stout is a pure malt stout brewed in a totally natural process using natural ingredients, pale malt, roasted barley, chocolate malt, water, hops and yeast to give its distinctive black appearance.

A creamy head and full-bodied taste. A smooth, less bitter flavor with a touch of sweetness and creamy finish.

Best With: 
This stout is perfect with oysters, shellfish, grilled vegetables as well as ribs, burritos, fajitas and burgers.
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Nethergate Augustinian Ale

Substyle - Special Bitter Or Best Bitter
Brewed By: 
Nethergate
Self-Defined Style: 
Bitter
Strength (ABV): 
5.5% ABV

If England had ever been under Belgian rule this is the style of beer that would have resulted. Stronger than a typical British bitter, brewed with heaps of coriander and bottle conditioned, Augustinian Ale skips fearlessly between two brewing traditions. Boldly hopped with a bracing bitterness and sweeping coriander flavor. A unique, exceptional beer. Bottle conditioned.

Best With: 
This clean bitter can be used as a digestif or with game style meats like boar, veal or even a hearty steak. With its caramel notes this strong ale pairs with chocolates and sharp cheeses, as well as traditional bar foods.
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Nethergate Old Growler Porter

Substyle - Brown Porter
Brewed By: 
Nethergate
Self-Defined Style: 
Porter
Strength (ABV): 
5.5% ABV
Best With: 
This porter is a great accompaniment to a wide array of Mexican dishes, burgers, steaks, sausages, ham, smoky flavors and chocolate desserts.
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Steinlager

Product - Steinlager
Brewed By: 
Steinlager
Self-Defined Style: 
Euro Pale Lager
Strength (ABV): 
5.0% ABV

Steinlager’s success in New Zealand and around the world is credited to its distinctive taste and use of only pure, natural New Zealand ingredients. It has a dry, tangy finish and the green bullet hops deliver a clean, crisp bitterness.

Steinlager compliments any spicy dish, such as a Thai curry and it’s characteristic bitterness sweeps the palate leaving it refreshed and ready for more. Steinlager is also perfect with tomato based pasta dishes, as the herbacious nature of the hops enhances the herbs, bringing subtlety to the meal.
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Greene King Old Speckled Hen

Product - Old Speckled Hen
Brewed By: 
Greene King
Self-Defined Style: 
English Pale Ale
Strength (ABV): 
4.5% ABV

Old Speckled Hen has a wonderful, warm flavor bursting with body. Malt loaf and toffee flavors combine with a bitterness on the back of the tongue to give a beautiful, balanced sweetness without being cloying. Warming, fruity, malty and balanced.

Best With: 
A great compliment to roasted chicken or pork.
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Orval Trappist Ale

Product - Orval Trappist Ale
Brewed By: 
Orval
Self-Defined Style: 
Trappist Ale
Strength (ABV): 
6.9% ABV

Brewed and bottle-conditioned at Orval monastery founded in the 1100s in the pastoral Belgium countryside. Fermenting three times with three different malts and two types of hops give great character and complexity. This vintage-dated chardonnay of the beer world can be cellared up to five years. Sunset-orange color; a fruity and slightly acidic bouquet, firm body, profound hop bitterness, and long, dry finish.

Best With: 
Mild semi soft cheese, warm brown bread, fresh pears, steamed mussels, clams in Pernod cream sauce, oysters, smoked salmon and trout, and calamari. Traditionally served in Orval balloon glasses to capture the big bouquet and lovely "Belgian Lace." Excellent with a handmade cigar. Serve at 55° to 60°.
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Singha Lager Beer

Product - Singha Lager
Brewed By: 
Singha
Self-Defined Style: 
Lager
Strength (ABV): 
5.0% ABV

Singha has a yellow gold hue with light aromas of sweet bready pale malts that follow through on a medium bodied palate with crisp, bitter hops on the finish. This has a great balance of assertive hops that cut through the all malt mouth feel.

