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Burlington WaterfrontJuly 20 & 21, 2012

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20th Anniversary VERMONT BREWERS FESTIVAL 2012Letter from Festival Chair

Welcome Beer Lovers!

On behalf of the Vermont Brewers, welcome to the 20th Anniversary of the Vermont Brewers Festival. We are proud to have been the host of this event for 20 years with support of the City of Burlington, Vermont Tourism and our many volunteers. For a good number in attendance, we are well aware that this has become an annual pilgrimage to the great state of Vermont. We would like to extend a thank you for the continued support of the craft brewing industry. For those for whom this is a first occasion, we are confident that we have assembled an excellent representation of craft brewers from Vermont, as well as from the US and Canada. To mark the 20th Anniversary, a good number of Vermont breweries have partnered with another brewery to brew collaboration beers to be released specifically at this Festival.

For this year’s Festival, we lowered the number of tickets sold to reduce crowding. Also, we have expanded the number of breweries attending the festival to 40 for added diversity. While we have taken the time to assemble such a myriad of breweries and styles of beers for all palates to choose from, we politely ask that you also take the time to consume these products responsibly. Please utilize our FREE water provided (as we have had in place for a few years now) and stay hydrated. We have expanded the choices of food vendors to balance out your sampling. Consider that the Vermont Brewers will have added staff at their location(s) around the state, in anticipation of you making a visit before or after your attendance of the Vermont Brewers Festival. So if you did not get to a booth for a specific brand, you can still visit the brewery at its primary location.

Be safe, enjoy yourself and please come again!

Mark Magiera The Bobcat Cafe & BreweyFestival Committee Chair

VERMONT BREWERS FESTIVAL 2012 20th Anniversary

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Welcome, Festival Team & Contact Info

Welcome to the Vermont Brewers Festival The Vermont Brewers Association represents the growing craft brewing movement in our state, and is dedicated to the promotion of some of the finest beers and ales on the planet. It is also our aim to help educate the public on the wonderful world of artisanal brewing and the ever expanding varieties and styles.

Now with 24 breweries in Vermont, there is a hand-crafted beer to be had in practically every corner of the state. And with the growing success of our bottling breweries, two of which are in the top 25 in the country, more beer enthusiasts from away are finding out what we here have know for years: Vermont makes great beer!

With regional breweries, micro breweries, nano breweries and brewpubs, Vermont has truly become a destination location for beer lovers. While raising millions in tax revenue and creating hundreds of livable wage jobs, the brewers of Vermont are one of the fastest growing segments of the state economy.

Considering our mission to promote artisanal beer and educate consumers on the joys of a well made beer crafted with the finest ingredients, we have brought together some of the most interesting brewers in North America to take part in the festival. We have chosen this magical location on the bank of Lake Champlain for the wonderful view of the Adirondack Mountains, and as a great place to enjoy the finest of what life can serve up in a glass. So, relax and Enjoy!

Thank you for supporting your local breweries.

VT BREWERS ASSOCIATION

VT BREWERS FESTIVAL STAFF

CONTACT INFORMATION

President – Matt Nadeau, Rock Art BreweryVice President – Sean Lawson, Lawson’s Finest Liquids

Secretary – Paul Sayler, American Flatbread / Zero Gravity Craft Brewery Treasurer – Shaun Hill, Hill Farmstead Brewery

Executive Director – Kurt StaudterFestival Chair – Mark Magiera, The Bobcat Cafe & Brewery

Festival Director – Laura Streets, LLSevents LLC.Operations Manager – Scott Buckley

Finance Manager – John BenoitBrewer/Staff Manager – Jessica Hyman

Admissions Managers – Kelly Casey & Brian MatsonVolunteer Manager – Gretchen Burch

Education Tent Manager – Jackie BotjerBeer Managers – Sean Melinn, Anthony Egizi & Rich Malaspina

140 Volunteer BREW CREW

359 Campbell Road, Morrisville, VT 05661 • [email protected] • www.vermontbrewers.com

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20th Anniversary VERMONT BREWERS FESTIVAL 2012Festival Policies & Rules

SESSION WRISTBAND

ADMISSION

GENERAL POLICIES

DESIGNATED DRIVERS & NON-DRINKERS

OFFICIAL TASTING GLASS

BEER TASTING TICKETS

• No entrance for anyone showing signs of intoxication. No exceptions. No refunds.• Must be 21 years of Age. Valid proof of ID required.• We reserve the right to card at any time during the festival.

• Wristbands must be visible at all times. • One 3oz tasting served at one time per wristband (your girlfriend/boyfriend needs

to get her/his own beer).• Brewery staff reserve the right to refuse serving any individual who does not

cooperate with wrist band identification and ticketing policy.

• 15 beer tickets for 3oz tastings included with Admission. Tickets have no cash value.• 8% ABV or less = 1 Ticket • 8.1% ABV or higher = 2 Tickets • Hand full ticket(s) to server when ordering. No half tickets will be accepted.• Please make your sampling choice before entering the tasting line so you don’t hold

up the line for others.• Additional beer tickets are $2 per ticket at the Vermont Brewers Festival Booth with

a maximum 5 additional tickets per wristband. No exceptions. • Tickets will not be sold the last hour of each session. • THIS IS A TASTING FESTIVAL, NOT A DRUNKFEST. If you do not use all your tickets,

please do not give them to anyone else. By Vermont law the Festival cannot overserve. By sharing extra tickets you are over serving and risking the Festival’s license and the future of the Festival. Protect the Festival – do not share your extra beer tickets.

• Each beer sample is limited to 3oz.• Tastings will only be poured into Official 2012 Souvenir Glass.• Glasses must be placed in a bag or pocket or recycled prior to leaving Festival site.• This is a plastic-bottle-free event. Free water is available - please use your tasting glass.

• Designated Drivers and Non-drinkers receive a voucher good for ONE Rookies Root Beer, redeemable at the Rookies Root Beer Tent next to the Water Truck (children 5 and under will not receive a voucher).

• Designated Drivers and Non-drinkers are not allowed to taste beer. No exceptions. Anyone found in violation of this policy will be escorted out of the Festival.

