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Urban Chestnut coming Iowa via Abu Nawas! Plus Pohjala Brewing!

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URBAN CHESTNUT COMING TO IOWA!

The cat is out of the bag. As some of you have heard, the rumors are true! We are thrilled to bring to you URBAN CHESTNUT out of St Louis. Besides the tremendous respect that we have for this brewery and their almost dogmatic way of sticking with Classic German Styles, they are above all a wonderful bunch of humans that we are proud to call friends. It doesnt get any better than crisp, clean German beers brewed by an actual German. Brewmaster Florian Kuplent brings two decades of artisan brewing experience to Urban Chestnut Brewing Co. From serving as a brewer’s apprentice in a small German brewery to developing award-winning beer recipes for one of the world’s largest brewers, Florian now shares his distinctive brewing creations with the craft beer enthusiasts of St. Louis from the brewhouse of his start-up brewery, Urban Chestnut Brewing Company.

Florian pays “reverence” to the heritage of beer with offerings of classically-crafted, timeless European beer styles. This philosophy is also utilized at the Urban Chestnut Hallertauer Brauerei located in Wolnzach, Bavaria, where timeless regional classics are brewed alongside modern styles.

URBAN CHESTNUT BREWING COMPANY:

  • URBAN CHESTNUT ZWICKEL 6/4/16oz CANS – Bavarian Lager. Pronounced ‘zv-ick-el’, the flagship lager of Urban Chestnut. It is an unfiltered, unpasteurized, German classic that finishes as a smooth-drinking, naturally cloudy bier. 5% ABV – MO
  • URBAN CHESTNUT Big Shark Tangerine Radler 6/4/16oz CANS – Tangerine Radler. In German, “Radler” means: cyclist and it also means: Bier-mixed-with-soda. Thirst quenching and exactly what you need for a summer day! 4.2% ABV – MO
  • URBAN CHESTNUT STAMMTISCH 6/4/16oz CANS – German Pilsner. A “Stammtisch” is an informal group meeting held on a regular basis – more directly translating to ‘table for regulars’. Our Stammtisch was brewed to celebrate this idea of community and socializing. It’s a traditional German Pilsner featuring a blend of Hallertau and Strisselspalt hops, giving it a pronounced herbal and spicy aroma. It’s crisp and dry with a light grainy malt profile. We think it’s the perfect accompaniment to any gathering. 5.4% ABV – MO
  • URBAN CHESTNUT SCHNICKELFRITZ  6/4/16oz CANS – Bavarian Weissbier. The unmistakable characteristics of this Bavarian Weissbier are achieved with a yeast that is decidedly fruity and phenolic. You may note clove, nutmeg or even vanilla and/or banana-like aromas and flavors. 5% ABV – MO
  • URBAN CHESTNUT DORFBIER 6/4/16oz CANS – Munich Dunkel. Some refer to the Dunkel style as the original bier of Munich and its surrounding villages (Dörfer). This everyday bier ranges in color and sweetness depending on the amount of Munich and roasted malts used. The sweetness of the malt is then balanced by the use of another Bavarian friend…the Hallertau hop…in this specific case, Hersbrucker, grown near Wolnzach, Hallertau. 5.2% ABV – MO
  • URBAN CHESTNUT Prickly Pear Ku’damm 6/4/16oz CANS – Prickly Pear Berliner Weisse. Prickly Pear Berliner Weisse is pale gold and hazy with clean, lemon-like tartness, light body and light doughy-ness. 4.2% ABV – MO

Põhjala Brewery: 

