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Tommyknocker Brewery_Cocoa Porter Winter Warmer

From the brewer:

Porter Winter Warmer Ale has been specially brewed in celebration of the old world tradition of Porters and European Winter Warmers. The addition of pure cocoa powder and honey to each barrel of this unique ale, enhances a winter season filled with warm friendships and good times.

ABV: 5.7%

Spoetzl Brewery_Shiner Bohemian Black Lager

From the brewer:

Bohemian Black Lager, crafted according to exacting old-world standards with imported Czech Saaz, Styrians Hops and selected roasted malts, is the darkest beer we brew. Initially added to the Shiner family as our 97 Anniversary Brew, the unique and complex flavor of this rare brew found such a following among our customers that we brought it back for good!

ABV: 4.9%
IBU: 18
Color: 50 SRM

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Breckenridge Brewery: Oatmeal Stout

From the brewer:

Rich, round and roasted, our Oatmeal Stout is satisfaction in a glass. It's a bold, smooth-bodied concoction that oozes dark-roasted coffee aromas and flavors of espresso and semi-sweet chocolate. We round out these heady pleasures with a dose of flaked oatmeal for a creamy body and a semi-dry finish.

Beer Style: Specialty Stout
Flavor: Chocolate coffee maltiness, round oatmeal mouthfeel with very slight hop character
Yeast: Top Fermenting Ale Yeast
Malts: Two Row Pale, Caramel, Roasted Barley, Chocolate, Oat Flakes, Black
Hops: Chinook, Perle
Color: Black
Bitterness Units: 31
Alcohol By Volume: 4.95%
Alcohol By Weight: 3.96%

Lucky Bucket Brewing Co: Certified Evil

From the brewer:
2009 Silver Award, World Beer Championship

ABV: 12.5%
IBU: 40

Certified Evil is the result of a 2008 collaboration project with Todd Ashman of Fifty Fifty Brewing in Truckee, California and Matt Van Wyk of Oakshire Brewing in Eugene, Oregon. Each brewer set out to create a dark Belgian strong ale with their own unique spin on the style. Since the first collaboration, six new breweries have been added to the project to invent a truly unique beer.

This beer is properly named Certified Evil.

The new Certified Evil recipe is more complex and interesting than the brew from 2008. This new beer blends Certified Evil aged in Cabernet barrels for one year with a younger batch of oaked aged Certified Evil. The combination makes for a vibrant yet smooth and elegant taste. The recipe also includes a wide variety of complex sugars including turbinado sugar, molasses and honey. The result is an amazingly complex beer. Truly a must try to any craft beer lover.

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Left Hand Brewing Co: Milk Stout

From the brewer:

2009 European Beer Star Competition: Gold Award

2008 Great American Beer Festival: Silver Medal, Sweet Stout Category

2008 World Beer Cup: Gold Medal, Sweet Stout Category

2007 European Beer Star Competition: Silver Award Style: Sweet Stout

Color: Black 47 SRM
Body: Full-bodied
ABV: 6.00%
IBU's: 25
Plato: 16°