• No re-entry.• No large bags allowed inside Festival. All bags and backpacks are subject to search.• No outside beverages, food or tents permitted.• Shirts and shoes must be worn at all times.• No dogs.


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Festival & Education Tent Schedules

SCHEDULE

EDUCATION | MEET THE BREWERS TENT

TASTING SESSION 1 Friday, July 20 5:30 – 9:30 p.m.

TASTING SESSION 2 Saturday, July 21 11:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

TASTING SESSION 3 Saturday, July 21 5:30 – 9:30 p.m.Taps close 15 minutes before session end.

The Festival site is closed between each session and patrons are asked to exit promptly. Glasses must be placed in a bag or pocket or recycled prior to leaving Festival site.

Plastic-bottle-free event! Free cold water available at the truck in the center of the site.

Tasting Ticket required for entry

FRIDAY

6:00- 6:30 p.m. Beer & Cheese Pairing Vermont Pub & Brewery and Mount Mansfield Creamery Lake Champlain Chocolate Stout / Chin Clip Forbidden Fruit / Forerunner Grand Slam Baseball Beer / Half Pipe Burly / Inspiration

6:45-7:15 p.m. Barrel Aging Sean Lawson – Lawson’s Finest Liquids

7:30-8:00 p.m. Beer & Chocolate Pairing Gary Coffey – Lake Champlain Chocolates

8:15-8:45 p.m. collaBEERations Panel Discusssion and Tastings

SATURDAY AFTERNOON

12:00-12:30 p.m. Sensory Training: Developing an effective mindmap while tasting Dario Elia – Italian Institute of Food Sensory Analysis (LIMBA) Dario and Slovene collaborator Darja Lesnik were on the judging panel at the 2011 Great British Beer Festival in London and are contributors to the main Italian beer guide (Guida alle birre d’Italia - Slow Food).

12:45-1:15 p.m. Beer & Cheese Pairing Harpoon Brewery and Vermont Farmstead Cheese Company UFO White / Brick Hause Tilsit Rich& Dan’s Rye IPA / Windordale Harpoon IPA / Alehouse Cheedar Munich Dark / Hot Pepper Windsordale

1:30-2 p.m. Beer & Chocolate Pairing Eric Lampman – Lake Champlain Chocolates

2:15-2:45 p.m. collaBEERations Panel Discusssion and Tastings Paul Sayler – Zero Gravity Mike Gerhart – Otter Creek Wolaver’s

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20th Anniversary VERMONT BREWERS FESTIVAL 2012

AT THE FESTIVAL

SPONSORS

SPECIAL THANKSNancy Bove and the Burlington Parks and Recreation Department staff and

Burlington Police and Fire Departments.

Thank you to everyone who supports the festival...We couldn’t do it without you!

THANK YOU!

THIS IS A PLASTIC BOTTLE FREE EVENT!FREE COLD WATER AVAILABLE AT THE TRUCK IN THE CENTER OF THE SITE.

PLEASE ENJOY THE FESTIVAL RESPONSIBLY. DON’T DRINK AND DRIVE!

The following pages list the nearly 200 beers on tap from Vermont, New York, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine, California, Rhode Island, Michigan, Ontario and Quebec. Don’t miss the Local Vermont Food and Specialty Products from American Flatbread, Ahli Baba’s Kabob Shop, Black Diamond BBQ, Mr. & Mrs. Jerky, Amazing Kettle Corn, Mad Taco, Thelma’s Fried Dough, Ana’s Empanadas, Rookie’s Rootbeer, Benito’s Hot Sauce and Island Ice Cream.

• COLLABORATION BEERS Page 9

• VERMONT BREWERS Pages 10-17

• INVITED BREWERS: UNITED STATES Pages 18-20

• INVITED BREWERS: CANADA Page 21

• FESTIVAL MAP Pages 12-13

Follow the Festival on Twitter for mystery beer info and tweet what you’re tasting! #vtbeers

MYSTERY BEERS & MORE #vtbeers

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collaBEERation

Collaboration Beers

In celebration of the Vermont Brewers Festival 20th Anniversary, our brewers have partnered with regional, national and international Artisan Craft Brewers on one-of-a-kind beers to be premiered at the Festival!

These special collaBEERations are sure to excite your senses and delight your palate. Look for the double glass icon on the beer list and at participating brewers tents – ENJOY!

The Brewery listed in BOLD is where you will find the collaboration beer.

JON KIMMICH OF THE ALCHEMIST + TODD MOTT OF PORTSMOUTH BREWERY = TARNATION

A strong, ridiculously hoppy, imperial milk stout.

MARK MAGIERA OF BOBCAT + JAN-PHILIPPE BARBEAU OF LOUP ROUGE = ZUSAMMENARBEIT

The German word for Collaboration or Working Together. A German-inspired Gose.

SEAN LAWSON OF LAWSON’S FINEST LIQUIDS + DAVID KLEBAN OF MAINE BEER CO. = COLLABORATION TIME #1

A hoppy dark stout Made with all locally grown products: New England malt grown by Maine’s Potato Growers and Vermont-grown Cascade hops.

PAUL SAYLER OF ZERO GRAVITY + TOM BAKER OF EARTH BREAD & BREWERY = JUHLIA

Finnish for celebration. A Sahti, traditional farmhouse ale of Finland, made with rye malt and juniper berries.

RUSS FITZPATRCIK OF VERMONT PUB & BREWERY + GLENN WALTER OF THREE NEEDS = AMERICAN IMPERIAL WHEAT

A unique and special lager in honor of Greg Noonan, renowned author of Brewing Lager Beer.

MIKE GERHART OF OTTER CREEK + RICH & NICK OF SARANAC = HEFEWEIZEN

featuring Organic Wheat from Addison County, Vermont and heirloom hops from upstate New York.

MARK MAGIERA OF BOBCAT CAFÉ & BREWERY + BENELUX = DOUBLE WIT (HUIT HUIT)

This experimental style is just shy of a wheat wine.

MIKE GERHART OF WOLAVER’S + PAUL SAYLER & DESTINY SAXON OF ZERO GRAVITY = 100% ORGANIC BERLINER WEISSE

Organic pilsner malt, organic wheat, organic hallertau hops and a pure lactobacillus culture.

