It sure is, thanks for the 12 pack Chris.

I also enjoy Tres Pistoles.

Stone Brewing

Vertical Epic, dated 10/10/10, ($7. 22 oz, limited)

Double **** Ale, ($7 22 oz, limited)

Sublimely Self-Righteous Ale ($6. 22 oz, Limited)

Arrogant **** ($5, 22 oz)

Ruination ($6., 22 oz)

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Ballast Point

Sculpin IPA (22 Ounce, $8.50)

Big Eye IPA (22 ounce, $5.).

Wahoo Wheat (22 ounce, $4.5)

YellowTail Pale Ale (22 ounce, $4.50)

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Big sky Brewing

Big sky IPA ($10, 6 pack of cans)

Moose Drool Brown Ale ($9, 6 pack of cans)

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Avery

“The Czar” Imperial Stout (22 oz, $8, 11.69% Alcohol)

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Oskar Blues

Gubna Imperial IPA (can, $4)

Gordon Imperial IPA (can, $3)

Mama’s Little Yella Pils (six pack of cans, $10.)

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Grand Teton

“Trout Hop” Black IPA (750 ml, $10)

Bitch Creek ($10, 6 pack)

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Alaskan

Smoked Porter (22 ounce, $7/btl)

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Dieu du Ciel!

Rigor Mortis ABT (11.5 oz, $6)

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North Coast

Old Stock Ale Vintage 2009 Cellar Reserve aged in Bourbon Barrels (500 ml ceramic cork finish bottle, $24).

Old Stock Barleywine ($12, 4 pack) Different beer than the one above

Pranqster ($8, 4 pack)

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Brew Dog

Hardcore IPA ($3.50, 11.2 oz)

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Goose Island

Goose Island Matilda Belgian Ale

(12 ounce, $3.50)

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Anchor

Steam (20 oz, $3).

Porter (20 oz, $3).

Liberty (20 oz, $3). The first IPA!)

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Dogfish Head

Pangaea (750 ml, $12)

90 Minute IPA ($11, 4 pack)

Palo Santo Marron ($16, 4 pack)

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Deschutes

Hop Henge Experimental IPA ($6, 22 ounce)

Mirror Pond ($4, 22 ounce)

Inversion ($9.50 six-pack of 12 oz btls)

Obsidian Stout ($9.50 six-pack of 12 oz btls)

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The Lost Abbey

Avant Garde (750 ml, $8.)

Lost & Found (750 ml, $8.)

Serpent’s Stout (750 ml, $12.)

10 Commandments (750 ml, $12.)

Devotion (750 ml, $8.)

Gift of the Magi (750 ml, $12.)

Carnevale (750 ml, $8.)

Witch’s Wit (750ml, $8.50)

Angel’s Share (375 ml, $17 )

Inferno (750 ml, $9.50)

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Port Brewing

Port Brewing Hot Rocks Lager ($4.50, 22 oz)

Old Viscosity (22 oz, $6.50)

Wipeout IPA (22 ounce, $4.50)

Panzer Pils (22 oz, $6.50)

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The Bruery

Rugbrod, (750 ml, $10)

Saison Rue (750 ml, $12, available next week)

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Napa Smith

Amber Ale (22 oz, $4)

Bonfire Imperial Porter (22 oz, $5)

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Telegraph Brewing

Winter Ale, (750 ml cork finish, $9)

Telegraph Oatmeal Stout (750 ml cork finish, $8.50)

Telegraph Brewing Reserve Wheat Wild Ale (750 ml, $11)

Telegraph Brewing Stock Porter (750ml $7)

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Firestone Walker

“Merlin Velvet”, ($10 per six-pack )

Union Jack IPA (22 ounce, $5.)

Reserve Porter (22 ounce, $5)

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Unibroue

Terrible (750 ml, cork finish, $10),

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Ninkasi Brewery

Ninkasi Believer Double Red Ale (22 oz, $4)

Ninkasi Oatis Oatmeal Stout (22 oz, $4)

Ninkasi Total Domination IPA (22 oz, $4)

Ninkasi Tricerahops Double IPA (22 oz, $5.50)

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21st Amendment

“Back in Black” Black IPA (six-pack of cans, $9)

Live Free or Die IPA (six-pack of cans, $9)

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Iron Springs from Fairfax, California:

Iron Springs Kent Lake Kolsch (22 oz, $4.50)

Iron Springs Sless’ Oatmeal Stout (22 oz, $4.50)

Iron Springs Casey Jones Imperial IPA (22 oz, $5.50)

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Russian River Brewing

Pliny the Elder (Fresh!) (500 ml $4.50)

Blind Pig (500 ml $4.50)

Supplication (375ml, $12)

Temptation (375ml, $12)

Redemption (375ml, $4)

Damnation (375ml, $4)

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Sierra Nevada

“Estate” Brewer’s Ale, (750 ml, cork finish with wax seal, $10/btl)

Hoptimum (24 oz, $10, very limited)

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Maui Brewing

Coconut Porter (can, $2.50)

Big Swell IPA (can, $2.)