  • Pohjala Orange Gose 24x330ml CANS – A citrus-forward gose brewed with Oranges, Coriander, Himalayan rock salt, and house culture of lactobacillus. Brewed and packaged in Tallinn, Estonia. 5.5% ABV – EE
  • Pohjala Prenzlauer Berg 24x330ml CANS – A rich and creamy sour wheat beer, brewed with Raspberries. Brewed and packaged in Tallinn, Estonia. 4.5% ABV – EE
  • Pohjala Cherry Garden 24x330ml CANS – Imperial Gose brewed with cherries. Brewed and packaged in Tallinn, Estonia.8% ABV – EE
  • Pohjala Must Kuld Chai Latte 24x330ml CANS – A special version of our Must Kuld porter inspired by Chai Latte and brewed with aromatic spices.  Brewed and packaged in Tallinn, Estonia. 7.8% ABV – EE
  • Pohjala Must Kuld 24/330ml BT – A rich porter with smooth honey notes. Brewed with lactose for that extra silky texture. Enjoy on its own or as a dessert at the end of a decadent meal. Contains barley malt and lactose. Brewed and packaged in Tallinn, Estonia. 7.8% ABV – EE
  • Pohjala CocoBanger 24/330 ml BT – A banging Imperial stout brewed with coconut and a Caturra coffee from Costa Rica. Brewed and packaged in Tallinn, Estonia. 12.5% ABV – EE
  • Pohjala Torm 24/330ml CANS – Imperial Gose. A strong sour and salty wheat beer brewed with lingonberry, heather tips, and honey. Brewed and packaged in Tallinn, Estonia.8% ABV – EE
  • Pohjala Valk 24x330ml CANS – Imperial Gose brewed with freshly picked Bilberries at peak ripeness and sage. Billberries are a northern country’s berry.  Brewed and packaged in Tallinn, Estonia. 8% ABV – EE

Abu Nawas drop this week: Brasserie Dieu Du Ciel, Evil Twin, Omnipollo, Blank Brewing, and Pohjala

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Big drop from Abu Nawas this week and a lot of tasty brews, here we go!

Brasserie Dieu Du Ciel

  • Dieu du Ciel! Aphrodite 24/341ml Bottle – Stout with cocoa and vanilla beans. Its flavor profile offers dark chocolate, bourbon, and roasted malt tones. Gentle sweetness from the vanilla harmonizes alongside the bitterness of cocoa, presenting a subtle and surprisingly balanced finish. 6.5% ABV.
  • Dieu du Ciel Derniere Volonte Brett 24/341ml bottles – Belgian Style Funky IPA. Bottle re-fermented with Brettanomyces, the characteristic aromas of these wild yeast intermingle with the floral bouquet of the beer. Its warm leathery flavors envelop the equilibrium achieved between the malt and the notes of hops. Imperceptibly bitter, the hoppy finish is counterbalanced by the Belgian yeast esters, revealing a hint of spicy overtones. 7% ABV.  Translation: The Last Wishes!
  • Dieu du Ciel! Equinoxe du Printemps 24/341ml bottles – To celebrate the arrival of spring in Quebec this Scotch Ale is brewed with maple syrup, proposing oak and malt flavors with a hint of caramelized fruit. The warmth of alcohol envelops the mouth and enhances the maple flavor for a sweet yet balanced finish. 9.1% ABV.
  • Dieu du Ciel! Grande Noirceur24/341 ml Bottle – Canadian Imperial Stout. 9.0% ABV. Translation: The Great Darkness.
  • Dieu du Ciel! Peche Mortel24/341ml bottles – Outstanding Coffee Imperial Stout. A Deadly Sin indeed. 9.5% ABV.
  • Dieu du Ciel Solstice d’Ete (Raspberry) 24/341 ml Bottles – Beautiful Berliner Weisse with Raspberries. 5.9% ABV.
  • Dieu du Ciel! Disco Soleil 24/341 Bottles – Kumquat IPA. A touch of acidity from the kumquat zest finishes things off with a smile and wink. 6.5% ABV.

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Blank Brewing

Blank Brewing The One That Just Kicked 6/4/16oz CAN – Imperial NE-IPA. shall be kept anonymous for the duration of its existence. 8% ABV.