Best With: 
The flavor is light, crisp and refreshing making SINGHA perfect for the complex and fanciful flavors of favorite dishes such as PAD THAI, and a wonderful match for the entrees as well.
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Paulaner Hefe-Weizen

Product - Paulaner Hefe-Weizen
Brewed By: 
Paulaner
Self-Defined Style: 
Hefe-Weizen
Strength (ABV): 
5.5% ABV
Color (SRM): 
7º L

Paulaner Hefe-Weizen is the company's flagship style and brings the friendly, relaxed atmosphere of Munich's beer gardens to America. It is a classic Bavarian wheat beer. "Hefe" in German translates to yeast and "Weizen" (pronounced Vi-Zen) translates to wheat. Yeast retained in the beer is responsible for the cloudy appearance of Paulaner Hefe-Weizen. A centrifuge process is used with traditional wheat beers to retain the yeast instead of the typical filtering process used with beers that are clear in appearance. Paulaner Hefe-Weizen contains 60% malted wheat and 40% malted barley.

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Paulaner Oktoberfest-Märzen

Product - Paulaner Oktoberfest Marzen
Brewed By: 
Paulaner
Self-Defined Style: 
Oktoberfest-Märzen
Strength (ABV): 
5.8% ABV
Color (SRM): 
13º L

For his wedding in 1810, Ludwig I, the Crown Prince of Bavaria, commissioned all of the Munich breweries to develop a new style of beer to commemorate the occasion. The beer was so good that the party lasted for days and Oktoberfest beer was born.

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Paulaner Salvator

Product - Paulaner Salvator
Brewed By: 
Paulaner
Self-Defined Style: 
Doppelbock
Strength (ABV): 
7.9% ABV
Color (SRM): 
20º L

In the early 17th century, a small order of monks migrated from Italy to what is now the city of Munich. These were the Paulaner monks. During the Lenten season, the monks were mandated to maintain abstinence of all foods other than bread and water. One enterprising young monk, Brother Barnabus, reasoned that since bread contains grains, yeast and herbs it was permissible to brew a hearty, nourishing beverage to help sustain them while not violating their Lenten observance.

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Cooper's Best Extra Stout

Product - Cooper's Best Extra Stout
Brewed By: 
Cooper's
Self-Defined Style: 
Extra Stout
Strength (ABV): 
6.3% ABV

Now here's a beer with punch! Coopers Best Extra Stout is a beacon for lovers of a hearty brew. With its robust flavor it is everything a stout should be. Brewed naturally using a top fermentation method, Coopers Stout's unique rich, dark texture comes from specially roasted black malt. Coopers Best Extra Stout contains no additives and no preservatives.

Best With: 
Rabbit casserole. Excellent as an ingredient in chocolate cake, wattle seed batter, and beef stew.
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Cooper's Original Pale Ale

Product - Coopers Pale
Brewed By: 
Cooper's
Self-Defined Style: 
Pale Ale
Strength (ABV): 
4.5% ABV

Guaranteed to turn heads, this is the beer that inspired a new generation of ale drinkers. With its fruity character, and robust flavor, Coopers Pale Ale is perfect for every occasion. Naturally fermented in the 'Burton-on-Trent' style, a secondary fermentation creates the trademark sediment that gives 'Pale' its fine cloudy appearance. This cloudy residue can be stirred through the beer by tipping or rolling the bottle before drinking. Pale Ale has no additives or preservatives.

Best With: 
This English Pale Ale pairs nicely with clear broth based soups, salted almonds, game birds and all sorts of seafood. This brew also offers a nice balance to spicier Indian and Cajun foods.
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Cooper's Premium Lager

Product - Cooper's Premium Lager
Brewed By: 
Cooper's
Self-Defined Style: 
Lager
Strength (ABV): 
5.0% ABV

Coopers Premium Lager is quite different to the famous Coopers ales. This lager produces a refreshing flavor with a good balance of malt and hop characters and is brewed using no sugar. With its subtle fruity esters and light golden color, combined with a judicious blend of Pride of Ringwood and Saaz hops. This produces a Lager with a crisp malty full flavor.