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Hair of the Dog

Adam (12 ounce, $5.)

Fred (12 ounce, $4.50)

Ruth (12 ounce, $2.50)

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Green Flash

Imperial IPA (22 ounce, $5.50)

Le Freak (22 oz $8)

Double Stout (4 pack of 12 ounce bottles, $9.50)

West Coast IPA (4 pack of 12 ounce bottles, $9.50)

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Germany, Czech Brews. . .

Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Urbock Beer (500 ml, $5.50), probably the smokiest beer ever.

Aventinus Wheat Doppelbock, (500 ml, $4)

Rebel Czech Beer (500 ml, $3.) The name in Czech means the same that it does in English!

Zatec Czech Bright Lager (330 ml, $4)

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Belgian Beers

Abbaye Val-Dieu Triple Ale 375 ml (375 ml, $5)

De Ranke Guldenberg (330ml, $5)

Rodenbach Ale aged in oak (330 ml, $3.)

Rodenbach Grand Cru Ale (750 ml, $10.)

Duchess de Bourgogne (330ml, $6.)

Bellegems Bruin West Flanders Ale (11.2 fl oz , $4)

de Ranke “Cuvee de Ranke” sour ale (750 ml, $15)

Rochefort 10 Trappistes (11.2 oz, $7.50)

Brasserie des Rocs Triple Belgian Special Dark (750 ml, $10.50)

Gouden Carolus Tripel (750 ml, $10, cork finish)

Buffalo Belgian Stout (750 ml, $11, cork finish)

Scaldis Noel Belgian Special Ale (25 cl, $4.50 [I’ll make you a deal on this one])

Orval trappist (330ml, $5.50)

St Bernardus Abt 12 Abbey Ale (750ml, $13.)

Deus “Brut des Flanders’ Vintage 2009 (750 ml, $35.) A beer geek’s favorite Champagne is always a beer, specifically, Deus.

Sour Beers (or some sourish ales with Brettanomyces)

Oud Beersel Oude Geuze Vieille (375 ml, $9)

Reinaert Flemish Wild Ale (330 ml, $4)

Russian River Supplication (375 ml, $12)

Russian River Temptation (375 ml, $12)

Russian River Consecration (375 ml, $12)

Telegraph Brewing Reserve Wheat Ale (750 ml, $10.50)

Rodenbach Ale aged in oak (330 ml, $3.)

Rodenbach Grand Cru Ale (750 ml, $10.)

Duchess de Bourgogne (330ml, $6.)

Bellegems Bruin West Flanders Ale (11.2 fl oz , $4)

de Ranke “Cuvee de Ranke” sour ale (750 ml, $15)

Telegraph Brewing Reserve Wheat Wild Ale 750 ml (750 ml, $11)

St Louis Gueuze Fond Tradition (375 ml, $7.50)

Ahhhh, yes... they DO make some great brews. For canucks.

Did you know that bottled Guiness ES is different than the stuff that is sold on tap?

Hell yeah, and it's good, too.

Start sampling stuff at BevMo. If you don't like it, give it to beer mooches.

Nuther good one right there. Schlafly's makes a good oatmeal stout as well.

Cut and paste from a beer forum? If so, which one?

branch out and try some of these:

Dinkel Acker pilsner

Spatan Pilsner(regular)

Pilsner Urquell

Just go to a mix and match 6-pack take out store and try some others too.

Remember to keep an open mind.

The beer renaissance that has occurred on the past decade has made a lot of people feel as if they were "experts" .

Some of the great beers that have stood the test of time are often cast as "piss" by these so called connoisseurs who don't seem to like beers that aren't named after dogs, tires, fish, etc.

In the meantime, the previously established breweries are still cranking out some pretty great stuff.

There are more than sixty distinct beer styles.....and as a rule of thumb, the lighter more delicate styles are harder to produce than the stronger stiffer beers. You might not love them all, but in most cases they represent their classes accurately.

Stout, while being a delicious style, can feature a lot of imperfections in the form of off-flavors that most people would never notice because they are masked by the bitterness of the roasted malt.

A strong pale ale with robust hops might cover up some undesirable notes as well.

Conversely, beers like Euro Pilsners and even American style lagers can't afford to have these things going on.

When I first discovered the breadth of beer styles, I was enamored by the strong styles..........the attack on the palate. After a while I shifted to more subtle beers and found immense enjoyment in these as well.