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September at Merchant's Beer Department
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September is a Great Month for Beer

IT’S OKTOBERFEST! On Saturday, September 18th, the Schottenhamel tent in Munich is the place to be, if you want to catch the official opening ceremonies. At noontime, 12 p.m., the lord mayor of Munich will have the honor of tapping the first keg of Oktoberfest beer. The festival will last until October 3th, 2010.

Pumpkin Beer Patch will be Returning Soon

In addition to Oktoberfest, September marks the start of the arrival of all the delicious Fall seasonal beers, including pumpkin ale. Come on in: our selection of Oktoberfest beer is huge! And, our Pumpkin Beer Patch will be up and running soon!

Oktoberfest Beers in Store

GERMANY / MUNICH
Hacker Pschorr
Hofrbrau
Paulaner Marzen
Paulaner Wiesn Bier
Spaten

EUROPE
Ayinger
Beck’s
Warsteiner
Weihenstephaner

 

MICHIGAN
Atwater Block’s Bloktoberfest
Bell’s Octoberfest
Short’s Noble Chaos

USA
Avery “The Kaiser” Imperial Oktoberfest (CO)
Flying Dog Dogtoberfest (CO)
Great Lakes Octoberfest (OH)
Harpoon Octoberfest (MA)
Leinenkugel Oktoberfest (WI)
Magic Hat “Hex” (VT)
Samuel Adams Octoberfest
Shiner Oktoberfest (Texas)

Stone Brewing Feature

Stone Brewing is consistently rated as one of the best brewers in the US and world by the two largest beer enthusiast websites, RateBeer.com and BeerAdvocate.com. Stone Brewing is known for the aggressive Arrogant Bastard Ale, although the brewery considers Stone Pale Ale and Stone IPA to be its flagship beers. Most of their beers are characteristic of west-coast craft brews; that is to say, most beers have a traditionally 'hoppy' flavor.

www.stonebrew.com

Stone Smoked Porter

A rich, dark and delicious porter with chocolate and coffee overtones accented by a subtle smokiness from just the right amount of peat smoked malt.

PRICE: SALE $4.25, 22 oz bottle+ tax & deposit
Stone IPA

Look up "hops" in the dictionary and you’ll see a picture of Stone IPA! "Dry-hopped" for an extra two weeks, this unique process gives our IPA its bountiful hop aroma and rich hop flavor. A full 70+ IBUs (International Bitterness Units) creates this beer’s crisp and refreshing bitter character. 6.9% ABV

PRICE: SALE $10.49, 6-pack bottles + tax & deposit
Stone Levitation Ale

On August 6, 2009, Stone's Levitation Ale was declared the third place winner of the annual competition for American cask-conditioned beers at the Bieres Sans Frontieres bar at the Great British Beer Festival, an event held every year by CAMRA at Earl's Court, London.

This deep amber ale has rich & roasty malt flavors, a big hoppy character, citrus overtones (courtesy of the hops and our special brewers yeast) and modest alcohol. 4.4%ABV

WOW! This beer has a HUGE flavour, but is only 4.4%ABV. We love it!

PRICE: SALE $10.49, 6-pack bottles + tax & deposit
Stone Oaked Arrogant Bastard

This superb beer is Stone’s famed Arrogant Bastard aged with oak chips. Arrogant Bastard Ale is an American strong ale- amber in colour, with a rich maltiness and distinct hoppy finish. It is marketed by warning potential consumers that they are "not worthy" of such a beer. It is a popular beer among craft beer aficionados. The oak chips impart a really nice vanilla note and overall enhance the malt character of the beer. 7.2%ABV

PRICE:
SALE $16.49, 6-pack bottles + tax & deposit
SALE $2.75, 12 ozbottles + tax & deposit

Michigan Beer of the Month
Atwater Blocktoberfest
Atwater Blocktoberfest

Color: Rich Amber
Oktoberfest is a German tradition that celebrates the harvest. Now, Atwater carries on that tradition with our own special lager. Blocktoberfest is brewed with 100% German malt, creating a rich taste and a beautifully amber color.

PRICE: SALE $8.99, 6-pack bottles + tax & deposit

 

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Beer Manager, Certified Cicerone™ Annette May

Annette MayThere are over 80 different beer styles. Annette has had them all and can tell you something unique about every one. Annette became the first woman Certified Cicerone™, (pronounced sis-uh-rohn ) early in 2009. This certification means she has proven expertise in selecting, pairing, storing and serving today's wide range of beers.
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Contact Annette: beer@merchantsfinewine.com

About the Beer Department

PHILOSOPHY / Merchant's Beer Department continually strives to bring to all our customers the finest beer selection available in Michigan. We are educated, knowledgeable, nice and will assist you with any purchase. Our beer selection is: Vast, Organized, Fresh and up to date with the newest products, and Competitively priced with plenty of beers on sale.

NEW / Our beer department is always expanding. When you visit us, be sure to look for these new changes: Imported beers arranged alphabetically by country, ciders and meads in the new aisle, gluten-free and organic beers in the new aisle, and an expanded single bottle section in the new aisle.

BUILD YOUR OWN 6-PACK / In addition to cases and 6-packs, the department also hosts a great selection of bottles priced for individual sale. Come and browse through our huge wall of singles and build your own 4-pack or 6-pack.

MICHIGAN PROUD / We are pleased to support The Michigan Brewers Guild and feature a “Michigan Beer of the Month."

Contact the Beer Department: beer@merchantsfinewine.com

New Arrivals

MICHIGAN

Arcadia Jaw-Jacker (Returns)
Bell’s Octoberfest (Hurry! While supplies last!)
The Return of Michigan Brewing’s Screamin’ Pumpkin Spice
New Holland Beerhive Tripel

 

USA

Great Divide Smoked Baltic Porter (CO)
Heavy Seas Hang Ten Dunkelweizen 22oz (MD)
Ommegang Tripel Perfection (NY)
Sam Adams Harvest Collection mixed 12pk (has two bottles of Pumpkin Ale inside!)
Sierra Nevada “Tumbler” Autumn Brown Ale (CA)
Southern Tier Pumking Imperial Pumpkin (Returns) (NY)
 

IMPORTS

Mikkeller Rauch Geek Breakfast (Denmark)
Cropton Brewery, England- Two Mugs Bitter, Scoresby Stout, Fat Dragon Strong, and Old Goat Olde Ale