1) Dark Horse One Oatmeal Stout (1st in a series of 5 holiday stouts, hints of chocolate and coffee, abv 8%)……………… 5
2) Dark Horse Too Cream Stout (2nd of 5, made with milk sugars for a nice creamy mouth feel, abv 8%)………………….. 5
3) Dark Horse Tres Blueberry Stout (3rd of 5, highest regarded, faint blueberry, proves fruit can be in beer, abv 7.5%)…... 5
4) Left Hand Widdershins (This oak-aged Barley Wine may have you circling lefthandwise if not careful, abv 10%)………. 6
5) Tucher Helles Hefe Weizen (Banana and clove flavors, citric mouth feel and a crisp finish, abv 5.35%) (Dave’s Pick)…... 5.5
6) Porterhouse Oyster Stout (Dry Irish Stout brewed with fresh oysters. Not suitable for vegetarians, abv 5.2%)…………... 5
7) Two Brothers Domaine du Page (French style country ale, malty, earthy, possibly a bit tart, abv 5.9%) (Virgil’s Pick) …. 4
8) Sierra Nevada Southern Hemisphere Harvest (IPA with a very crisp bite, fresh hops, very flavorful, abv 6.7%)………. 4
9) New Belgium Lips of Faith Cocoa Mole (Chocolate, peppers, and cinnamon give this ale a complex kick, abv 9%)……... 6
10) Founders Imperial Stout (Brewed with 10 varieties of malt, coffee, chocolate, dark fruits, abv 10.5%)…………………. 6
11) He’Brew Bittersweet Lenny’s R.I.P.A (Double IPA made with rye, a tribute beer to Lenny Bruce, abv 10%)…………... 6
12) Mikkeller To/From (This Baltic Porter was a Holiday release, but is no longer available for gift-giving, abv 8%)………. 6
13) Lindemans Framboise (Popular raspberry Lambic, sweet fruit flavor pairs well with this acidic beer, abv 2.5%)……….. 7
14) Flossmoor Station Half Day Hefeweizen (Local take on a traditional German Hefe, 70% wheat, abv 5.6%)……………. 5
15) Victory Storm King (A great stout that is beyond dangerous, great in the summer so why not now? Abv 9.1%)………... 5
16) Morland Old Speckled Hen (On nitro, English pale ale, slightly sweet finish, red color, abv 5.2%) (Kevin’s Pick) …….. 4.5
17) Victory Donnybrook Stout (Dry Irish-style Stout with earthy European hops, a whiff of peat - now on nitro, abv 3.7%).. 5
18) Joseph James Hop Box (Double IPA, Cascade and Simcoe hops make it sticky and sweet, abv 9.3%)……………... 6
19) New Holland Cabin Fever (A roasty winter Brown Ale, well malted, tastes of coffee and caramel, abv 6.25%)………… 4
20) Baladin Nora (Slightly tart beer, spiced with ginger, myrrh, and orange peel, abv 6.8%)…………………………………. 5
21) Stone Cali-Belgique IPA (A hoppy California-style IPA with a Belgian yeast strain, hazy and heady, abv 6.9%)……….. 6
22) Monk’s Café Flemish Red Ale (This Flemish sour pours red with a tart berry flavor, delicious, abv 5.5%)……………… 6
23) Port High Tide (made with 180 pounds of fresh hops each batch, a fine piney IPA, abv 6.5%)…………………………… 5
24) Lost Abbey Serpent’s Stout (Imperial Stout, tons of flavor, knock your socks off good, abv 11%)………………….…... 5
25) Kulmbacher Eisbock (Bock beer with some water removed, dark color, caramel, deep finish, abv 9.2%)………………. 5
26) Summit Imperial Pumpkin Porter (Fifth in the Unchained series, slightly bitter with organic pumpkins, abv 7.5%)…… 4
27) PBR (Dubious claims to winning a ribbon in 1893 at the Chicago World’s Columbian Exposition, abv 5%)……………. 2.25
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