Type: Beer – American Pale Ale
Name: Southern Tier Brewing Company – Phin & Matt’s Extraordinary Ale
Price: $1.79
Made: Lakewood, NY
Alc/Vol: 5.7%

“Brewed with 3 varieties of hops and 3 types of malts.”

When you slap a name like “extraordinary” or your beer, you pretty much are leaving yourself open. It’s like saying I’ve got really big balls and not expecting someone to give you a cup check. That would be a wee bit of a love tap to the groin in case you were curious.

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Type: Beer – English Pale Ale
Name: Arcadia Ales - Anger’s Ale
Price: $1.59
Made: Battle Creek, MI
Alc/Vol: 5%

“The strikingly authentic English-style pale ale is brewed with all-English malts and a pound-and-a-half of Pacific Northwest hops per barrel. It is medium-bodied, crisp and well-balanced with a flavor profile featuring subtle notes of caramel, toffee and toasted malt, counterbalanced by the ideal level of hop bitterness. The delicare herbal hop finish is produced by Goldings whole leaf hops.” (more…)

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Type: Beer – Belgian Pale Ale
Name: Avery Brewing – Karma Ale
Price: $1.99
Made: Boulder, CO
Alc/Vol: 5.2%

This ale gets right to the point in where it gets its name from by putting it on the bottle.

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Type: Beer – Belgium Strong Ale
Name: Great Divide Brewing Co. – Hades Ale  @GreatDivideBrew
Price: $2.09
Made: Denver, Colorado
Alc/Vol: 7.8%

According to what the Great Divide Brewing Co. shared with me on twitter, Hades Ale was originally a seasonal beer in 22oz bottles but became  so popular that they started brewing it year round in 6 packs. Now that to me is bad-ass, but then again when you have a name like Hades you know your in for one hell of a good beer.   They surely talk a big game on their website boasting the awards they have won, and challenge others to, “Crack open a bottle and decide for yourself.” Although, if you are dealing out the good stuff why not throw on a Greek god and his three headed puppy, Cerberus, and call it a day.

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