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A. Le Coq's Imperial Extra Double Stout

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Brewed By: 
Harvey's
Self-Defined Style: 
Imperial Russian Stout
Strength (ABV): 
9.0% ABV

This beer is dark espresso in color with no head. It pours thick, almost oily on the glass, and reveals no carbonation. It is richly malty in flavor with a juicy, fruity complexity reminiscent of prune, pear, and over-ripe plums. The finish lingers for quite a while due to the mouth coating, huge body of this beer. In the early 1800's the Belgian A. Le Coq exported Imperial Stout from England to Russia and the Baltic area. After the import traffics increased dramatically in the early 1900's A.

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"A. Le Coq Imperial Extra Double Stout makes a mind-boggling match with venison in sour cherry sauce and is a fine accompaniment to game sausages, particularly wild boar... As for cigars, only the finest, strongest Cubans will do, unless you have an Arturo Fuente Opus X. In that case, I'll be right over." -Garrett Oliver, The Brewmaster's Table
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Thomas Hardy's Barley Wine/Vintage Ale - 2005

Substyle - English-Style Barley Wine Ale
Brewed By: 
Thomas Hardy's
Self-Defined Style: 
Barley Wine/Vintage Ale
Strength (ABV): 
11.7% ABV
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Not for the faint of palate, especially when young, Hardy's is a robust complement to rich, hearty foods, veined cheeses like Stilton, and rich chocolate desserts. At any age it's an appropriate alternative to an after-dinner liqueur, to be sipped and savored. Best served at cellar temperature, like a fine red wine.
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Harviestoun Old Engine Oil

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Brewed By: 
Harviestoun
Self-Defined Style: 
Old Ale
Strength (ABV): 
6.0% ABV

Old Engine Oil is a near-black brew with a silky-smooth rummy aroma, a coffee-like palate, and a suggestion of the darkest chocolate. It is made from pale malt, roasted barley and malted oats. Old Engine Oil is well-hopped with the sweetish variety Galena from Washington State, Worchester Fuggles and East Kent Goldings.

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Dark ales such as this work great with steak, game birds, venison and sausages. Big cheeses like the Roquefort or Stilton would pair nicely. This beer can also be enjoyed as an aperitif.
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Pripps Carnegie Porter

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Brewed By: 
Pripps
Self-Defined Style: 
Porter
Strength (ABV): 
5.5% ABV

Carnegie Porter is a Swedish beer classic. It has been brewed since 1836 and the label which has undergone no change through the years is the oldest registered brand of all categories of Sweden. It's a black, top fermented Porter of 5.5 % alcohol/volume. with very rich flavors including strong roasted tones of chocolate character and lots of hop bitterness which both are balanced and softened by a degree of sweetness. There is a complex blend of fermentation aromas combined with a heavy but smooth body.

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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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Tomos Watkin OSB

Substyle - American-Style Amber Red Ale
Brewed By: 
Tomos Watkin
Self-Defined Style: 
Old Style Bitter
Strength (ABV): 
4.5% ABV

A rich red premium cask ale produced using pale ale, crystal and wheat malt.
A full fruity/citrus hop flavour of willamette and fuggle with the light aroma of goldings. Bronze medalist at The GBBF 1999 and runner up in The Champion Ale of Wales 1999.

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Sinebrychoff Porter

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Brewed By: 
Sinebrychoff
Self-Defined Style: 
Baltic Porter
Strength (ABV): 
7.2% ABV

Smooth and oily, full of flavor, complex mix of bitter roastiness, fruitiness and a definite zip of hops. This Baltic Porter is spectacular new, but ages exceptionally well. A seasoned beer geek would be delighted to find a bottle over ten years old. It is an intense Baltic style porter, very much in the Imperial Style that Empress Katharina of Russia loved so much. She decreed that "all her soldiers" had to be supplied with it [18th century].

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This rich Baltic 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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Blue Point Toasted Lager

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Self-Defined Style: 
Toasted Lager
Strength (ABV): 
5.3% ABV
Color (SRM): 
10º L

This is our flagship beer. It won the gold medal at The 2006 World Beer Cup, the silver medal at The 2006 Great American Beer Festival and the silver medal at the 2004 World Beer Cup. Copper in color this brew is made from six different malts including: English Pale, Crystal, Munich, Carapils, Wheat and Belgian Caravienna. Toasted Lager displays a balanced flavor of malt and hop which makes for easy drinking. Special lager yeast is used to produce that long lasting, smooth finish.

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This beautiful beers toasted malt flavor is fantastic with medium weight meals such as glazed hams, cured meats, smoked fish, chicken, turkey and Cornish hen dishes. This beer would also work well with nuts and salads with nut accents.
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Samuel Smith Nut Brown Ale

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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.

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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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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.

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Burghal bread, prawns, excellent for cooking.
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Ommegang Three Philosophers

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Brewed By: 
Ommegang
Self-Defined Style: 
Belgian-Style Qaudrupel with Kriek
Strength (ABV): 
9.8% ABV

Blended with authentic Kriek, a cherry-lambic from Belgium. Complex flavors of chocolate, dark cherries, caramel malt and toffee.

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Pair with roasted meats and game. Excellent with extremely rich cheeses and desserts. Goes well with chocolate. Cellars well.
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Magic Hat #9

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Brewed By: 
Magic Hat
Self-Defined Style: 
Not Quite Pale Ale
Strength (ABV): 
5.1% ABV
Color (SRM): 
9º L
Bitterness (IBU): 
20 IBU

A beer cloaked in secrecy. An ale whose mysterious and unusual palate will swirl across your tongue and ask more questions than it answers. A sort of dry, crisp, refreshing, not-quite pale ale. #9 is really impossible to describe because there's never been anything else quite like it.

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Best enjoyed with spicy foods and to bring out the spice in life.
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Chimay Blue (Grande Réserve)

Product - Chimay Blue
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.

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Chimay Grande Réserve works wonders with creamy cheeses, chocolate desserts, or as a digestif.
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Chimay Red (Premiére)

Product - Chimay Red Sm
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.

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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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Schneider Weisse

Product - Schneider Weisse
Brewed By: 
Schneider
Self-Defined Style: 
Hefe Weizen
Strength (ABV): 
5.4% ABV
Color (SRM): 
8º L

Amber-mahogany color, fruity, clove and nutmeg apple aromas, clean, full bodied and well balanced, light, bitter finish.

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This classis weisse pairs well with bolder fish preparations and is a big winner with Mexican, Indian, Chinese and Thai food.