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Shelf Sightings – August 20, 2018

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: Annual Release
Brewery: Perennial
Name of Beer: Fantastic Voyage 2018
Beer Style: American Imperial Stout

Description:  The rebirth of Fantastic Voyage is a return to slow jams and silk sheets. We combine a smooth yet strong imperial milk stout base with a heap of dried coconut in the whirlpool. The result is a luscious blend of bakers chocolate, subtle roast, and sweet coconut. So take a sip and just sail on.      16 ounce cans
 

 

 

Status: New
Brewery: Central State
Name of Beer: Garden
Beer Style: Gose

Description: Garden Gose is our tribute to lightly tart and slightly slightly salty beers of Leipzig, Germany. We updated it a bit with the addition of lemon peel and a touch of cascade hops. Goseanna!    16 ounce Cans

 

 

Status: New
Brewery: Central State
Name of Beer: Table
Beer Style: Table Beer

Description: Formerly known as House.
Table beer is a rustic blonde ale brewed in the style of French and Belgian style table beers. This beer has lots of flavor packed into a low ABV. Spicy rye notes play with the yeast character from this 100% Brett fermented beer. The hops for this beer will slowly evolve over time ensuring each batch allows something new to be discovered while still retaining common threads.       16 ounce cans

 

 

Status: New
Brewery: Central State
Name of Beer: Highway Strawberry
Beer Style: Imperial IPA

Description: Double India Pale Ale brewed with strawberries, mint and lime. Generously hopped with Styrian Wolf and Citra hops. Brewed with our friends from Bare Hands Brewing.      16 ounce cans

 

 

Status: New!
Brewery: SweetWater
Name of Beer: 420 Extra Pale Ale
Beer Style: American Pale Ale

Description: SweetWater 420 Extra Pale Ale, our most popular brew, is a tasty West Coast Style Pale Ale with a stimulating hop character and a crisp finish. 1st brewed on April 20th 1997.    12 ounce bottles

 

 

Status: New!
Brewery: SweetWater
Name of Beer: Through The Brambles
Beer Style: Wild Ale

Description: A Blackberry sour beer, aged on French Oak Chardonnay barrels for a year with various Brettanomyces and Lactobacillus strains. The first Woodlands Project release by SweetWater Brewing Company.     500ml bottles

 

 

Status: New!
Brewery: SweetWater
Name of Beer: Goin' Costal
Beer Style: American IPA

Description:  Slide into summer and step off the grid by Goin’ Coastal with this pineapple laced IPA. The bright aromas of the five citrus hop additions are accentuated by the tropical fruit of the pineapple- and just like those three day weekends, its finish is quick..    12 ounce bottles.

 

 

Status: Limited
Brewery: 4 Hands
Name of Beer: Father Time
Beer Style: Barleywine

Description:  An 11.5% ABV English Barleywine aged in Bourbon barrels     22 ounce bottles.

 

 

Status: Limited
Brewery: 4 Hands
Name of Beer: Smooth Operator 
Beer Style: Milkshake IPA

Description: Mango and vanilla milkshake IPA.      22 ounce bottles

 

 

Status: Seasonal
Brewery: O'Fallon
Name of Beer: Vanilla Pumpkin Beer
Beer Style: Pumpkin/Yam Beer

Description: We have been brewing Pumpkin Beer for over 10 years and were the first locally distributed Pumpkin in the St. Louis area. We have had requests over the years from customers to create different variants of the original and Vanilla has always been a popular request. We found a Vanilla that we thought was a perfect complement to our original spice blend of Cinnamon, Nutmeg and Clove. It is a cold pressed Madagascar Vanilla that delivers the perfect balance of Pumpkin Pie and Ice cream in a glass     12 ounce bottles

 

 

Status: Seasonal
Brewery: Public House
Name of Beer: Beirleichen!
Beer Style: Marzen

Description: A distinctively complex Marzen-style Lager that is amber in color and brewed using traditional German ingredients. This lager delivers rich, toasty and bready flavors that finishes with a soft, malty sweetness.    12 ounce bottles

 

 

Status: Seasonal
Brewery: Ayinger
Name of Beer: Oktoberfest
Beer Style: Marzen

Description: Ayinger Oktober Fest Märzen has a deep golden color tinted with amber. It is lightly sweet with a malty nose balanced with floral hops. Its medium to big body and alcohol is not overpowering. The soft dryness comes from long maturation.    12 ounce bottles

 

 

Status: Limited
Brewery: Off Color
Name of Beer: Wari
Beer Style: Sour Ale

Description: The Field Museum and Off Color's second collaboration based off an ancient corn based beer or chicha. Deep pink color from imported Peruvian purple corn with aromatics of mild pepper. Grainy funk and fruit acidity reminiscent of cranberry juice without the sweetness.    12 ounce bottles

 

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Manny Negron is a Certified Beer Server who has been steadily building a portfolio in the Craft Beer Industry for years. He strives to grow his beer knowledge every day through work or personal “research.” Catch him pouring at Craft Beer Cellar or drinking at any local brewery.
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