Best With: 
This lager would be fine companion served cold with pizza or pub food, but would also do quite well to have beside a serving of Australian barramundi cooked with white wine and some crisp greens on the side.
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Cooper's Sparkling Ale

Product - Coopers Sparkling
Brewed By: 
Cooper's
Self-Defined Style: 
Sparkling Ale
Strength (ABV): 
5.8% ABV

The ale by which all others should be measured. With its famous cloudy sediment and its distinctive balance of malt, hops and fruity characters, the old 'Red Label' is a tasty slice of Coopers history. Little has changed since Thomas Cooper produced his first batch of Coopers Sparkling Ale in 1862. It's still brewed naturally using the century old top fermentation method and it still tastes great! Sparkling Ale contains no additives or preservatives.

Best With: 
Burghal bread, prawns, excellent for cooking.
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Quilmes

Product - Quilmes
Brewed By: 
Quilmes
Self-Defined Style: 
American Adjunct Lager
Strength (ABV): 
4.9% ABV

Cervecería y maltería Quilmes is an Argentine Brewery founded in 1888 in Quilmes, Buenos Aires Province, by Otto Bemberg, a German immigrant.

The company quickly started growing and in the 1920s it was already the most popular beer in Buenos Aires. Since then, it has become something of a national symbol, and has 75% of the beer market share in Argentina. It sponsors the Argentina national football team, and the colours of its labels are Argentina’s light blue and white.

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Samuel Smith Imperial Stout

Product - Samuel Smith Imperial Stout
Brewed By: 
Samuel Smith
Self-Defined Style: 
Imperial Stout
Strength (ABV): 
7.0% ABV

Russian imperial stout was originally brewed in Great Britain to satisfy the Czarist courts, who were great connoisseurs of Champagne, caviar and the art of the table. Because it was transported across the freezing Baltic, Russian imperial stout was brewed with a high level of alcohol. Rich, flavorful, deep chocolate color, scented and roasted barley nose. Complexity of malt, hops, alcohol and yeast.

Best With: 
Espresso, Stilton and walnuts, New York cheesecake, steak au poivre, caviar, Oysters Rockefeller, chocolate Baked Alaska. Easily hold its own in the company of cigars. Serve in a brandy snifter at 60 degrees.
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Samuel Smith India Ale

Product - Samuel Smith India
Brewed By: 
Samuel Smith
Self-Defined Style: 
India Pale Ale
Strength (ABV): 
5.6% ABV

In the late 18th and early 19th centuries there was a considerable trade in beer to India. Leaving the India Docks in London, ships would sail around the Cape of Good Hope through the Indian Ocean to Bombay and beyond, a three-to four-month trip. Highly hopped pale beers brewed to withstand the trip became known as "IPA," India Pale Ale. A restrained maltiness and an emphasis on the aroma and flavor of hops from England's finest vineyards.

Best With: 
Green chili and lime pickle, mulligatawny soup, pork with vinegar and garlic, chicken with a roasted coconut sauce, fish on a bed of potatoes, onions and tomato masala, prawns curry and duck risotto. Serve in nonik pint glasses.
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Samuel Smith Nut Brown Ale

Product - Samuel Smith Nut Brown
Brewed By: 
Samuel Smith
Self-Defined Style: 
Brown Ale
Strength (ABV): 
5.2% ABV

Often called "mild" if it is on draft, brown ale is a walnut-colored specialty of the North of England. A festive-occasion beer, brown ale is one of the oldest English brewing styles, mentioned in literature in the 16th century. Beers brewed at the old brewery have a round, nutty flavor because of the Yorkshire square system of fermentation. Walnut-like color and palate of hazelnuts. Wonderful balance of roasted crystal malt and aromatic hops. Long clean finish.

Best With: 
Stilton cheese, grouse and roasted game hen, barbecued duck, pepper steak; spicy food, paella, stir-fry, teriyaki, Thai food, Chinese food, creamy chicken and pineapple curry. Serve at 55 degrees.
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Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout

Product - Samuel Smith Oatmeal
Brewed By: 
Samuel Smith
Self-Defined Style: 
Oatmeal Stout
Strength (ABV): 
5.1% ABV

Originally a drink for lactating mothers, oatmeal stout was described as nutritional on early labels. Oats are in the same family as barley, and a small addition yields great flavor. Popular in the late 1800's, the last oatmeal stout was brewed before the First World War until Samuel Smith reintroduced this style in 1980. Almost opaque, with an unusually silky texture and complex, medium-dry velvet palate. Bittersweet finish.