MATT COHEN OF FIDDLEHEAD BREWING + ANGEL CITY BREWERY = MOTHER GOOSE

Brewed with wheat, pale malt honey and gooseberries.

BRANDON OF LONG TRAIL + RIK MARLEY OF THE FLYING GOOSE = SAY, ZON DEUCE? OLE!

A sustainably sourced French farmhouse style Saison.

HARPOON + DROP-IN BREWING = SUMMERS PROMISE English summer ale brewed with Thomas

Fawcett’s Golden Promise malt, Citra hops and finished with lemon grass and elder flowers.

JAMIE GRIFFITH OF TRAPP LAGER + JP WILLIAMS OF MAGIC HAT = CASK CONDITIONED GOSE

ADAM COULTER OF VERMONT BEER COMPANY + BRIAN COOK OF KINGDOM BREWING = CAPT JACK- SCURVY SYRUM

A smoky pale ale finished with spruce tips.

SHAUN HILL OF HILL FARMSTEAD BREWERY + THE ALCHEMIST = WALDEN A sessionable IPA

DIEU DU CIEL + THE ALCHEMIST = MORALITY An American IPA.

Mystery beers and special announcements at #vtbeers


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Beer Descriptions | Vermont Brewers

14TH STAR BREWING CO.St. Albans, VT

AMERICAN PALE ALE (5%) Our debut offering! Balanced, very drinkable, and with a refreshing hop finish.

THE ALCHEMIST Waterbury, VT

CELIA SAISON (6.5%) A sorghum beer that earned a Gold medal at the 2010 World Beer Cup in the gluten-free category. Belgian Saison yeast and curacao orange peel impart spice and fruit that balance out and complement the distinct flavor of sorghum.

HEADY TOPPER (8.0%) Brewed since 2003, this American double IPA is not intended to be the biggest or most bitter. It is brewed to give you waves of hop flavor, without any harsh bitterness. Always fresh and unfiltered.

TARNATION (8.0%) Collaboration with Portsmouth Brewery. A strong, ridiculously hoppy, imperial milk stout - very dark and scrumptious.

THE BOBCAT CAFE & BREWERY Bristol, VT

FLOOD SUDS (4.9%) Collaboration with UVM Ag Extension: Northwest Crops & Soils Team. This Belgian-inspired Wit has barley, wheat and hops cultivated at three Vermont farms. Phenolic spiciness attributed by fermentation and a subtle hop bitterness contributes a mild orange-citrus note in this unfiltered beer.

SAISON (6.9%) This Belgian-inspired farmhouse ale has a golden color with a white foam head. Aroma notes are a mix of lemon, citrus, earthy-clay and roses. Flavor notes offer a mellow white pepper and citrus with a mild tartness that finishes very dry.

SAISON DE CASSIS (6.2%) Translation: a “season of blackcurrants.” This Belgian-inspired farmhouse style is brewed with barley from Belgium, hops from the USA and Germany and yeast cultivated from a difficult-to-obtain Belgian yeast. A crisp and very dry beer with esters/aromas of earthiness and fruitiness and a subtle tart finish from Vermont-grown blackcurrants.

DENNIS HOP’RD (5.9%) Belgian-inspired Pale Ale with an amber color, full body and a peppery finish from a special Belgian ale strain, triple dry hopped with a generous amount of English kent golding and citra hops. The resulting ale is a hybrid belgian extra special bitter.

UNREPENTANT (5%) A Belgian-styled, Chocolate-Pepper Stout. The name says it all, no regrets here taking a stout, brewing it with just the right amount of Pippali (Piper longum) in the kettle, fermenting with Belgian ale yeast that produced a pepper ester and dry-nibbed in the serving tank with cacao!

SOUTH MOUNTAIN STOUT (6.0%) A semi-dry stout with an initial malt and caramel flavor profile coupled with a distinctive dry-roasted bitterness in the finish. The emphasis of coffee-like flavor and a light degree of roasted malt aromas define much of the character with medium body.

BALTIC PORTER (8.2%) A deep, dense and thoughtful beer with many layers of flavors; from sweet and soothing maltiness to hints of chocolate character and background. While this beer was top fermented keeping true to historic roots of the style, the brew was conditioned as a bottom fermented variation, producing a softer roundness in the final product.

ZUSAMMENARBEIT (4.4%) Collaboration with Loup Rouge of Sorel-Tracy, Quebec. Zusammenarbeit is the German word for collaboration or “working together.” German-inspired Gose. A complex style of ale that has malted barley and malted wheat, as well as wheat berries that were soured by Vermont wild yeast. Lightly salted and spiced with a small amount of coriander, this unfiltered offering balances the sharp sourness with a sparkling effervescence.

HUIT HUIT (8.8%) Collaboration with BENELUX. This experimental style just shy of a wheat wine is based on the Belgian-inspired Wit pumped up with all things “huit!” The use of “8” abounds with New Zealand Nelson Sauvin and German Saphir hops added at 8 bitterness units (BU) each at the 88th minute of the kettle boil, with a second dose at the 44th minute. Spiced with Curacao orange peel and coriander.

= 1 Ticket = 2 Tickets = Collaboration

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Vermont Brewers | Beer Descriptions

DROP-IN BREWERYMiddlebury, VT

SUNSHINE AND HOPPINESS (5.2%) American/Belgian Style Golden Ale. All the things people like about beer. German malt, Cascade hops and a special blend of Belgian yeast strains.

HEART OF LOTHIAN (5.5%) Scottish Style Ale. Rich malty Scottish style ale brewed with Scottish barley malt.

FIDDLEHEAD BREWERY Shelburne, VT

FIDDLEHEAD IPA (6.2%) This is an American Style IPA brewed with 2-row pale ale malt and 3 different types of hops. It is dryhopped for a real citrus aroma.

MOTHER GOOSE (6.4%) Collaboration with Angel City. This beer is brewed with wheat, pale malt honey and gooseberries.

HARPOON BREWERY Windsor, VT

CIDER (4.1%) Our cider is made from a blend of locally grown apples including the New England favorite, McIntosh. No sweeteners or additives.

