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Basic Sour

by Buckeye BrewCraft

OG: 1.036 FG: 1.005 ABV: 4.0% IBU: 12

28 minutes ago

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Altbier

Altbier

OG: 1.065 FG: 1.016 ABV: 6.4% IBU: 6

41 minutes ago

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Barleywine II

English Barleywine

OG: 1.112 FG: 1.032 ABV: 10.4% IBU: 40

about 1 hour ago

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Juicy Belgian Dubbel

Belgian Dubbel by beernutzbob

OG: 1.065 FG: 1.014 ABV: 6.7% IBU: 23

about 1 hour ago

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LL Hazelnut Brown Nectar

Dark Mild by Ken S

OG: 1.051 FG: 1.010 ABV: 5.4% IBU: 21

2 hours ago

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Barleywine II

English Barleywine

OG: 1.102 FG: 1.030 ABV: 9.5% IBU: 39

2 hours ago

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2026 04 18 - porter

English Porter

OG: 1.051 FG: 1.010 ABV: 5.4% IBU: 34

2 hours ago

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Caledon Porter

by ZooBeeBru

OG: 1.041 FG: 1.012 ABV: 3.9% IBU: 0

2 hours ago

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Seltzer

American Light Lager by ncomeau

OG: 12.357 FG: 0.006 ABV: 6.5% IBU: 0

2 hours ago

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Black Rice Lager 2.0

International Pale Lager

OG: 1.049 FG: 1.009 ABV: 5.2% IBU: 23

2 hours ago

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