Calling all beer geeks! Here are the beers that hit shelves this week at liquor stores, bottle shops and better grocery stores throughout the St. Louis area. Please contact your favorite retailer for current availability.
| Status: Limited |
| Brewery: Founders |
| Name of Beer: Curmudgeon |
| Beer Style: Old Ale |
| Description: Think classic seafaring ports, local pubs and weathered old fishermen. This old ale is brewed with molasses and an insane focus on the malt bill, then oak-aged. The result is a rich, malty delight that’s deceptively smooth and drinkable. 4 pack bottles |
| Status: Limited |
| Brewery: Perennial Artisan Ales |
| Name of Beer: 17 |
| Beer Style: Imperial Stout |
| Description: 17 is an Imperial Stout brewed with huge amounts of chocolate malts, cacao nibs, and mint leaves. This hearty stout boasts 10% ABV and big chocolate aromas and flavors with a hint of fresh mint. This beer is perfect for the last cold months of the winter. 750 ml bottle |
| Status: Limited |
| Brewery: Firestone Walker |
| Name of Beer: Bravo |
| Beer Style: Imperial Brown Ale |
| Description: We proudly present the 2017 Vintage of Bravo, our Imperial Brown Ale aged in retired American oak bourbon barrels. Although Bravo was the first strong ale brewed for our Anniversary Ale blending program over ten years ago, it has yet to see its own bottled release, until now. Balancing rich toasty and chocolate malt flavors with a gentle balance of noble hops, Bravo is brewed to showcase barrel flavors with massive bourbon barrel notes that morph as the beer warms in the glass. 12 ounce bottle |
| Status: Limited |
| Brewery: Abita |
| Name of Beer: Bourbon Street |
| Beer Style: Imperial Stout |
| Description: Bourbon Street Stout is an Imperial Stout that is aged in small batch bourbon barrels. Our Imperial Stout is brewed with a combination of pale, caramel, chocolate and roasted malts. Oats are also added to give the beer a fuller and sweeter taste. The roasted malts give the beer its dark color as well as its intense flavor and aroma. After fermentation the beer is cold aged for 6 weeks. This is necessary for all of the flavors of the malt and hops to balance and produce a very smooth flavor. After the cold aging the beer is transferred into the bourbon barrels. It is then aged for another 8 weeks to absorb all of the flavors from the barrels. The result is a stout that brings out the roasted flavors from the malt and the warming toasted, vanilla, and bourbon flavors. 22 ounce bottle |
| Status: Limited |
| Brewery: Crooked Stave |
| Name of Beer: L'Brett d'Apricot |
| Beer Style: Sour/Wild Ale |
| Description: Golden sour aged in oak barrels with apricots. 375 ml bottle |
| Status: Limited |
| Brewery: Crooked Stave |
| Name of Beer: Surette Reserva Prunus Persica |
| Beer Style: Sour/Wild Ale |
| Description: Golden sour aged in barrels with peaches. 375 ml bottle |
| Status: Limited |
| Brewery: Jolly Pumpkin |
| Name of Beer: Clementina |
| Beer Style: Saison |
| Description: Clementina is bright, effervescent citrus Saison brewed with yuzu and lime peel, pink Himalayan salt, coriander and clementine juice. Small amounts of oak and wheat provide a light, bready body rounded by the refreshing blend of spices. 750 ml bottle |
| Status: Limited |
| Brewery: Jolly Pumpkin |
| Name of Beer: La Roja Du Kriek |
| Beer Style: Sour Amber Ale |
| Description: La Roja is brewed in the Flanders tradition. We blend this beer from oak barrels where the beer has been aging for 12 months or longer. We’ve added 10 lbs. of cherries and let this beer mature for additional time in the firkin. Truly an ale of grace and distinction. La Roja is a beer that we offer year round. Roja du Kriek is a beer that we made special for you at the Great Taste of the Midwest. Mahalo Plenty. 750 ml bottle |
| Status: Limited |
| Brewery: Jolly PumpkinMaui Brewing |
| Name of Beer: Sobrehumano Palena'Ole |
| Beer Style: WildSour Ale |
| Description: Sour, barrel-aged version of the beer by the same name. Brewed in collaboration with Maui brewing. 750 ml bottle |
| Status: New! |
| Brewery: O'Fallon |
| Name of Beer: Bottlehouse Brown |
| Beer Style: Brown Ale |
| Description: A British Brown Ale with soft chocolate, caramel and toasted nut flavors and just enough earthy hops to offset the sweetness of the malt. The balance of full flavor and lower ABV makes this tasty brown ale easy to drink any time or all the time. Originally introduced in our winter seasonal Snow Pack, now available as a year-round offering! 6 pack bottles |
| Status: New! |
| Brewery: Firestone Walker |
| Name of Beer: Fortem |
| Beer Style: Unfiltered Imperial IPA |
| Description: Fortem is a new-age imperial IPA that draws upon a range of influences, all while exhibiting DNA from our own forays into the IPA style. As such, it blends newer hop varieties from the Pacific Northwest and Hallertau, Germany along with pale malt, wheat malt and flaked oats for a full body and rounded mouthfeel. Fortem presents an expressive mix of aromas, including mango, blueberry, raspberry, lime zest and lychee. After time in the glass, it opens up to reveal stone fruit blossoms and mandarin oranges, finishing with just enough bitterness to encourage your next sip. Fortem has been left unfiltered for a hazy appearance and full hop impact. 4 pack 16 ounce cans |
| Status: Limited |
| Brewery: 4 Hands |
| Name of Beer: Kriek |
| Beer Style: Lambic |
| Description: Kriek is our variation of the classic Belgian style. This beer was aged in Cabernet barrels for 2 years with sweet cherries and a blend of wild yeast and bacteria. Kriek has a bold cherry aroma with hints of oak and a strong tart finish. This beer pours pink in color with a thin white head. 500 ml bottle |
Tim Lewis
Freelance Writer at Saint Brewis
Tim Lewis is a Certified Cicerone® who is obsessed with all things beer related. When not reading about beer, tasting beer, going to beer festivals or blogging about it, he's probably doing something else beer related. In short, BEER! Find me on Untappd!
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