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Summer Hazy - NEIPA Tropical Kveik

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OG: 1.065 FG: 1.010 ABV: 7.3% IBU: 30

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Sour Citra

OG: 1.062 FG: 1.007 ABV: 7.2% IBU: 16

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Wheat Beer

OG: 1.057 FG: 1.016 ABV: 5.4% IBU: 23

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Riice Lager Mk2

Weizen/Weissbier by AfrikanChipmunk

OG: 1.045 FG: 1.000 ABV: 6.0% IBU: 7

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In the Shadow Of Greatness

Specialty IPA: Black IPA by A Lone Beard

OG: 1.068 FG: 1.017 ABV: 6.7% IBU: 68

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Weizenbock Schlank

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OG: 1.053 FG: 1.014 ABV: 5.1% IBU: 26

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La Última Estrella

Russian Imperial Stout by Bermejo

OG: 1.087 FG: 1.016 ABV: 9.3% IBU: 18

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Gordon Strong's German Pilsner

German Pilsner (Pils) by keenone

OG: 1.045 FG: 1.008 ABV: 4.9% IBU: 35

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