Best With: 
Pizza and salad, Italian foods, steamed clams, grilled ahi tuna, lobster with drawn butter, steak, ploughman's lunch, crumpets, shish kebabs, vegetable ragout and eggs Florentine, dark flavorful bread and aged Stilton. Serve at 55 degrees.
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Samuel Smith Organic Cider

Product - Samuel Smith Organic Cider
Brewed By: 
Samuel Smith
Self-Defined Style: 
Hard Apple Cider
Strength (ABV): 
5.0% ABV

Bright straw-gold with excellent clarity, Samuel Smith's Organic Cider has a light body, with brilliant conditioning, a crisp clean flavor, and a dry finish. The bouquet is fresh apples, with a soft floral note.

Best With: 
Cream soups, rich dishes, or salad with vinaigrette dressing. Wonderful to clear the palate when served with concentrated or spicy foods; a classic companion to pork dishes. Serve in the classic Samuel Smith tulip glass.
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Samuel Smith Organic Ale

Product - Samuel Smith Organic Ale
Brewed By: 
Samuel Smith
Self-Defined Style: 
Organic Ale
Strength (ABV): 
5.0% ABV

Samuel Smith's Organic Ale is reminiscent of the early 20th century brews not only in the brewing process and flavor, but label design as well. Certified organic by the USDA-accredited California Certified Organic Farmers. A delicately flavored golden ale in which subtle fruity esters from the Samuel Smith yeast strain interact with a background of maltiness and fresh hops.

Best With: 
Dungeness crab salad, free range herbed chicken, hummus, smoked salmon and masala. Serve in traditional Samuel Smith nonik.
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Samuel Smith Pale Ale

Product - Samuel Smith Pale Ale
Brewed By: 
Samuel Smith
Self-Defined Style: 
Pale Ale
Strength (ABV): 
5.1% ABV

Beers were dark before the Industrial Revolution. With the introduction of inexpensive clear drinking vessels, translucent beers became fashionable. When this sparkling amber beer was produced, it was declared pale to differentiate it from porter. Captures the soul of beer. It has a fresh maltiness that reminds you that good beer is a product of the soil. Beautiful balance of malt and fresh hops.

Best With: 
Rare roast beef with Yorkshire pudding, roast chicken, cheese, smoked salmon, Dungeness crab salad, bouillabaisse, sushi, New York steak; spicy foods such as Mandarin cuisine; aged Yorkshire-style roast beef en croûte; tandoori chicken salad and pork stroganoff. Traditionally served in nonik glasses.
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Samuel Smith Taddy Porter

Product - Samuel Smith Taddy Porter
Brewed By: 
Samuel Smith
Self-Defined Style: 
Porter
Strength (ABV): 
5.0% ABV

Porter was the first commercially brewed beer. It was named for the train porters who were its original servers and consumers. Samuel Smith's Old Brewery, Yorkshire's oldest, reintroduced authentic porter to the British beer scene in 1979 after an absence of more than 50 years. Very dark, fairly full in body and packed with flavor. Intense, dry tangy character of roasted barley.

Best With: 
Oysters on the half shell, Rockefeller or Cajun style, clams, mussels, crab cocktail, lobster bisque and other shellfish, smoked mackerel pâté, veal with green peppercorns, porterhouse steak and of course chocolate. Serve at 55 degrees in nonik or tumbler.
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Samuel Smith Organic Lager

Product - Samuel Smith Organic Lager
Brewed By: 
Samuel Smith
Self-Defined Style: 
Organic Lager
Strength (ABV): 
5.0% ABV

Lightly kilned lager malt grown in the UK is the main ingredient, with a substantial addition of organic Vienna malt and organic Hallertau Perle hops from Germany. Certified organic by the USDA-accredited California Certified Organic Farmers. A full-bodied lager with lots of malt and hop character. A touch hoppier than many lagers yet perfectly balanced.

