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Great Lakes Conway's Irish Ale

Product - Great Lakes Conway's Irish Ale
Brewed By: 
Great Lakes
Self-Defined Style: 
Irish Ale
Strength (ABV): 
6.5% ABV
Color (SRM): 
15º L
Bitterness (IBU): 
25 IBU

A malty Irish Ale with a notable toasty flavor derived from lightly roasted malt. Named after Patrick Conway, the grandfather of co-owners Patrick and Daniel Conway and a Cleveland policeman who directed traffic for 25 years near the brewery. Style origin: Second to Dry Stout, this style of ale is Ireland's other most distinctive brew.

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A "meat and potatoes" type of beer. Also goes well with corned beef, shepherd's pie, stews and other traditional Irish fare.
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Smuttynose Old Brown Dog Ale

Product - Smuttynose Old Brown Dog
Brewed By: 
Smuttynose
Self-Defined Style: 
American Brown Ale
Strength (ABV): 
5.9% ABV
Color (SRM): 
30º L
Bitterness (IBU): 
15 IBU

Old Brown Dog has been cited as a classic example of the "American Brown Ale" style of beer. Compared to a typical English Brown Ale, Old Brown Dog is fuller-bodied and more strongly hopped.

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This brown ale works exceptionally well with steak, cured meats, barbecue, game and cheese.
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Smithwicks Ale

Product - Smithwicks
Brewed By: 
Smithwicks
Self-Defined Style: 
Irish Ale
Strength (ABV): 
5.0% ABV

Smithwick's is Ireland's number one ale. Its exceptional taste, distinctive color and purity of ingredients make it unique. Its rich, satisfying taste has earned it five gold medals in the famous Monde Selection Beer Tasting Competition. Smithwick's is produced using the finest hops and special roasted, malted barley.

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The ideal beer for anything off the backyard grill, particularly burgers, bratwurst, and ribs.
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Guinness Draught

Product - Guinness Draught
Brewed By: 
Guinness
Self-Defined Style: 
Draught Stout
Strength (ABV): 
4.1% ABV

Ruby and Cream. Black and White. Two distinct parts, one perfect pint. Adored since 1959, it's the powerful surge and settle that gives GUINNESS© Draught beer its uniqueness. Lovingly poured around the world, GUINNESS® Draught is one of best-selling imported beers in the USA.

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The original Black and Tan can be made with a serving of Guinness Draught on top of a serving of Bass. A Half and Half combines Guinness Draught and Harp Irish Lager.
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Stone Imperial Russian Stout

Product - Stone Russian Imperial
Brewed By: 
Stone Brewing Co.
Self-Defined Style: 
Imperial Russian Stout
Strength (ABV): 
10.8% ABV
Bitterness (IBU): 
90 IBU

Brewed in the authentic historical style of an Imperial Russian Stout, this beer is massive. Intensely aromatic (notes of anise, black currants, coffee, roastiness and alcohol) and heavy on the palate, this brew goes where few can - and fewer dare even try. The style originated from Czarist Russia's demand for ever thicker English stouts. Expect our version of this mysterious brew to pour like Siberian crude and taste even heavier!

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Hot molten chocolate mud cake is the ideal pairing for this beer, however it works beautifully on its own as a digestif.
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Stone Arrogant Bastard Ale

Product - Stone Arrogant Bastard
Brewed By: 
Stone Brewing Co.
Self-Defined Style: 
American IPA
Strength (ABV): 
7.2% ABV

This is an aggressive beer. You probably won't like it. It is quite doubtful that you have the taste or sophistication to be able to appreciate an ale of this quality and depth. We would suggest that you stick to safer and more familiar territory - maybe something with a multi-million dollar ad campaign aimed at convincing you it's made in a little brewery, or one that implies that their tasteless fizzy yellow beer will give you more sex appeal. Perhaps you think multi-million dollar ad campaigns make a beer taste better. Perhaps you're mouthing your words as you read this.

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This IPA's generous hop character makes it an ideal pairing with spicy foods such as barbecue, dry-rubbed ribs, or ethnic cuisine such as curry based Indian food, wasabi based Japanese dishes, or spicy Thai entrees.
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Stone Anniversary Ale - 14th Anniversary Emperial IPA

Product - Stone 14th Anniversary Ale
Brewed By: 
Stone Brewing Co.
Self-Defined Style: 
Imperial IPA
Strength (ABV): 
8.9% ABV
Bitterness (IBU): 
100 IBU

We went to England this past spring as self-styled “IPA Hunters” on a mission to learn more about the confusing and often contradictory history of India Pale Ale – to look for some certainty where those before us have found mostly mystery and mercantilism. While our success in this pursuit is open to debate, there can be no question that we returned home inspired by the ghosts of Burton and by the experience of poring over 150-year old brewer’s logs handwritten in (India?) ink.