GINGER WHEAT -100 BARREL SERIES (7.0%) The earthy, warming flavor of this golden-hued ale is derived from fresh ginger. Honey from a local New Hampshire farm yields a slight sweetness.

IPA INDIA PALE ALE (5.9%) Our Flagship beer. This beer is floral, medium body with an aggressive, clean hop finish.

LEVIATHAN IMPERIAL IPA (10.0%) Leviathan Imperial IPA is brewed with tons of pale malt and just enough caramel malt to provide sweet malt body to balance the hop intensity.

LEVIATHAN RED SQUARED (9.2%) This deep amber beer has an intense hop flavor that balances with the complex caramel character derived from the use of seven different malts.

RASPBERRY UFO (4.8%) This beer has a distinctive, hazy rose color. The scent of fresh raspberries hits the nose immediately.

RICH & DAN’S RYE IPA (6.9%) New for 2012! Rich & Dan’s Rye IPA has a fruity, subtly spicy aroma, a full mouthfeel, and a crisp dry finish.

SUMMERS PROMISE (4.5%) Collaboration with Drop In Brewery. English summer ale brewed with Thomas Fawcett’s Golden Promise malt, Citra hops and finished with lemon grass and elder flowers.

UFO WHITE (4.8%) Light, crisp, refreshing this beer follows the tradition of spiced wheat beers that have been brewed in Belgium. Essence of orange and coriander.

HILL FARMSTEAD BREWERY Greensboro Bend, VT

AMERICAN SESSION ALE (3.5%) Collaboration with The Alchemist. Low abv, high hop flavor and drinkability.

EDWARD (5.2%) American Pale Ale.

WALDEN Collaboration with The Alchemist. A session IPA.

KINGDOM BREWINGNewport, VT

BEAR MOUNTAIN STOUT (5.7%) This milk stout is produced with Cabot lactose and Real blackberries.

CAPTAIN JACKS SCURVY SYRUM (4.5%) Collaboration with Vermont Beer Company. Captain’s special recipe of smoked malt and fresh spruce tips give you the vitamin C your body needs.

MACDONOUGH SHIP YARD SPRUCE IPA (5.5%) A Black Spruce I.P.A.

SKINNY BITCH (3.1%) Skinny Bitch is a 98 Calorie Black and Tan brew. Made with all American grains and premium hops.


Beer Descriptions continue on Page 14

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12. Switchback / Allagash 13. Founders / Kingdom14. Trou du Diable / Beau’s All Natural15. Hill Farmstead / Drop-In16. Brooklyn / Northshire17. Otter Creek / Shed / Wolaver’s18. Trout River19. Wormtown / Ipswich20. Smiuttynose / McNeill’s21. Narragansett / Saranac22. Cape Ann / Defiant

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FOOD VENDORSA. Ahli Baba’s Kabab ShopB. Mad TacoC. Black Diamond BBQD. Ana’s EmpenadasE. Island Ice CreamF. American FlatbreadG. Thelma’s Fried Dough H. Rookie’s RootbeerI. Amazing Kettle Corn

RETAIL & EXHIBITORS1V. Artifactory / Ale Street News 2V. Vermont Brewers Association /

Green Mountain Mashers 3V. Benito’s Hot Sauce / Chocolate Bark4V. Festival T-Shirts / Catalyst Design5V. Yankee Brew News / Mr. & Mrs. Jerky6V. Green River Pictures

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LAWSON’S FINEST LIQUIDS Waitsfield, VT

COLLABORATION TIME #1 (7%) Maine Beer Company and Lawson’s Finest teamed up to brew a dark hoppy beer with local ingredients! Brewed in part with malts from both ME and VT malted in Hadley, MA at Valley Malting, and with Cascade hops grown in Vermont.

DOUBLE SUNSHINE IPA (8%) This American Double IPA is packed with juicy tropical fruit flavors and bright herbal aromas thanks to the abundance of US-grown hops.

SESSION IN THE RYE (4.5%) A Saison-inspired beer made with rye, wheat, oats, and barley, Saaz and Citra hops, and fermented with a Belgian-style yeast for a complex yet light-bodied character with both spicy and floral notes.

KNOCKOUT BLONDE ALE (5%) This bitter blonde packs a punch of hop flavor! Brewed with a flavorful blend of malts and generous additions of Cascade and Centennial hops.

RED SPRUCE BITTER (4.5%) A specialty seasonal beer offered over the holidays, the last three kegs were saved just for the VBF! An English-style ESB brewed with red spruce tips collected at the brewery and a just a hint of cinnamon.

LONG TRAIL BREWING COMPANYBridgewater Corners, VT

BLACKBERRY WHEAT (4.0%) Only 110 calories this brew is light and refreshing with a hint of blackberry at the finish making it a real thirst quencher!

DOUBLE BAG (7.2%) This malty, full-bodied double-alt is also known as “Stickebier” – German slang for “secret brew.”

DOUBLE IPA (8.6%) A full-flavored ale featuring a good malt backbone combined with an aroma brimming with an aroma brimming with tantalizing citrus and pine notes.

GOODNIGHT IRENE ALE (4.4%) Brewed to support hurricane Irene relief, Goodnight Irene Ale is an easy drinking Brown Ale. Caramel and Chocolate from the malt is balanced by subtle, floral hop bitterness.

HARVEST ALE (4.6%) In celebration of the autumn harvest we’ve brewed this brown ale with locally harvested Vermont ingredients… a truly unique Taste of Vermont!

LONG TRAIL ALE (4.6%) A full-bodied amber ale modeled after the “Alt-bier” of Dusseldorf, Germany. Top fermenting yeast and cold finish temperatures result in a complex, yet clean, full flavor.

PUMPKIN ALE (5.9%) Long Trail is excited to launch Long Trail Pumpkin Ale, a slightly sweet seasonal treat artfully brewed with pumpkins, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves.

SAY, ZON DEUCE? OLE! (7.2%) Collaboration with Flying Goose Brew Pub. A sustainably sourced French farmhouse style Saison fermented with 70% Brettanomyces Clausenii and 30% Farmhouse ale yeast. Highly Attenuated, LOADS of flavor.