Best With: 
As an aperitif, or with Quiche Lorraine, Crab Louis, poached salmon, or grilled halibut. Serve in traditional Samuel Smith tulip glass.
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San Miguel Lager

Product - San Miguel
Brewed By: 
San Miguel
Self-Defined Style: 
Lager
Strength (ABV): 
5.0% ABV

This crisp, refreshing lager beer is ideal served very cold in a pilsner glass. Mild hop aroma is balanced by a delicate malt body.

Best With: 
Great with cuisine from the South Pacific. Great with sushi.
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San Miguel Dark Lager

Product - San Miguel Dark
Brewed By: 
San Miguel
Self-Defined Style: 
Dark Lager
Strength (ABV): 
5.0% ABV

This dark lager is characterized by a rich, malty body with subtle hints of caramel in the deep amber colored beer.

Best With: 
Excellent with grilled fish, particularly Mahi-Mahi or yellow fin tuna.
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Sapporo Premium

Product - Sapporo Premium
Brewed By: 
Sapporo
Self-Defined Style: 
Euro Pale Lager
Strength (ABV): 
4.9% ABV

Our flagship brand, Sapporo Premium Beer, is an ideal choice for any beer lover seeking a fine lager with a refreshing flavor and moderately light body.

Containing 4.9% alcohol by volume, 3.8% alcohol by weight, Sapporo Premium is available in a range of convenient sizes.

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Sapporo Light

Product - Sapporo Light
Brewed By: 
Sapporo
Self-Defined Style: 
Light Lager
Strength (ABV): 
3.9% ABV

Low in calories, low in carbohydrates, gentle, smooth, elegant in flavor, Sapporo Premium Light represents the most advanced evolution of light beer.
Sapporo Premium Light exhibits the delicate bouquet of European saaz hops and an exceptionally clean finish. Sapporo Premium Light contains approximately 3.11% alcohol by weight or just under 4% alcohol by volume and is available in six-packs of 12oz bottles

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Schneider Aventinus

Product - Schneider Aventinus
Brewed By: 
Schneider
Self-Defined Style: 
Wheat Doppelbock
Strength (ABV): 
8.0% ABV

Dark ruby color, clove-like aroma, full bodied palate with a hint of caramel, light, delicate bitter finish.

Best With: 
This beer is excellent with duck, venison, good pork and wild boar.
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Schneider Organic Weisen-Edel Weisse

Product - Schneider Edelweisse
Brewed By: 
Schneider
Self-Defined Style: 
Organic Hefe Weizen
Strength (ABV): 
6.7% ABV

Wheaty and bread-like nose, flavor complimented with a hearty bubblegum/clove-like spice with a long subtle bitterness on the palate accentuated by the use of citrusy American Cascade hops.

Best With: 
Sharp cheeses, Mexican, Indian and Thai foods. Great with cured meats and fruit.
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Spaten Dunkel

Product - Spaten Dunkel
Brewed By: 
Spaten
Self-Defined Style: 
Munich Dunkel Lager
Strength (ABV): 
5.5% ABV

The Classic Bavarian Dark Beer

History: The Brew that first brought fame to Bavaria and Munich over a century ago is its Dunkel Lager. It is an old fashioned beer that resisted change. Using authentic Munich Malt is resulting in a beer deep amber in color and unmistakably Bavarian

Flavor Profile: Pronounced malty aroma and flavor that dominates over the clean, crisp moderate hoppiness. This Munich Bavarian specialty beer is full bodied and complex without being very heavy or strong

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Spaten Oktoberfest

Product - Spaten Oktoberfest
Brewed By: 
Spaten
Self-Defined Style: 
Ur-Märzen
Strength (ABV): 
5.9% ABV

Our Oktoberfest Beer is the world's first Oktoberfest beer, created in 1872 and brewed for the greatest folk festival in the world. Every year, over and over again, countless Oktoberfest visitors share their enthusiasm about this beer. Amber in color. This medium bodied beer has achieved its impeccable taste by balancing the roasted malt flavor with the perfect amount of hops. Having a rich textured palate with an underlying sweetness true to tradition.

