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Cream Hop Ale

Cream Ale

OG: 1.049 FG: 1.015 ABV: 4.5% IBU: 19

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Duchesse de Dumbledore

Flanders Red Ale by Hefetrub

OG: 1.058 FG: 1.008 ABV: 6.5% IBU: 14

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Pale Ale

Best Bitter by 52Brum

OG: 1.040 FG: 1.010 ABV: 4.0% IBU: 36

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Rediculous REd

by Steve191

OG: 1.059 FG: 1.010 ABV: 6.4% IBU: 17

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PALE ALE

American Pale Ale

OG: 1.043 FG: 1.010 ABV: 4.3% IBU: 0

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Dr. Bunsen

Specialty IPA: New England IPA by Natalie Iseli-Smith

OG: 1.068 FG: 1.016 ABV: 6.8% IBU: 0

7 hours ago

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Scottish Export by Maxson

OG: 1.054 FG: 1.013 ABV: 5.3% IBU: 38

7 hours ago

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26/12 RyePA2.0

Specialty IPA: Rye IPA by ColinW

OG: 1.063 FG: 1.011 ABV: 6.8% IBU: 54

9 hours ago

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munich dunkel v2

Munich Dunkel by brwschlr

OG: 10.745 FG: 2.430 ABV: 4.4% IBU: 26

9 hours ago

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Lager collabrosz

Mixed-Style Beer by Yanolito

OG: 11.449 FG: 1.798 ABV: 5.1% IBU: 33

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