TRADITIONAL IPA (5.9%) Our “Traditional IPA” is naturally carbonated, dry-hopped and unfiltered just as in the early day of the British Empire!

MAGIC HAT BREWING So. Burlington, VT

#9 (5.1%) A beer cloaked in secrecy…#9 is a sort of dry, crisp, refreshing not quite pale ale.

APPLE PIE ALE (5.8%) A soul-soothing harvest brewed with vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, and fresh apples from Champlain Orchards.

BELGO SUTRA (8.2%) A complex Belgian Strong Ale brewed with figs, dates, and dark candi sugar. Throw out your inhibitions and lose yourself in intense pleasure.

BURN PILE (7.5%) A smoked porter brewed with six malts offering an aroma of caramel and chocolate with a subtle, complimentary smokiness.

ELDER BETTY (5.5%) A golden haze for summer’s daze. A Weiss-style ale with a bready malt flavor balanced by a touch of hops and complimented by tart berry flavors.


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20th Anniversary VERMONT BREWERS FESTIVAL 2012Vermont Brewers | Beer Descriptions

HEX (5.4%) Our Otoberfest offering is a malty amber ale with hints of toffee and caramel and a slightly smoky finish.HONEY WHEAT IPA (6.6%) A bittersweet summer sipper brewed exclusively for the Green Mountain State with Vermont made honey and copious amounts of hops.

HOCUS POCUS (4.5%) Elected back by the people for the people! A crisp, tart, and refreshing wheat beer with equal parts delirium and divine intervention.

MEAT WHISTLE (11.2%) An imperial stout aged in Heaven Hill bourbon barrels for over a year. A rare treat!

OVER THE PILS (8.1%) An Imperial Pilsner featuring a smooth malt body paired with fruit and floral notes from generous additions of Brewer’s Gold and Crystal hops.

MCNEILL’S BREWERY Brattleboro, VT

GREEN MOUNTAIN GOLD (5.2%) The finest Bavarian pilsner malt combines with German “noble” hops for a thirst quenching lighter North German Ale.

GREEN MOUNTAIN SUMMER ALE (5.2%) A lighter in character but darker in color dry, bitter pale ale with notes of pine.

FIREHOUSE AMBER ALE (5.6%) Our flagship American amber ale, unchanged for 20 years, notes of raisins and grapefruit.

DEAD HORSE IPA (6.5%) Our best selling IPA (we make 3) with trong notes of butter from the use of British Golding hops, made with large amounts of British maris otter barley malt.

SUNSHINE IPA (7.5%) American IPA, very hoppy with notes of mango and pineapple.

NORTHSHIRE BREWERY Bennington, VT

EQUINOX PILSNER (6.0%) A pilsner brewed with all malt and noble saaz hops. Low bitterness and a clean dry finish enhance the drinkability of this full flavored lager.

NORTHSHIRE CHOCOLATE STOUT (6.0%) A British style chocolate stout. Robust and full flavored with a balanced bitterness, chocolate character and a delicious finish.

NORTHSHIRE HEFEWEIZEN (5.2%) A traditional Bavarian style Hefeweizen brewed with Pilsen malt and malted wheat which give a clean crisp flavor.

OTTER CREEK BREWING CO. Middlebury, VT

BLACK IPA (6.0%) Dark in color and character, this unfiltered Black IPA exudes caramel and roasted notes while highlighting a bold hop bitterness and citrus aroma.

COPPER ALE (5.0%) Our flagship brew is a medium bodied, amber ale inspired by the Altbiers of Northern Germany.

HEFEWEIZEN (6.5%) Collaboration with Saranac featuring organic wheat from Addison County, Vermont and heirloom hops from upstate New York. This beer is sweet and fruity, with a full body.

HOP SESSION ALE (4.5%) This beer is so new that we don’t have a formal tongue twisting description yet. You’ll just have to stop by the Otter Creek tent and try it yourself.

OKTOBERFEST (4.5%) Oktoberfest Autumn Ale is our version of the perennial favorite Bavarian Autumn beer. Oktoberfest’s deep golden hue matches the fall foliage here in Vermont.

SHED MOUNTAIN ALE (7.4%) This unfiltered English Strong Ale is a medium to full bodied ale with pronounced caramel and toffee notes followed by a roasted finish.


What does collaBEERation mean to you?

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ROCK ART BREWERYMorrisville, VT

IPA (6 %) Our IPA has an aromatic combination of floral hops and zesty citrus flavors. The hops are balanced with notes of caramel flavors from the malt body.

PUMPKIN IMPERIAL SPRUCE STOUT (8%) Ingredients include Pumpkin, grown right in Morrisville, Molasses and Spruce Tips we hand pick in the spring.

RIDGE RUNNER ALE (7.2%) A mild style barley wine. Our flagship ale! Wonderful malty balance with the hops.

VERMONT MAPLE WHEAT ALE (5.3%) A medium body ale that offers a touch of sweet maple goodness with just a hint of hops. You’ll notice a wonderful silkiness from the pure Vermont Maple. Available for a limited time each session.

SWITCHBACK BREWING COMPANYBurlington, VT

ROASTED RED ALE (5.6%) A deep mahogany red colored ale, naturally yeast carbonated and unfiltered, with caramel and roasted malts balanced with a bold hop signature.

SLOW-FERMENTED BROWN ALE (5.2%) A chestnut colored beer, fermented at an unusually cool temperature creating a rich creamy roast caramel flavor with a subtle sweetness in the finish.

SWITCHBACK ALE (5.0%) Switchback Ale, naturally yeast carbonated and unfiltered, is a complex yet well-balanced reddish-amber ale with a remarkable smooth finish.

TRAPP LAGERStowe, VT

GOSE (4.6%) Collaboration with Magic Hat. Wheat beer brewed with coriander and sea salt. Light bodied, lightly hopped and a little tart.

SUMMER LAGER (4.8%) Golden in color, crisp, easy drinking beer for warm summer days.. A hazy unfiltered wheat beer that is dry hopped with nobel hops.

VIENNA AMBER (5%) An amber lager style that has all but disappeared over the last century. This soft, delicate beer has a touch more of a sweet finish than Helles. A subtle hop finish rounds out this delicious lager.

