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: Central State |
Name of Beer: Oatsplosion |
Beer Style: American IPA |
Description: Brewed with an absurd amount of flaked oats of an equally silly amount of Citra and Mosaic hops, this IPA is bursting with juicy fruit flavors and silky smooth texture. 16 ounce cans |

Status: Limited |
Brewery: Central State |
Name of Beer: Just A Facade |
Beer Style: Farmhouse Pale Ale |
Description: Oat Farmhouse Pale Ale — The impetus for this beer was a simple question: “What if we brewed a beer primarily out of malted oats?” The results might fool you. Made with a truly ludicrous amount of Indiana Malted Oats and a touch of barley, and aggressively hopped with Hull Melon and Citra hops 16 ounce cans. |

Status: New |
Brewery: Deschutes |
Name of Beer: Fresh Haze |
Beer Style: New England Style IPA |
Description: A hazy twist on your main squeeze, this juice bomb explodes with notes of orange citrus sweetness and a soft malt body. 12 ounce cans. |

Status: New |
Brewery: Prairie |
Name of Beer: Consider Yourself Hugged |
Beer Style: Imperial Stout |
Description: Popular stout base, brewed with Ethiopian coffee beans and peanut butter. 12 ounce bottles. |

Status: New |
Brewery: Prairie |
Name of Beer: Color Block |
Beer Style: New England IPA |
Description: Our milkshake IPA is brewed with Warrior and Citra for a smooth citrus bitterness that doesn't linger, and lactose sugar was added for a silky mouth feel. The beer was fermented on Cara Cara, Satsuma and Naval oranges with vanilla and a double dose of Citra during the dry hop. 12 ounce cans. |

Status: New |
Brewery: Prairie |
Name of Beer: Pink Guava Funk |
Beer Style: Sour Ale |
Description: Kettle Sour with Brett and Pink Guava 12 ounce cans. |

Status: Limited |
Brewery: Sweetwater |
Name of Beer: 420 Strain G13 |
Beer Style: New England Style IPA |
Description: G13 IPA is a strange new strain, indeed. We took the dank hop profile you’d expect from a hazy IPA, and married it with terpenes and natural hemp flavors. The result is a big yet balanced IPA that mimics the aroma and taste of a heady, green G13. G13 IPA is a sticky super-hybrid that’s ready to rip. Pungent and dank aromatics on this terpene infused IPA fill the room once the beer is opened. We went with an aggressive dry hop schedule which interlaces nicely with the unique flavors to bring forward citrus and earthy notes followed by a resinous finish. This one’s fire! Colombus and Simcoe in the boil and dry hop! 12 ounce bottles. |

Status: Seasonal |
Brewery: Big Muddy |
Name of Beer: Pumpkin Smasher |
Beer Style: Pumpkin/Yam Ale |
Description: Brewed using real pumpkins and savory pumpkin pie spices giving hints of natural cinnamon and nutmeg. American hops balanced with Pale, Aromatic & Caramel malts create a full-bodied |

Status: Seasonal |
Brewery: Mother's |
Name of Beer: Mr. Pumpkin |
Beer Style: Pumpkin/Yam Ale |
Description: Mr. Pumpkin is a medium bodied, copper color ale. With just the right blend of 2 Row, Caramel, and Crystal malts, pumpkin and spices, Mother’s has created one yummy pint of love. Perfect after dinner in lieu of dessert, or for a night out on the town. Mr. Pumpkin is a mild mannered salesman by day, but a wild card at night. Enjoy out doors on cool fall nights, or when slaving over the stove making that holiday dinner for the in-laws. If pie can be for breakfast, well it certainly should work as beer. Plus you don’t have to worry about mastering your grandmother’s piecrust recipe. Invite Mr. Pumpkin to your next dinner and the conversation will never end. 12 ounce bottles |

Status: New |
Brewery: Mother's |
Name of Beer: Hands Down |
Beer Style: American Pale Ale |
Description: Show of hands: in need of a supremely drinkable pale that doesn’t skimp on hop flavor? Intensive dry-hopping provides juicy citrus and berry hop flavor with negligible bitterness. Light, bright, and crisp, this is Hands Down your Mother’s favorite pale ale. 12 ounce bottles. |

Status: Seasonal |
Brewery: Bell's |
Name of Beer: Best Brown |
Beer Style: Brown Ale |
Description: A smooth, toasty brown ale, Best Brown Ale is a mainstay in our fall & winter lineup. With hints of caramel and cocoa, the malt body has the depth to stand up to cool weather, but does not come across as heavy. This balancing act is aided by the generous use of American hops. 16 ounce cans. |

Status: Seasonal |
Brewery: Bell's |
Name of Beer: Oktoberfest |
Beer Style: Marzen |
Description: Crafted as a flavorful session beer, Bell's Octoberfest Beer is perfect for a week-long wedding celebration in Germany or the start of the Michigan autumn. As with Bell's Lager Beer, Octoberfest spends a full six weeks maturing in the fermentation vessels. Unlike its cousin, Octoberfest trades in the assertive hop presence for a focus on a light caramel malt note, lending body without too much sweetness. 12 ounce bottles. |

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