Evil Twin Brewing

  • Evil Twin The Check Please 6/4/12oz CAN – Collab with Blank Brewing; Double Dry-Hopped Black IPA. 7% ABV.
  • Evil Twin Evil Twin Flava Influencer6/4/16oz CANS – Oat & Lactose IPA brewed with Vanilla, Pineapple, & Gooseberries. 7.8% ABV.
  • Evil Twin Pineapple Flava Influencer 6/4/16oz CANS – Pineapple Milkshake IPA. 8% ABV.
  • Evil Twin Everyday, Once A Day IPA 6/4/16oz CAN – Double dry-hopped Imperial IPA brewed with lactose and vanilla beans. 9% ABV. 💗💗💗
  • Evil Twin / Westbrook OFYMD 24/16oz CAN. Pina Colada Imperial Stout Brewed with Lactose, Mauritian Muscovado Sugar, Pineapple and Toasted Coconut. 12.8% ABV.

Omnipollo

  • Evil Twin / Omnipollo Coffenade IPA 6/4/12oz CANS – Coffee IPA brewed with Lemon. Think of a Modern Ice Tea. 7% ABV. (Search these under EVIL TWIN)
  • Evil Twin / Omnipollo Rainbownade IPA6/4/12oz CANS – IPA brewed with grapefruit passion fruit, mango, raspberry, and blueberry. 7% ABV.  (Search these under EVIL TWIN)
  • Omnipollo Pleroma 6/4/12oz CANS – Raspberry Crème Brulee Sour Ale. Needless to say more. 6% ABV. 💗💗💗
  • Omnipollo Tetragrammaton 24/16oz 4-Pack CANS – Wonderful Galaxy, Citra, & Mosaic Hopped IPA. 7.3% ABV.
  • Omnipollo Devin the Dude 6/4/12oz CAN – Beautifully made German-style pilsner. 5.2% ABV.
  • Omnipollo Agamemnon 6/4/16oz CAN – OmniPollo’s beloved, original Maple Syrup Imperial Stout is back and better than ever in 16oz cans. 12.5% ABV.

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Pohjala Brewery

  • Pohjala Torm 24/330ml Bottle – Imperial Gose. A strong sour and salty wheat beer brewed with lingonberry, heather tips, and honey. 8% ABV. Translation: Storm.
  • Pohjala Jouluoo 24/330ml Bottle –  A silky smooth chocolate-vanilla oak aged Imperial Porter aged on cacao nibs, fresh vanilla pods, and French oak for a heady chocolate dessert character with a luscious vanilla taste and aroma. 8% ABV.
  • Pohjala Leevike 24/330ml Bottle – A spiced sour ale brewed with fermented cranberries, hibiscus, heather honey, toasted cinnamon and cloves. Translation: The Bullfinch. 6.5% ABV.
  • Pohjala Meri 24/330ml Bottle – A classic Gose, brewed with Himalayan rock salt and coriander seeds. 4.4% ABV.  Translation: The Sea.
  • Pohjala Must Kuld 24/330ml Bottle – A rich porter with smooth notes of milk chocolate. Enjoy on its own, or as a decadent dessert. 7.8% ABV. Translation: Black Gold.
  • Pohjala Ohtu 24/330 ml – An easy-going porter brewed with oats and rye, bursting with vanilla and chocolate flavors. 8% ABV. Translation: Evening.
  • Pohjala Oo 24/330ml Bottle – An Imperial Baltic Porter as dark as the Estonian nights. 10.5% ABV.
  • Pohjala Prenzlauer Berg 24/330ml Bottle – Raspberry Berliner Weisse. A rich and creamy sour wheat beer, brewed with raspberries. 4.5% ABV.

Abu Nawas drops! Pohjala, Labietis, Evil Twin, Stillwater, and Omnipollo!

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Porters and barrel-aging are the focus of Pohjala brewery out of Estonia and Abu Nawas is getting us some of their delicious sounding beers! Check out this week’s list:

