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Diamond Bear Pale Ale
Brewer: Diamond Bear
ABV: 6.2 percent
How it tastes on a scale of 1 to 10: 6
Review: “Diamond Bear Pale Ale pairs well with fish tacos, chicken chili and returning America to its rightful place of prominence.”
Fire Island Red Wagon IPA
Brewer: Fire Island Beer
ABV: 7.0 percent
How it tastes on a scale of 1 to 10: 5
Review: “With plenty of floral and fruity hops, and a crisp finish, Red Wagon IPA is a good brew for getting your courage up to confront whatever’s making those sounds in the forest.”
Fire Island Frozen Tail Ale
Brewer: Fire Island Beer Company
ABV: 6.5 percent
How it tastes on a scale of 1 to 10: 7
Review: “Frozen Tail Ale is a snow-plow driver’s best friend.”
Diamond Bear Irish Red Ale
Brewer: Diamond Bear
ABV: 5.86 percent
How it tastes on a scale of 1 to 10: 7
Review: “Brewed with a rich blend of malts, and smooth with flavors of caramel and butterscotch, Irish Red Ale is THE beer of choice for washed-up minor league baseball players who made a lot of poor choices and have nothing to fall back on now.”
Lagunitas Hop Stoopid
Brewer: Lagunitas Brewing Company
ABV: 8 percent
How it tastes on a scale of 1 to 10: 7.5
Review: “Takes you back to that special place and captures what good, local beer tasted like when you were a kid.”
Stone IPA
Brewer: Stone Brewing Co.
ABV: 6.9 percent
How it tastes on a scale of 1 to 10: 6
Review: “Serve this beer at your next dinner party to loosen up your guests before you start talking orgy.”
Racer 5 IPA
Brewer: Bear Republic
ABV: 7.0 percent
How it tastes on a scale of 1 to 10: 6.5
Review: “I first drank this fine brew at my buddy’s wedding and it helped me overcome the sadness of it all.”
Green Flash West Coast IPA
Brewer: Green Flash Brewing Co.
ABV: 7.3 percent
How it tastes on a scale of 1 to 10: 7
Review: “It tastes like yacht rock.”
Lagunitas Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’ Ale
Brewer: Lagunitas
ABV: 7.5 percent
How it tastes on a scale of 1 to 10: 8
Review: “This is the perfect cold beer to sip and enjoy while mowing an unspeakable curse word into your idiot neighbor’s lawn.”
