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BOTTLE SHOP

Check back for 2009 participating breweries and descriptions of their beers.

The Bottle Shop will be housed in a separate tent at the event. The Shop will showcase the country's best specialty beers (750 ml and 22 oz. bottles only) and attendees will be able to learn about and sample the beer in a relaxed retail-style setting.

2008 BOTTLE SHOP

Brooklyn Brewery
Brooklyn Local 1
Behind the full golden color you’ll find an alluring aroma, a dynamic complex of flavors, Belgian flair, Brooklyn fortitude and a dusting of our special yeast. Enjoy it locally or globally, as an aperitif or with your favorite dishes. It is particularly nice with spicy seafood and with fine cheeses.
Style: Belgian-inspired Strong Golden Ale
Color: Golden Ale
ABV: 9.0%
Original Gravity: 18.5 Plato

Legacy Brewing Company
Euphoria Ale – Belgian Style Tripel
Using a true classic Belgian yeast strain, the highest quality candy sugar and European hops, Euphoria achieves a complex palate in the true Belgian-style. With hints of banana and fragrant spice, it is best served in a goblet or wine glass and pairs beautifully with: roasted chicken, sea bass, sausage, brie and fruit deserts.
Style: Belgian Style Tripel
Color: Golden Ale
ABV: 9.0%
Bitterness: 22 IBU’s

North Coast Brewing Company
Le Merle – Belgian Style Farmhouse Ale
Le Merle is a rustic ale, pale in color, inspired by the rich brewing traditions of the Flanders region. Abundant hops and a Belgian yeast strain contribute exotic aromas of tropical fruit. Le Merle (the Blackbird) suggests an image that somehow seems appropriate for this subtle, sophisticated Belgian style Saison beer.
Style: Saison
Color: Straw
ABV: 7.9%
Bitterness: 26 IBU’s

Brother Thelonious – Belgian Style Abbey Ale
Brother Thelonious is like a Belgian “Dark Strong Ale”; the beer is rich and robust with an ABV of 9.3%. The package is a 750 ml bottle with a traditional cork and wire finish or 12 oz. 4-packs and features a label picturing the jazz master himself.
Style: Belgian Style Strong Dark
Color: Dark Mahogany
ABV: 9.3%
Bitterness: 32 IBU’s

Shmaltz Brewing Company
Coney Island Lager
Inspired by the spirit, the history, and the future of the famed Brooklyn playground, Shmaltz Brewing introduces the first act in its new sideshow of spectacular Coney Island Lagers. Craft Brewed with 8 malts, 6 hops, & Czech Pilsner yeast (5.5% alcohol). Proceeds help Coney Island USA, 1 501©(3) non-profit fulfilling its mission to defend the honor of lost forms of American popular arts and culture, leading the renaissance in Brooklyn’s historic Coney Island neighborhood.

ORIGIN: Pomegranate Ale
Celebrating its second decade of brewing, Shmaltz Brewing presents ORIGIN: Pomegranate Ale. A renewal of their original HE’BREW covenant, brewed once again after 10 years with the juice of over 10,000 luscious Pomegranates. ORIGIN is a complex, rich and balanced Imperial Amber Ale with a truly unique character. The only Pomegranate Strong ale in the country, and the latest addition to HE’BREW Beer’s permanent year-round lineup!

Bittersweet Lenny’s R.I.P.A.
Shmaltz Brewing Company commemorates the 40th anniversary of the death of prophetic Jewish comedian Lenny Bruce with the release of Bittersweet Lenny’s R.I.P.A. In keeping with Lenny Bruce’s comedic style, this rye-based double IPA is brewed with an obscene amount of malts and hops with shocking flavors, far beyond contemporary community standards. Bittersweet Lenny’s R.I.P.A. is the first offering in a new line called “The Shmaltz Tribute to Jewish Stars”.

Rejewvenator (Year of the Fig)
HE’BREW Beer’s new Annual Celebration Ale, Rejewvenator (Year of the Fig) debuts as a special release for “Rosh Hashana vs. Octoberfest: The Ultimate Beer Grudge Match.” Weighing in at 9% alcohol, this opulent fruit-infused offering will be available in September.

Coney Island Lager
Inspired by the spirit, the history, and the future of the famed Brooklyn playground, Shmaltz Brewing introduces the first act in its new sideshow of spectacular Coney Island Lagers. Craft Brewed with 8 malts, 6 hops, & Czech Pilsner yeast (5.5% alcohol). Proceeds help Coney Island USA, a 501(c)(3) non-profit fulfilling its mission to defend the honor of lost forms of American popular arts and culture, leading the renaissance in Brooklyn’s historic Coney Island neighborhood.

Merchant Du Vin
Pomme
Long before hops were common in most beers, various fruits and herbs were
used to season beers. The clean, bright aroma and flavor of apples melds
beautifully with the complex tartness of lambic. The pronunciation in
English is "PUM."

Smooth, light body with the fresh flavor of real apples and a light
green-apple tartness. Style—Apple Lambic. Color—Glowing Gold.

Perfect with rich cream sauces, hearty soups, aromatic cheeses and spicy
cuisine - supremely refreshing. Serve in flute-shaped Lambic glasses at
38-41 degrees F.

Framboise
Long before hops were common in most beers, various fruits and vegetables
were used to season beers. The acidity of Lambic beers blends perfectly with
raspberries.

Magnificent aroma, delicate palate of raspberries with undertones of fruity acidity; elegant, sparkling clean natural taste. Style—Raspberry Lambic.
Color—Rose.

Chocolate desserts (especially chocolate decadence), fresh raspberries, ice cream with a raspberry demi-glaze sauce, créme caramel, baked Alaska,
Olympia oysters, caviar. Serve in flute-shaped Lambic glasses at 45 degrees.

Gold Medal—World Beer Championships