WINTER LAGER - SEASONAL (5.4%) Trosten Bier. Translates to “comfort beer.” A black lager with notes of roast and smoke. Rich flavor up front that finishes smooth and clean.

TROUT RIVER BREWING COMPANYLyndonville, VT

BONEYARD BARLEYWINE (8.0%) Big malt, big flavor, big body. Plenty of hops and fruity esters combine for a smoooooth finish. Beware!

CARAMEL PORTER (6.0%) A rich, smooth brown ale with caramel in both flavor and aroma.

CHOCOLATE OATMEAL STOUT (4.9%) A dark and deliciously roasted brew with hints of chocolate in both flavor and aroma. Velvety smooth with a dry, roasted finish.

HOPPIN’ MAD TROUT (4.7%) Our pale ale has toasted malt flavor dominated by hops with a clean, dry finish.

IPA (6.0%) Well rounded hop aroma, flavor and bitterness. Dry hopped and keg conditioned.

KNIGHT SLAYER (9.0%) Our Imperial Stout is rich with a velvety smooth chocolate essence. Watch out....be ye bold and brave, the Knight Slayer gives no quarter.

NORTHERN BROWN (7.0%) Well balanced with a bold hop profile up front backed with malty goodness.

RAINBOW RED ALE (5.0%) Our flagship brew is an American-style red ale with the perfect balance of malt and hops. An easy-drinking favorite!

SCOTTISH ALE (5.9%) A traditionally-brewed Scottish-style ale made with nine different malts results in an incredibly smooth, slightly sweet, malty, full-bodied ale.


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VERMONT BEER COMPANYBradford, VT

BLACK PEPPER PORTER (5.2%) A rich robust porter with the aroma and flavor of fresh ground black pepper. Spicy with little heat, hopped with northern brewer throughout.

CAPTAIN JACK’S SCURVY SYRUM (4.8%) Collaboration with Kingdom Brewery. Smoked Pale Ale finished with Spruce Tips.

CHOCOLATE RYE ALE (4.8%) Smooth dark beer spiced with the spiciness of rye malt laid over the back ground of choclolate.

VERMONT PUB & BREWERYBurlington, VT

AMERICAN IMPERIAL WHEAT LAGER (6.7%)Collaboration with Three Needs. VPB’s first brewer Glenn Walter and current Brewmaster Russ Fitzpatrick created this smooth, golden colored lager brewed with 30% wheat in honor of Greg Noonan, the man who wrote the book on “Brewing Lager Beer.”

FORBIDDEN FRUIT (6.2%) A light, refreshing fruit beer fermented with over 500 lbs. of real raspberries per 14 bbl batch. This ruby red, sour mashed and oak aged weiss beer is for everyone.

TULACH LEIS (6.1%) Description: In honor of Greg Noonan, this Flemish Style Vermont Sour Red Ale fermented with 100% brettanomyces yeast was created. Slightly tart with barnyard aromas and flavors this beer is aged for over a year.

LAKE CHAMPLAIN CHOCOLATE STOUT (5.1%)A rich, dark, smooth and sweet, full bodied milk stout with Madagascar cocoa nibs sourced for us by our friends at Lake Champlain Chocolates. We really brought it this year :)

WOLAVER’S FINE ORGANIC ALESMiddlebury, VT

WOLAVER’S BERLINER WEISSE (3%) Collaboration with Zero Gravity. A sour, wheat-based, effervescent, low-alcohol beer. We propagated a 10 gallon lactobacillus culture for 7 days and added this to the brew kettle at Zero Gravity to sour the wort for 48 hours.

WOLAVER’S IPA (6.5%) A robust India Pale Ale with a floral aroma delicately spiced with Magnum, Fuggles, and Centennial hops and balanced by the slightly sweet Munich and caramel malts.

WOLAVER’S PUMPKIN A golden amber ale with well balanced malts and hops and mildly spiced. Brewed with organic pumpkins grown by Local Vermont Farmers less than 15 miles away from our brewery.

ZERO GRAVITY CRAFT BREWERYBurlington, VT

JUHLIA Collaboration with Tom Baker, Earth Bread and Brewery, Mt. Airy, PA. Traditional Sahti, the Finnish rustic beer brewed with juniper and fermented with bread yeast. Finnish for “Celebration.”

BACH NEIN HELLES BOCK (6.9%) Golden version of a traditional bock. All German ingredients.

SUMMER GRUIT ALE (5.1%) Medieval-style ale made with organic Sweet Gale, Yarrow and Mugwort from Arethusa Farm, Burlington. In addition, we add Sweet Woodruff and Labrador Tea but no hops.

MYSTERY BEERRotating beween sessions.

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ALLAGASH BREWING CO. Portland, ME

ALLAGASH WHITE (5%) Unfiltered Belgian White brewed with coriander and Curacao orange.

ALLAGASH BLACK (7.5%) Belgian Style Stout.

BROOKLYN BREWERYSouth Deerfield, MA

BROOKLYN GOLD STANDARD EXPORT KELLERBIER (6.4%) Unfiltered German-style Lager. Golden, Yeasty, Hoppy.BROOKLYN MARY’S MAPLE PORTER (7.5%) English-style Porter with NY maple syrup. Dark, Roasty, Maple

BROOKLYN SORACHI ACE (6.5%) Dry-hopped Saison using Sorachi Ace hops. Belgian, Spicy, Lemony

BROOKLYN SUMMER ALE (5.0%) British-style light dinner ale with American and German hops. Golden, Light, Hoppy.

CAPE ANN BREWINGTBA Gloucester, MA

CAPTAIN LAWRENCE BREWING CO. Elmsford, NY

CAPTAIN’R RESERVE IMPERIAL IPA (8%) American Imperial IPA.

GOLDEN DELICIOUS (12%) Tripel aged in apple brandy barrels.

HOPS N ROSES (5.5%) American Sour Ale aged in oak with rose hips, hibiscus and elderflowers.

ST VINCENT’S DUBEL (7.5%) Belgian style Dubbel.

XTRA GOLD (9%) American Tripel dry hopped with Amarillo.

