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American Amber Ale

American Pale Ale

OG: 1.056 FG: 1.013 ABV: 5.6% IBU: 19

15 minutes ago

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SMASH BEER 3 (RED X)

by Hammerhead

OG: 1.067 FG: 1.017 ABV: 6.6% IBU: 70

about 1 hour ago

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MILD ALE

OG: 1.035 FG: 1.008 ABV: 3.5% IBU: 22

about 1 hour ago

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Balkan Porter Pilot

Baltic Porter

OG: 1.071 FG: 1.013 ABV: 7.5% IBU: 24

2 hours ago

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Christmas Ale Clone Copy

Winter Seasonal Beer

OG: 1.056 FG: 1.014 ABV: 5.5% IBU: 37

2 hours ago

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Quiero Poncharte

Flanders Red Ale by Joshua Ortega

OG: 1.069 FG: 1.017 ABV: 6.9% IBU: 24

2 hours ago

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Christmas Ale

Winter Seasonal Beer by gabesinger22

OG: 1.065 FG: 1.011 ABV: 7.0% IBU: 27

2 hours ago

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crean ale

Cream Ale by Maldito

OG: 1.058 FG: 1.014 ABV: 5.7% IBU: 12

2 hours ago

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Deep Red

Irish Red Ale

OG: 14.891 FG: 3.425 ABV: 6.4% IBU: 28

2 hours ago

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scottish

Scottish Light by Chava Coss

OG: 1.060 FG: 1.012 ABV: 6.3% IBU: 42

2 hours ago

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