Joe's beer nutz beer Club June 2015

Southern Tier

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Go grab a Champagne flute and prepare a toast, because this is about as close as the beer world get to Brut Champagne (Other than Miller High Life, of course). With an extremely dry palate, this bottle conditioned imperial sparkling ale is teeming with carbonation and a bright bouquet of floral aromas. The flavors are not over-complicated: there is soda biscuit followed by colorful citrus. When pouring this beer into a glass, a mug, or your mouth, you can skip the yeasty sediment at the bottom, as it may upset your stomach. It shouldn’t be too hard to find a muggy Memphis night to enjoy this bright, beautiful beer.

38 IBU / 9% ABV 

Lagunitas

Undercover Investigation Shut-Down Ale

Lagunitas is proceeded by their reputation in many ways, their world-class level of brewing included, but at one point the brewery was shut down for illicit behavior. If you want to know the story, in a low voice mention the password: St. Patrick's Day Massacre... or google it. This tribute beer is "Unforgiven and Unrepentant" in its style, which is tough to classify, although I would say it is very similar to an ESB with aggressive dark malts that balance out a healthy serving of hops. This beer is best enjoyed with a serving of angst for the Man, as he tries to get you down.

66.6 IBU / 9.3% ABV