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Friday Field Guide 
Fresh picks, from the world's top brewers.


November 20th, 2015 Edition  |  Newsletter Archive
 
This week: The first reviews are in from Goose Island's Rare Day and this year's Bourbon County Brand Stout variants are stellar. So much so that Rare, Proprietor's and Regal Rye were the top-rated new beers of the week. If you want to check out the new 500ml bottles, hit the Goose Island website or the unique Big Red Liquors Instagram campaign (desktop works but looks better on mobile). Finding them may prove difficult though.

Joining them atop today's edition are a couple beers from Midwest neighbors, Great Lakes Winter Fitz and Summit Old Blaggard.

AleSmith Brewing released a bevy of Speedway Stout variants. Links to all eleven of them in our "In Your Region" section.

Firestone Walker repeats as our limited release beer of the week. Yep, they are just that damn good.

News? The story of the week has to be Constellation Brands' (maker & marketer of Corona, Modelo and Pacifico brands) $1 billion acquisition of fast-growing Ballast Point Brewing Company. Full coverage in Google News. Seems like only a few weeks ago, Ballast Point had announced IPO plans!



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GOOSE ISLAND Rare Bourbon County Brand Stout



Imperial Stout  
||   35 YO Heaven Hill Barrels   ||   Trade For It



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GOOSE ISLAND Proprietor's Bourbon County Brand Stout



Imperial Stout   
||   Maple, Toasted Pecans & Guajillo Peppers



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GOOSE ISLAND Bourbon County Brand Regal Rye Stout



Imperial Stout   
||   Rye Barrels   ||   Trade For It



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GREAT LAKES Winter Fitz



Porter   
||   Fresh Cinnamon and Ginger   ||   Trade For It



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SUMMIT Old Blaggard



English-Style Barleywine   
||   Union Series   ||   Trade For It



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  IN YOUR REGION  
Top new releases spotted this week.


Highlight: It is a Florida beer for the second week in a row as J. Wakefield Stay Puft Marshmallow Porter takes the cake.

"We added some marshmallows, vanilla, and spices during fermentation for a unique twist on a classic English style smoked Porter. The smokiness from the smoked and roasted malts balance with the sweetness of the marshmallows for a camp fire delicacy reminiscent of a s’mores treat."


WEST COAST
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Stone Depth-Charged Double Bastard
Trader Joe’s Vintage Ale 2015
Beach City California Imperial Stout
Fort George Magnanimous
Sierra Nevada Narwhal (Rum Barrel-Aged)

Claim 52 Olivia 9
Elk Horn Nutella Stout
Crux One Off [Banished] Series Single Fruit Freakcake
Pacific coast DryApple Cider with Chardonnay & Hops
Rip Current Black Lagoon - Bourbon Barrel


ALESMITH SPEEDWAY STOUT VARIANTS
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AleSmith Speedway Stout - Triple Hammerhead
AleSmith Speedway Stout - Tootsie Roll
AleSmith Speedway Stout - Tiramisu
AleSmith Speedway Stout - Pu-Erh Tea
AleSmith Speedway Stout - Peanut Butter & Jelly
AleSmith Speedway Stout - Oatmeal Raisin Cookie

AleSmith Speedway Stout - Maple Blueberry Pancake
AleSmith Speedway Stout - Graveyard Shift Espresso
AleSmith Speedway Stout - Grand Marnier
AleSmith Speedway Stout - Autumnal Spice
AleSmith Hawaiian Speedway Stout


MIDWEST
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Rhinegeist Haka
Lakefront My Turn #016: Todd (Quad)
5 Rabbit Chocofrut Mandarina
Rhinegeist Experimental #001
5 Rabbit Cerveceria Chocofrut Zarzamora


SOUTH
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J. Wakefield Stay Puft Marshmallow Porter
J. Wakefield Zmeis Baltic Porter (Bourbon Barrel- Vanilla)
Ocelot From the Top
Bowigens Casselwood
Red Cypress Burning Senator

