Featured Beers
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Featured Beer

Alpha Dog Imperial IPA: This golden-hued brew made by Idaho-based Laughing Dog Brewing has an incredible head with endurance. The piney, hoppy aromas are powerful but nicely balanced on the palate – not too citrusy and completely refreshing. It’s a great foil for spicy Thai or Chinese food. Smiling dogs might be IPA lovers’ best friends.
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Thirsty Dog Cerberus

This golden, Belgian-style trippel ale has big banana, clove and malty flavors plus pretty high alcohol content (10 percent ABV). Perhaps the name is a warning as Cerberus was the three-headed hound who guarded the gates to Hades in Greek mythology. So sip wisely and moderately while enjoying fall’s plumage.
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Brews News
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Tapping Winter Fun at July-in-January Parties
By Sarah Jaquay
There’s much to love about Ohio winters: glowing snow under a full moon; stoking up the fireplace and reading by the hearth; strolling through crystalline forests after an ice storm.
But by the middle of January, even an avid skier can use a break. Some take one by catching a plane; others by cranking up the heat, turning on some island tunes and hosting a Caribbean-themed shindig or perhaps a Hawaiian luau.
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Buckeye Brews – A Brewery Tour of Ohio
By Karen Edwards, Sarah Jaquay, Annette Gallagher Weisman

There are plenty of suds around the Buckeye State. Here are some highlights for travelers and locals alike.
Cincinnati
Christian Moerlein, brewers of Cincinnati’s iconic historic beer, will open Moerlein Lager House later this year in a 26,000-square-foot space in the magnificent 45-acre Cincinnati Riverfront Park. The 500-seat restaurant and 600-seat terraced beer gardens will serve food inspired by turn-of-the-19th-century dishes. Brewery tours will be available. www.christianmoerlein.com; www.crpark.org
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Beer Reviews
Unibroue La Fin du Monde
A triple-style golden ale from Quebec, this has a hazy deep golden color and a lacey head. Spicy citrus peel aroma and a hit of chamomile give this medium bodied, very dry brew a hint of spring.
Smuttynose Maibock
Part of the Big Beer series, this lager earns the moniker at 8.7 % APV. Golden amber with a robust head and grassy, malty aroma, it’s rich and smooth, with big, thick malt notes. Its sweet hints of dried stone fruit are nicely offset by slight hoppy bitterness in the background.
Smuttynose Big A IPA
It’s hard to get excited about hoppy beers when there’s still snow on the ground but spring training isn’t just for ballplayers. Brewed in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, this big IPA has a creamy head, inviting aromas of big hops, apples and well-balanced tartness and bitterness. At 9.7% ABV, this one leads with a hook.
St. Cloud Belgian White
This unfiltered, Belgian-style wheat ale from Rochester, New York, pours a hazy amber color. It’s chock-full of bright, citrusy flavor accented with coriander, spice and just a hint of sweetness. A great way to start off a summer’s eve.
St. Bernardus Abt 12
This Belgian Abbey brown ale pours a deep nut brown with a luxuriantly foamy head. It’s rich and full, with a roasted, chocolate-laced aroma and a gorgeous date-like sweetness. Honestly, one of the best beers we’ve ever had.
Samuel Adams Summer Ale
Bostonians are cheering the Bruins’ victory, and no doubt downing much of this delightful summer brew. Spicy, crisp and medium bodied, it’s brewed with malted wheat, lemon peel and Grains of Paradise, an African pepper sometimes used in gin. It’s smooth and thirst-quenching with gentle hints of the tropics. Sip this with New England-style lobster roll for a heavenly treat.