Best With: 
Octoberfest or Marzen style beer is ideal with freshly grilled sausages or traditional German fare such as roast pig knuckles.
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Spaten Optimator

Product - Spaten Optimator
Brewed By: 
Spaten
Self-Defined Style: 
Doppel Bock
Strength (ABV): 
7.2% ABV

The classic German dark beer, bottom fermented 'Doppel Bock'. Full bodied with a deep dark color and rich roasted malt flavor.

Best With: 
This doppelbock is a great choice with pastries and desserts, roast goose, cured ham, smoked duck, wild turkey, filet with Dijon sauce, Chateaubriand.
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Spaten Premium Lager

Product - Spaten Premium Lager
Brewed By: 
Spaten
Self-Defined Style: 
Lager
Strength (ABV): 
5.2% ABV
Color (SRM): 
3º L

This beer is our specialty. In 1894, Spaten became the first brewery in Munich to produce this brand of light lager. Golden in color with a well-balanced hop-flavor. The full rounded body is a superb balance between hops and a malty sweetness.

Best With: 
This Helles lager enjoys being served with mushroom soup, herbed pancakes, pork roast, falafel and pot stickers.
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Franziskaner Hefe-Weissbier

Product - Hefe-Weissbier
Brewed By: 
Franziskaner
Self-Defined Style: 
Hefe-Weisse Hell
Strength (ABV): 
5.0% ABV

Franziskaner Hefe-Weisse Hell is noted for its agreeable level of carbonation and its natural cloudiness. It is brewed from wheat malt, barley malt, hops, top-fermenting yeast and water according to a time-honored Bavarian recipe. Deep golden color. Natural cloudiness, with yeast Crispy, refreshing, spicy and fruity.

Best With: 
This excellent unfiltered wheat pairs beautifully with sausage, pretzels with mustard, vegetable pate, Crab Lois and is perfect for brunch.
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Franziskaner Hefe-Weissbier Dunkel

Product - Franziskaner Hefe-Weissbier Dunkel
Brewed By: 
Franziskaner
Self-Defined Style: 
Hefe-Weisse Dunkel
Strength (ABV): 
5.0% ABV

Franziskaner Hefe-Weisse Dunkel wins supporters with its refreshing yet aromatic and full-bodied flavor. This dark, cloudy specialty is a special treat for weiss beer connoisseurs and bock beer aficionados. Deep and dark colored, cloudy with yeast. Brewed with a darker roasted malt which adds some maltiness to the refreshing flavor of the Hefe-Weissbier.

Best With: 
This traditional German dunkel weizen pairs quite well with rich meats such as suckling pig, roast duck, or wild boar.
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St. Peters Cream Stout

Product - St. Peters Cream Stout
Brewed By: 
St. Peters
Self-Defined Style: 
Milk / Sweet Stout
Strength (ABV): 
6.5% ABV

“Fuggles” and “Challenger” hops plus a blend of 4 local barley malts create an aromatic, strong, dark chocolate cream stout with a satisfying bittersweet aftertaste. Gold Medal winner in the International Beer Competition in 2003 and 2004. Serve at room temperature.

ABV: 6.5%

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St. Peters English Ale

Product - St. Peters English Ale
Brewed By: 
St. Peters
Strength (ABV): 
4.7% ABV

English Pale malts coupled with Challenger and Goldings hops provide the bitterness and aroma. The result is a highly distinctive light, golden ale similar in character to a full-bodied Czech lager.

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St. Peters Old Style Porter

Product - St. Peters Old Style Porter
Brewed By: 
St. Peters
Self-Defined Style: 
English Porter
Strength (ABV): 
5.1% ABV

This fine beer is a blend of a mature old ale and a younger light beer – just as a true Porter should be. The marriage produces an extremely characterful brew which is dark in colour and complex in taste. CAMRA Champion Beer of Suffolk 2005 / Bronze medal CAMRA Winter Beers Festival 2007.

ABV 5.1%

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St. Peters India Pale Ale

Product - St. Peters India Pale Ale
Brewed By: 
St. Peters
Strength (ABV): 
5.5% ABV

Traditionally highly hopped and robust to survive the long voyage to the Indian sub-continent. The result is a full bodied Pale Ale with a zesty character. Featured at number 1 position in Independent newspaper “Top 50 Beers” in November 2007.