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With a different recipe each year, this beer is guaranteed to be excellent in the company of good friends and good cheer.
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Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout

Product - Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout
Brewed By: 
Brooklyn
Self-Defined Style: 
Imperial Stout
Strength (ABV): 
10.1% ABV

This is the famous Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout, our award-winning rendition of the Imperial Stout style, once made exclusively for Catherine the Great. We use three mashes to brew each batch of this beer, achieving a luscious deep dark chocolate flavor through a blend of specialty roasted malts. We brew it every year for the winter season. It is delicious when newly bottled, but also ages beautifully for years.

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Served in a snifter, Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout is excellent with chocolate desserts, cheesecake, fruit tarts, and ice cream. It is also a very good accompaniment to strong cheeses, especially Stilton.
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Brooklyn Brown Ale

Product - Brooklyn Brown
Brewed By: 
Brooklyn
Self-Defined Style: 
American Brown Ale
Strength (ABV): 
5.6% ABV

Northern English brown ales tend to be strong and dry, while southern English brown ales are milder and sweeter. Brooklyn Brown Ale combines the best of those classic styles and then adds an American accent in the form of a firm hop character and roasty palate. A blend of six malts, some of them roasted, give this beer its deep russet-brown color and complex malt flavor, fruity, smooth and rich, with a caramel, chocolate and coffee background. Generous late hopping brings forward a nice hop aroma to complete the picture.

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Brooklyn Brown Ale is particularly good with steaks, burgers, stews and barbecue, where it can put its caramel flavors to work with the caramelized flavors in the meat. It's also excellent with venison, ham and roasted pork, which engage the depth of malt character. After dinner, it's the perfect accompaniment to well-aged cheddar, Gouda and Gruyere cheeses.
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Magic Hat Howl

Product - Magic Hat Howl
Brewed By: 
Magic Hat
Self-Defined Style: 
Black Lager
Strength (ABV): 
4.6% ABV
Color (SRM): 
45º L
Bitterness (IBU): 
32 IBU

Born of dark and cold and snow in the marrow of the northeast's longest night, HOWL comes in on wailing winds with winter-weary eyes burning holes in sunless shadows. In its darkened depths out inner voids are warmed.

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Middle Ages Syracuse Pale Ale

Product - Middle Ages Syracuse Pale Ale
Brewed By: 
Middle Ages
Self-Defined Style: 
Pale Ale
Strength (ABV): 
5.0% ABV

A Sparkling golden ale with a complexity of malt and hop flavor brewed in a similar style to a turn of the century Canadian ale.

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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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Samuel Adams Boston Ale

Product - Samuel Adams Boston Ale
Brewed By: 
Samuel Adams
Self-Defined Style: 
Stock Ale
Strength (ABV): 
5.1% ABV
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Old ales such as this work great with steak, game birds, venison and sausages. Big cheeses like the Roquefort or Stilton would pair nicely.
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Saranac Black Forest

Substyle - German-Style Schwarzbier
Brewed By: 
Saranac
Self-Defined Style: 
Bavarian Black Beer
Strength (ABV): 
5.3% ABV
Best With: 
Ole' Mexican foods, and grilled chicken dishes.
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Bass Pale Ale

Product - Bass
Brewed By: 
Bass
Self-Defined Style: 
Pale Ale
Strength (ABV): 
5.0% ABV

Brewed with English malts, aromatic hops, and water rich in essential salts and minerals, Bass has a malty, lightly hoppy taste, that combined with its slight burnt roast aroma, creates a full-bodied flavor of the highest quality.

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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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Belhaven St. Andrews Ale

Product - Belhaven St. Andrews Ale
Brewed By: 
Belhaven
Self-Defined Style: 
Scottish Ale
Strength (ABV): 
4.6% ABV

While the burghermasters of one East Coast Scottish town were busying themselves with 'mashie niblicks', the brewmasters of Dunbar were more interested in mash tuns. Today, this centuries-old fascination for fine beer has given us St Andrews Ale. It's that rare modern phenomenon: beer that tastes like beer. 4.6 ABV, with a smooth, full-bodied, malty flavor and fruity palate, a glass of St Andrews Ale is the perfect mellow way to wind down.