DEFIANT BREWING CO. Pearl River, NY

DEFIANT MAIBOCK (6.2%) This classic German-styled lager, brewed for the celebration of spring, has been cellar aged. Rich maltiness and a classic German hop character.

DEFIANT MEDUSA IPA (6.8%) This monstrous IPA is packed with a frightening amount of hops. Please refrain from looking directly into the glass!

DEFIANT MUDDY CREEK LAGER (5.5%) Amber with a malty sweet beginning followed by moments of caramel and fresh bread. The finish is drier than the beginning and balanced with hallertau hops.

DEFIANT RASPBERRY WHEAT (5%) This refreshing wheat has a big raspberry nose and a nice balanced fruit profile.

FLYING GOOSE BREW PUBNew London, NH

LONG BROTHER’S AMERICAN IPA (7.0%) A well balanced American style IPA. Hopped with Magnum, Cascade, Amarillo and Citra.

RUSS’ BERLINER STYLE WEISSBIER (3.2%) A crisp, refreshingly tart, low alcohol, wheat ale soured with lactobacillus bacteria.

SAY, ZON DEUCE? OLE! (7.2%) Collaboration with Long Trail. A sustainably sourced French Saison fermented with 70% Brett-anomyces Clausenii and 30% Farmhouse ale yeast. Highly Attenuated, LOADS of flavor.WEETAMOO CHERRY WHEAT (4.9%) A nice, American pub-style wheat beer backbone with a subtle hop presence and just a kiss of Cherry essence.

FOUNDERS BREWING COMPANYGrand Rapids, MI

CENTENNIAL IPA (7.2%) Relish the citrus accents from the abundance of dry-hopping. Sweet, yet balanced. Malty undertones shake hands with the hop character.

CERISE (6.5%) Fresh Michigan tart cherries were added at five separate stages of fermentation to achieve the ultimate balance between tartness and sweetness

CURMUDGEON (9.8%) This old ale is brewed with molasses and in sane focus on the malt bill, then oak-aged.

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DEVIL DANCER (12.0%) Massive complexity, the huge malt character balances the insane amount of alphas used to create it.

DIRTY BASTARD (8.5%) Dark Ruby in color and brewed with seven varieties of imported malts. Complex in finish, with hits of smoke and peat. Ain’t for the wee lads.

FRANGELIC MOUNTAIN BROWN (9.0%) Distinct aromatics with sweet and nutty flavors. Brewed with hazelnut coffee.

IPSWICHIpswich, MA

IPSWICH DARK ALE (6.3%) Our U.S. style Brown Ale combines roasted malt with two additions of specialty selected hops to produce a well-balanced ale with a satisfying finish.

IPSWICH IPA (6.3%) Our IPA is an unfiltered cross between an English and American IPA, with a strong, dry bitterness balanced with a slight malty sweetness.

IPSWICH ORIGINAL PALE ALE (5.4%) A North Shore classic, Ipswich Ale is a medium-bodied, unfiltered English style pale ale with subtle hoppiness and a smooth malty flavor.

IPSWICH SUMMER ALE (4.9%) A light-bodied, unfiltered Blonde ale that retains the bold flavors typical of an Ipswich Ale

LAKE PLACID PUB & BREWERYLake Placid, NY

UBU ALE (7.0% ) Our famous English Strong Ale, deep garnet red in color, with a smooth, hardy taste and a nice warm feeling to follow.

LAKE PLACID I.P.A. (6.8%) A tribute to the original West Coast-style India Pale Ales, our I.P.A. is a hophead’s delight.

HIGH PEAKS HEFEWEIZEN (5.5%) High Peaks Hefeweizen is a German Style Wheat Beer fermented with an ale yeast from Weihenstephan, Germany. The yeast contributes a unique flavor with a strong banana and clove character.

NARRAGANSETT BEERProvidence, RI

NARRAGANSETT CREAM ALE (5.0%) Made with quality ingredients 2-row pale, Munich, Vienna, and Cara-malt for a creamy head! Columbus hops for bittering and Willamette for aroma.

NARRAGANSETT LAGER BEER (5.1%) A classic American lager and the workhorse of the Gansett stable. This beer is brewed just right for drinking — crisp and refreshing.

NARRAGANSETT SUMMER ALE (4.2%) Narragansett Summer is a light session ale made with two row pale malt and citra hops.

SARANAC BREWERYUtica, NY

SARANAC WHITE IPA (6%) An American IPA bursting with Citra hops, crossed with the refreshing fruitiness of orange peel and coriander softened by wheat malt and oats.

SARANAC BLUEBERRY BLONDE ALE (5%) An unfiltered blonde ale made with a kick of real blueberry juice.

SARANAC SHANDY (4.2%) Lager and lemonade. Made with actual lemonade with real lemon juice, mixed with a traditional light lager achieving a great Summer drink.

HIGH PEAKS LEMON GINGER SAISON (8.5%) A traditional Belgian-style Saison, brewed with lemon peel and ginger to create a unique twist.

PORTSMOUTH BREWERYPortsmouth, NH

BELGIAN STYLE WIT BIER (4.5%) A crisp refreshing wheat beer brewed with coriander and both sweet and bitter orange peel.

BIERE DE MIEL (HONEY SAISON) (6.5%) A honey Saison brewed with our house Belgian yeast that produces a spicy and aromatic farmhouse ale.

BOTTLE ROCKET IPA (6.0%) American IPA with big hop flavor and good malt backbone.


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TARNATION STOUT (7.5%) Collaboration with The Alchemist cannery and John Kimmick. The unique stout is a collaboration between John Kimmick and Tod Mott. A boombastic hop bomb of a stout!

WILD THANG PALE ALE (5.5%) A pale ale made with wild rice and Sterling hops. This unique beer has wild rice and a wild rice blend added to the mash which add a nutty and fruity

SMUTTYNOSE BREWING COMPANYPortsmouth, NH

FINESTKIND IPA (6.9%) Smuttynose IPA is a physical salute to the glory of the American hop grower. The citrusy hop flavor coming from a mixture of Simcoe and Santiams is pleasantly balanced by a smooth bitterness from the Amarillo hops.