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Warsteiner Premium Dunkel

Product - Warsteiner Premium Dunkel
Brewed By: 
Warsteiner
Self-Defined Style: 
Dunkel
Strength (ABV): 
4.8% ABV

Warsteiner Premium Dunkel is an exceptionally smooth and highly drinkable German dark lager. Dunkel has a deep chestnut brown hue, toasty malt and mocha aromas, with a medium-bodied palate and subtle hop bitterness on the finish. Dunkel is brewed with fresh Arnsberger Forest spring water sourced at the brewery in Warstein, Germany, naturally soft water that helps to create the smooth taste and thick creamy head.

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Warsteiner Premium HiLight

Product - Warsteiner Hilight
Brewed By: 
Warsteiner
Self-Defined Style: 
Pilsner
Strength (ABV): 
5.5% ABV

German Quality Brewed Light The time is right for Warsteiner Premium HiLight! Expect the quality, taste and drinkability of Warsteiner now in a light beer. Warsteiner Premium HiLight will be available this spring at select retailers.

Pilsner style – Brewed according to German Purity Law of 1516 with no chemicals, additives or preservatives
Brewed exclusively with German hop varieties – featuring Nobel Hallertau hops and 100% two-row German spring barley malt.

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Konig Ludwig Weiss (Royal Bavarian Hefe-Weizen)

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Brewed By: 
Konig Ludwig
Self-Defined Style: 
Hefeweizen
Strength (ABV): 
5.5% ABV

Royal Bavarian Hefeweizen

König Ludwig Weissbier is a classic Bavarian wheat beer produced using centuries of expertise in the brewing of wheat beer. Using only select wheat and barley, malt from Bavaria and the original brewer’s yeast strain, this Royal-Bavarian hefe-weizen results in an extraordinarily refreshing, flavorful, naturally cloudy weiss beer with a distinctively lively, fruity flavor and fine sence of spiciness to be expected from such a classic brew.

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Weihenstephaner Vitus

Product - Weinhenstephaner Vitus
Brewed By: 
Weihenstephaner
Self-Defined Style: 
Weizenbock
Strength (ABV): 
7.7% ABV
Bitterness (IBU): 
17 IBU

A light-coloured, spicy single-bock wheat beer, for both beer lovers and the beer connoisseur. Extra long and cold storage in our monastery cellars makes this single-bock a really special beer with full body and a distinctively great mouthfeel.

Weihenstephaner Vitus chosen ‘World Best’

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Weihenstephaner Kristallweissbier

Product - WEIHENSTEPHANER KRISATLL
Brewed By: 
Weihenstephaner
Self-Defined Style: 
Kristal Weiss
Strength (ABV): 
5.4% ABV

The source of its pearling, effervescent taste is the secret fermentation process which we have developed especially for our crystal wheat beer. It quenches your thirst like no other beer. With its elegant appearance, it is the specialty of our brewery.

Best With: 
Goes well with fish, seafood and light dishes.
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Weihenstephaner Korbinian

Substyle - German-Style Strong Doppelbock
Brewed By: 
Weihenstephaner
Self-Defined Style: 
Double Bock
Strength (ABV): 
7.4% ABV
Best With: 
Korbinian goes well with smoked meat and fish as well as wild roasts and fowl.
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Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier Dunkel

Substyle - South German-Style Dunkel Weizen Dunkel Weissbier
Brewed By: 
Weihenstephaner
Self-Defined Style: 
Hefeweissbier Dunkel
Strength (ABV): 
5.3% ABV
Best With: 
This traditional German dunkel weizen pairs quite well with rich meats such as suckling pig, roast duck, or wild boar.
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Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier

Product - Weihenstephaner Hefe
Brewed By: 
Weihenstephaner
Self-Defined Style: 
Hefeweissbier
Strength (ABV): 
5.4% ABV

Nothing refreshes you more than this naturally cloudy wheat beer with its wonderful yeasty fragrance and taste.

