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• Hefe Wiezen
• South German wheat beer made with a typical ratio
  of 5050, or higher, of wheat
• Hefe with yeast (beer will be unfiltered and
  cloudy)
• Yeast produces unique phenolic flavors of banana
  and cloves with an often dry and tart edge, some
  spiciness, bubblegum, or notes of apples
• Little hop bitterness
• Moderate alcohol level

• Weihenstephaner Sacred Stephen
• Widely regarded to be worlds oldest brewery
• Benedictine monks est. community on hill near
  Freising, north of Munich, in 725 and were
  growing hops by 768
• First reference to brewing 1040
• Monestary destroyed in wars in 900s 1600s,
  closed by Napoleon, then aquired by royal family
  of Bavaria
• Now owned by state shares site w/ worlds best
  known university faculty of brewing
• Makes about 10 lagers and wheat beers
• Hefe Weiss spiciest w/ fruity overtones, yeasty

5.4 ABV
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• Maibock / Helles Bock
• Lighter in color than other bock beers w/ sig.
  hop character
• Bock bottom fermenting lager that generally
  takes extra months of cold storage More of a
  robust malt character w/ dark amber to brown hue
  Most only lightly hopped
• Maibock brewed for month of May
• Helles Light
• Brewed with pale malts

• Rogue
• Actually an ale (aims for smooth crisp
  character of maibock)
• Brewery named after Rogue River 1988, Newport,
  Oregon
• Noted for colorful, big-tasting beers
• Dead guy created to celebrate Mayan Day of the
  Dead (11/01)
• Deep honey in color with a malty aroma, rich
  hearty flavor, and well-balanced finish
• Created from Northwest Harrington, Klages, Maier
  Munich and Carastan malts, along with Perle and
  Saaz Hops

6.5 ABV
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• Fruit Lambic
• Whole fruits added after spontaneous frementation
  has started
• Kriek (cherries), Framboise (rapsberries), Peche
  (peach), and Cassis (black currant)
• Once fruit is added, beer subjected to addiitonal
  maturation before bottling
• Malt and hop character tend to be low

• Lindemans
• Provence of Flemish Brabant, Belgium
• Sweetened (lambics typically too dry)

4 ABV
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• Doppelbock
• Extra-strong dark lager w/ lots of malt
• Full-bodied flavor darker than other bocks w/
  higher level of alcohol
• Range in color from dark amber to nearly black
• Typically names end in -ator, derived from
  first such beer, made by Paulaner monks as a
  Lenten liquid bread called Salvator (Savior)

• Ayinger Celebrator
• Originally called Fortunator but changed for
  export to US
• Located in Upper Bavaria, Germany

Gentle but appetizing hop aromasoft, oily,
coffeeish malt flavors and a punch of figgy,
spicy dryness in the finish
5.76 ABV
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CanadiansRepresent!
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• Beligian Strong Pale Ale
• Pale to golden in color
• High alcohol content that can range from hidden
  to spicy to devastatingly present
• Belgian pale ales differ from other regional Pale
  Ale varieties, by traditionally being less
  bitter, using aged hops for a delicate hop
  finish, and boasting sweetish to toasty malt
  overtones
• Expect a complex and powerful ale, yet delicate
  with rounded flavors and big, billowy, rocky,
  white head
• Hop and malt character can vary, most are fruity
  and quite hoppy, but hop flavor and aroma will
  generally be within the low range and artfully
  balanced

10 ABV

• Unibroue
• From Montreal suburb of Chambly (1993)
• Bought by Sleemans in 2004

Moderately sweet and yeast, w. citrus, spice, and
alcohol notes, and a deep orange color (Hopleaf)
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• Beligian Strong Dark Ale
• Alcohol character can be hidden or bold
• Lots of complexity w/ delicate palate
• Most are fruity, alcoholic, spicy

9 ABV

• Chimay
• Dates from mid-1800s trappist monetary of
  Notre-Dame at Scourmont, near the town of Chimay,
  in far south of Belgium
• Best-known trappist brewery
• Also Chimay Red and Cinq Cents (Triple/White)
• Blue develops port flavors if aged for gt 5 years
• Aromatic, lively, rich ale has a medium sweet
  middle, with gently drier suggestions od thyme,
  pepper, sandalwood, and nutmeg in the finish it
  is a complex classic and a delight with Roquefort
  cheese Michael Jackson

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• English Old Ale
• Low attenuated beers with high levels of dextrin,
  creating full malt body with lots of character
• Rich dark amber in color to a very dark brown
  near black.
• Tamed aromatics bittering levels can greatly
  vary, but expect common fruity, vinous, intense
  malts and sharp alcohol characteristics may also
  include acidic notes, raisins and black currants
• Stronger versions may have similarities to a port
  wine

• Theakston
• Masham, North Yorkshire est. 1827
• Now owned by Scotish Courage
• Peculier is Norman word meaning particular

5.6 ABV
Soft and oily body flavors reminiscent of milk
chocolate, and a raisiny black currant dryness in
the finish. It is a soothing and sustaining brew.
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• Broughton Merlins Ale
• Near Biggar, just north of English-Scottish
  border
• Thorn bush at Drumelzier close to Broughton marks
  Merlins burial place and many strong legends and
  historical references give credence to his
  presence
• Best bitter / 80 shilling ale
• Maris Otter Malt and Roast Barley
• Hops used are English grown Target, Fuggles and
  Goldings with Czechoslovakian Styrian Goldings
  for aroma

4.2/5 ABV
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• Russian Imperial Stout
• 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.
• Low to moderate levels of carbonation with huge
  roasted, chocolate and burnt malt flavours

• Samuel Smiths
• Tadcaster, dating from 1758 Yorkshires oldest
  brewery
• Rich, flavorful, deep chocolate color, scented
  and roasted barley nose Complexity of malt,
  hops, alcohol and yeast

The liquid christmas pudding character (raisins
and burned fruit) found in traditional imperial
stouts shows very well in this spicy example. It
is also very rich despite being less strong than
some counterparts.
7 ABV
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• American Double IPA
• Take an IPA and feed it steroids
• Robust, malty, alcoholic, with a hop profile that
  might rip your tongue out

9.5 ABV

• Three Floyds Its Not Normal!
• Munster, IN
• Hops! Hops! Hops!
• Named after love-child of Admiral Jackie Fisher
  (pre-WWI royal navy), First Sea Lord most
  heavily armed ship in histroy all similar
  warships called dreadnaughts resulted in am
  arms race between Britain and Germany
• Peach and mango aromas with a citrus finish