ROBUST PORTER (6.2%) This hearty, mahogany colored ale is brewed to evoke the dark, full-bodied ales that were a favorite of dockworkers and warehousemen (hence the name “

SUMMER WEIZEN (5.5%) Light, tasty & full of character, our summer wheat ale is brewed with a combination of domestic and continental wheat and barley malts, lightly hopped

STONE BREWING CO.Escondido, CA

STONE CALI-BELGIQUE IPA (6.9%) Think of it as an otherwise identical twin to Stone IPA that was raised in a Belgian culture. Literally.

STONE IPA (6.9%) If you’re a hop-head like us, then you’ll love our Stone India Pale Ale!

STONE RUINATION IPA (7.7%) A liquid poem to the glory of the hop!

SUBLIMELY SELF -RIGHTEOUS ALE (8.7%) ...serves as a reminder of just how good we are, in both liquid and verbal form.

WORMTOWNWorcester, MA

BLONDE COUGAR SUMMER (5.1% ) Light golden color from American grown pale malted barley, flaked maize, and Massachusetts-grown wheat. Slightly sweet malt aroma balanced by light hop bitterness and flavor. An easy drinking summer ale.

CHARLES II (6.5%) Scotch Ale named after the British “Merrie Monarch” who lost the Civil war to Oliver Cromwell in the Battle of Worcester in 1651. Full bodied with rich malt flavor that turns to smooth alcohol and hints of tree fruits.

MAIZOK (6.8%) Maibock aged in JD Barrels. A nice malty beer brewed to celebrate the Spring- with an American twist.

MASSWHOLE (4.9%) Bavarian style unfiltered wheat beer. Aroma of spicy clove and banana. Brewed with 100% Massachusetts-grown ingredients. Medium light body with a spicy dry finish.


Look for the Special Long Trail Goodnight Irene TentGoodnight Irene is a brown ale created to help raise money and support for Vermonter who were affected by Hurricane Irene. Long Trail is promoting the cause to help rebuild the state. Proceeds benefit Vermont Food Bank and the Vermont Farm Disaster Relief Fund.

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20th Anniversary VERMONT BREWERS FESTIVAL 2012Invited Brewers: CANADA| Beer Descriptions

BEAU’S ALL NATURAL BREWING CO.TBA Vankleek Hill, Ontario

BENELUX BREWPUBMontreal, Quebec

AMOK (9.0%) A double Black IPA fermented with a Saison yeast.

ARMADA (6.0%) American Brown Ale.

CUDA (6.5%) American IPA.

EPONYME (6.0%) Saison.

MONT SCHAAR (5.5%) Black Pilsner.

DIEU DU CIELSt-Jérôme, Quebec

APHRODITE (6.0%) Cocoa and vanilla stout.

CASCADE BLANCHE (5.2%) Hoppy Belgian Wit with Cascade hops.

ELIXIR CELESTE (5.0%) Bohemian Lager.

MORALITY (6.5%) Collaboration with The Alchemist. American IPA.

PECHE MORTEL (9.5%) Imperial Coffee Stout.

ROSE D’HIBISCUS (5.9%) Belgian Wit with Hibiscus flowers.

SYMBIOSE #2 (7.0%) Blend of cherries sour wheat beer and a Brettanomyces fermented beer. Aged together 2 years in oak barrels. 2 words: Smooth & refreshing.

UMAMI (5.8%) Morel Beer.

WALLONADE (4.2%) Light Belgian Blonde Ale.

HOPFENSTARK BREWERY L’Assumption, Quebec

BERLIN ALEXANDERPLATZ (3.2%) Berliner Weisse (Sour).

BOSON DE HIGGS (3.8%) Berliner Rauch Saison.

END OF THE TRAIL (5.5%) American Pale Ale.

HELLES (5.5%) Bavarian Blond.

LA FRAMBISE (5.0%) Raspberry Witbeer.

SAISON STATION 7 (7.0%) Beer with herbs.

TROU DU DIABLEShawinigan, Quebec

DUBAI-PILLEE (10.0%) Dubai is a city of architectural excess. With so much malt and hops, this Double IPA could have been brewed in the famous Middle East city. We did.

LA BUTEUSE (10.0%) If your heart needs to be warmed, you won’t be able to resist this generously hopped Belgian tripel inspired beer.

SCHIEVE TABARNAK (5.3%) Collaboration with Brasserie de La Senne (Belgium). This old style beer collaboration is meant to rekindle noble hops lovers and curse words users.

SMASH IPA (5.5%) Our scientists have discovered that, if a monoculture were to cause all but Citra hops to disappear, it would not be so bad.


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Tasting Notes

Reprinted with permission from BeerAdvocate.com | Respect Beer

When analyzing a beer, you can’t just swill it down, burp and say “it’s great” or “it’s crap.” And, even though tasting is an individual art, there are a few

steps, which if followed, will take your beer tasting to a blissful level.

LOOK Take pause and marvel at its greatness before you partake of it. Raise the beer in front of you, but don’t hold your beer to direct light as this will dilute its true color. Describe its color, its head and its consistency.

AGITATE Swirl your beer, gently in the glass. This will pull out aromas, slight nuances, loosen & swtimulate carbonation and test head retention.

SMELL 90-95% of what you experience is through you sense of smell. Breathe thru your nose with two quick sniffs, then with your mouth open, then thru your mouth only (nose and mouth are

connected in the experience). Let olfaction guide you. Agitate again if need be, and ensure that you are in an area that has no overpowering aromas. Enjoy its bouquet.

TASTE Now sip the beer. Resist swallowing immediately. Let it wander and explore your entire palate. Let your taste buds speak. Note the mouthfeel, the consistency of the liquid’s body, and breathe

out during the process of tasting. This process of exhaling is called “retro-olfaction” and will release retained stimulations at the mucus and mouthfeel level, but at a higher temperature. At times this will be the same as the olfactory process if not different and complimentary. Try to detect any sweetness, salty flavors, acids and general bitterness. Explain what they are, or what they are similar to.

ALSO, try tasting the beer after it warms a bit (just a bit mind you). Really cold beer tends to mask some of the flavors. As a beer warms, its true flavors

will pull through, become more pronounced.

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