J. Wakefield Raspberry PB&J
Brash Abide
Reaver Beach Reaver’s Prayer
Ocelot Embrace the Loss
Intracoastal Turn That Frown Upside Down Brown


NORTHEAST
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Tree House Double Shot - El Salvador Peaberry
Grimm Purple Prose
3 Stars Starsky and Dutch
OEC Salsus Singularis
Millstone Cellars Midus


UNITED KINGDOM
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Wylam Double Jakehead
Brewdog Abstrakt AB:19
The Kernel India Pale Ale S.C.A.NS
The Kernel India Pale Ale Citra Ella
Brew By Numbers 11/14 Session IPA - Mosaic Simcoe

The Kernel Pale Ale Centennial Summit
Fyne Ales Lemeringue
Fourpure Morning Star
Alpha Project Shatner’s Bassoon


WESTERN EUROPE
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Goedele’s Bloesem
BFM Highway To Helles - Denim Edition
Sainte Crucienne No Future
Hof Ten Dormaal Fresa i Chocolate
De Ranke Hop Harvest 2015


NORDIC
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Beerbliotek Eternal Darkness
Alefarm Carry The Sunsphere
Brewski Mental Glory Hole
Beerbliotek What A Girl Wants
Ørbæk American Style IPA

Rocket Ruby Cherry Sour
Sahtipaja Babushka Maria Raz
Sori Winter Gorilla
Brekeriet They Shouldn’t Have Done That
Malmgård Tammiportteri


ELSEWHERE
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Espace Houblon Triple Galaxy
kiwami hijiri Yumeji Yoimachigusa
Call to Arms Beer Drinks You
Unorthodox Be a Man among Men 14.5°
Lucky Bastard target IPA



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FIRESTONE WALKER Parabajava



100 Overall   ||   BA Imperial Coffee Stout   ||   Brewery-Only

"The rumors are true! Parabajava, our Parabola infused with Intelligentsia coffee, is being released in bottles for the first time ever! The beer goes on sale Friday, Nov. 27th at our brewery (10am) & Barrelworks (11am) only. Four-bottle max per person, two-bottle max starting Saturday, Nov. 28th. Very limited, you've been warned. 600 cases produced."



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WEST
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*11/21: SF Craft Beer Festival - San Francisco, CA*
11/21: Pray for Snow Winter Ale Fest - Boise, ID
*12/4-5: Winter Kraft Bierfest - Torrance, CA*
*12/4-5: Pizza Port 19th Annual Strong Ale Festival - Carlsbad, CA*
*12/12: Twilight Micro Tasting - Yorba Linda, CA*


MIDWEST
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11/20-21: Festival of Wood & Barrel Aged Beers 2015 (FoBAB) - Chicago, IL
11/24: Founders Beer Dinner- Detroit, MI
11/25: Hail to the Darkness Bottle Release - Watervliet, MI
11/27: Goose Island Bourbon County Stout Brunch - Wheaton, IL
11/27: Black Friday - Chicago, IL


SOUTH
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*11/21: Untapped Festival - San Antonio, TX*
*11/21: Festicle - Dallas, TX*
11/21: Father Christmas Release Party - Boca Raton, FL
11/21: Treasure Coast Beer Fest - Port Saint Lucie, FL
11/21: STOUT_OUT - Orlando, FL


EAST
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11/19-21: 2nd Annual Bière Noire Soirée - Northampton, MA
11/20: 6th Annual Local Craft Brewfest - Boston, MA
11/20: Taps & Trees Craft Beer Fest - Danbury, CT
11/20: Italian Craft Beer Tasting with Greg Engert - Washington DC
11/21: Brrrrbon - A Celebration of Bourbon! - Newtown, PA


INT'L
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11/17-21: Rochford Beer & Cider Fest - Rochford, ENGLAND
11/20-21: Craft Bier Fest Wien - Wien, AUSTRIA
11/21: Alpha Project Barrel Aged Project - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND
11/21-22: White Horse 33rd Old Ale Festival - London, ENGLAND
11/21-22: IV Carpe Birrem, Sabadell- Sabadell, SPAIN



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