Pohjala

  • Pohjala CocoBanger 24/330ml Bottle – A banging imperial stout brewed with coconut and A Caturra coffee from Costa Rica. 12.5%.
  • Pohjala Jouluoo 24/330ml Bottle –  A silky smooth chocolate-vanilla oak aged Imperial Porter aged on cacao nibs, fresh vanilla pods, and French oak for a heady chocolate dessert character with a luscious vanilla taste and aroma. 8% ABV.
  • Pohjala Karneval 24/330ml Bottle – An Imperial Dessert Stout with fresh flavors from raspberries, passionfruit, and toasted coconuts. Brewed in collaboration with Mother Kelly’s London. 10.9% ABV.
  • Pohjala Leevike 24/330ml Bottle – A spiced sour ale brewed with fermented cranberries, hibiscus, heather honey, toasted cinnamon and cloves. Translation: The Bullfinch. 6.5% ABV.
  • Pohjala Meri 24/330ml Bottle – A classic Gose, brewed with Himalayan rock salt and coriander seeds. 4.4% ABV.  Translation: The Sea.
  • Pohjala Must Kuld 24/330ml Bottle – A rich porter with smooth notes of milk chocolate. Enjoy on its own, or as a decadent dessert. 7.8% ABV. Translation: Black Gold.
  • Pohjala Ohtu 24/330 ml – An easy-going porter brewed with oats and rye, bursting with vanilla and chocolate flavors. 8% ABV. Translation: Evening.
  • Pohjala Oo 24/330ml Bottle – An Imperial Baltic Porter as dark as the Estonian nights. 10.5% ABV.
  • Pohjala Prenzlauer Berg 24/330ml Bottle – Raspberry Berliner Weisse. A rich and creamy sour wheat beer, brewed with raspberries. 4.5% ABV.

LABIETIS

  • Labietis Aroniju Ragana 12/500 ml – BERRY ALE. A wonderful ruby red beer dry fruited with Aronia berry juice and hopped Citra Hops. 5.1% ABV. Translation: ARONIA WITCH.
  • Labietis Mezs 12/500 ml – HERBAL BARLEYWINE. Inspired by Latvian folk songs on juniper berry beer, this one will be refreshing in a resinous fashion, balancing with slight malty taste and nice reddish color. Dry-hopped with a variety of hops derived from Eastern Europe wild hops – Kazbek. 5.5% ABV. Translation: FOREST.

EVIL TWIN

  • Evil Twin Brewing 60 Day Dry Aged Stout 24/16oz CAN – Oatmeal Stout brewed with 60 days dry-aged malt. 6% ABV.
  • Evil Twin Brewing 90 Day Dry Aged Stout 24/16oz CAN – Milk Stout Brewed with Dry-Aged Malt. 9% ABV.
  • Evil Twin I Always Felt Closer to IPAs Than I Did to People 6/4/16oz CAN – Double dry-hopped with tons of tasty Galaxy, Citra, Simcoe and Falconer‘s Flight, Hazy NE-IPA 7.5% ABV.
  • Evil Twin Sour Sun Saft 6/4/16oz CAN – Mosaic DIPA brewed with Black Currant & Mint. 8% ABV.
  • Evil Twin Rhubarb Compote 6/4/16oz CAN – Fruited Berliner Style Ale brewed with Rhubarb & Vanilla. 4% ABV

STILLWATER

  • Stillwater ASMR Frisson 001 6/4/16oz CAN – Sour ale brewed with wild blueberry, rolled oats & milk sugar. 6% ABV.
  • Stillwater ASMR Frisson 002 6/4/16oz CAN – Sour ale brewed with chamomile, lemon & wildflower honey. 6% ABV.
  • Stillwater ASMR Frisson 003 24/16oz CAN – Sour ale brewed with pink guava, flaked wheat & candy sugar 6% ABV.
  • Stillwater Artisanal Ales Wavvy 6/4/16oz CAN – Double IPA dry-hopped with SIMCOE/PACIFIC GEM/AMARILLO. 8% ABV

OMNIPOLLO

  • Omnipollo Devin the Dude 6/4/12oz CAN – Beautifully made German-style pilsner. 5.2% ABV. 💗💗💗
  • Omnipollo Beglo 6/4/12oz CAN – All-Simcoe Citrus Bomb IPA 6% ABV.
  • Omnipollo Lustro 6/424/12oz CAN – IIPA with the smoothness and haze of a New England style IPA, yet the bite and crushability of a West Coast IPA. 8% ABV.
  • Omnipollo Quadruple Dry-Hopped Fatamorgana 24/16oz CAN – 4x Dry-Hopped Double IPA. 8.1% ABV.