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Parish x Cerebral “Shared Trait” Double IPA

Name: Shared Trait Brewers: Parish Brewing Co., Cerebral Brewing (United States) Style: Specialty IPA: New England IPA ABV: 8.5% Review Year: 2021 Shared Trait is a collaborative “Double IPA” between Parish Brewing Co. (Louisiana) and Cerebral Brewing (Colorado). The two used the best parts of the grain bills of their flagship beers– Ghost in the …

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Suarez Family Brewery “Qualify Pils” Hop Accented German Pilsner

Name: Qualify Pils Brewer: Suarez Family Brewery (United States) Style: German Pilsner ABV:  5% Review Year: 2021 Qualify Pils is the “hop-accented” German-style Pils brewed by the Suarez Family Brewery from Hudson, New York.  STYLE GUIDELINES This beer is being evaluated as a German Pils (5D) in the context of the 2015 Beer Style Guidelines of the Beer …

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Suarez Family “Stands to Reason” Smoked Lager

Name: Stands to Reason Brewer: Suarez Family Brewery (United States) Style: Rauchbier ABV:  5.1% Review Year: 2021 Stands to Reason is a classic German Rauchbier crafted by the Suarez Family Brewery from Hudson, New York. This smoked lager was inspired by the family’s trip to Bamberg, Germany. STYLE GUIDELINES This beer is being evaluated as a Rauchbier (6B) …

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Wiley Roots x Wren House “Temporary Residents: Leisure World (2019)” Rye Whiskey Barrel-Aged Wheatwine

Name: Temporary Residents: Leisure World (2019) Brewers: Wiley Roots Brewing Company, Wren House Brewing Company (United States) Style: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer (Base Style: Wheatwine) ABV: 12% Review Year: 2020 Arizona meets Colorado with Temporary Residents: Leisure World (2019), a rye whiskey barrel-aged Wheatwine brewed by Wiley Roots Brewing Company and Wren House Brewing Company. Laws Whiskey …

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Knotted Root “Time in the Forest” Unfiltered Double Dry-Hopped IPA

Name: Time in the Forest Brewer: Knotted Root Brewing Company (United States) Style: American IPA ABV:  7.4% Review Year: 2021 Time in the Forest is an “Unfiltered Double Dry-Hopped IPA”  brewed by Knotted Root Brewing Company that features the unique Southern Hemisphere hop variety, Vic Secret.  Knotted Root Brewing Company is a small, artisan brewery from Nederland, Colorado, and is …

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Nightmare Brewing “Scaphism” Imperial Stout

Name: Scaphism Brewer: Nightmare Brewing Company (United States) Style: Imperial Stout ABV: 17% Review Year: 2020 Scaphism is an Imperial Stout that weighs in at 17% ABV brewed by Nightmare Brewing Co. from Farmingdale, New York. This massive dark ale was brewed with lactose, honey, and was aged on Tahitian Vanilla and Organic Cacao. Scaphism takes …

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Cerebral “Deferred Stimulus” Double IPA

Name: Deferred Stimulus Brewer: Cerebral Brewing (United States) Style: Double IPA ABV:  8.4% Review Year: 2021 Deferred Stimulus is a hazy Double IPA by Cerebral Brewing from Denver, Colorado. This beer features Galaxy and Cashmere hops. Cerebral Brewing Company was founded by Sean Buchan, Chris Washenberger, and Dan McGuire in 2015. Sean started by home brewing in his kitchen. With …

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Peculier Ales “Pub Crawler” English Mild

Name: Pub Crawler Brewer: Peculier Ales Style: Dark Mild ABV:  4.0% Review Year: 2021 An ode to the classic English beer style, Pub Crawler is an “English Mild” brewed by one of Colorado’s newest craft breweries, Peculier Ales. This British-style session ale takes the brewers back to their early days of discovering beer and starting to home …

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Bierstadt Lagerhaus “Helles” Munich Helles

Name: Helles Brewer: Bierstadt Lagerhaus (United States) Style: Munich Helles ABV:  4.9% Review Year: 2021 Helles by the Bierstadt Lagerhaus (Colorado) is a light lager and the purest expression of malt. This beer is meant to toe the line between bland and sublime.  Bierstadt Lagerhaus was founded by Bill Eye, Ashleigh Carter, and Chris Rippe in 2016 …

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Knotted Root “One Plain Slice” Unfiltered IPA

Name: One Plain Slice Brewer: Knotted Root Brewing Company (United States) Style: American IPA ABV:  7.2% Review Year: 2021 One Plain Slice is an “Unfiltered IPA” brewed with Simcoe and Amarillo hops by Colorado’s Knotted Root Brewing Company. This beer is dedicated to the spirit of New York City and all the old-school pizza joints the brewery …

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