Best With: 
Goes well with dishes that do not have too intensive a flavor, especially that Bavarian specialty 'Weisswurst' or white sausage.
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Weihenstephaner Original

Product - Weihenstephaner Original
Brewed By: 
Weihenstephaner
Self-Defined Style: 
Bayrisch Mild
Strength (ABV): 
5.1% ABV

A good beer takes time. The long lager time makes our pale beer a matter of mild, flavorful beer enjoyment. Brewed in accordance with a centuries-old beer tradition on Weihenstephan Hill.

Best With: 
This Helles lager enjoys being served with mushroom soup, herbed pancakes, pork roast, falafel and pot stickers.
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Wychwood Hobgoblin

Product - Wychwood Hobgoblin btl better
Brewed By: 
Wychwood
Self-Defined Style: 
English Brown Ale
Strength (ABV): 
5.2% ABV

Traditionally brewed to produce a wonderfully well balanced blend of smooth, rich & satisfying flavours from chocolate & crystal malts combined with a crisp, refreshing bitterness from Styrian, Goldings and Fuggles hops.

A unique and original beer with a character not unlike the Hobgoblin himself – surprisingly likeable… once you get to know him…

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Goes with…Hobgoblin is the perfect beer to drink with meat stews & Steak & Ale pies, Sausages & Mash, Burgers & BBQs; roasts; & char-grilled vegetables. Ideal for Halloween! Goes with…Hobgoblin is the perfect beer to drink with meat stews & Steak & Ale pies, Sausages & Mash, Burgers & BBQs; roasts; & char-grilled vegetables. Ideal for Halloween! Goes with…Hobgoblin is the perfect beer to drink with meat stews & Steak & Ale pies, Sausages & Mash, Burgers & BBQs; roasts; & char-grilled vegetables. Ideal for Halloween!
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Xingu Black Beer

Product - Xingu Black Beer bottle
Brewed By: 
Xingu
Self-Defined Style: 
Schwartzbier
Strength (ABV): 
4.7% ABV

EXPLORE THE HEART OF DARKNESS

An opaque, full-bodied black lager with mild bitterness. Extravagant treacle and anise aromas. Rich and creamy, well balanced sweet notes and hints of tartness with exceptional mouthfeel, in two words: Black Silk
Imported from Exotic Brazil

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Palma Louca

Product - Palma Louca
Brewed By: 
Palma Louca
Self-Defined Style: 
Brazilian Lager
Strength (ABV): 
4.5% ABV

A Brazilian favorite. Try this light pilsner. Clear; light golden color. Starts off with a nice malt flavor; a balanced dry bitter hoppy finish.

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Yanjing Beer

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Brewed By: 
Yanjing
Self-Defined Style: 
Premium Beer
Strength (ABV): 
5.0% ABV

Yanjing Beer is naturally brewed with mineral water, hops, rice and barley malt, resulting in a distinctly clean taste. Yanjing has a floral nose and dry, crisp malty smoothness that provides a refreshing finish with an undertone of hops.

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Young's Double Chocolate Stout

Product - Young's Double Chocolate Stout
Brewed By: 
Young's
Self-Defined Style: 
Sweet Stout
Strength (ABV): 
5.2% ABV
Color (SRM): 
40º L

Chocolate malt and real dark chocolate are combined with Young's award winning rich, full flavoured dark beer to craft a satisfyingly indulgent, but never overly sweet experience. Dark, ruby color, nearly black, distinctive chocolate flavor, smooth, velvety finish.

Best With: 
This sweet stout yearns for a pairing with chocolate confections, cheesecake and tiramisu.
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Zatec Bright Lager

Product - Zatec Lager
Brewed By: 
Zatec
Self-Defined Style: 
Bright Lager
Strength (ABV): 
5.0% ABV

Medium-bodied; natural, soft conditioning; hedonistic fresh herbal aroma; a flavor that is the best of fresh-baked bread, fields of grain, and spice, with a solid malt middle. Clean, sparkling, and quintessentially thirst-quenching.

Best With: 
Perfect with traditional Czech dishes like roast pork with dumplings & cabbage or breaded, fried cheese. The crisp effervescence of Žatec makes it a great match with lobster, monkfish or even a strong-flavored oily fish like mackerel; it can also cool the heat of spicy Asian cuisine. Serve in a stemmed Zatec goblet or fluted pils glass at 42-45 deg. F.