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Game birds, lamb and roast pork are ideal food pairings for this Scottish Ale.
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Saranac Season's Best

Substyle - Vienna-Style Lager
Brewed By: 
Saranac
Self-Defined Style: 
Vienna Lager
Strength (ABV): 
5.3% ABV
Best With: 
Minestrone soup, and pork ribs with barbecue sauce.
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Saranac Summer Ale

Substyle - Herb And Spice Beer
Brewed By: 
Saranac
Self-Defined Style: 
Herb and Spice Ale
Strength (ABV): 
4.7% ABV
Best With: 
Chicken, fish, and salad.
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Saranac Lager

Substyle - American Lager
Brewed By: 
Saranac
Self-Defined Style: 
American Lager
Strength (ABV): 
4.8% ABV
Best With: 
Burgers, chicken, pizza, and pub food.
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Saranac Imperial IPA

Substyle - Imperial Or Double India Pale Ale
Brewed By: 
Saranac
Self-Defined Style: 
Imperial India Pale Ale
Strength (ABV): 
8.5% ABV
Best With: 
Spicy food.
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Samuel Adams Imperial Stout

Product - Samuel Adams Imperial Stout
Brewed By: 
Samuel Adams
Self-Defined Style: 
Imperial Stout
Strength (ABV): 
9.2% ABV
Color (SRM): 
45º L
Bitterness (IBU): 
50 IBU

A MASSIVE BEER – ONCE BREWED FOR ROYALTY. Samuel Adams Imperial Stout is our take on the traditional Russian Imperial Stouts from the 18th century. English brewers supplied these stouts for the Russian Imperial Court of Catherine the Great, who had taken a great liking to the beer. In order for the beer to survive the long trip to St. Petersburg, the flavor and alcohol needed to be amped up to preserve the beer.

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The strong and intense flavors of the Imperial Stout pair well with foods that have flavors to match or complement the beer. Foods that are mild in flavor will be overpowered by the beer. For a cheese pairing, we recommend pairing the stout with aged strong cheeses like Stilton blue cheese or aged Gouda. Cioppino or rare roast beef will also pair well as they will cut some of the sweetness of the beer. The dark roasted malt in the Imperial Stout brings out chocolate aromas and flavors making it a tasty pairing with coffee or chocolate desserts. But the classic pairing for stouts are a plate of raw oysters. The roasted bitterness of the stout is contrasted by the saltiness and subtle sweetness from the shellfish. Simply amazing.
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Samuel Adams Double Bock

Product - Samuel Adams Double Bock 20
Brewed By: 
Samuel Adams
Self-Defined Style: 
Double Bock
Strength (ABV): 
9.5% ABV
Color (SRM): 
39º L
Bitterness (IBU): 
25 IBU

INTENSE AND WARMING, A MEAL IN A BOTTLE. Brewed since the 13th Century, these malty lagers are still some of the biggest and most sophisticated beers around. Bock is the German word for "billy goat" and pictures of goats graze the labels on many bocks and double bocks. We shied away from the goats on our label, but we certainly didn’t shy away from the use of malted barley in this beer.

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The intense flavors of Double Bock go well with rich meats like duck, quail or pork tenderloin. You can also match the rich sweet flavors with some hearty desserts like cheesecake or crème brulee. But in all honesty, you could just have a pint on its own for dessert and be completely satisfied.
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Samuel Adams Chocolate Bock

Product - Samuel Adams Chocolate Bock
Brewed By: 
Samuel Adams
Self-Defined Style: 
Chocolate Bock
Strength (ABV): 
5.5% ABV

Smooth, rich, and dark with the robust flavor and creamy texture of chocolate. Deep rich brown in color, Samuel Adams Chocolate Bock displays the distinct aroma of chocolate, toffee and malt. Tastes slightly sweet, full bodied with a finish of fine, world class chocolate.

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This chocolaty dessert beer makes an ideal pairing with sticky date pudding, crème brûlée, or molten chocolate cake.
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Samuel Adams Boston Lager

Product - Samuel Adams Boston Lager 2
Brewed By: 
Samuel Adams
Self-Defined Style: 
Vienna Lager
Strength (ABV): 
4.9% ABV

Complex and balanced, with a beautiful hop aroma. This deep amber to golden colored full bodied lager displays caramel sweet notes balanced with distinct citrus and piney notes. A strong, smooth finish and mouth feel.

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Samuel Adams Boston Lager is an outstanding food beer, with a huge variety of complimentary pairings. In particular, this beer 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 fresh grilled steak, burgers, or chicken, and works great with salads made with almonds or walnuts.
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Sackets Harbor War of 1812 Amber Ale

Substyle - American-Style Amber Red Ale
Brewed By: 
Sackets Harbor
Self-Defined Style: 
Amber Ale
Strength (ABV): 
5.2% ABV
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This ruby hued amber ale would be fantastic with medium weight meals such as glazed hams, cured meats, smoked fish, chicken, turkey and Cornish hen dishes.
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North Coast Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout

Product - North Coast Old Rasputin
Brewed By: 
North Coast
Self-Defined Style: 
Russian Imperial Stout
Strength (ABV): 
9.0% ABV

Produced in the tradition of 19th Century English brewers who supplied the court of Russia's Catherine the Great, Old Rasputin seems to develop a cult following wherever it goes. It's a rich, intense brew with big complex flavors and a warming finish.

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Espresso, New York cheesecake, steak au poivre, caviar, oysters and chocolate mud cake all provide an excellent food pairing with this rich beer.