Willkommen Zum Oktoberfest

Tastings:
Free State Oktoberfest [86]
Lakefront Brandy Barrel-Aged Imperial Pumpkin [90]
Crown Valley Imperial Pumpkin Smash [92]
Crown Valley Strawberry Cider [n/r]
O'Fallon Imperial Pumpkin [n/r]
Hofbräuhaus München Hofbrau Maibock [87]
Left Hand Milk Stout [89]
Hof Ten Dormaal Barrel Aged Project Brew No. 2 - Cognac [81]

Links:
http://www.freestatebrewing.com/beer/octoberfest
http://www.lakefrontbrewery.com/beer/seasonals/imperial-pumpkin-ale
http://www.crownvalleybrewery.com/products/PumpkinSmash.php
http://www.crownvalleybrewery.com/products/StrawberryCider.php
http://www.ofallonbrewery.com
http://www.hofbraeu-muenchen.de/en/our-brews/our-range-of-beer/hofbraeu-maibock
http://lefthandbrewing.com/beers/milk-stout
http://www.hoftendormaal.com/bieren-nl.php#oakaged

Beer Shower

Chase is getting married in a few days, so to celebrate we showered him some fantastic beers.
And no cake.

Tastings:
Stone IPA [94]
Lagunitas Hop Stoopid [93]
Lagunitas Imperial Red [92]
Boulevard Bourbon Barrel Quad [94]
Schlafly Pumpkin Ale [94]

Also several micros from Two Row Brewing Company (now Civic Duty Brewing Company).

American Pale Ale

Citra Wheat

Gose

Pumpkin Saison

Links:
http://www.stonebrewing.com/ipa
http://lagunitas.com/beers/hop-stoopid
http://lagunitas.com/beers/imperialred
http://www.boulevard.com/BoulevardBeers/bourbon-barrel-quad
http://schlafly.com/beers/styles/pumpkin-ale

http://www.2rowbrewco.com
http://untappd.com/2RowBrewCo
http://twitter.com/2rowbrewco


- - Update - -
Two Row Brewing Company has change names to Civic Duty Brewing Company.
http://www.civicdutybrewing.com
https://untappd.com/CivicDuty
https://twitter.com/civicdutybrew

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